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Secret Venue (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2012) · Last trainer Jedd O'Keeffe · Last owner Ken Delia Shaw Racing
by Where Or When (IRE) out of Sheila's Secret (IRE) (Bluebird)
35 runs · 12 courses · from May 2008
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Aug 2012 — 5,199 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2012 · 9th of 12 5 wins · Nottingham, Musselburgh & Thirsk Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

Secret Venue (GB) is 5 from 35. Hasn't won since Sep 2009. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). All 5 wins have come over trips under 6f. Last raced off 63, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 35 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating63↓ 13lb off peak
63 62–76

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 59A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thirsk, 27 Jul 2012 Official rating 63 at the last run, 11 Aug 2012

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 35 figures · best 93A · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm2093A68.5—
Good1079A57.5—
Soft282A69.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Under 6f3093A61—
6f – 7f589A58—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 35 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
Where Or When (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,578 runs since Jan 2008 (124 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 4.1% from 217. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 4.6% from 151.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18211.1%+1.9—
Good to Firm258238.9%−0.34 from 20
Good365359.6%+0.41 from 10
Good to Soft1932211.4%+2.20 from 1
Soft21794.1%−5.10 from 2
Heavy841011.9%+2.70 from 1
Standard (AW)443449.9%+0.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f53815.1%+5.95 from 30
6f – 7f15174.6%−4.60 from 5
1m – 1m1f209157.2%−2—
1m2f – 1m4f5226211.9%+2.7—
1m5f – 2m391359%−0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f174126.9%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m7168.5%−0.7—
Over 3m700%−9.2—

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

Dam
Sheila's Secret (IRE) (Bluebird)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Diriculous (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Ok Pal (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Diriculous (GB)3686fClass 3
Ok Pal (GB)1035fClass 2
Figjam (GB)925fClass 4
Phoebs (GB)825fClass 3
Millie Mops (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 20 4 20% −2.87
Good 10 1 10% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 17 2 12% −7.12
Class 4 14 1 7% −8.00
Class 6 2 2 100% +5.25
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 9 3 33% +4.25
Thirsk 8 1 13% −5.62
Nottingham 4 1 25% +3.50
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Beverley 2 0 0% −2.00
Redcar 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 30 5 17% −6.87
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tony Hamilton 17 3 18% −4.12
Tom Eaves 4 1 25% +3.50
Michael O'Connell 3 0 0% −3.00
Darryll Holland 2 1 50% +0.75
Andrew Elliott 2 0 0% −2.00
Barry McHugh 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Katie Dowson 1 0 0% −1.00
James Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick Donaghy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 30 5 17% −6.87
Visor 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 5 0 0% −5.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 11 0 0% −11.00
2009 9 4 44% +11.75
2008 8 1 13% −5.62

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
2012 · 5 runs
11 Aug 12+9d Haydock Duke Of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 3 9-5 6348A Barry McHugh 66/1
02 Aug 12+6d Nottingham Jockey Club Catering Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 1¾ 9-3 6636A Graham Lee 14/1
27 Jul 12+4d Thirsk Yorkshire Radio 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 1¾ 9-0 6659A Katie Dowson 12/1
23 Jul 12+48d Beverley Beverley Fashion Week 23 - 28 July Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 15/15 1 9-3 6636A Tony Hamilton 12/1
05 Jun 12+395d Redcar Follow Redcarracing On Facebook & Twitter Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 3/13 1¼ 8-3 6672A James Sullivan 66/1
2011 · 2 runs
07 May 11+7d Nottingham Box Clever Display Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 3¼ 8-13 6734A Tony Hamilton 7/2
30 Apr 11+185d Thirsk totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 1¼ 8-8 6772A P J McDonald 20/1
2010 · 11 runs
27 Oct 10+20d Musselburgh TurfTV Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 hd 8-10 6782A Michael O'Connell 15/2
07 Oct 10+15d Wolverhampton (AW) SIS The Number 1 Industry Supplier Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 2¼ 9-4 6732A Darryll Holland 20/1
22 Sep 10+9d Redcar Buy Your Tickets Online At redcarracing.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 ¾ 9-0 6678A Michael O'Connell 11/2
13 Sep 10+17d Musselburgh Watch Racing Uk Online At Racinguk.com Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 nk 9-7 6679A Paul Mulrennan 14/1
27 Aug 10+8d Thirsk totepool Flexi Betting Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 nk 9-9 6779A Michael O'Connell 20/1
19 Aug 10+9d Musselburgh Scottish Racing Your Better Bet Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 1¾ 9-6 6546B Tom Eaves 9/2
10 Aug 10+42d Nottingham Simply Cartons Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 2/11 shd 9-7 6587A Tom Eaves 6/1
29 Jun 10+25d Thirsk Helmsley Castle Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 ¾ 8-9 6760B Tony Hamilton 8/1
04 Jun 10+34d Catterick Lionweld Kennedy Centenary Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 2 10-0 7062A Tony Hamilton 12/1
01 May 10+15d Thirsk Bet totepool On 0800 221 221 Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 1¼ 8-11 7358A Tom Eaves 7/1
16 Apr 10+198d Thirsk Northallerton Shooting & Country Wear Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 · 5f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 hd 8-11 7351A Tony Hamilton 17/2
2009 · 9 runs
30 Sep 09+18d Nottingham Uk Hygiene Washroom Services Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 8-13 6993A Tom Eaves 13/2
12 Sep 09+3d Chester Heathcotes Outside Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8/10 1½ 8-0 7153A Patrick Donaghy 20/1
09 Sep 09+41d Doncaster Evans Frenchgate Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8/12 nk 8-5 7165A Andrew Elliott 16/1
30 Jul 09+6d Musselburgh Edinburgh Evening News Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 ½ 8-10 6957A Tony Hamilton 9/4F
24 Jul 09+18d York Tanith Butters Celebration For Breakthrough Breast Cancer Handicap Class 4 · 5½f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 shd 8-11 6973B Tony Hamilton 11/4
06 Jul 09+18d Musselburgh Blue Square Le Garcon D'or Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 8-13 6677A Tony Hamilton 5/1
18 Jun 09+20d Musselburgh Loretto Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 6385A Darryll Holland 7/4F
29 May 09+34d Musselburgh Racing Uk 12.99 Per Month Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-4 6273B Tony Hamilton 7/2
25 Apr 09+172d Haydock Northernracingclub.com Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10/12 ¾ 8-8 6549A Tony Hamilton 20/1
2008 · 8 runs
04 Nov 08+24d Catterick Go Racing At Doncaster This Saturday Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Heavy · 4 ran 4/4 1¼ 8-4 6858B Andrew Elliott 11/1
11 Oct 08+26d Musselburgh E.b.f./play Scotbetcasino.com Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 1 8-9 7357A Tony Hamilton 7/1
15 Sep 08+24d Musselburgh Betfair Scottish Racing Fortnight Nursery Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 2 8-9 7657A Tony Hamilton 7/1
22 Aug 08+28d Newmarket DBS 300000 St Leger Yearling Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Good · 19 ran 19/19 2½ 8-11 7652C Tony Hamilton 100/1
25 Jul 08+24d Thirsk Maurice Carruthers Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 9-3 6576A Tony Hamilton 11/8F
01 Jul 08+16d Thirsk Anthony Fawcett Memorial Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 3/16 2½ 9-3 6582A Tony Hamilton 4/1
15 Jun 08+22d Doncaster Sovereign Healthcare Heartbeat Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 1¼ 9-3 6589A Tony Hamilton 10/1
24 May 08 Beverley Turftv Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 3 9-3 6558A Tony Hamilton 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Secret Venue won?
Secret Venue (GB) won 5 of 35 archived starts between 2008 and 2012, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 14 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Secret Venue?
Secret Venue (GB) was trained by Jedd O'Keeffe on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 11 August 2012.
Who is Secret Venue's sire?
Secret Venue (GB) is by Where Or When (IRE) out of Sheila's Secret (IRE), whose sire is Bluebird.
What going does Secret Venue prefer?
Secret Venue (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 4 wins from 20 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Secret Venue's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 11 August 2012. The highest on record is 76.
What is Secret Venue's sire's record?
Where Or When (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,578 runs since Jan 2008 (124 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.1% from 217. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 4.6% from 151.
Who are Secret Venue's siblings?
Out of Sheila's Secret (IRE), Secret Venue (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Diriculous (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Ok Pal (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2008. 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.