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Horse profile

Secret History (IRE)

3yo filly · Trainer Ed Walker · Owner Tbt Racing
by Ardad (IRE) out of Gumriyah (GB) (Shamardal)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Newmarket, Wetherby & Chelmsford City (AW) Last run 3 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 12 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Secret History is 3 from 9 with seven places. Each win came on a first visit to the course and all wins have come over 6f – 7f. She won the Debenhams Handicap at Newmarket in Jul 2026 off 79 and the Constant Security Services Fillies Handicap at Wetherby in Apr 2026 off 77 both on good to firm as well as a novice stakes at Chelmsford City on standard. She finished third of 12 in a Class 1 at Ascot in Oct 2026 off her career-high mark of 83.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Aug 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically mid-division OR at career high
Official rating83At career-high mark
83 77–83

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ascot, 3 Oct 2026

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 9 figures · best 122C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm585A754 runs · 85 / 79.5
Good2122C107.51 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
6f – 7f8122C84.56 runs · 122 / 84.5
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 11 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 3 Oct 2026 Official rating 83 at the last run, 3 Oct 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 9 figures · best 98A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm598A864 runs · 98 / 85
Good284A83.51 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
6f – 7f898A83.56 runs · 98 / 83.5
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 9 analysed runs since Aug 2025

  • Mid-division 5 (56%) · 2 wins
  • Held up 3 (33%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ardad (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,550 runs since Mar 2021 (352 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 100.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4037.5%−1.2—
Good to Firm697689.8%+1.12 from 5
Good801637.9%−0.80 from 2
Good to Soft3603910.8%+2.10 from 1
Soft337339.8%+1.1—
Heavy10055%−3.7—
Standard (AW)1,215998.1%−0.61 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,15212711%+2.3—
6f – 7f1,9831567.9%−0.83 from 8
1m – 1m1f333206%−2.70 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f5758.8%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m8112.5%+3.8—
2m1f – 2m4f1715.9%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2021 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gumriyah (GB) (Shamardal)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Exoplanet (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Exoplanet (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Exoplanet (FR)717fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 2 40% +4.75
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +0.22

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 2 50% −0.03
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 1 50% +5.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 1 100% +6.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +1.75
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 1 100% +0.22
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 8 3 38% +2.97
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kieran Shoemark 4 1 25% −1.25
George Downing 1 0 0% −1.00
Edward Greatrex 1 0 0% −1.00
Ashley Lewis 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 1 100% +6.00
Hector Crouch 1 1 100% +0.22

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 6 2 33% +3.75
None 3 1 33% −1.78

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 3 43% +3.97
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 7 runs
03 Oct 26+44d Ascot Betmgm British Ebf October Stakes (Listed Race) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran Raced too freely early - sat mid-pack - ridden to close on the leader entering final furlong - stayed on but surrendered second inside final 110yds - finished 3rd 3/12 1¼ 9-0 8384B98A George Downing 28/1
20 Aug 26+23d York British Ebf Fillies' Handicap Stakes Class 2 · 7f · Good To Soft · 19 ran Held up towards the back early - stayed on strongly from the final furlong - unable to match those away to the far flank late - came home sixth 6/19 1¼ 8-4 8377C83A Edward Greatrex 10/1
28 Jul 26+17d Goodwood World Pool Bet With The Tote EBF Fillies' Handicap Stakes Class 3 · 6f · Good · 20 ran Settled midfield on the far flank early - made progress by halfway - asked for effort with 2f left - reached the leading group inside the final furlong - couldn't quicken further and held for third 3/20 2½ 8-4 83122C84A Ashley Lewis 5/1J
11 Jul 26+42d Newmarket Debenhams Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran pulled hard early - settled towards the back - made ground 1f out - driven to the front inside the final furlong and kept on strongly 1/11 8-11 7975A87A William Buick 6/1
30 May 26+34d Carlisle Betway Bet 10 Get 60 Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 8 ran Settled behind the front pack early - pushed along inside final furlong and a half - weakened close home to finish fourth 4/8 1¾ 9-3 7966A78A Kieran Shoemark 15/2
26 Apr 26+87d Wetherby Constant Security Services Fillies' Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Settled in the pack - crept forward two out - urged to quicken - drifted left under pressure inside the final furlong - hit the front close home and held on 1/8 9-3 7785A83A Kieran Shoemark 7/4F
29 Jan 26+144d Chelmsford City (AW) For The Love Of Horses Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - niggled along approaching 2f out - boxed in briefly with 1f left - quickly found room and stormed through - hit the front inside the final 150yds - held on for the win 1/8 9-0 —101A81A Hector Crouch 2/9F
2025 · 2 runs
07 Sep 25+33d York Enter ITV7 For Free 'Confined' EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 7f · Good · 9 ran Held up in midfield - hampered when finding a run between horses 2f out - pushed into second briefly a furlong out but unable to threaten winner and edged back to finish third 3/9 1 9-2 —93A83A Kieran Shoemark 9/4J
05 Aug 25 Newbury Get Best Odds Guaranteed With BetVictor 'Newcomers' Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Settled at the back early - crept into contention with two furlongs left - pushed into second inside the final furlong but unable to peg back the leader 2/10 2¼ 9-2 —69B86A Kieran Shoemark 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Secret History won?
Secret History (IRE) won 3 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 7 times in total (77.8% of starts).
Who trains Secret History?
Secret History (IRE) is trained by Ed Walker, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 October 2026.
Who is Secret History's sire?
Secret History (IRE) is by Ardad (IRE) out of Gumriyah (GB), whose sire is Shamardal.
What going does Secret History prefer?
Secret History (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Secret History's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 3 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Secret History's sire's record?
Ardad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,550 runs since Mar 2021 (352 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 100.
Who are Secret History's siblings?
Out of Gumriyah (GB), Secret History (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Exoplanet (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Exoplanet (FR)). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.