Horse profile
Secret Strength (IRE)
45 runs · 20 courses · from May 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 May 2025 — 519 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 1st of 5
Won last time out
5 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile
Secret Strength won five of 45 starts with four of those wins at different courses. All five wins came in handicaps bar one, four of them over 6f – 7f on good to soft, good to firm or standard going. The gelding won last time out at Brighton in May 2025 in a Class 4 handicap off an official rating of 72, having raced prominently. He had reached a highest ever mark of 91.
Based on 45 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 19lb off peak
- 5–45Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 16 (35.6%)Placed
- −15.50£1 level staken=45 at SP
- 1.10Fair A/E n=43 · 0.91 incl. margin
- 91Highest OR
- 34dAvg between runs
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 rating72↓ 19lb off peak
72
67–91
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 104
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 123A | 100 | — |
| Good to Firm | 14 | 124A | 88 | — |
| Good | 10 | 104B | 93 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 58C | 57 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 100C | 88 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 40 | 124A | 95 | — |
| Under 6f | 3 | 98C | 82 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 66A | 62 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 45 figures from 45 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 5 analysed runs since Jan 2025
- Held up 3 (60%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,165 runs since Jan 2008 (749 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,457 | 179 | 12.3% | +0.7 | 1 from 14 |
| Good | 1,957 | 221 | 11.3% | −0.3 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 754 | 84 | 11.1% | −0.5 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 926 | 97 | 10.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 224 | 22 | 9.8% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,828 | 340 | 12% | +0.4 | 2 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,096 | 267 | 12.7% | +1.1 | 1 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 4,295 | 477 | 11.1% | −0.5 | 4 from 40 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,372 | 157 | 11.4% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 365 | 43 | 11.8% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillybob (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Mrs Munnelly (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 2 | 13% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 14 | 1 | 7% | −1.00 |
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 26 | 1 | 4% | −23.00 |
| Class 5 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +13.00 |
| Class 3 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epsom Downs | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Newbury | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brighton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 40 | 4 | 10% | −16.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Catton | 11 | 2 | 18% | +6.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| William Cox | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| David Egan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joe Leavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Allan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Browne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 22 | 3 | 14% | −9.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 21 | 2 | 10% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 15 | 2 | 13% | +2.00 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 May 25+33d | Brighton | Star Sports Handicap Handy in third early on - moved up to press leaders and drifted left approaching final furlong - shaken up and knocked together inside final 110 yards before going ahead - kept finding more to the line | 1/5 | 8-12 | 72 | 100C | 78B | Joe Leavy | 2/1F | |
| 24 Apr 25+20d | Chelmsford City (AW) | It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards the back - squeezed for space with two furlongs left - moved right approaching the final furlong - finished strongly to go down narrowly | 4/9 | shd | 9-8 | 72 | 100B | 85A | Rossa Ryan | 5/2 |
| 04 Apr 25+35d | Southwell (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Slow to break - held up in the pack - pushed along over a furlong out - kept on to grab 4th close home - not able to challenge for the placings | 4/8 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 73 | 83A | 71A | Luke Catton | 3/1F |
| 28 Feb 25+56d | Southwell (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Held up start eased back - travelled with eagerness towards rear - closed along inside furlong and a half out - stayed on to finish second unable to trouble winner | 2/7 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 71 | 104A | 80A | Clifford Lee | 11/2 |
| 03 Jan 25+192d | Lingfield (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Div 2) Sluggish start - held up towards rear of field - made ground wide with a furlong and a half left - finishing burst inside the last furlong - hit front close home to score clear | 1/8 | 9-8 | 67 | 106A | 94A | David Allan | 3/1 | |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Jun 24+17d | Newbury | Pride Embracing Every Shade Handicap | 9/13 | nse | 9-3 | 69 | 95C | 71A | William Cox | 66/1 |
| 08 Jun 24+33d | Chepstow | Vickers.Bet Handicap | 10/11 | ¾ | 9-0 | 71 | 124A | 64A | William Cox | 50/1 |
| 06 May 24+21d | Bath | Win With Eco At The Eco Scheme Handicap | 7/8 | 8 | 9-2 | 73 | 58C | 54C | William Cox | 40/1 |
| 15 Apr 24+197d | Windsor | Irish Night 10th June Windsor Racecourse Handicap | 12/12 | 1 | 9-4 | 75 | 66A | 57A | William Cox | 40/1 |
| 2023 · 15 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Oct 23+17d | Epsom Downs | Epsom Downs Season Finale Handicap | 3/8 | hd | 8-13 | 75 | 98A | 74A | Luke Catton | 7/1 |
| 14 Sep 23+17d | Epsom Downs | Bohle Centenary Handicap | 2/8 | ½ | 9-0 | 73 | 116A | 84A | Luke Catton | 11/1 |
| 28 Aug 23+16d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Handicap | 5/7 | dht | 9-3 | 74 | 104B | 75A | Luke Catton | 12/1 |
| 12 Aug 23+10d | Lingfield | Racing League On Sky Sports Racing Handicap | 3/9 | 1 | 9-10 | 74 | 118B | 88A | Luke Catton | 14/1 |
| 02 Aug 23+13d | Goodwood | World Pool Handicap | 11/11 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 75 | 8C | 56C | David Egan | 40/1 |
| 20 Jul 23+23d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Nifty Fifty Handicap | 8/8 | ¾ | 9-5 | 76 | 85B | 64A | Luke Catton | 7/1 |
| 27 Jun 23+25d | Newbury | Maurice Adams Memorial Handicap | 1/11 | 9-9 | 73 | 89A | 84A | Luke Catton | 12/1 | |
| 02 Jun 23+9d | Epsom Downs | Winners Wear Cavani Handicap | 4/12 | 1¼ | 8-9 | 74 | 85A | 70A | Luke Catton | 33/1 |
| 24 May 23+21d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap | 4/9 | ¾ | 9-3 | 74 | 109A | 82A | Luke Catton | 15/2 |
| 03 May 23+11d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 7/8 | nk | 9-5 | 76 | 102A | 75A | Kieran Shoemark | 12/1 |
| 22 Apr 23+16d | Brighton | Mum, Nanny, Dolly - Queen Of Hearts Handicap | 7/9 | 3 | 9-7 | 78 | 103A | 75A | Pat Cosgrave | 7/1 |
| 06 Apr 23+48d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ccr Handicap | 5/7 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 79 | 95A | 74A | Pat Cosgrave | 9/2 |
| 17 Feb 23+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Spreadex Sports Best Premier League Odds Handicap | 5/9 | ½ | 8-12 | 79 | 93A | 73A | Luke Catton | 10/3F |
| 03 Feb 23+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Spreadex Sports Live UK Racing Streaming Handicap | 1/7 | 9-4 | 75 | 96A | 90A | Luke Catton | 3/1 | |
| 21 Jan 23+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Spreadex Sports Get 40 In Bonuses Handicap | 11/12 | hd | 9-2 | 77 | 78A | 70A | Hector Crouch | 11/2 |
| 2022 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 22+105d | Lingfield (AW) | Huge Daily Boosts Only At Betuk Handicap | 8/12 | hd | 8-11 | 78 | 123A | 75A | Charlie Bennett | 16/1 |
| 17 Sep 22+15d | Newbury | RacingTV Handicap (Str) | 17/19 | hd | 8-9 | 79 | 88C | 56A | Adam Farragher | 11/1 |
| 02 Sep 22+14d | Ascot | Harrogate Spring Water Handicap | 2/10 | ½ | 9-2 | 78 | 104A | 96A | Pat Cosgrave | 10/1 |
| 19 Aug 22+10d | Newbury | BetVictor Handicap (Str) | 3/10 | 2 | 9-8 | 79 | 60B | 83A | Pat Cosgrave | 11/1 |
| 09 Aug 22+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Happy Birthday Jill Humphrey Handicap | 2/8 | ¾ | 9-3 | 79 | 105B | 83A | Hector Crouch | 5/1 |
| 25 Jul 22+11d | Windsor | Fitzdares Supports James Ewart Racing Handicap | 4/7 | hd | 9-4 | 80 | 100A | 85A | Pat Cosgrave | 14/1 |
| 14 Jul 22+14d | Epsom Downs | Coral 'Get Closer To The Action' Handicap | 6/6 | 4½ | 9-7 | 81 | 78B | 62B | Pat Cosgrave | 17/2 |
| 30 Jun 22+22d | Epsom Downs | Coral Play 'Racing-Super-Series' For Free Handicap | 8/9 | ¾ | 9-9 | 82 | 82B | 62A | Pat Cosgrave | 9/1 |
| 08 Jun 22+33d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap | 2/9 | 1 | 9-4 | 80 | 104A | 100A | Pat Cosgrave | 9/2 |
| 06 May 22+28d | Ascot | Hascombe & Valiant Stud Handicap | 12/18 | nse | 9-6 | 82 | 83C | 77A | Pat Cosgrave | 28/1 |
| 08 Apr 22+22d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 2/8 | 1½ | 9-5 | 80 | 104A | 86A | Hector Crouch | 17/2 |
| 17 Mar 22+158d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Play Coral Racing-super-series For Free Handicap | 4/8 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 81 | 93B | 73A | Hector Crouch | 25/1 |
| 2021 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Oct 21+23d | Goodwood | Castlelake Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery | 9/12 | 3 | 9-7 | 83 | 57A | 63A | Rossa Ryan | 50/1 |
| 17 Sep 21+14d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Nursery (Str) | 6/6 | 2¾ | 9-4 | 85 | 76A | 66B | Rossa Ryan | 22/1 |
| 03 Sep 21+38d | Pontefract | Rod Wooler 'Mucker' Memorial Nursery | 4/6 | hd | 9-9 | 86 | 87B | 71B | Liam Browne | 13/2 |
| 27 Jul 21+31d | Goodwood | Unibet Vintage Stakes (Group 2) | 6/6 | 8½ | 9-1 | 89 | 19A | 56B | Rossa Ryan | 40/1 |
| 26 Jun 21+11d | Newcastle (AW) | William Hill Play Responsibly/EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/8 | shd | 9-8 | 91 | 58A | 89A | David Egan | 7/2 |
| 15 Jun 21+10d | Ascot | Coventry Stakes (Group 2) | 17/17 | ½ | 9-1 | — | 58C | 63A | Tom Marquand | 50/1 |
| 05 Jun 21+23d | Musselburgh | ebfstallions.com Edinburgh Castle Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 9-0 | — | 98C | 88B | Joe Fanning | 9/2 | |
| 13 May 21+11d | York | Constant Security ebfstallions.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/11 | 1¾ | 9-5 | — | 60A | 87A | Ryan Moore | 4/1 |
| 02 May 21 | Newmarket | Betfair British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/5 | 2¾ | 9-5 | — | 82C | 73B | Rossa Ryan | 11/8F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Secret Strength won?
- Secret Strength (IRE) won 5 of 45 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 16 times in total (35.6% of starts).
- Who trained Secret Strength?
- Secret Strength (IRE) was trained by Shaun Lycett on the most recent run on record, at Brighton on 27 May 2025.
- Who is Secret Strength's sire?
- Secret Strength (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Midnight Destiny (IRE), whose sire is Dark Angel.
- What going does Secret Strength prefer?
- Secret Strength (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 15 starts (13.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Secret Strength's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 27 May 2025. The highest on record is 91.
- What is Secret Strength's sire's record?
- Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,165 runs since Jan 2008 (749 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Secret Strength's siblings?
- Out of Midnight Destiny (IRE), Secret Strength (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.