Secret Santa (IRE)
Secret Santa is 1 from 4 with three places, the win coming in a Class 4 handicap at Ascot over 6f-7f on good ground off a mark of 81. All four starts have been on turf and all on good going. The colt won last time out at Ascot in May 2026 in the Ascot Hospitality Handicap. By Lucky Vega out of a Redback mare, he has shown placed form at Bath, Newbury and Goodwood.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 3 (75%)Placed
- +5.50£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 81Highest OR
- 124dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 71
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 111C | 72.5 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 111C | 92.5 | 1 run · — |
| Under 6f | 2 | 71A | 70.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 4 analysed runs since May 2025
- Mid-division 2 (50%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 16.5% of 522 runs since Mar 2025 (103 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 21.6% from 102.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 102 | 22 | 21.6% | +5.1 | — |
| Good | 146 | 21 | 14.4% | −2.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 76 | 15 | 19.7% | +3.2 | — |
| Soft | 72 | 10 | 13.9% | −2.6 | — |
| Heavy | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −9.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 112 | 17 | 15.2% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 52 | 5 | 9.6% | −6.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 252 | 45 | 17.9% | +1.4 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 152 | 26 | 17.1% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 64 | 10 | 15.6% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −16.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2025 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Fort Del Oro (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Fort Del Oro (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Del Oro (IRE) | 12 | 4 | 5f–6f | Listed |
| Gyldan (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Xanthe (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 5f | Class 3 |
| Hot Stone (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 5f | — |
| More Than Words (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Forever Yours (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Dreaming Of Gold (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Musalaha (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Dobbs | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| 2025 | 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 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 08 May 26+336d | Ascot | Ascot Hospitality Handicap Settled in the pack near the stands rail - began to close in over a furlong out - closed on the front pair inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to hit the front near the line | 1/19 | 9-10 | 81 | 111C | 113A | Sean Levey | 17/2 | |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Jun 25+21d | Bath | Juddmonte EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held up near the back on the rails - moved out and made progress from over 2f out - claimed third close home | 3/12 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 71A | 85A | Pat Dobbs | 8/11F |
| 16 May 25+14d | Newbury | Arc Proud To Support Starlight Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Tracked front pair - urged into effort over 2f out - dropped to third a furlong out - held steady but outrun by the top two late | 3/18 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 74C | 105A | Pat Dobbs | 17/2 |
| 02 May 25 | Goodwood | Racing To School Reaches 250,000 EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Slow to break - settled midpack - improved position outside two furlongs out - urged forward approaching final furlong - stayed on but lacked the speed to get on terms | 4/11 | ¾ | 9-4 | — | 70A | 79A | Pat Dobbs | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Secret Santa won?
- Secret Santa (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trains Secret Santa?
- Secret Santa (IRE) is trained by Richard Hannon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 May 2026.
- Who is Secret Santa's sire?
- Secret Santa (IRE) is by Lucky Vega (IRE) out of Gilded (IRE), whose sire is Redback.
- What is Secret Santa's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 8 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Secret Santa's sire's record?
- Lucky Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.5% of 522 runs since Mar 2025 (103 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 21.6% from 102.
- Who are Secret Santa's siblings?
- Out of Gilded (IRE), Secret Santa (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Fort Del Oro (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Fort Del Oro (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.