The sire, Cotai Glory, was a sharp, speedy horse who made his name over the shortest distances, and he has passed that early-pace profile on to plenty of his offspring. The dam's side brings in Sakhee's Secret, another horse associated with speed and a knack for performing on fast, dry ground. On paper at least, this looks like a horse built to travel quickly out of the stalls — which at two years old, when races are short and explosive, is exactly what you want.
The trainer, Clive Cox, operates out of Lambourn in Berkshire — one of British racing's most storied training villages — and his yard has been in fine form, sending out 47 winners already this season. That is not an accident. Cox has a strong reputation for placing young horses in the right races at the right time, and when a yard is operating at that kind of volume, it tends to mean horses arrive at the track ready to run. That is worth something on debut day, when so many first-time runners show up underprepared. For 00ohsosecret, the hope will be that all the preparation has been done at home, and the racecourse is simply the next step.