Horse profile
Undercover Affair (IRE)
14 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2026
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
3 wins · Southwell (AW), Windsor & Goodwood
Last run 24 Oct 2026 · 1st of 4
Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile
Undercover Affair is a gelding who has won three of 14 starts. All his wins have come under 6f, on good to firm, soft and standard going, including two nursery handicaps. He won last time out at Southwell in Oct 2026, having previously scored at Windsor in Jul 2026 and Goodwood in Jun 2026. He usually races prominently.
Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Apr 2026 · updated 5 Nov 2026
- 3–14Wins / Runs
- 21.4%Strike rate
- 6 (42.9%)Placed
- −1.50£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.17Fair A/E n=14 · 1.01 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 11dBetween runs (median)
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 rating77↓ 5lb off peak
77
77–82
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 92
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 107C | 79 | 7 runs · 107 / 79 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 92A | 71 | 3 runs · 92 / 71 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 103C | 96 | 2 runs · 103 / 96 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 11 | 107C | 89 | 11 runs · 107 / 89 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 84C | 79 | 3 runs · 84 / 79 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 1 Nov 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 13 analysed runs since Apr 2026
- Prominent 7 (54%) · 3 wins
- Led 3 (23%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (15%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 4,595 runs since Mar 2022 (419 horses).
Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.2% from 105. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 422.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 22 | 6 | 27.3% | +14.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 924 | 144 | 15.6% | +2.4 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 1,103 | 148 | 13.4% | +0.2 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 420 | 44 | 10.5% | −2.7 | — |
| Soft | 443 | 55 | 12.4% | −0.8 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 92 | 7 | 7.6% | −5.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,591 | 204 | 12.8% | −0.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,376 | 219 | 15.9% | +2.7 | 3 from 11 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,681 | 330 | 12.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 422 | 42 | 10% | −3.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 105 | 17 | 16.2% | +3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2022 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Rosy Affair (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Rosy Affair (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosy Affair (GB) | 18 | 6 | 5f–6f | Group 3 |
| Triple Spear (GB) | 20 | 3 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Cuban Mistress (GB) | 7 | 2 | 5f | Listed |
| Secret Ace (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Littletimyhoulihan (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Romance (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.12 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +1.12 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Chester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.12 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 11 | 3 | 27% | +1.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Loughnane | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.38 |
| J F Egan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.12 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taylor Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 3 | 23% | −0.50 |
| Visor | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Oct 26+23d | Southwell (AW) | Awc Season 14 Has Begun Nursery Handicap Stakes Raced just behind the pacesetter - pushed along 2f out to close up - edged ahead inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly to win | 1/4 | 9-1 | 77 | 103C | 80B | Billy Loughnane | 6/1 | |
| 01 Oct 26+34d | Nottingham | Racedays For £9 At Nottingham Racecourse Nursery Handicap Stakes up with the pace and over-eager early - shaken up soon after halfway - slipped to rear and left behind over 1f out - faded tamely to finish 10th | 10/10 | 8½ | 9-3 | 79 | 49C | 50C | Marco Ghiani | 22/1 |
| 28 Aug 26+21d | Sandown | Killik Nursery Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack - pushed along inside final furlong - unable to find more and beaten into 7th | 7/8 | 3¼ | 9-5 | 81 | 72B | 58A | Billy Loughnane | 11/2 |
| 07 Aug 26+9d | Haydock | Zyn Pacesetter Cup Nursery Handicap Stakes Sluggish start - settled towards the back pulling hard - roused into effort with 3f left - stayed on at one tempo without threatening from 2f out | 5/5 | ½ | 9-0 | 82 | 107C | 72B | Ryan Kavanagh | 9/2 |
| 29 Jul 26+16d | Goodwood | Veuve Clicquot Molecomb Stakes (Group 3) Fought for control early - settled last then eased right approaching 2f out - pressed for effort and edged up slightly into final furlong - finished 8th beaten 7.5 lengths | 8/11 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 82 | 92A | 86A | Billy Loughnane | 33/1 |
| 13 Jul 26+11d | Windsor | Join Fitzdares For A Personal Service Nursery raced freely early - sat close up behind the pacesetter - shifted left 2f out then went ahead over 1f out - finished strongly inside final furlong | 1/3 | 9-4 | 79 | 67C | 83C | Oisin Murphy | 85/40 | |
| 02 Jul 26+12d | Nottingham | Hon. Alderman Malcolm Wood Memorial Nursery Raced up with pace on the far flank - eager and drifted after clipping another runner early - looked inexperienced as advanced into contention 2f out - drifted right approaching final furlong to hit the front then swerved left near the line as overtaken | 3/7 | hd | 9-7 | 78 | 71A | 91A | J F Egan | 5/2F |
| 20 Jun 26+8d | Redcar | racingtv.com/freetrial EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Went up to front before halfway - showed inexperience when asked over 1f out - overtaken inside the final 110yds - no more to give close home | 2/6 | nk | 9-7 | — | 93A | 100B | J F Egan | 6/4F |
| 12 Jun 26+5d | York | Constant Security Keeping York Racegoers Safe Rous Selling Stakes Went straight to front - pressed for effort 2f out and lost command inside final furlong - stayed on to finish fourth | 4/15 | shd | 9-7 | — | 84C | 87A | Pat Cosgrave | 7/2 |
| 07 Jun 26+8d | Goodwood | Goodwood Horseracing Club Membership Selling Stakes Fought for control early - travelled close to the front - roused to hit the front a furlong out - held rivals at bay to the line | 1/5 | 9-1 | — | 96C | 82B | Billy Loughnane | 11/8F | |
| 30 May 26+12d | Chester | KingKabs Selling Stakes Held a midfield position early - asked for effort with 2f left and made headway - third and driving into the last furlong - kept going but unable to reel in winner finishing second | 2/12 | 2¾ | 9-4 | — | 79A | 81A | Billy Loughnane | 5/4F |
| 18 May 26+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cavani Menswear Style Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the tempo in front early holding a slim advantage while under restraint - pressed for effort a furlong out - lost the advantage inside the last and couldn't find more in second | 2/7 | 2¾ | 9-7 | — | 89A | 83A | J F Egan | 17/2 |
| 07 May 26+10d | Chester | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Raced close to the pace early - pushed along with 3f left and slipped back to fourth - stayed within range but dropped a place turning into the final furlong - rallied late to reclaim fourth close home | 4/10 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 65A | 80A | J F Egan | 13/2 |
| 27 Apr 26 | Bath | Silvershine Turf Services Support Bath Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Settled with strong grip early - travelled in the front rank - pushed along and up to challenge for top spot 2f out - edged right and lost the advantage entering final furlong - eased back to fourth close home | 4/7 | hd | 9-7 | — | 79A | 82A | Taylor Fisher | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Undercover Affair won?
- Undercover Affair (IRE) won 3 of 14 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Undercover Affair?
- Undercover Affair (IRE) is trained by David Evans, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 October 2026.
- Who is Undercover Affair's sire?
- Undercover Affair (IRE) is by Havana Grey (GB) out of Secret Romance (GB), whose sire is Sakhee's Secret.
- What going does Undercover Affair prefer?
- Undercover Affair (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Undercover Affair's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 24 October 2026. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Undercover Affair's sire's record?
- Havana Grey (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 4,595 runs since Mar 2022 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.2% from 105. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 422.
- Who are Undercover Affair's siblings?
- Out of Secret Romance (GB), Undercover Affair (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Rosy Affair (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Rosy Affair (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.