Horse Details

Merry Secret (IRE)

28 Runs 2 Wins (7.1%) 5 Places (17.9%)

Trainer: Lawrence Mullaney

5 years old

Sire: Elzaam (AUS)

Dam: Secret Liaison (IRE)

Damsire: Dandy Man

Past Runs (28 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
10/12/23 16:20	Wolverhampton (AW)	6f	Cam Hardie	Antony Brittain	5	1:14.83	1.5	46	8-8	25/1	Midfield - brief headway over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 22/1) Midfield - brief headway over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 22/1)
29/09/23 18:30	Newcastle (AW)	7f	Cam Hardie	Antony Brittain	6	1:28.48	1.25	48	9-2	9/2C	In touch with leaders - steady headway 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 5/1) In touch with leaders - steady headway 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 5/1)
07/09/23 16:35	Carlisle	6f	Connor Beasley	Lawrence Mullaney	5	1:12.63	1	49	8-12	7/1	Towards rear of midfield - outpaced after 2f - steady headway from 2f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 11/2) Towards rear of midfield - outpaced after 2f - steady headway from 2f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
26/08/23 20:00	Redcar	6f	Sean Kirrane	Lawrence Mullaney	7	1:11.39	0.05	49	9-3	20/1	Prominent - outpaced final furlong(op 16/1) Prominent - outpaced final furlong(op 16/1)
14/08/23 17:10	Wolverhampton (AW)	7f	Sean Kirrane	Lawrence Mullaney	2nd	1:28.89	0.3	46	9-6	10/1	Pressed leader - led over 1f out - ridden and headed inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 17/2) Pressed leader - led over 1f out - ridden and headed inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 17/2)
20/07/23 15:45	Leicester	6f	Oisin Murphy	Lawrence Mullaney	6	1:12.63	1.5	49	9-7	100/30	Midfield - outpaced over 2f out - rallied over 1f out - weakened final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung left-handed under pressure)(op 3/1) Midfield - outpaced over 2f out - rallied over 1f out - weakened final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung left-handed under pressure)(op 3/1)
07/07/23 20:10	Beverley	7½f	Ben Curtis	Lawrence Mullaney	3rd	1:32.64	3	50	9-11	7/2	Dwelt start - in touch with leaders - not clear run from 2f out - soon switched right and against far rail - edged left and stayed on from over 1f out(tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1) Dwelt start - in touch with leaders - not clear run from 2f out - soon switched right and against far rail - edged left and stayed on from over 1f out(tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1)
09/06/23 16:40	Thirsk	6f	Ben Curtis	Lawrence Mullaney	10	1:12.32	0.3	51	8-9	14/1	In rear - still plenty to do when pushed along and edged left over 2f out - bit short of room 1f out - never dangerous(op 11/1) In rear - still plenty to do when pushed along and edged left over 2f out - bit short of room 1f out - never dangerous(op 11/1)
30/05/23 17:25	Redcar	6f	Mr Eireann Cagney	Lawrence Mullaney	3rd	1:12.53	0.3	51	10-7	9/1	Towards rear - pushed along and headway over 1f out - kept on and went third towards finish(op 15/2 tchd 7/1) Towards rear - pushed along and headway over 1f out - kept on and went third towards finish(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
22/04/23 16:50	Thirsk	6f	Sean Kirrane	Lawrence Mullaney	10	1:19.97	.75	53	8-13	9/1	Switched right soon after start - raced near side - in rear on far side of group - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and struggling over 1f out(tchd 10/1) Switched right soon after start - raced near side - in rear on far side of group - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and struggling over 1f out(tchd 10/1)
13/04/23 17:40	Newcastle (AW)	6f	Sean Kirrane	Lawrence Mullaney	4	1:13.45	0.3	54	8-9	9/1	Midfield on far side of group - pushed along and headway over 2f out - ridden and edged left 1f out - kept on well until hung right and no extra towards finish(op 10/1) Midfield on far side of group - pushed along and headway over 2f out - ridden and edged left 1f out - kept on well until hung right and no extra towards finish(op 10/1)
31/03/23 19:20	Newcastle (AW)	7f	Sean Kirrane	Lawrence Mullaney	9	1:27.75	0.3	53	9-4	4/1	Blindfold off late and lost many lengths start - in rear - pushed along 3f out - headway when ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/2) Blindfold off late and lost many lengths start - in rear - pushed along 3f out - headway when ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/2)
04/11/22 16:15	Newcastle (AW)	7f	Paul Mulrennan	Lawrence Mullaney	8	1:28.60	1.25	56	9-3	8/1	In touch with leaders - pushed along over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 14/1) In touch with leaders - pushed along over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 14/1)
18/10/22 16:13	Newcastle (AW)	6f	Jason Hart	Lawrence Mullaney	6	1:12.16	0.3	58	9-7	14/1	In rear towards near side - ridden over 2f out - headway final 110yds - nearest finish(op 20/1 tchd 22/1) In rear towards near side - ridden over 2f out - headway final 110yds - nearest finish(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
27/08/22 13:30	Beverley	7½f	Cam Hardie	Lawrence Mullaney	9	1:32.82	.75	63	8-6	100/1	Slowly into stride - always towards rear (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 66/1) Slowly into stride - always towards rear (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 66/1)
22/07/22 18:25	York	6f	Paddy Mathers	Lawrence Mullaney	15	1:13.81	4.25	65	8-8	28/1	Awkward start - slowly away - in rear and outpaced on far side of group throughout(op 33/1 tchd 40/1) Awkward start - slowly away - in rear and outpaced on far side of group throughout(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
08/07/22 20:30	Chester	5½f	Paddy Mathers	Lawrence Mullaney	7	1:7.78	1	66	9-2	16/1	Slowly into stride - in rear - headway on inner over 1f out - not clear run and no impression inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 18/1) Slowly into stride - in rear - headway on inner over 1f out - not clear run and no impression inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
30/04/22 13:30	Thirsk	6f	Silvestre De Sousa	Lawrence Mullaney	1st	1:10.16	Won	62	8-4	17/2	Midfield - headway to lead 2f out - hard pressed and ridden inside final furlong - kept on well towards finish(tchd 9/1) Midfield - headway to lead 2f out - hard pressed and ridden inside final furlong - kept on well towards finish(tchd 9/1)
22/04/22 13:00	Doncaster	7f	Ben Curtis	Lawrence Mullaney	7	1:24.37	.5	63	9-0	11/2	Took keen hold - held up in behind leaders - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 5/1 tchd 6/1) Took keen hold - held up in behind leaders - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 5/1 tchd 6/1)
04/04/22 13:30	Redcar	7f	Phil Dennis	Lawrence Mullaney	6	1:33.01	2.5	64	9-6	9/2F	Raced far side - pressed leader - pushed along and led 2f out - headed 1f out - soon weakened - 6th of 11 in group(op 5/1) Raced far side - pressed leader - pushed along and led 2f out - headed 1f out - soon weakened - 6th of 11 in group(op 5/1)
10/03/22 18:30	Newcastle (AW)	6f	Phil Dennis	Lawrence Mullaney	3rd	1:13.66	0.3	65	9-7	5/1	Took keen hold - led narrowly or disputed lead - ridden and edged left over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) Took keen hold - led narrowly or disputed lead - ridden and edged left over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
01/03/22 19:30	Newcastle (AW)	6f	Phil Dennis	Lawrence Mullaney	3rd	1:13.83	0.3	65	9-3	18/1	Tracked leader - led over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost second final strides Tracked leader - led over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost second final strides
03/09/21 19:00	Pontefract	6f	Jason Watson	Lawrence Mullaney	12	1:19.59	4.5	72	9-12	12/1	Midfield - pushed along 4f out - weakened 2f out - eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 10/1 tchd 14/1) Midfield - pushed along 4f out - weakened 2f out - eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
24/06/21 20:15	Leicester	6f	William Buick	Michael Appleby	6	1:12.84	0.3	74	9-3	11/2	Dwelt start - chased leaders - ridden over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) Dwelt start - chased leaders - ridden over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
07/04/21 15:00	Lingfield (AW)	1m	Mark Crehan	Michael Appleby	4	1:38.49	0.2	69	9-1	6/1	Reluctant to load - took keen hold - midfield - chased leaders after 2f - headway and went second halfway - pushed along and led under 3f out - faced strong challenge inside final furlong - headed final 110yds - lost third final stride (jockey said gelding ran too free and hung left-handed) Reluctant to load - took keen hold - midfield - chased leaders after 2f - headway and went second halfway - pushed along and led under 3f out - faced strong challenge inside final furlong - headed final 110yds - lost third final stride (jockey said gelding ran too free and hung left-handed)
16/02/21 14:25	Kempton (AW)	7f	Alistair Rawlinson	Michael Appleby	1st	1:28.46	Won	64	9-6	3/1F	Chased leader - ridden and outpaced when carried head awkwardly 2f out - rallied and kept on inside final furlong - made strong challenge inside final 110yds - led final strides(op 10/3) Chased leader - ridden and outpaced when carried head awkwardly 2f out - rallied and kept on inside final furlong - made strong challenge inside final 110yds - led final strides(op 10/3)
19/01/21 18:40	Southwell (AW)	6f	Alistair Rawlinson	Michael Appleby	4	1:16.47	2.5	63	8-12	100/30	Stumbled and ducked right start - chased leaders - niggled along 4f out - soon lost ground - hung left over 2f out - shaken up and no impression over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left throughout)(op 4/1 tchd 3/1) Stumbled and ducked right start - chased leaders - niggled along 4f out - soon lost ground - hung left over 2f out - shaken up and no impression over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left throughout)(op 4/1 tchd 3/1)
05/09/20 13:30	Kempton (AW)	7f	George Wood	Tom Ward	5	1:27.75	1.75	70	8-6	25/1	Led - ridden when faced strong challenge from over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 40/1) Led - ridden when faced strong challenge from over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 40/1)