Horse profile
Secret Magician (IRE)
55 runs · 13 courses · from Sep 2021
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Naas & Curragh
Last run 15 Jul 2026 · 5th of 13
Last raced off OR 52
KTB Profile
Secret Magician is 3 from 55 with all wins over 6f – 7f on good ground. He won the Dickie & Biddy White Memorial Handicap at Naas in Aug 2024 off an official rating of 63 and earlier took a handicap at the Curragh off 73 in Aug 2023. Typically held up he finished fifth of 13 in the Executive Helicopters Handicap at Killarney in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 52 which was 28lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 55 archived runs · run-style from 26 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 28lb off peak
- 3–55Wins / Runs
- 5.5%Strike rate
- 14 (25.5%)Placed
- −38.67£1 level staken=55 at SP
- 0.71Fair A/E n=55 · 0.55 incl. margin
- 80Highest OR
- 18dBetween runs (median)longest 204 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating52↓ 28lb off peak
52
52–80
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 99
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 21 | 103C | 82 | 4 runs · 93 / 80 |
| Soft | 17 | 121C | 65 | 3 runs · 58 / 57 |
| Heavy | 13 | 115C | 77 | 2 runs · 52 / 41 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 96B | 89.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 121C | 81 | 4 runs · 79 / 55 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 99A | 66 | 5 runs · 93 / 73 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 55 figures from 55 runs · as at 3 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 26 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 11 (42%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 9 (35%) · 0 wins
- Held up 5 (19%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (4%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 355 runs since May 2018 (29 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 35 | 6 | 17.1% | +7.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 97 | 10 | 10.3% | +1 | 3 from 21 |
| Good to Soft | 28 | 2 | 7.1% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 57 | 3 | 5.3% | −4 | 0 from 17 |
| Heavy | 25 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | 0 from 13 |
| Standard (AW) | 112 | 12 | 10.7% | +1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 79 | 6 | 7.6% | −1.7 | 3 from 39 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 59 | 3 | 5.1% | −4.2 | 0 from 14 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 99 | 10 | 10.1% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | +2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 36 | 5 | 13.9% | +4.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2018 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Triple Nickle (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 1m1½f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Triple Nickle (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple Nickle (IRE) | 65 | 7 | 1m1½f–2m | Class 4 |
| Dashing Diamond (IRE) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 21 | 3 | 14% | −4.67 |
| Soft | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Heavy | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 29 | 2 | 7% | −19.17 |
| Cork | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Naas | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Listowel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 3 | 8% | −22.67 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Hassett | 22 | 2 | 9% | −10.00 |
| Paddy Harnett | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Jamie Powell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shay Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Slattery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cian Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 2 | 10% | −10.17 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 14 | 1 | 7% | −7.50 |
| Blinkers | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.50 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.50 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Jul 26+13d | Killarney (IRE) | Executive Helicopters Handicap settled in the pack - 8th at halfway - shaken up and steadily made ground from 3f out - ran on in the final furlong without ever getting closer | 5/13 | ½ | 9-8 | 52 | 81C | 75A | Colin Keane | 7/1 |
| 02 Jul 26+21d | Bellewstown | Ploughman Bar And Grill Handicap (0-60) Sat close behind the pace in 5th - pushed along into 4th 2f out - unable to close from over 1f out - finished 6th | 6/15 | 1½ | 9-2 | 53 | 73C | 69A | Shay Wallace | 6/1 |
| 11 Jun 26+11d | Leopardstown | Sandyford Business District Handicap (0-60) Handy on the rail early - fourth with a bit over three furlongs left - made ground into the straight to hit the front just inside two out - overtaken with a furlong remaining - dropped away close home to finish seventh | 7/17 | 3½ | 9-5 | 54 | 57C | 70A | Paddy Harnett | 22/1 |
| 31 May 26+19d | Listowel | James Collins Memorial Handicap (0-60) Held towards the centre of the pack early - 8th at halfway - unable to close 1 1/2f out - finished 10th | 10/15 | shd | 9-5 | 54 | 79C | 60A | Paddy Harnett | 9/2F |
| 12 May 26+20d | Killarney | Velo Coffee Roasters Handicap (0-60) Went forward early before settling just behind the pace - third at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - blocked and knocked about approaching final furlong and a half - fourth and driven a furlong out - finished strongly to be beaten a half-length in 3rd | 3/15 | nk | 9-3 | 52 | 93C | 81A | Paddy Harnett | 16/1 |
| 22 Apr 26+14d | Gowran Park | Thomastown Handicap (0-60) Held up rearward - still down the field at halfway - pushed along with two to go and unable to quicken through the last furlong | 10/14 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 58 | 58C | 63A | Paddy Harnett | 50/1 |
| 08 Apr 26+11d | Gowran Park | Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap Held up towards the back - still 10th at halfway - urged on turning into the straight - made no dent on the leaders 2f out - held to the line for eighth | 8/13 | 3½ | 9-0 | 61 | 52C | 49C | Paddy Harnett | 33/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+13d | Curragh | Cavalor Equine Nutrition Handicap Settled in the pack early - unable to make headway from 2f out - dropped away late to finish 16th | 16/23 | hd | 9-3 | 64 | 52C | 64C | Paddy Harnett | 50/1 |
| 15 Mar 26+145d | Curragh | Nua's Mobile Sensory Units Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along in 6th at halfway - dropped away over the final furlong to finish well beaten | 11/12 | 5 | 8-11 | 65 | 30C | 40C | Paddy Harnett | 18/1 |
| 2025 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 25+17d | Curragh | 1xbet.ie Supports Irish Racing Handicap Held up in the pack towards the stand side - urged forward from halfway - driven but faded from 2f out - eventually well held | 18/22 | 2 | 9-9 | 68 | 61C | 59A | Wayne Hassett | 28/1 |
| 04 Oct 25+11d | Curragh | Final Furlong Podcast With 1xbet.ie Handicap Raced handy - 6th with 3f left - dropped back 2f out - faded from over a furlong out to finish 14th | 14/18 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 69 | 49C | 63C | Wayne Hassett | 25/1 |
| 23 Sep 25+1d | Listowel | Listowel Arms Hotel Handicap Settled towards back of field - pushed along with 2 1/2f left - unable to close - finished 7th | 7/9 | ½ | 8-5 | 69 | 99A | 60A | Wayne Hassett | 7/2 |
| 22 Sep 25+12d | Listowel | Liam & Joan Healy Memorial Handicap Shared front spot and went in front at halfway - driven approaching straight then lost advantage 150 yards out - unable to find more finishing 4th beaten a length and a half | 4/10 | ¾ | 8-12 | 69 | 92A | 79A | Paddy Harnett | 12/1 |
| 10 Sep 25+19d | Cork | Download The William Hill App Today Handicap Settled handily early - third turning for home - up to second inside final furlong - kept battling but denied by a half length | 2/15 | ½ | 9-6 | 65 | 61C | 96A | Wayne Hassett | 8/1 |
| 22 Aug 25+18d | Killarney | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap Held up towards the back - still back of the pack and asked for effort wide entering last two furlongs - down in 13th with a furlong left - responded to urging and finished strongly to close late gap | 7/15 | shd | 9-6 | 67 | 74C | 75A | Paddy Harnett | 14/1 |
| 04 Aug 25+12d | Naas | Curragh To Curragh Cycle On 30th August Handicap (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - urged forward with two furlongs left - made ground inside the final furlong - finished with good energy for fourth | 4/16 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 67 | 75C | 85A | Wayne Hassett | 9/1 |
| 23 Jul 25+26d | Naas | Bert House Stud Handicap Settled just behind the front group - pressed for effort in 4th with 2f left - unable to close the gap - finished 7th | 7/11 | 1 | 8-7 | 68 | 66A | 72A | Wayne Hassett | 17/2 |
| 27 Jun 25+23d | Curragh | JJ Mahon & Sons Handicap Settled midpack early - 7th with 3f left before being asked for effort 2f out - responded and finished strongly inside the last - closed to finish 4th beaten 3.25 lengths | 4/15 | dht | 8-4 | 68 | 99C | 75A | Wayne Hassett | 11/1 |
| 04 Jun 25+11d | Curragh | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Settled just behind the front group early - pushed along in 8th with 2f left - unable to close the gap - held to finish 7th beaten under three lengths | 7/23 | nk | 9-8 | 69 | 89C | 89A | Wayne Hassett | 15/2 |
| 24 May 25+29d | Curragh | QuinnBet Handicap Handy early - 5th at halfway then pushed along over 2f out - flattened out inside final furlong to finish 4th | 4/20 | ½ | 8-7 | 62 | 76C | 83A | Wayne Lordan | 33/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+13d | Limerick | Munster Suite At Limerick Handicap (Div 1) Settled midfield early - fourth and creeping closer by halfway - dropped back and pushed along with 2f left before fading late | 10/12 | 6½ | 9-5 | 66 | 34C | 50C | Wayne Hassett | 6/1 |
| 12 Apr 25+20d | Curragh | Watch Every Race Live From The Curragh Only On Racing TV Handicap Settled midfield early - still 7th at halfway - urged into contention over 2f out - improved to 6th under pressure inside final furlong - couldn't find extra and finished 6th one-paced | 6/13 | ½ | 8-11 | 68 | 93C | 76A | Wayne Hassett | 11/2 |
| 23 Mar 25+204d | Naas | DAR Golf Handicap Held a midfield spot early - 7th at halfway then driven into the straight without response inside the final two furlongs - kept finding nothing from over a furlong out to finish well held | 9/15 | 1½ | 8-2 | 69 | 55C | 62A | Wayne Hassett | 14/1 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Aug 24+21d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Apprentice Handicap Held a handy spot early and up with the front group - asked for effort with two furlongs left - couldn't quicken and held steady tempo through the final furlong - finished fifth | 5/17 | hd | 9-8 | 69 | 77C | 85A | Wayne Hassett | 10/3F |
| 10 Aug 24+5d | Curragh | Sheehy Motors CUPRA Handicap Sat behind front group - pressed for effort 2f out - driven into contention final furlong - finished full of running to go down by a whisker | 2/14 | shd | 8-11 | 68 | 91C | 89A | Wayne Hassett | 7/2 |
| 05 Aug 24+18d | Naas | Dickie & Biddy White Memorial Handicap Settled just behind the pace - still second at halfway - urged forward approaching the final two furlongs - hit the front inside the last and stayed on to score | 1/15 | 8-11 | 63 | 80C | 85A | Wayne Hassett | 11/2 | |
| 18 Jul 24+20d | Leopardstown | Aer Lingus College Football Classic Apprentice Handicap | 7/16 | shd | 9-2 | 65 | 81C | 74A | Wayne Hassett | 6/1 |
| 28 Jun 24+35d | Curragh | Harp Bar Kildare Handicap (60-90) | 7/13 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 66 | 89C | 74A | Andrew Slattery | 8/1 |
| 24 May 24+18d | Curragh | Mongey Communications Handicap | 14/14 | 1 | 8-7 | 68 | 95C | 55A | Chris Hayes | 17/2 |
| 06 May 24+16d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Apprentice Handicap | 17/20 | ½ | 9-4 | 69 | 80C | 51A | Wayne Hassett | 11/2 |
| 20 Apr 24+21d | Curragh | Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap | 13/21 | hd | 8-7 | 71 | 97C | 66A | Wayne Hassett | 9/2 |
| 30 Mar 24+122d | Cork | Book Tickets Online At CorkRacecourse.ie Handicap | 4/9 | ¾ | 8-12 | 71 | 101A | 75A | Chris Hayes | 9/1 |
| 2023 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Nov 23+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Est. 29th November 2003 Handicap (47-75) | 3/14 | ¾ | 9-7 | 72 | 96B | 77A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 12/1 |
| 17 Nov 23+17d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing 'Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer' Handicap | 5/14 | shd | 9-3 | 72 | 83B | 77A | Jamie Powell | 15/2 |
| 31 Oct 23+24d | Curragh | Download The New Tote App Handicap | 4/19 | ½ | 8-12 | 71 | 115C | 94A | Wayne Hassett | 11/1 |
| 07 Oct 23+14d | Curragh | Derek O'Sullivan Race 50th Anniversary Apprentice Handicap | 13/19 | shd | 9-7 | 73 | 62C | 68C | Jamie Powell | 9/1 |
| 23 Sep 23+13d | Curragh | John Ormonde Wexford Sand Handicap | 6/11 | ½ | 8-11 | 75 | 78A | 70A | Wayne Hassett | 6/1 |
| 10 Sep 23+15d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 'Bold Lad' Sprint Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 15/22 | 2 | 8-0 | 75 | 46C | 57A | Cian Horgan | 50/1 |
| 26 Aug 23+14d | Curragh | Bord Na Mona Recycling Apprentice Handicap | 10/17 | nk | 9-5 | 78 | 88C | 74A | Wayne Hassett | 7/2F |
| 12 Aug 23+7d | Curragh | QuinnBet Handicap | 1/19 | 9-0 | 73 | 83C | 90A | Wayne Hassett | 9/2F | |
| 05 Aug 23+71d | Galway | Ardilaun Hotel Handicap (50-75) | 12/16 | ¾ | 10-1 | 74 | 72C | 72A | Seamie Heffernan | 17/2 |
| 26 May 23+25d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 'Habitat' Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 6/15 | ¾ | 8-7 | 77 | 103C | 82A | Rory Cleary | 22/1 |
| 01 May 23+23d | Curragh | PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Apprentice Handicap | 13/18 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 79 | 91C | 68A | Wayne Hassett | 5/1 |
| 08 Apr 23+164d | Cork | Book Tickets Online At Corkracecourse.ie Handicap | 11/13 | 1 | 9-3 | 80 | 77C | 74A | Seamie Heffernan | 10/1 |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Oct 22+32d | Curragh | Bet Builder At Novibet Handicap | 2/24 | nse | 9-5 | 76 | 82C | 104A | Jamie Powell | 7/1 |
| 24 Sep 22+13d | Curragh | William Hill Pick Your Winners Handicap | 3/22 | nk | 9-0 | 76 | 121C | 89A | Rory Cleary | 20/1 |
| 11 Sep 22+22d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Bold Lad' Sprint Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 15/20 | ½ | 8-7 | 76 | 57C | 71A | Rory Cleary | 28/1 |
| 20 Aug 22+57d | Curragh | Sheehy Motors Skoda Maiden | 1/18 | 9-8 | 75 | 81C | 101A | Seamie Heffernan | 10/3 | |
| 24 Jun 22+35d | Curragh | Hollywoodbets We're Painting Ireland Purple Handicap (60-90) | 4/15 | 3¼ | 8-7 | 75 | 88C | 78A | Wayne Lordan | 16/1 |
| 20 May 22+14d | Curragh | Cavalor Equine Nutrition Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 3/15 | 2 | 9-8 | 73 | 106C | 89A | Seamie Heffernan | 50/1 |
| 06 May 22+23d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 7/13 | 1 | 9-8 | 75 | 82C | 65A | Seamie Heffernan | 50/1 |
| 13 Apr 22+175d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction (C & G) Maiden | 6/16 | 2½ | 9-8 | 76 | 70C | 67A | Wayne Lordan | 16/1 |
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Oct 21+10d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | 6/13 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 71C | 73A | Wayne Lordan | 17/2 |
| 10 Oct 21+12d | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden | 2/8 | 2 | 9-2 | — | 62A | 81A | Wayne Lordan | 66/1 |
| 28 Sep 21 | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 9/14 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 65C | 52C | Wayne Lordan | 125/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Secret Magician won?
- Secret Magician (IRE) won 3 of 55 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.5%. Placed 14 times in total (25.5% of starts).
- Who trains Secret Magician?
- Secret Magician (IRE) is trained by Martin Hassett, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 July 2026.
- Who is Secret Magician's sire?
- Secret Magician (IRE) is by Magician (IRE) out of Secret Shine (IRE), whose sire is Raven's Pass.
- What going does Secret Magician prefer?
- Secret Magician (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 21 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Secret Magician's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 15 July 2026. The highest on record is 80.
- What is Secret Magician's sire's record?
- Magician (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 355 runs since May 2018 (29 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Secret Magician's siblings?
- Out of Secret Shine (IRE), Secret Magician (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Triple Nickle (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Triple Nickle (IRE)). The wins came over 1m1½f–2m. As at Nov 2026.