Open Secret (2021) Horse
About
Open Secret is a 5yo bay colt trained by G Elliott of Meath. He is by the stallion Cracksman out of the mare Pulcinella. So far, he has secured two victories. On 15th Dec 2025 at Naas, he captured his biggest win to date, taking the $12,000.00 MDH prize.
Raced At
Thurles • Cheltenham • Naas • Wexford • Navan • Galway • Curragh • Kempton • Redcar • Lingfield • Beverley • Brighton • Goodwood • Newbury • Chester • Doncaster • WolverhamptonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thurles 20-Feb-26 4183m SOFT R4 CL1 NvH $6,000 (of $30,000), SP: 3.00 1st Bon Viveur ( P Townend 154 ) 2nd Open Secret ( J Gainford 154 ) 0.75L 3rd Timeless Treaty ( J Kennedy 160 ) 1.50L See full results | J Gainford 69.9kg 0.75L | 2 (4) |
| Cheltenham 24-Jan-26 4075m SOFT R8 CL1 NvH $4,264 (of $78,696), Winning Time: 05:09.270, SP: 15.00 1st Kripticjim ( B Powell 159 ) 2nd Taurus Bay ( B Jones 159 ) 0.15L 3rd Fortune Timmy ( F Gordon 159 ) 2.00L 4th Open Secret ( J Kennedy 159 ) 3.40L See full results | J Kennedy 72.1kg 3.40L | 4 (8) |
| Naas 15-Dec-25 3820m SOFT R4 MdH $7,200 (of $12,000), SP: 6.00 1st Open Secret ( J Kennedy 161 ) 2nd Raise You Up ( D Meyler 161 ) 7.00L 3rd Belladona Princess ( P Donovan 154 ) 3.25L See full results | J Kennedy 73kg | 1 (23) |
| Wexford 26-Oct-25 4020m SOFT R4 MdH $2,000 (of $9,999), SP: 3.00 1st Gin Tonic ( C Stone-walsh 153 ) 2nd Open Secret ( J C Gainford 161 ) 1.75L 3rd Keiths Boy ( B Kennedy 153 , Cd 146 ) 16.75L See full results | J C Gainford 73kg 1.75L | 2 (12) |
| Navan 20-Sep-25 4220m SOFT R6 MdH $600 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 05:12.900, SP: 5.00 1st Eclipse Chaser ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Jacovec Cavern ( N T Prendergast 166 ) 6.50L 3rd Coumeenoole ( S O'keeffe 166 ) 2.25L 4th Open Secret ( J Kennedy 163 ) 9.05L See full results | J Kennedy 73.9kg 9.05L | 4 (14) |
| Galway 31-Jul-25 3320m SOFT R7 Hcp $361 (of $18,001) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 03:51.850, SP: 12.00 1st Teed Up ( R Whelan 138 ) 2nd Shoda ( D B Mcmonagle 138 ) 0.50L 3rd Light Up The Dark ( S Mccullagh 138 ) 0.50L 6th Open Secret ( D Mcdonogh 138 ) 6.80L See full results | D Mcdonogh 62.6kg 6.80L | 6 (18) |
| Curragh 29-Jun-25 3220m GOOD R9 Hcp (of $49,998) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 03:31.350, SP: 81.00 Towards rear, ridden and some progress over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out 1st Lot of Joy ( S Heffernan 124 ) 2nd Too Bossy For Us ( W Buick 129 ) 1.25L 3rd Happy Jacky ( K Kennedy 119 ) 0.00L 7th Open Secret ( N Crosse 119 ) 5.10L See full results | N Crosse 54kg 5.10L | 7 (25) |
| Kempton 12-Oct-24 3220m GOOD R9 CL5 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:36.500, SP: 1.73 Prominent, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out 1st Knight Templar ( R Hornby 133 ) 2nd C'mon Kenny ( C Fallon 138 ) 0.20L 3rd Moel Arthur ( K Fraser 144 ) 1.00L 7th Open Secret ( J Mitchell 139 ) 7.45L See full results | J Mitchell 63kg 7.45L | 7 (7) |
| Redcar 05-Oct-24 2810m SOFT R7 CL4 Hcp $5,234 (of $9,837) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:09.570, SP: 8.00 Tracked leaders, progress to lead still going well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, comfortable 1st Open Secret ( C Beasley 128 ) 2nd Gibside ( D Allan 135 ) 3.00L 3rd Yosemite Gold ( O J Orr 131 ) 4.75L See full results | C Beasley 58.1kg | 1 (9) |
| Lingfield 10-Sep-24 2410m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $858 (of $6,983) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:34.810, SP: 2.10 Close up on outer, shaken up to lead 2f out, edged right over 1f out, headed and lost second final 110yds 1st Sugarloaf Lenny ( B Wilkie 136 ) 2nd Caballo De Mar ( C Shepherd 129 ) 0.00L 3rd Open Secret ( O Murphy 137 ) 0.30L See full results | O Murphy 62.1kg 0.30L | 3 (5) |
| Beverley 25-Aug-24 2440m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp $562 (of $9,001) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:38.980, SP: 4.50 Handy on outer, pressed leader from 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, edged right over 1f out, faded final furlong 1st Lincoln Rockstar ( J Hart 138 ) 2nd Croeso Cymraeg ( B Wilkie 142 ) 1.25L 3rd Monsieur Melee ( P J Mcdonald 130 ) 1.25L 4th Open Secret ( J Fanning 132 ) 4.50L See full results | J Fanning 59.9kg 4.50L | 4 (7) |
| Brighton 08-Aug-24 2390m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $12,666), Winning Time: 02:34.640, SP: 13/8 Led, pushed along and headed 3f out, soon beaten 1st Lexington Knight ( J Leavy 141 ) 2nd Zhang Fei ( F O'brien 134 ) 2.75L 3rd Bug Boy ( C Planas 130 ) 0.75L 7th Open Secret ( F Norton 130 , Cd 0 ) 15.75L See full results | F Norton 59kg, Cd 0 15.75L | 7 (8) |
| GOODwood 31-Jul-24 2410m GOOD R1 Hcp $4,530 (of $46,773), Winning Time: 02:35.720, SP: 33/1 Soon led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on 1st French Duke ( J Doyle 131 ) 2nd Lord Of Love ( K Shoemark 134 ) 0.30L 3rd Gallantly ( R L Moore 131 ) 3.75L 4th Open Secret ( J Fanning 119 , Cd 0 ) 4.75L See full results | J Fanning 54kg, Cd 0 4.75L | 4 (10) |
| Newbury 19-Jul-24 2410m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $7,328), Winning Time: 02:34.980, SP: 15/2 Soon led, headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish 1st Great Bedwyn ( P J Dobbs 142 ) 2nd Lieber Power ( C Hutchinson 138 ) 0.00L 3rd Ciro Di Marzio ( R Ryan 134 ) 0.75L 7th Open Secret ( F Norton 125 , Cd 0 ) 2.25L See full results | F Norton 56.7kg, Cd 0 2.25L | 7 (7) |
| Chester 29-Jun-24 2470m GOOD R2 Hcp $3,584 (of $7,644), Winning Time: 02:38.600, SP: 10/3 Held up behind, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, stayed on strongly final 100 yards 1st Bur Dubai ( D Tudhope 126 ) 2nd Open Secret ( F Norton 126 ) 9.50L 3rd Frankelian ( R Hornby 124 ) 0.50L See full results | F Norton 57.2kg 9.50L | 2 (7) |
| GOODwood 22-Jun-24 2820m GOOD R4 CL4 Md $3,684 (of $14,755) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:04.280, SP: 2.20 Led 12f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra 1st Tactician ( W Carver 126 ) 2nd Open Secret ( A Young 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Poncho ( T P Queally 142 ) 5.00L See full results | A Young 57.2kg 2.50L | 2 (9) |
| Doncaster 02-Jun-24 2920m SOFT R4 CL2 Hcp $3,020 (of $49,185) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:07.660, SP: 13.00 Prominent, shaken up and led 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, gradually weakened 1st Wild Waves ( D Tudhope 125 ) 2nd East India Dock ( H Turner 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Ghostlore ( H Davies 123 ) 1.25L 4th Open Secret ( C Beasley 119 ) 6.75L See full results | C Beasley 54kg 6.75L | 4 (8) |
| Beverley 25-Apr-24 2000m SOFT R3 CL5 Nv $1,014 (of $7,869) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:09.120, SP: 3.50 Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon lost 2nd and weakened in 3rd 1st Dambuster ( O Murphy 137 ) 2nd Stay In The Game ( J Hart 130 ) 0.75L 3rd Open Secret ( J Fanning 130 ) 4.50L See full results | J Fanning 59kg 4.50L | 3 (6) |
| Wolverhampton 01-Apr-24 2460m SYNTHETIC R2 CL4 Nv $2,890 (of $11,215) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:38.380, SP: 3.75 Raced wide, close up, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, soon joined, ridden and headed towards finish 1st Pappano ( K T O'neill 114 ) 2nd Open Secret ( J Fanning 114 ) 1.00L 3rd North Winterfell ( H Turner 114 ) 2.25L See full results | J Fanning 51.7kg 1.00L | 2 (7) |
| Newcastle 17-Dec-23 1610m GOOD R2 CL5 Nv $837 (of $6,492) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:47.240, SP: 11.00 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on for remote 3rd 1st Imperial Sovereign ( C Lee 133 ) 2nd High Order ( R Havlin 133 ) 1.25L 3rd Open Secret ( J Hart 133 ) 2.75L See full results | J Hart 60.3kg 2.75L | 3 (6) |