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Horse profile

Secret Success (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2014) · Last trainer Paul Cole · Last owner P F I Cole Ltd
by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Magic Music (IRE) (Magic Ring)
18 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Oct 2014 — 4,411 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2014 · 9th of 11 5 wins · Lingfield (AW) & Kempton (AW) Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Secret Success (GB) is 5 from 18. Hasn't won since Aug 2014. All 5 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 8 on turf. Last raced off a career-high mark of 79.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW OR at career high
Official rating79At career-high mark
79 58–79

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 85A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 27 Aug 2014 Official rating 79 at the last run, 8 Oct 2014

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 18 figures · best 94A · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)1094A80—
Good to Soft562A52—
Good to Firm276A66.5—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f894A69.5—
1m – 1m1f788A79—
Under 6f384A41—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Exceed and Excel (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,036 runs since Apr 2008 (1,161 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1984120.7%+8.80 from 1
Good to Firm3,25139912.3%+0.40 from 2
Good3,14632810.4%−1.5—
Good to Soft1,3101309.9%−20 from 5
Soft1,194947.9%−4—
Heavy273259.2%−2.7—
Standard (AW)6,66488413.3%+1.45 from 10
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,86152113.5%+1.60 from 3
6f – 7f8,01095211.9%02 from 8
1m – 1m1f2,75628910.5%−1.43 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f1,02510210%−1.9—
1m5f – 2m273269.5%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f102109.8%−2.1—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−0.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Magic Music (IRE) (Magic Ring)

10 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Magic Cat (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Listed (Magic Cat (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Magic Cat (GB)2545f–1mListed
Magic Destiny (GB)1847f–1mClass 4
Nobby (GB)922mClass 5
Magic Music Man (GB)1712m1fClass 4
Make Me (GB)1817fClass 5
Magic Rhythm (GB)90——
Magic Voice (GB)60——
Thankyou Stars (GB)50——
Just Magic (GB)60——
Madge Mcsplash (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 10 5 50% +8.37
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 9 3 33% +1.75
Class 6 7 2 29% +0.62
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 7 3 43% +3.12
Lingfield (AW) 3 2 67% +5.25
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Brighton 2 0 0% −2.00
Bath 2 0 0% −2.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 8 2 25% −1.75
1m – 1m1f 7 3 43% +5.12
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Kirby 4 2 50% +3.62
Luke Morris 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Queally 2 0 0% −2.00
George Baker 1 1 100% +2.75
Martin Lane 1 0 0% −1.00
Louis Steward 1 1 100% +1.50
Nathan Alison 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 1 100% +3.50
Duilio Da Silva 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 10 4 40% +5.75
None 7 1 14% −4.38
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 11 4 36% +2.37
2013 6 1 17% −1.00
2012 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 11 runs
08 Oct 14+42d Kempton (AW) BetBright - Live The Moment Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 5 9-6 7966A Luke Morris 7/2F
27 Aug 14+14d Lingfield (AW) All New 32RedSport.com Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-7 7585A George Baker 11/4F
13 Aug 14+12d Kempton (AW) Betbright.com Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 17 9-12 7548C Luke Morris 11/4F
01 Aug 14+23d Newmarket Ngk Spark Plugs Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 2/11 1 8-8 7076A Martin Lane 10/1
09 Jul 14+19d Kempton (AW) Betdaq No Premium Charge Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-12 6994A Louis Steward 6/4F
20 Jun 14+15d Newmarket Adnams Newmarket Nights Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 14 ran 11/14 2½ 9-12 6957A Nathan Alison 8/1
05 Jun 14+9d Lingfield (AW) 32Red.com Handicap (AWT) Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-1 6487A Silvestre De Sousa 7/2
27 May 14+12d Lingfield (AW) Bernard Cork Birthday Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 nk 9-1 6476A Duilio Da Silva 5/1
15 May 14+18d Salisbury CGA Racing Excellence Apprentice Handicap (Whips Shall Be Carried But Not Used) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 10/10 13 9-5 6552C Joe Doyle 8/1
27 Apr 14+18d Kempton (AW) Mascot Grand National Transferred To Epsom Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 1¾ 9-7 6588A Adam Kirby 5/4F
09 Apr 14+183d Kempton (AW) New Jump Fixture 05.05.14 Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran 1/11 9-6 6279A Adam Kirby 13/8F
2013 · 6 runs
08 Oct 13+24d Brighton Union Events Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 1m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 9/13 3¼ 9-2 6262A Adam Kirby 5/1
14 Sep 13+9d Kempton (AW) Stub Hub Ticket Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 9-3 5881A Adam Kirby 4/1F
05 Sep 13+71d Kempton (AW) Ladies Day With Toby Anstis 07.09.13 Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 nk 9-0 5873A Tom Queally 11/2
26 Jun 13+27d Bath University Of The West Of England Handicap Class 6 · 5½f · Firm · 11 ran 3/11 1½ 9-5 5884A Tom Queally 11/2
30 May 13+41d Brighton Ryan Vehicles Supports Crawleytownfc.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 4/5 2¾ 9-1 —59B Neil Callan 16/1
19 Apr 13+198d Bath Bathwick Tyres Midsomer Norton Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5½f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 16/17 7 9-1 —35C Graham Lee 16/1
2012 · 1 run
03 Oct 12 Nottingham E.B.F. Betfred The Bonus King Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 13/15 4 9-3 —41A Paul Hanagan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Secret Success won?
Secret Success (GB) won 5 of 18 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 27.8%. Placed 8 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Secret Success?
Secret Success (GB) was trained by Paul Cole on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 8 October 2014.
Who is Secret Success's sire?
Secret Success (GB) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Magic Music (IRE), whose sire is Magic Ring.
What going does Secret Success prefer?
Secret Success (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 5 wins from 10 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Secret Success's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 8 October 2014. That is also the highest on record.
What is Secret Success's sire's record?
Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,036 runs since Apr 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
Who are Secret Success's siblings?
Out of Magic Music (IRE), Secret Success (GB) has 10 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Magic Cat (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Magic Cat (GB)). The wins came over 5f–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2012. 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.