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Horse profile

Hondo (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2024) · Last trainer Lucinda Russell · Last owner Richard Katherine Gilbert
by Gregorian (IRE) out of Queen's Novel (GB) (King's Best)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jul 2024 — 835 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2024 · 10th of 11 Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile

Hondo is a maiden who won none of nine starts on turf, with one place. His best effort came when second of eight at Catterick in Aug 2023. He raced over 1m2f to 1m4f on six occasions and has contested races on good to firm, good, good to soft and soft ground. Aged 4 at his last run in Jul 2024, he finished 10th of 11 in a Class 6 handicap at Ayr off a mark of 60.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating60↓ 14lb off peak
60 60–74

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 87 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hamilton, 24 Sep 2023

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 9 figures · best 112C · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3102A61—
Good2112C103—
Good to Soft287A82—
Soft267B64.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f694C72—
1m5f – 2m1———
6f – 7f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 60A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hamilton, 24 Sep 2023 Official rating 60 at the last run, 8 Jul 2024

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 9 figures · best 79A · median 55
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm354B47—
Good255C50—
Good to Soft264A62—
Soft279A74—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f669A57—
1m5f – 2m1———
6f – 7f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,942 runs since Jan 2008 (164 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6% from 116.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−9.4—
Good to Firm2733011%+1.60 from 3
Good4434810.8%+1.40 from 2
Good to Soft215209.3%−0.10 from 2
Soft262218%−1.40 from 2
Heavy8167.4%−2—
Standard (AW)657588.8%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f283289.9%+0.5—
6f – 7f823779.4%00 from 1
1m – 1m1f4084210.3%+0.90 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f224208.9%−0.50 from 6
1m5f – 2m11676%−3.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f6857.4%−2—
2m5f – 3m12216.7%+7.3—
Over 3m8225%+15.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Queen's Novel (GB) (King's Best)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Cumulonimbus (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Cumulonimbus (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cumulonimbus (IRE)1951m2f–1m4fClass 2
Artificer (IRE)1311mClass 6
Insightful (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Curtis 3 0 0% −3.00
Jonny Peate 2 0 0% −2.00
Ryan Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Orr 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 7 0 0% −7.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
08 Jul 24+19d Ayr Book For The Ayr Gold Cup Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 10/11 10 9-11 6058C47C Ryan Sexton 40/1
19 Jun 24+269d Hamilton Scottish Racing Supporting RacingWithPride Handicap Class 5 · 11f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 17 9-3 6494C45C Oisin Orr 8/1
24 Sep 23+15d Hamilton McEwan Grant, Construction & Retail Joinery Contractors Handicap Class 5 · 11f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 1¾ 9-8 6787A60A Ben Curtis 17/2
09 Sep 23+19d Thirsk Follow BresBet On Twitter Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 ½ 9-7 70112C55C Sam James 8/1
21 Aug 23+25d Catterick Bet At racingtv.com Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 12f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 2½ 9-2 7377B64A Ben Curtis 4/1
27 Jul 23+30d Doncaster 50 Days Until The St Leger Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1 9-9 7467B69A Jason Hart 9/1
27 Jun 23+7d Beverley All New All Electric Lexus RZ Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 1¼ 9-5 —102A45A Ben Curtis 7/2
20 Jun 23+18d Thirsk Peter Fairhurst Memorial EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 nk 9-4 —62A79A Jonny Peate 40/1
02 Jun 23 Doncaster Walk As One For Weston Park Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 3 9-1 —61C54B Jonny Peate 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hondo (IRE) won?
Hondo (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Hondo (IRE)?
Hondo (IRE) was trained by Lucinda Russell on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 8 July 2024.
Who is Hondo (IRE)'s sire?
Hondo (IRE) is by Gregorian (IRE) out of Queen's Novel (GB), whose sire is King's Best.
What is Hondo (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 8 July 2024. The highest on record is 74.
What is Hondo (IRE)'s sire's record?
Gregorian (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,942 runs since Jan 2008 (164 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6% from 116.
Who are Hondo (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Queen's Novel (GB), Hondo (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Cumulonimbus (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Cumulonimbus (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.