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Horse profile

Honourable Retreat (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2007) · Last trainer T J Taaffe · Last owner Maurice Clifford
by Luso (GB) out of No Blues (IRE) (Orchestra)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2006
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Dec 2007 — 6,886 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2007 · 13th of 17 Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Honourable Retreat (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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 91C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 1 Apr 2007 Official rating 78 at the last run, 28 Dec 2007

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 91C · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy590C82—
Soft291C85—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m491C85—
2m1f – 2m4f290C84.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Luso (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 3,516 runs since Jan 2008 (389 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm39615.4%+8.7—
Good to Firm385307.8%+1.1—
Good1,062676.3%−0.4—
Good to Soft454275.9%−0.8—
Soft930616.6%−0.10 from 2
Heavy634436.8%+0.10 from 5
Standard (AW)1218.3%+1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f800%−6.7—
1m5f – 2m731354.8%−1.90 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,331977.3%+0.60 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,170776.6%−0.10 from 1
Over 3m276269.4%+2.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
No Blues (IRE) (Orchestra)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Secret Stash (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Secret Stash (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Secret Stash (IRE)822m–2m5fClass 4
Mount Prospex (IRE)120——
Searenity (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A B Joyce 3 0 0% −3.00
S M McGovern 2 0 0% −2.00
T G M Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 5 0 0% −5.00
2006 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
2007 · 5 runs
28 Dec 07+33d Limerick Woodlands House Hotel H'cap H'dle (rated 74-102) 2m5f · Heavy · 17 ran 13/17 7 10-5 7879C A B Joyce 14/1
25 Nov 07+238d Navan williamhillcasino.com Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 2m4f · Yielding · 29 ran 17/29 1¾ 9-10 8379C T G M Ryan 20/1
01 Apr 07+21d Limerick Kate Buckingham (C&G) Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 18 ran 11/18 5 11-12 8391C Barry Geraghty 20/1
11 Mar 07+63d Naas William Malone Novice Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 19 ran 9/19 7 10-11 —79C S M McGovern 33/1
07 Jan 07+11d Naas Www.financebusiness.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 25 ran 23/25 3½ 11-9 —88C S M McGovern 33/1
2006 · 2 runs
27 Dec 06+14d Leopardstown paddypowerpoker.com Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 24 ran 12/24 11 11-0 —82C A B Joyce 33/1
13 Dec 06 Downpatrick INH Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m2½f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 7/12 2½ 10-9 —90C A B Joyce 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Honourable Retreat won?
Honourable Retreat (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2006 and 2007.
Who trained Honourable Retreat?
Honourable Retreat (IRE) was trained by T J Taaffe on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 28 December 2007.
Who is Honourable Retreat's sire?
Honourable Retreat (IRE) is by Luso (GB) out of No Blues (IRE), whose sire is Orchestra.
What is Honourable Retreat's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 28 December 2007. The highest on record is 83.
What is Honourable Retreat's sire's record?
Luso (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 3,516 runs since Jan 2008 (389 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Honourable Retreat's siblings?
Out of No Blues (IRE), Honourable Retreat (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Secret Stash (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Secret Stash (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.