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Honourary Gift (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2021) · Last trainer James Ewart · Last owner Phillipselliotcarruthersdrewpalmer
by City Honours (USA) out of Zaffalong (IRE) (Zaffaran)
11 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jul 2021 — 1,949 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2021 · 5th of 10 2 wins · Sedgefield Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

Honourary Gift (IRE) is 2 from 11. Hasn't won since Mar 2019. Last raced off 101, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating101↓ 11lb off peak
101 101–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sedgefield, 4 Sep 2020

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 120B · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good5120B67—
Good to Soft397B93—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m597B82—
2m1f – 2m4f4120B91.5—

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 4 Jul 2021 Official rating 101 at the last run, 4 Jul 2021

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 9 figures · best 114A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good5112A87—
Good to Soft3106B93—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5114A85—
2m1f – 2m4f4112A99.5—

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 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
City Honours (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,050 runs since Jan 2008 (125 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19315.8%+7.8—
Good to Firm103109.7%+1.70 from 1
Good241239.5%+1.51 from 6
Good to Soft143107%−11 from 3
Soft314175.4%−2.60 from 1
Heavy224208.9%+0.9—
Standard (AW)6116.7%+8.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f500%−8—
1m5f – 2m288206.9%−1.10 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f357298.1%+0.12 from 5
2m5f – 3m317299.1%+1.1—
Over 3m8367.2%−0.8—

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
Zaffalong (IRE) (Zaffaran)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mollies Gent (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mollies Gent (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mollies Gent (IRE)2613mClass 4
Wheres Hannah (IRE)80——
Athgaine Monarch (IRE)30——
Honour The Master (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% −3.62
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +1.50
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 1 14% −2.50
Class 5 3 1 33% −0.62
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 5 2 40% +1.88
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 2 40% +1.88

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Steven Fox 4 1 25% +0.50
Brian Hughes 3 0 0% −3.00
Rachael McDonald 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny McMenamin 1 0 0% −1.00
Roger Loughran 1 1 100% +1.38

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −2.62
Hood 4 1 25% +0.50
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 5 0 0% −5.00
2019 4 1 25% +0.50
2018 1 1 100% +1.38

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 3 1 33% +1.50
NH Flat 2 1 50% +0.38

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
2021 · 1 run
04 Jul 21+194d Market Rasen John Matthew Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 6 12-0 10167C87C Brian Hughes 12/1
2020 · 5 runs
22 Dec 20+25d Sedgefield Hinton Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-5 105—— Brian Hughes 9/1
27 Nov 20+43d Doncaster Visit Attheraces.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 3 10-9 11065A78A Danny McMenamin 33/1
15 Oct 20+16d Carlisle Like Racing TV On Facebook Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m · Good · 12 ran 11/12 1½ 11-9 11261C80C Brian Hughes 15/2
29 Sep 20+25d Sedgefield bet365 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-7 112—— Rachael McDonald 3/1F
04 Sep 20+508d Sedgefield Visit attheraces.com Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 6 10-13 11284B114A Rachael McDonald 17/2
2019 · 4 runs
15 Apr 19+25d Hexham Smooth Breakfast With Steve Colman 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 12 ran 4/12 ¾ 11-1 —82A105A Steven Fox 13/2
21 Mar 19+24d Sedgefield MansionBet Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 10-9 —90B106B Steven Fox 7/2
25 Feb 19+48d Ayr Join Racing TV Now Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 9/13 ½ 10-12 —93B93A Steven Fox 50/1
08 Jan 19+79d Ayr Like Racing TV On Facebook Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 2¼ 11-7 —97B85A Steven Fox 12/1
2018 · 1 run
21 Oct 18 Sedgefield Casino At toals.com Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 10-12 —120B112A Roger Loughran 11/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Honourary Gift won?
Honourary Gift (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2018 and 2021, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Honourary Gift?
Honourary Gift (IRE) was trained by James Ewart on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 4 July 2021.
Who is Honourary Gift's sire?
Honourary Gift (IRE) is by City Honours (USA) out of Zaffalong (IRE), whose sire is Zaffaran.
What going does Honourary Gift prefer?
Honourary Gift (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Honourary Gift's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 4 July 2021. The highest on record is 112.
What is Honourary Gift's sire's record?
City Honours (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,050 runs since Jan 2008 (125 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Honourary Gift's siblings?
Out of Zaffalong (IRE), Honourary Gift (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mollies Gent (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mollies Gent (IRE)). The wins came over 3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2018. 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.