Leave In Secret (2019) Horse
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Leave In Secret is a seven-year-old bay gelding, by Elusive Pimpernel out of Secret Leave. Trained by T Gibney for the O'Neill & Kinsella Partnership, the horse has started 23 times, securing two victories, placing second on two occasions and third on six occasions, and has earned $50,834 in prize money. The most recent outing was at Gowran Park on 7 November 2026, where he finished 4th of a 7 runner field. His latest win came at Galway on 8 September 2025.
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Gowran Park • Galway • Tramore • Wexford • Downpatrick • Navan • Punchestown • Bellewstown • Ballinrobe • Tipperary • Clonmel • Kilbeggan • Cork • SligoRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park 07-Nov-26 3219m GOOD Chase, SP: 3/1 Led, headed after 1st, regained lead after 3rd, joined from 6th, ridden entering straight, headed 3 out, soon no extra, held in 4th when bad mistake last | Harry Sexton 63.5kg 6 1/2l | 4 (7) |
| Galway 25-Oct-26 3670m SOFT TO HEAVY Chase, SP: 10/1 Prominent, 2nd after 4th, under pressure before 2 out where dropped to 3rd, no impression in 5th last, one paced entering straight | James Smith 74.8kg 1 1/2 length | 7 (13) |
| Tramore 09-Oct-26 3118m SOFT R5 HcpCh $387 (of $19,349), SP: 4.33 1st Farrokh ( S Flanagan 164 ) 2nd Lady Doyanne ( D O'keeffe 164 ) 4.50L 3rd Sayitfirst ( D Gilligan 151 ) 12.00L 6th Leave In Secret ( J Smith 166 , Cd 163 ) 21.25L See full results | J Smith 75.3kg, Cd 73.9kg 21.25L | 6 (7) |
| Wexford 08-Aug-26 3840m GOOD R4 HcpCh $3,931 (of $19,661), Winning Time: 04:46.100, SP: 2.25 1st Beggars Rock ( K Sexton 164 ) 2nd Leave In Secret ( J Smith 166 , Cd 161 ) 4.25L 3rd Centreofattention ( A Kelly 158 ) 36.25L See full results | J Smith 75.3kg, Cd 73kg 4.25L | 2 (9) |
| Galway 29-Jul-26 3670m GOOD R3 HcpCh $2,766 (of $16,596), Winning Time: 04:37.900, SP: 12.00 1st Tell Us This ( C Stone-walsh 161 ) 2nd Herja ( H Sexton 158 ) 2.50L 3rd Leave In Secret ( J Smith 166 , Cd 161 ) 5.00L See full results | J Smith 75.3kg, Cd 73kg 5.00L | 3 (23) |
| Wexford 30-Jun-26 4627m GOOD R4 HcpCh $1,159 (of $23,145), Winning Time: 05:55.400, SP: 13.00 1st Rue Taylor ( C P Millar 161 , Cd 159 ) 2nd Teenage Kiss ( C O'dwyer 161 ) 0.30L 3rd Malton Groove ( P M O'brien 140 , Cd 138 ) 24.30L 4th Leave In Secret ( D Kidd 169 , Cd 165 ) 29.30L See full results | D Kidd 76.7kg, Cd 74.8kg 29.30L | 4 (12) |
| Downpatrick 13-Jun-26 3914m GOOD R5 HcpCh (of $11,838), Winning Time: 04:41.700, SP: 7.00 1st Finnians Row ( L Mckenna 157 ) 2nd Ringdufferin ( R Doyle 164 ) 4.50L 3rd King's Son ( P Donovan 146 ) 4.25L 7th Leave In Secret ( J Smith 170 , Cd 165 ) 16.75L See full results | J Smith 77.1kg, Cd 74.8kg 16.75L | 7 (14) |
| Navan 14-Dec-25 3219m SOFT TO HEAVY Chase, SP: 13/2 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, led 5 out, ridden and headed before 3 out, no extra | James Smith 74.4kg 2l | 7 (12) |
| Punchestown 13-Nov-25 3343m HEAVY Chase, SP: 7/2 Led, increased lead before 5th, reduced advantage before 4 out, headed 2 out, lost place last, weakened closing stages | J J Slevin 72.1kg 1/2 length | 6 (9) |
| Wexford 26-Oct-25 3941m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders, left 2nd at 3rd, slight mistake 8th, pushed along approaching straight, soon ridden and 3rd approaching last, no impression run-in | J J Slevin 75.3kg 3l | 4 (10) |
| Gowran Park 03-Oct-25 3292m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 10/3 Prominent, left in lead after 1st, not fluent 4th and 5th, headed briefly after 3 out, regained lead next, pushed along approaching last, soon ridden and no extra, dropped to 3rd over 100 yards out | James Smith 76.7kg 3/4 length | 3 (13) |
| Galway 08-Sep-25 3365m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 6/1 Soon tracked leader in 2nd, ridden to lead after 2 out and kept on well run-in, comfortably | J J Slevin 73kg | 1 (20) |
| Bellewstown 27-Aug-25 4124m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 9/1 Led, headed 4th and led again 6th, pushed along and headed 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, dropped to 5th at last, no extra | Darragh O'Keeffe 66.7kg 5l | 5 (13) |
| Ballinrobe 11-Aug-25 3373m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 1/1 Soon led, pressed after 2 out, increased lead last where not fluent, driven out run-in | Darragh O'Keeffe 71.7kg | 1 (11) |
| Galway 28-Jul-25 3338m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Mid-division, mistake 1st, bad mistake 2nd, ridden after 3 out, weakened | Jordan Gainford 74.8kg 3/4 length | 12 (20) |
| Tipperary 03-Jul-25 4106m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Led and disputed early, headed before 3rd, led again after 7th, joined after 3 out, ridden entering straight, led and mistake 2 out, joined before last, slight mistake last and headed, kept on same pace | Darragh O'Keeffe 71.7kg 2 1/2l | 3 (15) |
| Punchestown 07-Jun-25 3872m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 15/2 Chased leaders, led after 1st, headed 5th, 2nd halfway, pushed along in 4th after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened from next | Kieren Buckley 75.3kg 13l | 7 (21) |
| Clonmel 03-Oct-24 4011m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 10/3 Prominent, tracked leader in 2nd after 1st, slightly hampered 6th, slight mistake 8th, not fluent 3 out, challenged travelling well early straight, 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace | Darragh O'Keeffe 71.7kg 6 1/2l | 2 (7) |
| Galway 09-Sep-24 3365m YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 20/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along after 2 out and no impression before last, ridden and no extra run-in, kept on one pace | Darragh O'Keeffe 75.3kg 2 1/2l | 5 (20) |
| Kilbeggan 23-Aug-24 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING NH Flat, SP: 11/4 Led, joined 4f out, headed over 2f out and soon ridden, no extra in 4th from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong | Mr F R Buckley 76.2kg 7l | 4 (12) |
| Galway 01-Aug-24 3621m GOOD NH Flat, SP: 10/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along approaching straight and ridden over 1f out, 3rd and no impression final 100 yards | Mr J L Gleeson 76.2kg 1/2 length | 3 (13) |
| Cork 05-Jul-24 3392m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Led and disputed, headed after 3rd, slight mistake 5th, close up again 5 out, disputed before 3 out, slight mistake and ridden 3 out, soon headed, no extra in 3rd next, kept on one pace | Darragh O'Keeffe 75.3kg 10l | 3 (15) |
| Sligo 11-Jun-24 3586m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Soon led, jumped left 2nd and headed briefly, not fluent 4th and 4 out, pushed along and headed 2 out, 3rd and no impression approaching last, ridden and no extra run-in | O R Brown 75.3kg 9l | 3 (12) |