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Horse profile

Honest Man (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2009) · Last trainer B R Hamilton · Last owner P Donaldson
by Sea Raven (IRE) out of Artistic Thyne (IRE) (Good Thyne)
15 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2007
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Dec 2009 — 6,157 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2009 · 1st of 15 Won last time out 2 wins · Downpatrick & Down Royal Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Honest Man (IRE) is 2 from 15. Won last time out at Downpatrick.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating87↓ 1lb off peak
87 79–88

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 18 Dec 2009 Official rating 87 at the last run, 18 Dec 2009

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 →

Jumps 15 figures · best 121A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft9121A98—
Good to Firm2114A95.5—
Heavy299C97—
Good to Soft298A93—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8120A96.5—
1m5f – 2m7121A98—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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
Sea Raven (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 414 runs since Jan 2008 (49 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+17—
Good to Firm5123.9%−4.10 from 2
Good10287.8%−0.2—
Good to Soft6169.8%+1.80 from 2
Soft110109.1%+1.12 from 9
Heavy8667%−10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−8—
1m2f – 1m4f100%−8—
1m5f – 2m7833.8%−4.21 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1841910.3%+2.31 from 8
2m5f – 3m11476.1%−1.9—
Over 3m36411.1%+3.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Artistic Thyne (IRE) (Good Thyne)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Deal Or No Deal (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Deal Or No Deal (IRE)1822m–2m1f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 2 22% +10.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 5 1 20% +8.00
Downpatrick 3 1 33% +3.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 7 1 14% +6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew J McNamara 6 2 33% +13.00
Ken Whelan 4 0 0% −4.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 7 2 29% +12.00
2008 7 0 0% −7.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 2 15% +6.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 7 runs
18 Dec 09+138d Downpatrick Bet With Downpatrick Tote Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 18f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-4 87120A Andrew J McNamara 5/1
02 Aug 09+44d Cork Charleville Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 18f · Yielding · 20 ran 17/20 8 11-5 8890C Andrew J McNamara 7/1
19 Jun 09+26d Down Royal Beechlawn House & Strangford Arms Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 5/19 ½ 10-12 88114A Andrew J McNamara 8/1
24 May 09+20d Ballinrobe John Madden & Sons Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Soft · 16 ran 3/16 5½ 10-11 87121A Davy Russell 4/1F
04 May 09+36d Down Royal Pat O'Hare Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Yielding · 20 ran 1/20 10-11 80120A Andrew J McNamara 12/1
29 Mar 09+32d Downpatrick Toals 'dial A Bet 90321721' Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 18f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 13/15 11 10-11 8077C Andrew J McNamara 5/1
25 Feb 09+61d Downpatrick On-course Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 18f · Yielding · 15 ran 4/15 1½ 10-11 8098A Andrew J McNamara 14/1
2008 · 7 runs
26 Dec 08+44d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 16f · Soft · 16 ran 12/16 30 10-2 8178C Conor Maxwell 16/1
12 Nov 08+11d Fairyhouse Winter Festival 2008 Maiden Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 16 ran 9/16 2½ 11-4 8195A Ken Whelan 50/1
01 Nov 08+213d Down Royal A.Bartlett & Sons(Airdrie) Ltd Maiden H'dle 16f · Soft · 19 ran 12/19 4 11-4 7990C Ken Whelan 50/1
02 Apr 08+25d Gowran Park Inistioge Maiden Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 20 ran 15/20 11 11-12 7999C Ken Whelan 50/1
08 Mar 08+18d Gowran Park Tetratema 'Son Of The Tetrarch' Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 15/20 5½ 11-12 80100C Ken Whelan 66/1
19 Feb 08+27d Punchestown Book Your Festival Tickets Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 20f · Yielding · 22 ran 15/22 ½ 11-10 8091C Kevin Coleman 33/1
23 Jan 08+28d Musselburgh Levy Board Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 6/15 1 11-4 —98A Graham Lee 20/1
2007 · 1 run
26 Dec 07 Down Royal Duke Of York (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race 16f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 11/18 6 11-4 —88C Mark Quinlan 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Honest Man won?
Honest Man (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Honest Man?
Honest Man (IRE) was trained by B R Hamilton on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 18 December 2009.
Who is Honest Man's sire?
Honest Man (IRE) is by Sea Raven (IRE) out of Artistic Thyne (IRE), whose sire is Good Thyne.
What going does Honest Man prefer?
Honest Man (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Honest Man's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 18 December 2009. The highest on record is 88.
What is Honest Man's sire's record?
Sea Raven (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 414 runs since Jan 2008 (49 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Honest Man's siblings?
Out of Artistic Thyne (IRE), Honest Man (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Deal Or No Deal (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2007. 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.