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Optima RacingHorses › Secret Handsheikh (GB)

Secret Handsheikh (GB)

8yo b g · Form & record 2020-08-14 to 2026-07-15 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by John Gallagher.
Pedigree Mayson (GB) × Descriptive (IRE) (by Desert King)
OwnerThe Old Deer Racing Partnership
BreederTibthorpe Stud
Ratings Official 58 · best RPR 93 · best TS 87
78
Runs
11
Wins
14.1%
Strike rate
35.9%
Place rate
0.94
Actual / Expected
-50.4%
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Full form — last 30 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-07-15 18d Bath 5f Firm 6 5/6 0.3 Joe Leavy v 138 58 60 62 8/1
Flat Turf Home Group Financial Wealth Management Trophy Handicap Stakes (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) Prominent - briefly led over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/2)
2026-06-27 5d Chepstow 5f Firm 6 1/6 0 Joe Leavy v 135 55 63 48 4/1
Flat Turf DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap Raced towards centre - well placed throughout - driven over 1f out - drifted right but ran on with purpose - hit the front final 110yds - held on well
2026-06-22 13d Windsor 5f Firm 6 7/12 0.3 Joe Leavy v 130 55 39 35 22/1
Flat Turf Fitzdares Taking Bets Since 1882 Handicap In touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(op 14/1)
2026-06-09 11d Brighton 5.5f Good 5 8/8 1.75 Jack Callan v 118 56 60 68 9/2
Flat Turf fairplaybet.co.uk Bet 20 Get 20 Free Bets Handicap
2026-05-29 7d Brighton 6f Firm 6 3/13 0.1 Luke Morris v 135 55 68 30 14/1
Flat Turf fairplaybet.co.uk Bet £20 Get £20 Free Bets Handicap (Brighton Summer Sprint Series Qualifier)
2026-05-22 15d Bath 5.5f Firm 6 10/13 2.25 Luke Morris v 135 55 30 25 14/1
Flat Turf Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) (Div I) Midfield and on outer - weakened inside final furlong(op 12/1)
2026-05-07 17d Windsor 5f Firm 6 10/11 3 Neil Callan v 132 57 33 17 14/1
Flat Turf Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Prominent on outer - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
2026-04-20 15d Lingfield (AW) 5f Standard 6 3/8 2.75 Joe Leavy v 128 58 52 28 10/1
Flat AW Follow @AtTheRaces On X Handicap Towards rear - headway over 2f out - went third towards finish(op 12/1)
2026-04-05 23d Bath 5f Good 6 8/13 0.1 Billy Loughnane v 130 60 62 32 8/1
Flat Turf Floyds Turfcare And Weed Solutions Handicap In touch with leaders on inner - no extra inside final furlong(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
2026-03-13 164d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 10/10 8.5 Hollie Doyle v 132 62 18 2 40/1
Flat AW Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Raced wide - always behind - hung right and lost touch 2f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)
2025-09-30 16d Bath 5.5f Firm 5 14/14 9 Joe Leavy v 129 63 22 9 16/1
Flat Turf Thank You To BetWright Handicap In touch with leaders - pushed along and lost ground halfway - dropped to last over 1f out - eased inside final furlong(op 12/1)
2025-09-14 11d Bath 5.5f Heavy 2 2/11 1.5 Joe Leavy v 123 62 68 56 8/1
Flat Turf Betwright Safer Gambling Bath Summer Sprint Series Final Handicap Prominent - kept on against near rail from over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - edged left towards finish(op 12/1)
2025-09-03 5d Bath 5f Heavy 6 2/6 0.5 Trevor Whelan v 133 62 68 41 7/4
Flat Turf BetWright Safer Gambling Handicap (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) Prominent - no extra inside final 110yds(Mkt1: op 2/1 tchd 15/8)
2025-08-29 13d Sandown 5f Soft 5 3/10 3.5 Trevor Whelan v 132 62 57 30 20/1
Flat Turf Killik & Co Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Series Sprint Qualifier) Held up in midfield - headway over 1f out - switched left inside final furlong - went modest third inside final 110yds - no match for first two(op 16/1)
2025-08-16 5d Bath 5.5f Firm 6 1/5 0 Trevor Whelan v 135 60 66 52 4/1
Flat Turf Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Raced in second - led narrowly 2f out - ran on - just did enough
2025-08-11 5d Windsor 5f Firm 6 7/10 0.75 Edward Greatrex v 133 60 53 42 7/1
Flat Turf Fitzdares Salutes Jeremy Chapman Handicap In touch with leaders - hampered over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 15/2)
2025-08-06 12d Brighton 5.5f Good 6 3/11 0.75 Jack Callan b 126 60 64 53 9/2
Flat Turf Star Sports We Believe In Bookmaking Handicap In touch with leaders - led over 1f out - headed but kept on inside final furlong(op 4/1)
2025-07-25 14d Chepstow 5f Good 5 4/6 1.5 Joe Leavy b 129 62 54 27 28/1
Flat Turf Roxy James Young Carers Support Handicap Raced in fourth - outpaced from over 1f out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
2025-07-11 32d Chepstow 5f Firm 6 5/5 4.5 William Carson v 135 64 38 22 11/1
Flat Turf betwright.com Instant Withdrawals Handicap Led - headed over 2f out - weakening when squeezed out inside final furlong(op 17/2 tchd 12/1)
2025-06-09 10d Windsor 5f Good 5 7/7 3.25 Jack Callan v 130 66 48 41 5/1
Flat Turf Fitzdares Telephone Betting Apprentice Handicap In touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(op 6/1)
2025-05-30 30d Chepstow 5f Good 5 5/7 1 William Carson v 130 67 64 33 6/1
Flat Turf Dragonbet Born From The Betting Ring Handicap In touch with leaders - keeping on when repeatedly short of room final 110yds - not recover (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run)(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
2025-04-30 2d Brighton 6f Firm 5 4/7 0.1 William Carson v 126 65 66 57 15/2
Flat starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap
2025-04-28 10d Windsor 5f Firm 5 2/11 0.5 Neil Callan v 132 65 71 22 12/1
Flat Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap
2025-04-18 22d Chelmsford (AW) 5f Standard 5 9/12 0.1 Darragh Keenan v 131 67 66 43 40/1
Flat 6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Handicap
2025-03-27 170d Chelmsford (AW) 5f Standard 5 5/9 Neil Callan v 135 69 67 59 22/1
Flat Its Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap
2024-10-08 29d Brighton 5.5f Soft 5 2/7 8 Shay Farmer v 137 70 61 47 2/1F
Flat Turf Download The At The Races App Apprentice Handicap (Hands And Heels Race) (Part Of The RE Series) Prominent - lost ground from 2f out - no chance with winner but went second inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 9/4 tchd 5/2)
2024-09-09 23d Brighton 5.5f Soft 6 1/5 0 William Carson v 134 63 76 62 11/8F
Flat Turf Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Handicap Made all - switched to near side 3f out - going best against near rail 2f out - ridden over 1f out - comfortably(op 2/1 tchd 5/4)
2024-08-17 8d Bath 5.5f Firm 6 7/8 3 William Carson v 139 64 57 32 7/2J
Flat Turf Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Stumbled start - midfield - weakened from over 1f out - short of room inside final furlong (jockey said gelding stumbled leaving stalls)(op 9/2)
2024-08-09 16d Brighton 5.5f Good 6 1/6 0 William Carson v 135 54 72 58 3/1C
Flat Turf Star Sports We Believe In Bookmaking Handicap Made all - switched to near side over 3f out - ridden and went clear inside final furlong - eased towards finish - easily(tchd 10/3)
2024-07-24 5d Salisbury 5f Firm 6 5/9 1 Callum Hutchinson v 128 56 56 17 4/1
Flat Turf Highclere Castle The Perfect Gin Handicap Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced from under 2f out - kept on(op 9/2)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)33515.2%
Normal (2-4wk)30516.7%
Freshened (1-2m)8112.5%
Layoff (2-6m)500.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 2200.0%
Class 3400.0%
Class 48112.5%
Class 53438.8%
Class 629724.1%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)781114.1%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Firm2627.7%
Good23521.7%
Standard14321.4%
Soft1317.7%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Brighton14428.6%
Bath1218.3%
Windsor1000.0%
Chepstow7228.6%
Lingfield (AW)400.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)3133.3%
Chelmsford (AW)300.0%
Nottingham300.0%
Salisbury300.0%
Southwell (AW)3266.7%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2020-08-14–2026-07-15. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.