Secrecies Of Stone
Secrecies Of Stone is a horse that has found a niche but struggles to repeat it. At eight years old, the horse has won just twice in 20 races—a 10 percent win rate that speaks to a fairly modest level of ability. What's interesting, though, is where those wins came from: both came on soft ground, where the horse has won 2 of its last 5 races, a 40 percent win rate that is substantially better than its overall record. On normal or faster ground, Secrecies Of Stone has managed just one place from 15 attempts, which tells you exactly what conditions this horse needs to be competitive.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Mangetout Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The wins themselves were spread across nearly a year. The first came at Tipperary on 4 July 2024, then a long gap before victory at Leopardstown on 3 March 2025. That was 17 months ago now, and since then the horse has not won again. The recent form is bleak: four races over the last 10 days have produced only one place finish, a fourth, and nothing else to show for the effort. Trainer Paul Nolan, based at Enniscorthy in County Wexford, has had a productive season with 25 winners from the yard, but this particular horse is not contributing much to that tally at present.
What Secrecies Of Stone offers is a clear picture: a reliable place finisher on the soft ground it loves, but a horse that rarely wins and has now gone 17 months without doing so. For the yard looking for value, the answer is simple—wait for heavy rain and soft ground, and hope for a return to form that has been missing since spring.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Jul
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
30 Jun
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
6 Jun
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
4 May
4th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
3 Mar
9th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 11 runners
30 Nov
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 11 runners
4 Oct
DNF
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
22 Apr
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
3 Mar
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
19 Jan
5th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Wexford Sharp |
4 |
4 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
3 Mar |
33.3% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
30 Nov |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
22 Nov |
50% |
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
19 Jan |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
16 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
28 Dec |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
22 Sep |
0% |