The 6yr-old is one of seven horses in the maiden claiming race at the Wairio club's mile day at Winton tomorrow - the first such race to get off the ground since the idea was mooted at the start of this season.
The Barnett Hanover gelding has gone close to winning in his 26 starts to date, racking up nine placings without ever quite breaking through for the first win.
But his driver for tomorrow, Nathan Williamson, said the small field and distance should suit the honest pacer - even after a poor effort for 12th at Gore last week, 39 lengths behind Surprise Party.
''He raced terribly the other day but he was in one of those $8000 maiden races and they're not for the faint-hearted,'' Williamson said.
''He was fresh-up and hadn't had a workout or a trial, so they're expecting improvement.''
Williamson could be in front when he hits the long Winton straight, but the next test will come a furlong later.
''If he wanted to win, he could,'' he said.
''He's one of those horses that you get halfway down the straight and ask him to go, he stops. You've got to kid to him the whole way.
''But that's his sort of field that he should be able to handle. Over the mile is something that should suit him.''
Roxburgh trainers Geoff and Jude Knight - strong supporters of the concept - have Kiwi Az and Bryleigh Star entered with a claiming price of $3000 on each horse. The cheapest horse in the race is a 9yr-old Washington V C gelding Redfern Flight, who can be claimed for $1000 from Otautau trainers Reg and Earl Drake.
Williamson has also gained the drive on Speights Girl for West Melton trainer Cran Dalgety. The last-start winner is out of 2007 2yr-old sales series winner Exotic Lover, who has also left Abraxas (five wins).
''It's quite a nice filly, by all accounts,'' he said.
''It did beat a pretty weak field at Forbury so whether that's a good guide for this race, I'm not too sure.
''It's a big step up to racing the 1- and 2-win fillies and mares, but they think a bit of it.''
Given is another horse Williamson thinks a bit of, having trained the trotter to wins at Ascot Park and Ashburton last season. The 5yr-old is back under the care of his breeder, Gay McClymont, and galloped with a lap to go at Gore last Sunday.
''I thought he was quite disappointing the other day, even after his gallop - he'd need to improve.
''It's a handy wee field but on his best day, he'd donkey-lick them. He probably will take a few runs to come back to it.''
Secret's Out debuts in race one for Wingatui and Forbury Park clerk of the course Graeme Mee, who owns the 3yr-old with his wife, Ann.
The Mach Three filly - trained by Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen at Rolleston - was bred by Phil Creighton, of Mosgiel, out of the Holmes Hanover mare Holmes Town Girl and qualified in April, finishing second ahead of Speights Girl.
