Clondaw Secret made his debut a winning one when taking his four-year-old maiden at Boulta in December. The son of Court Cave benefitted from a well-judged ride by Shane Fitzgerald and when asked the gelding made progress at his ease from three-out, he then easily took the measure of the always-prominent Champagne Gold from the last to win impressively by two lengths. Clondaw Secret is a brother to four-track winners, which includes the Willie Mullins-trained Clondaw Court and is out of a half-sister to five-time winning mare Rahanine Melody. Given how he travelled with such ease into this event, Clondaw Secret highlighted himself as a very exciting sort that is bred to develop into a smart type on the track and could have a lot to offer to new connections.