Horse profile
Native Honey (IRE)
by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Meala (IRE) (Epaulette)
24 runs · 12 courses · from May 2024
As at 24 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
4 wins · Southwell (AW) & Ayr
Last run 17 Oct 2026 · 1st of 9
Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile
Native Honey is 4 from 24 with all wins at Class 5 over 6f – 7f. Three of those came at Ayr on good or good to firm ground and the latest at Southwell on standard AW in Oct 2026 when he won a Class 5 handicap off an official rating of 68. He has raced from an official rating of 75 at his highest ever mark. Typically held up, he was ridden mid-division when scoring last time out.
Based on 24 archived runs · run-style from 21 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 24 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 5
- 4–24Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 6 (25%)Placed
- +7.50£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 1.80Fair A/E n=24 · 1.54 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 39dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating68↓ 7lb off peak
68
67–75
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 90
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 24 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 115A | 80.5 | 5 · 103 / 81 |
| Soft | 4 | 92A | 83.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 96C | 82 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 97C | 82 | 3 · 97 / 82 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 91A | 90.5 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 24 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 103A | 82 | 9 · 103 / 82 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 115A | 81 | 2 · 81 / 77.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 24 runs · as at 24 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 from 21 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Mid-division 10 (48%) · 3 wins
- Held up 7 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 4 (19%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,571 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +7.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 333 | 42 | 12.6% | +4.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 891 | 57 | 6.4% | −1.6 | 2 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 365 | 24 | 6.6% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 623 | 32 | 5.1% | −2.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 234 | 17 | 7.3% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,112 | 112 | 10.1% | +2.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 125 | 15 | 12% | +4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 949 | 76 | 8% | 0 | 4 from 15 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,029 | 82 | 8% | 0 | 0 from 9 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 797 | 70 | 8.8% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 456 | 34 | 7.5% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 179 | 9 | 5% | −3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 28 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 23 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Meala (IRE) (Epaulette)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee's Honey (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 2 | 17% | +2.50 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 9 | 4 | 44% | +22.50 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 5 | 3 | 60% | +14.50 |
| Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Musselburgh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 4 | 27% | +16.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mulrennan | 9 | 3 | 33% | +10.50 |
| Amie Waugh | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lauren Young | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kaiya Fraser | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| William Pyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +17.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.50 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 26+26d | Southwell (AW) | Saturday 24th October Gents Night Handicap Stakes (Div II) Raced in midfield - shoved on 3f out and gained ground 2f out - vying for third approaching the final furlong - kept on well to hit the front late and win | 1/9 | 9-10 | 68 | 90A | 85A | Kaiya Fraser | 11/1 | |
| 21 Sep 26+16d | Hamilton | Get Closer With A Racingtv Free Trial Handicap Stakes Tracked the pace - pushed along and drifted off a straight line with 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong | 8/8 | 3¼ | 9-4 | 70 | 80A | 48A | Paul Mulrennan | 22/1 |
| 05 Sep 26+29d | Thirsk | Thirsk Racecourse Ideal Conference & Events Venue Handicap Stakes (Div I) Held up towards the back - urged for effort with more than 3f to go - unable to find any improvement finishing sixth beaten 6 lengths | 6/9 | 1¼ | 8-9 | 71 | 82A | 68A | Lauren Young | 12/1 |
| 07 Aug 26+11d | Musselburgh | Champagne Pommery Cuvee Louise Gold Cup Handicap Stakes Pulled hard early - sat in the pack - pressed forward 3f out - boxed in 2f out then eased left approaching the furlong marker - stayed on to finish fifth beaten 5 lengths | 5/11 | ¾ | 9-3 | 72 | 103A | 79A | Paul Mulrennan | 28/1 |
| 27 Jul 26+21d | Ayr | Ladbrokes 'Big Daily Boosts On Racing' Handicap Stakes settled in second early - faded and slipped back over 1f out - wilted fast inside final furlong | 5/5 | 1¾ | 9-12 | 72 | 97C | 70B | Paul Mulrennan | 9/2 |
| 06 Jul 26+24d | Ayr | Watch Racing TV Free For 31 Days Handicap Up with the pace - roused 2f out - hit the front over 1f out and ran on strongly | 1/11 | 9-12 | 70 | 96A | 91A | Paul Mulrennan | 10/1 | |
| 12 Jun 26+13d | York | Andy Thornton Hospitality Furniture Apprentice Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along with 3f left - held level briefly before fading before the finish | 15/20 | nk | 9-0 | 71 | 70C | 66A | William Pyle | 50/1 |
| 30 May 26+10d | Carlisle | Betway Reverence Handicap Settled at the back early - pressed for a run inside final two furlongs - unable to close the gap - finished 11th | 11/14 | 4½ | 7-13 | 71 | 52C | 40C | Lauren Young | 14/1 |
| 20 May 26+17d | Ayr | Birra Poretti Handicap (Div 2) Held a midpack position early - urged forward to gain ground approaching the final two furlongs and kept driving to the front close home | 1/8 | 9-7 | 68 | 82A | 88A | Paul Mulrennan | 4/1 | |
| 03 May 26+7d | Hamilton | Aspire Cleaning & Facilities Throughout Scotland Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed along with 3f left and still close up inside final furlong - then dropped away quickly to finish seventh | 7/8 | nk | 9-5 | 70 | 74A | 71A | Paul Mulrennan | 6/1 |
| 26 Apr 26+219d | Musselburgh | Sky Bet Proud To Support Young Lives Vs Cancer Apprentice Handicap Settled in the pack - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - dropped away soon after - finished tenth | 10/13 | shd | 9-4 | 70 | 81C | 68A | Amie Waugh | 40/1 |
| 19 Sep 25+41d | Ayr | Graeme Allan's 70th Birthday Pension Scheme Handicap (Div 2) Drifted right early - settled off the pace - pressed for effort 2f out - moved into 4th approaching final furlong but found little more | 4/9 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 70 | 73A | 78A | Paul Mulrennan | 4/1 |
| 09 Aug 25+14d | Ayr | Book The Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Handicap Held a midfield position early - improved into contention approaching final two furlongs - urged forward to move fourth with a furlong left - finished full of running to get up right on the line | 1/8 | 9-7 | 67 | 80A | 83A | Paul Mulrennan | 5/2 | |
| 26 Jul 25+38d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Experiences At Seat Unique Beeswing Handicap Held up towards the back - driven approaching final 2f but boxed in with nowhere to go - never got competitive again finishing well held in 7th | 7/10 | 2¾ | 8-4 | 70 | 91A | 53A | Amie Waugh | 18/1 |
| 18 Jun 25+3d | Hamilton | Hamilton Park Handicap Held up early - settled off the pace - made progress into contention over 2f out but failed to threaten - lost ground inside final furlong to finish sixth | 6/10 | hd | 9-6 | 72 | 63A | 74A | Amie Waugh | 4/1 |
| 15 Jun 25+16d | Hamilton | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Held up towards the back - crept into contention approaching final furlong - lacked the speed to get involved - finished 9th | 9/14 | ¾ | 8-7 | 72 | 96C | 69A | Amie Waugh | 22/1 |
| 30 May 25+27d | Carlisle | Andersons - Kitchens You Can Trust Handicap Settled towards the back - urged forward but lost touch approaching 2f out - stayed on late to finish 5th | 5/8 | 4 | 9-7 | 73 | 77A | 68A | Paul Mulrennan | 2/1F |
| 03 May 25+20d | Doncaster | Weekend Winners On At The Races Handicap (Rnd) Settled towards the back of the pack - urged forward with 2f left - closed strongly with a furlong to run - drifted right when in contention approaching the final furlong - moved into second and stayed on to the line | 2/10 | 1½ | 9-3 | 71 | 115A | 80A | Amie Waugh | 8/1 |
| 13 Apr 25+176d | Musselburgh | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Held up towards back - impeded on the inner two out and shifted left then moved right a furlong from home - stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong to finish sixth | 6/8 | ¾ | 8-9 | 73 | 86A | 71A | Amie Waugh | 22/1 |
| 19 Oct 24+20d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap Up with the front group - 6th at halfway - progress into the straight and moved left 2f out - 3rd over 1f out before going 2nd - plugged on without threatening to close | 2/9 | 3¼ | 8-10 | 74 | 87A | 84A | Declan McDonogh | 6/1 |
| 29 Sep 24+116d | Curragh | Lavazza Nursery Handicap Settled in the pack early - improved to 7th by halfway and pushed along with a real prospect approaching the furlong marker - couldn't find more and lost ground close home | 10/16 | nk | 9-11 | 75 | 50C | 78A | Rory Cleary | 18/1 |
| 05 Jun 24+11d | Curragh | Spar Shop At The Curragh Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden | 7/9 | 3¼ | 9-5 | — | 83A | 69A | Rory Cleary | 25/1 |
| 25 May 24+12d | Curragh | Tally Ho Stud Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden | 8/11 | shd | 9-5 | — | 38A | 77A | Rory Cleary | 16/1 |
| 13 May 24 | Roscommon | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden | 4/10 | 3 | 9-0 | — | 92A | 81A | Declan McDonogh | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Native Honey (IRE) won?
- Native Honey (IRE) won 4 of 24 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 6 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Native Honey (IRE)?
- Native Honey (IRE) is trained by Jim Goldie, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Native Honey (IRE)'s sire?
- Native Honey (IRE) is by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Meala (IRE), whose sire is Epaulette.
- What going does Native Honey (IRE) prefer?
- Native Honey (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Native Honey (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 17 October 2026. The highest on record is 75.
- What is Native Honey (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,571 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.
- Who are Native Honey (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Meala (IRE), Native Honey (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.