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Secret Handsheikh: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Secret Handsheikh is an 8-year-old gelding by Mayson, trained by John Gallagher. He has won 6 of 50 starts and placed in 12 more, for £51,225 in prize money. His best trip is 5.5f, where 5 wins from 18 is a 28% strike rate against 3% at every other distance. He runs next in the 1:45 at Sandown on 16 September, where the best price is 12/1 with Bet365. His best performance rating is 78, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 18
  • Strike rate 12%
  • Prize money £51,225
  • Best rating 78
  • Official rating 64

Where Secret Handsheikh runs next

Time Course Race Best price
1:45 Sandown Trainor Stone & Tile Marble Handicap Stakes 12/1 Bet365 bet365

Secret Handsheikh form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
24 Aug 26 Brighton Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap Stakes Class 5 5.5f Good To Firm 5 1.5 13/2 Joe Leavy 64
23 Aug 26 Brighton Blackmore Equestrian Construction Handicap Stakes (Brighton Summer Sprint Series Final) Class 2 6f Good To Firm 5 1.25 11/1 Joe Leavy 64
5 Aug 26 Brighton Free Race Replays On Attheraces.com Handicap Stakes (Brighton Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) Class 6 5.5f Good To Firm 1 — 11/4 Cieren Fallon 58
15 Jul 26 Bath Home Group Financial Wealth Management Trophy Handicap Stakes (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) Class 6 5f Firm 5 3.25 8/1 Joe Leavy 58
27 Jun 26 Chepstow DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap Class 6 5f Good To Firm 1 — 4/1 Joe Leavy 55
22 Jun 26 Windsor Fitzdares Taking Bets Since 1882 Handicap Class 6 5f Good To Firm 7 7.25 22/1 Joe Leavy 55
9 Jun 26 Brighton fairplaybet.co.uk Bet 20 Get 20 Free Bets Handicap Class 5 5.5f Good 8 5.25 9/2 Jack Callan 55
29 May 26 Brighton fairplaybet.co.uk Bet 20 Get 20 Free Bets Handicap Class 6 6f Good To Firm 3 .5 14/1 Luke Morris 55
22 May 26 Bath Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 5.5f Good To Firm 10 10 14/1 Luke Morris 55
7 May 26 Windsor Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 6 5f Good To Firm 10 9 14/1 Neil Callan 57
20 Apr 26 Lingfield (AW) Follow AtTheRaces On X Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 3 4 10/1 Joe Leavy 58
5 Apr 26 Bath Floyds Turfcare And Weed Solutions Handicap Class 6 5f Good 8 2.5 8/1 Billy Loughnane 60
13 Mar 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 10 16.5 40/1 Hollie Doyle 62
30 Sep 25 Bath Thank You To BetWright Handicap Class 5 5.5f Good To Firm 14 15 16/1 Joe Leavy 63
14 Sep 25 Bath BetWright Safer Gambling Bath Summer Sprint Series Final Handicap Class 2 5.5f Heavy 2 1.5 8/1 Joe Leavy 62
3 Sep 25 Bath BetWright Safer Gambling Handicap Class 6 5f Heavy 2 .5 7/4F Trevor Whelan 62
29 Aug 25 Sandown Killik & Co Handicap Class 5 5f Soft 3 3.75 20/1 Trevor Whelan 62
16 Aug 25 Bath Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Class 6 5.5f Firm 1 — 4/1 Trevor Whelan 60
11 Aug 25 Windsor Fitzdares Salutes Jeremy Chapman Handicap Class 6 5f Good To Firm 7 4.25 7/1 Edward Greatrex 60
6 Aug 25 Brighton Star Sports We Believe In Bookmaking Handicap Class 6 5.5f Good 3 1 9/2 Jack Callan 60
25 Jul 25 Chepstow Roxy James Young Carers Support Handicap Class 5 5f Good 4 5 28/1 Joe Leavy 62
11 Jul 25 Chepstow betwright.com Instant Withdrawals Handicap Class 6 5f Good To Firm 5 9.25 11/1 William Carson 64
9 Jun 25 Windsor Fitzdares Telephone Betting Apprentice Handicap Class 5 5f Good 7 7.25 5/1 Jack Callan 66
30 May 25 Chepstow DragonBet Born From The Betting Ring Handicap Class 5 5f Good 5 2 6/1 William Carson 67
30 Apr 25 Brighton starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Firm 4 4.25 15/2 William Carson 65
28 Apr 25 Windsor Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 2 .5 12/1 Neil Callan 65
18 Apr 25 Chelmsford City (AW) 6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 9 2.75 40/1 Darragh Keenan 67
27 Mar 25 Chelmsford City (AW) It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 5 3.75 22/1 Neil Callan 69
8 Oct 24 Brighton Download The At The Races App Apprentice Handicap (Hands And Heels) Class 5 5.5f Good To Soft 2 8 2/1F Shay Farmer 70
18 Sep 24 Sandown Fireworks Spooktacular 31 October Handicap Class 5 5f Good 4 4.25 7/1 William Carson 63
9 Sep 24 Brighton Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Handicap Class 6 5.5f Soft 1 — 11/8F William Carson 63
30 Aug 24 Sandown Amazing Sri Lanka Handicap Class 5 5f Good 5 1.5 14/1 Darragh Keenan 64
17 Aug 24 Bath Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Class 6 5.5f Good To Firm 7 4.75 7/2J William Carson 64
9 Aug 24 Brighton Star Sports We Believe In Bookmaking Handicap Class 6 5.5f Good 1 — 3/1C William Carson 54
24 Jul 24 Salisbury Highclere Castle 'The Perfect Gin' Handicap Class 6 5f Good To Firm 5 3 4/1F Callum Hutchinson 56
19 Jul 24 Nottingham Blog.Rhino.Bet For Daily Racing Insight Handicap Class 6 5f Good To Soft 4 1.5 5/4F Neil Callan 56
29 Jun 24 Windsor Aitch Sea Jays Memorial Handicap Class 6 5f Good To Firm 2 3.5 7/2 Neil Callan 58
24 Jun 24 Bath AK Bets Emile Heskey Euros Video Handicap Class 6 5f Firm 6 6.5 8/1 Rhys Clutterbuck 58
13 Jun 24 Nottingham Boost Your Winnings At Rhino.Bet Handicap Class 6 5f Good 9 5.25 7/1 Hollie Doyle 60
28 May 24 Brighton Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Class 6 5.5f Good 5 5.75 9/2 Christian Howarth 63
16 May 24 Lingfield Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 6 5.25 12/1 Darragh Keenan 65
20 Apr 24 Brighton Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Class 4 5.5f Good 3 3.75 6/1 Kaiya Fraser 66
10 Apr 24 Lingfield (AW) Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 8 3 9/1 Neil Callan 68
22 Mar 24 Lingfield (AW) BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 9 7.25 18/1 Neil Callan 69
16 Sep 23 Bath Thorn Baker Access Group Bath Summer Sprint Series Final Handicap Class 2 5.5f Good To Soft 15 11.5 12/1 Darragh Keenan 66
11 Sep 23 Brighton At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Class 6 5.5f Good 1 — 5/4F Darragh Keenan 64
4 Sep 23 Brighton Racing League On Sky Sports Racing Handicap Class 5 5.5f Good 2 .25 2/1 Darragh Keenan 64
23 Aug 23 Bath At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Class 6 5f Good 5 5.5 7/2 Luke Catton 63
16 Aug 23 Yarmouth Reade Catering Hog Roasts Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 2 .25 8/1 Neil Callan 63
4 Aug 23 Bath Bath Marquees Apprentice Handicap Class 5 5.5f Good To Soft 6 3.5 28/1 Luke Catton 65

Last time out

Finished 5 in the Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap Stakes at Brighton on 24 August 2026. Sat close to the front group early - pushed along with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed to finish fifth beaten a length and a half.

Secret Handsheikh by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
5f 26 1 4% —
5.5f 18 5 28% —
6f 6 0 0% —

Secret Handsheikh by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Firm 18 2 11% —
Good 15 2 13% —
Standard 6 0 0% —
Good To Soft 4 0 0% —
Firm 3 1 33% —
Heavy 2 0 0% —
Soft 2 1 50% —

Secret Handsheikh by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Brighton 14 4 29% —
Bath 12 1 8% —
Windsor 6 0 0% —
Chepstow 4 1 25% —
Lingfield (AW) 3 0 0% —
Sandown 3 0 0% —
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% —
Nottingham 2 0 0% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% —
Salisbury 1 0 0% —

Secret Handsheikh breeding

  • Sire Mayson (GB)
  • Dam Descriptive (IRE)
  • Damsire Desert King (IRE)
  • Breeder Tibthorpe Stud
  • Foaled 29 April 2018

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