Horse profile
Universal Secret (IRE)
by Universal (IRE) out of Quiet Beauty (GB) (Acclamation)
32 runs · 8 courses · from May 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Wincanton
Beaten favourite LTO
Off 154 days · 4th of 10
Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile
Universal Secret is a gelding with three wins from 32 starts on turf, all at Wincanton. He won a Class 5 handicap chase over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft in Feb 2026 off an official rating of 77, having earlier taken two Class 4 hurdles over 1m5f – 2m there in 2023. His last run, at Uttoxeter in May 2026, was a prominent fourth of 10 in a Class 5 handicap chase off 85, when he was the beaten favourite. He has raced off an official rating of 85, 18lb below his highest ever mark of 103.
Based on 32 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 18lb off peak
- 3–32Wins / Runs
- 9.4%Strike rate
- 8 (25%)Placed
- −7.50£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 1.32Fair A/E n=32 · 1.13 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 58dAvg between runs
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 rating85↓ 18lb off peak
85
77–103
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 94
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 106A | 74 | 2 · 74 / 72 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 111C | 83.5 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 5 | 100C | 77 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 94A | 84 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 111C | 75.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 98C | 74 | 2 · 89 / 79.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 94A | 84 | 1 · — |
Of 32 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 32 runs · as at 3 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 3 analysed runs
- Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 971 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.3% from 137. Weakest on good to soft going: 8% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +39 | — |
| Good to Firm | 54 | 9 | 16.7% | +5.7 | — |
| Good | 316 | 33 | 10.4% | −0.6 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 188 | 15 | 8% | −3 | 2 from 12 |
| Soft | 206 | 19 | 9.2% | −1.8 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 66 | 8 | 12.1% | +1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 137 | 21 | 15.3% | +4.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −6.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 80 | 9 | 11.3% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 115 | 16 | 13.9% | +2.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 299 | 34 | 11.4% | +0.4 | 2 from 18 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 284 | 29 | 10.2% | −0.8 | 1 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 120 | 11 | 9.2% | −1.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 29 | 6 | 20.7% | +9.7 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Quiet Beauty (GB) (Acclamation)
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 12 | 2 | 17% | +5.50 |
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 15 | 2 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Class 5 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wincanton | 13 | 3 | 23% | +11.50 |
| Exeter | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 18 | 2 | 11% | −4.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 1 | 10% | +1.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul O'Brien | 10 | 2 | 20% | +3.50 |
| Jamie Moore | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Lorcan Murtagh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brendan Powell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richie McLernon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Charlie Price | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kielan Woods | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Harry Reed | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Cannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergus Gillard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alice Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Philip Armson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Philip Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 26 | 2 | 8% | −12.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +6.50 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 2 | 10% | −6.50 |
| Chase | 12 | 1 | 8% | −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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 26+45d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Handy early - awkward at 10th - close up before 4 out - lost ground to front three 3 out - held no hope before last but stayed on for distant fourth | 4/10 | 8½ | 11-4 | 85 | 74C | 89C | Dylan Johnston | 3/1F |
| 01 Apr 26+35d | Wincanton | Bridles Care Home In Wincanton Handicap Chase Settled off the pace early - pushed into contention 3 out and closing on the front group by 2 out - edged closer approaching the last - battled on but unable to reel in the winner | 2/7 | ¾ | 10-6 | 83 | 70A | 107A | Robert Dunne | 3/1F |
| 25 Feb 26+100d | Wincanton | Cheltenham Preview 5th March At Wincanton Handicap Chase Settled towards the back early - moved into contention from 3 out - hit the front approaching 2 out - drew away impressively up the run-in for a comfortable win | 1/9 | 10-6 | 77 | 89A | 107A | Kielan Woods | 10/1 | |
| 17 Nov 25+19d | Exeter | Heart Of Oak, Exeter Novices' Handicap Chase Tracked the pace - clipped the 7th and lost momentum after being pressed for effort - stopped before 3 out | PU/10 | — | 10-8 | 80 | — | — | Harry Reed | 33/1 |
| 29 Oct 25+193d | Newton Abbot | South West Rail Solutions Ltd. Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back of the field early - never able to close the gap - eased and pulled up before the 7th | PU/6 | — | 10-2 | 80 | — | — | Brendan Powell | 28/1 |
| 19 Apr 25+44d | Newton Abbot | Trojan Motor Company And Instant Justice Handicap Chase Up with the leading group - pressing for 2nd on the home bend - stayed on after 2 out without threatening the top two and finished 3rd | 3/7 | 3¼ | 10-10 | 81 | 94A | 98B | Richie McLernon | 8/1 |
| 06 Mar 25+41d | Wincanton | Julia's House Hospice Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled just off the front-running group - bumped and driven forward approaching bend after 4 out - dropped away shortly after - finished 4th | 4/5 | 19 | 10-2 | 83 | 57C | 74B | Lorcan Murtagh | 10/3 |
| 24 Jan 25+38d | Sandown | Arthur Gregory Centenary Celebration Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back throughout - lost touch at the 3rd - pressed for effort before the 7th and taken out of contention shortly after | PU/7 | — | 10-5 | 83 | — | — | Lorcan Murtagh | 100/1 |
| 17 Dec 24+29d | Wincanton | TrustATrader Approved And Reviewed Trades People Novices' Handicap Chase Held up towards the back early - made steady progress wide of rivals 4 out - moved up to dispute matters and clipped the fence 3 out - drifted right to go clear before 2 out - driven out but overtaken on the run-in and held on for second | 2/8 | 1 | 10-12 | 81 | 78A | 111A | Paul O'Brien | 6/1 |
| 18 Nov 24+22d | Exeter | DragonBet Real Bookies Backing Local Racing Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) Settled off the pace - nudged for effort but couldn't quicken approaching 4 out - kept on to finish second | 2/3 | 24 | 11-4 | 81 | 98C | 106C | Lorcan Murtagh | 12/1 |
| 27 Oct 24+98d | Wincanton | Brown Advisory Novices' Handicap Chase Settled in the pack - closed on the leading group before 3 out then pressed for a run approaching 2 out - couldn't find any more and finished well held in 5th | 5/12 | ¾ | 10-12 | 84 | 74A | 102A | Paul O'Brien | 20/1 |
| 21 Jul 24+37d | Newton Abbot | Mark And Vicky Golden Wedding Celebration Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 6/6 | 2½ | 10-5 | 84 | — | 91B | Brendan Powell | 80/1 |
| 14 Jun 24+51d | Newton Abbot | Peninsula Finance Plc Handicap Hurdle | 10/13 | hd | 11-2 | 88 | 73B | 87A | Paul O'Brien | 16/1 |
| 24 Apr 24+48d | Taunton | C & D Southwest Handicap Hurdle | 8/16 | 8½ | 11-2 | 92 | 74B | 95A | Tom Cannon | 18/1 |
| 07 Mar 24+35d | Wincanton | Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust Handicap Hurdle | F/11 | — | 11-9 | 92 | — | — | Paul O'Brien | 7/1 |
| 01 Feb 24+37d | Wincanton | Wincanton Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs That Have Ridden In PRA Pony Races) | PU/11 | — | 11-5 | 95 | — | — | Fergus Gillard | 7/1 |
| 26 Dec 23+30d | Wincanton | Steel Beams Steelbeams.Online Boxing Day Handicap Hurdle | 6/10 | 5 | 10-12 | 99 | 92A | 83A | Alice Stevens | 6/1 |
| 26 Nov 23+28d | Exeter | Daa Racing To Save Lives Handicap Hurdle | 5/12 | 5 | 11-5 | 101 | 69A | 99A | Richie McLernon | 33/1 |
| 29 Oct 23+185d | Wincanton | George Smith Horseboxes Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | PU/10 | — | 10-11 | 103 | — | — | Philip Armson | 25/1 |
| 27 Apr 23+31d | Taunton | Invest Southwest Handicap Hurdle | 7/9 | 13 | 11-7 | 103 | 77B | 92A | Paul O'Brien | 8/1 |
| 27 Mar 23+37d | Wincanton | CRS & IBMG Handicap Hurdle | 1/5 | 10-12 | 99 | 111C | 122B | Paul O'Brien | 11/2 | |
| 18 Feb 23+42d | Wincanton | JenningsBet Devizes 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/10 | 11-7 | 88 | 106A | 131A | Paul O'Brien | 6/1 | |
| 07 Jan 23+36d | Wincanton | Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Hurdle | 4/17 | 8½ | 11-3 | 91 | 73B | 103A | Paul O'Brien | 16/1 |
| 02 Dec 22+34d | Sandown | Pertemps Network Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/8 | 2¼ | 10-6 | 95 | 81B | 83A | Jamie Moore | 22/1 |
| 29 Oct 22+33d | Ascot | Grundon Waste Management Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/6 | 2¼ | 10-4 | 96 | 74A | 98B | Charlie Price | 40/1 |
| 26 Sep 22+199d | Newton Abbot | Pertemps RGB Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/10 | — | 11-0 | 99 | — | — | Jamie Moore | 14/1 |
| 11 Mar 22+20d | Exeter | Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/9 | 1 | 11-6 | 99 | 100C | 95A | Jamie Moore | 10/1 |
| 19 Feb 22+39d | Wincanton | Matchbook Betting Exchange 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/9 | 1¾ | 11-5 | 96 | 53C | 122A | Jamie Moore | 14/1 |
| 11 Jan 22+26d | Exeter | Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/11 | 5 | 11-3 | 82 | 74A | 111A | Charlie Price | 125/1 |
| 16 Dec 21+27d | Exeter | Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 10/15 | hd | 10-12 | — | 68C | 99C | Paul O'Brien | 250/1 |
| 19 Nov 21+172d | Ascot | Ascot Shop 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/6 | 17 | 11-3 | — | 62C | 95C | Paul O'Brien | 200/1 |
| 31 May 21 | Punchestown | Longhouse Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 9/17 | 4 | 10-13 | — | 89C | 79C | Philip Donovan | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Universal Secret (IRE) won?
- Universal Secret (IRE) won 3 of 32 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.4%. Placed 8 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Universal Secret (IRE)?
- Universal Secret (IRE) is trained by Helen Nelmes, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 May 2026.
- Who is Universal Secret (IRE)'s sire?
- Universal Secret (IRE) is by Universal (IRE) out of Quiet Beauty (GB), whose sire is Acclamation.
- What going does Universal Secret (IRE) prefer?
- Universal Secret (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 12 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Universal Secret (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 16 May 2026. The highest on record is 103.
- What is Universal Secret (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Universal (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 971 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.3% from 137. Weakest on good to soft going: 8% from 188.