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Horse profile

Thesecretadversary (IRE)

3yo colt · Trainer J A Stack · Owner S Sangster
11 runs · 8 courses · from May 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses Beaten favourite LTO Last run 4 Oct 2026 · 6th of 8 Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Thesecretadversary is 4 from 11 on turf with all wins over 6f – 7f. His biggest win came in the Group 1 Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard Prix Jean Prat at Deauville in Jul 2026. In our archive he holds one Group 1, two Group 3 and one Listed success. He last ran at Longchamp in Oct 2026 when sixth of eight as favourite in the Qatar Prix de la Foret off a mark of 114.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating114At career-high mark
114 102–114

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leopardstown, 12 Apr 2026

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 8 figures · best 106A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Firm391C882 runs · 91 / 89.5
Good3103A841 run · —
Good to Soft2106A931 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f6106A822 runs · 106 / 98.5
1m – 1m1f2103A95.52 runs · 103 / 95.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 20 Jun 2026 Official rating 114 at the last run, 4 Oct 2026

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 8 figures · best 124A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Firm3124A992 runs · 124 / 109.5
Good3102A971 run · —
Good to Soft2104A96.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f6124A982 runs · 124 / 114
1m – 1m1f2102A98.52 runs · 102 / 98.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 from 7 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Mid-division 2 (29%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (29%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 2 (29%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 649 runs since Apr 2025 (145 horses).

Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.8% from 225.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−14.2—
Good to Firm1021716.7%+2.51 from 3
Good152149.2%−52 from 4
Good to Soft741824.3%+10.11 from 4
Soft1091614.7%+0.5—
Heavy19315.8%+1.6—
Standard (AW)1912412.6%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3239.4%−4.8—
6f – 7f2753412.4%−1.84 from 8
1m – 1m1f2254017.8%+3.60 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1071413.1%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m7114.3%+0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f300%−14.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2025 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Endless Night (IRE)20——
A Call Too Soon (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +3.00
Good 4 2 50% +6.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +18.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 5 1 20% +16.00
1 1 1 100% +5.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 2 1 50% +4.00
Ascot 2 1 50% +19.00
Leopardstown 2 1 50% +5.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 1 100% +3.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 8 4 50% +30.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 8 3 38% +24.00
C. Soumillon 1 0 0% −1.00
Christophe Soumillon 1 0 0% −1.00
C Soumillon 1 1 100% +5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 3 43% +27.00
2025 4 1 25% +0.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 7 runs
04 Oct 26+49d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de la Foret (Group 1) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 3 8-13 114—— C. Soumillon 9/4F
16 Aug 26+35d Deauville (FR) The Aga Khan Studs Prix Jacques Le Marois (group 1) Class 1 · 1m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 ¾ 8-12 114—— Christophe Soumillon 6/1
12 Jul 26+22d Deauville (FR) Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard Prix Jean Prat (Group 1) 1 · 7f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-2 114—— C Soumillon 5/1
20 Jun 26+28d Ascot Jersey Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 16 ran Settled in a central position early - travelled well and disputed the front - driven into command 2f out - edged clear late to prevail by a whisker 1/16 9-6 10891C124A Seamie Heffernan 20/1
23 May 26+21d Curragh Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) 1m · Good · 9 ran Settled in the pack early - 4th at halfway - urged into 5th with 2f left and squeezed for space approaching the furlong marker - couldn't find more and slipped to 6th close home 6/9 hd 9-2 108103A102A Seamie Heffernan 14/1
02 May 26+20d Newmarket Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 1m · Good To Firm · 14 ran Fought for control early on far rail - settled towards back - pressed for effort 3f out - still close to front pair 2f out - stayed on at one gait late to finish 5th 5/14 hd 9-2 10988C95A Seamie Heffernan 20/1
12 Apr 26+247d Leopardstown Ballylinch Stud Red Rocks Stakes (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings) 7f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Raced close up early and fighting for head - sat third with two furlongs left - asked for effort and shaken up - went to front a furlong out - kept finding more to score 1/11 9-5 102106A104A Seamie Heffernan 6/1
2025 · 4 runs
08 Aug 25+18d Tipperary Coolmore Stud Churchill Stakes (Listed) 7½f · Good · 6 ran Held up towards the back early - fourth at halfway - moved into third with two furlongs left - drove clear late to score 1/6 9-5 —44A97B Seamie Heffernan 3/1
21 Jul 25+30d Ayr racingtv.com/freetrial EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Took a strong grip early - settled tucked in fifth - made ground wide with a furlong left as urged along - drifted left but stayed on to finish second lacking the speed to overhaul the winner 2/5 ¾ 9-7 —80C89B Seamie Heffernan 2/13F
21 Jun 25+36d Ascot Chesham Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Up with the front group early - moved left 2f out - kept on from over 1f out and took second inside the final furlong - could not peg back the winner 2/9 1 9-5 —64A99A Seamie Heffernan 12/1
16 May 25 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Good · 6 ran Shared front rank early - took over after 3f - pressed and pulled away over 2f out - collared inside the final furlong - held on at one speed to finish second by three-quarters of a length 2/6 ¾ 9-7 —84A90B Seamie Heffernan 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Thesecretadversary won?
Thesecretadversary (IRE) won 4 of 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 36.4%. Placed 7 times in total (63.6% of starts).
Who trains Thesecretadversary?
Thesecretadversary (IRE) is trained by J A Stack, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
Who is Thesecretadversary's sire?
Thesecretadversary (IRE) is by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Too Soon To Panic (IRE), whose sire is Gleneagles.
What going does Thesecretadversary prefer?
Thesecretadversary (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 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 Thesecretadversary's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 4 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Thesecretadversary's sire's record?
St Mark's Basilica (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 649 runs since Apr 2025 (145 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.8% from 225.
Who are Thesecretadversary's siblings?
Out of Too Soon To Panic (IRE), Thesecretadversary (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.