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Horse profile

Secretofshambhala (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2009) · Last trainer Thomas Mullins · Last owner Michael J Mcginley
by Alphabatim (USA) out of Take A Guess (IRE) (Carlingford Castle)
19 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Oct 2009 — 6,231 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2009 · 18th of 25 Won at Naas (IRE) Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile

Secretofshambhala (IRE) is 1 from 19. Hasn't won since Nov 2007. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 15 on softer). Last raced off 96, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating96↓ 20lb off peak
96 96–116

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 118A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 7 May 2008 Official rating 96 at the last run, 14 Oct 2009

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 →

Jumps 17 figures · best 134C · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft7104C98—
Heavy4134C105.5—
Good to Soft3100C96—
Good2127C110.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m7109C96—
2m1f – 2m4f6118A101—
1m5f – 2m4134C106—

Of 19 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 19 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
Alphabatim (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.9% of 116 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−6.9—
Good to Firm1516.7%−0.20 from 1
Good3326.1%−0.81 from 3
Good to Soft11218.2%+11.30 from 4
Soft3213.1%−3.80 from 7
Heavy2428.3%+1.40 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m500%−6.91 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f4648.7%+1.80 from 8
2m5f – 3m5946.8%−0.10 from 7
Over 3m600%−6.9—

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
Take A Guess (IRE) (Carlingford Castle)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Legatus (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 1 33% +14.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 4 0 0% −4.00
Leopardstown 4 0 0% −4.00
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas (IRE) 1 1 100% +16.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +13.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Power 4 1 25% +13.00
Davy Russell 3 0 0% −3.00
Andrew J McNamara 3 0 0% −3.00
Emmet Mullins 2 0 0% −2.00
Barry Geraghty 2 0 0% −2.00
Rob McCarth 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
R Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms K Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
J R Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 8 1 13% +9.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00
Chase 8 1 13% +9.00
NH Flat 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
2009 · 1 run
14 Oct 09+525d Punchestown 2010 Five Day Festival Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 18/25 shd 10-13 9688C Rob McCarth 25/1
2008 · 5 runs
07 May 08+12d Punchestown Ireland For Horses Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 2m4f · Good To Firm · 21 ran 3/21 1½ 11-2 99118A Emmet Mullins 12/1
25 Apr 08+55d Punchestown betfair.com Novice Handicap Chase 2m5f · Good · 24 ran 10/24 1½ 9-12 10394A Phillip Enright 33/1
01 Mar 08+34d Navan Navan Handicap Chase (0-123) 2m1f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 2½ 11-10 116101A Barry Geraghty 10/1
27 Jan 08+14d Leopardstown Baileys Arkle Perpetual Challenge Cup Novice Chase (Grade 2) 2m1f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 27 11-12 11698C Robbie Power 33/1
13 Jan 08+16d Leopardstown Paddy Fitzpatrick Memorial Novice Chase (Grade 2) 2m5f · Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 24 11-5 112102C Davy Russell 33/1
2007 · 8 runs
28 Dec 07+41d Leopardstown Knight Frank Ganly Walters Novice Chase (Grade 1) 3m · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 6/12 30 11-10 —96C Davy Russell 25/1
17 Nov 07+7d Punchestown (IRE) Profile Systems Novice Chase 2m6f · Good To Yielding · 3 ran 2/3 19 11-0 —100C Robbie Power 5/1
10 Nov 07+10d Naas (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Beginners Chase 2m · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-12 —127C Robbie Power 16/1
31 Oct 07+70d Punchestown Panoramic Restaurant Beginners Chase 2m · Yielding · 18 ran 10/18 5 11-12 —85C Robbie Power 25/1
22 Aug 07+20d Tralee Lansdowne Real Estate EBF Novice Hurdle 2m6f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 30 10-7 10285C Emmet Mullins 25/1
02 Aug 07+13d Galway St.james's Gate Novice Hurdle 2m4½f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-2 102— R Walsh 16/1
20 Jul 07+68d Kilbeggan T. McCormack Memorial Cup Maiden Hurdle 2m6f · Soft · 16 ran 7/16 hd 11-4 10488C Barry Geraghty 6/1
13 May 07+442d Killarney Newmarket Motors Audi Quattro Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 2m4f · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-5 104— Davy Russell 10/1
2006 · 3 runs
25 Feb 06+6d Fairyhouse (IRE) INH Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Novice Handicap Hurdle Final 3m · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 5 10-5 105109C Andrew J McNamara 12/1
19 Feb 06+29d Navan Gain Horse Feeds Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 28 ran 2/28 ¾ 11-12 105134C Andrew J McNamara 12/1
21 Jan 06+25d Naas I.N.H Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Soft · 24 ran 9/24 ¾ 11-12 —104C Andrew J McNamara 33/1
2005 · 2 runs
27 Dec 05+30d Leopardstown Paddy Power Christmas Bumper INH Flat Race 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 8/16 25 11-2 —101C Ms K Walsh 20/1
27 Nov 05 Navan INH Stallion Owners Ebf Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 30 ran 15/30 1½ 11-2 —79C J R Ryan 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Secretofshambhala won?
Secretofshambhala (IRE) won 1 of 19 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 4 times in total (21.1% of starts).
Who trained Secretofshambhala?
Secretofshambhala (IRE) was trained by Thomas Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 14 October 2009.
Who is Secretofshambhala's sire?
Secretofshambhala (IRE) is by Alphabatim (USA) out of Take A Guess (IRE), whose sire is Carlingford Castle.
What going does Secretofshambhala prefer?
Secretofshambhala (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Secretofshambhala's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 14 October 2009. The highest on record is 116.
What is Secretofshambhala's sire's record?
Alphabatim (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.9% of 116 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Secretofshambhala's siblings?
Out of Take A Guess (IRE), Secretofshambhala (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2005. 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.