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Trainer profile

Chris Honour

321 runners in the lifetime window · 53 individual horses
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Runners today 100% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2015→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
36–321
Wins / Runs
11.2%
Strike rate
n=321
73 (23%)
Placed
1.22
Fair A/E
n=319 · 1.05 incl. margin
−85.90
£1 level stake
n=321 at SP · −26.8%
£390k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
2.6%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 20 runners a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning with 11% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.22). With a claiming rider up the record reads 16% (81 runs).

Deterministic profile computed from 321 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Bryan Carver: 13.2% from 212 Claiming riders: 16%
The read

Runners with a claiming rider up have been a positive signal at 16% (n=81, Fair A/E 1.29), but horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 8.1% (n=86, Fair A/E 1.17). Bryan Carver rides 66% of the entries and edges the yard's average (13.2% vs 11.2%, A/E 1.39) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The yard also reads well in Class 3 (22.6%, n=31) and in Chase races (18.1%, n=138). The record reads poorly on Good to Soft going — 3.7% over 81 runners, 7.5pts below the baseline. The stable star of the record: Time To Bite (IRE) — 10 wins from 36 runs for the yard.

Written from the figures on this page — every claim carries its sample. Descriptive, not a tip.

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 11.2% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
8.1%−3.1
n=86 · A/E 1.17 · £1 −40.87
New recruits · first run for the yard
11.1%−0.1
n=27 · A/E 1.36 · £1 −14.62
Debutants · first career start
6.9%−4.3
n=29 · A/E 1.01 · £1 −19.06
First-time headgear · true-first definition
7.1%−4.1
n=14 · A/E 1.45 · £1 −1.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
25%+13.8
n=8 · A/E 2.47 · £1 +6.25
When favourite
45.8%
n=24 · A/E 1.41 · £1 +4.02
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
16%+4.8
n=81 · A/E 1.29 · £1 −25.36
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−11.2
n=17 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −17.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 11.2% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, for you to weigh. Tiles under 30 runs render muted. Headgear figures use the true-first definition (first gear appearance in the captured career); returns are gear back on after a bare run. Claiming riders are runs where the booked rider carried a weight claim. Group / Graded covers pattern and listed races. The same beliefs, tested across every yard and every GB and Irish race since 2005: Racing myths.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
In Class 3 22.6% vs 11.2% · n=31
With C&D winners 20.5% vs 11.2% · n=39
In Chase races 18.1% vs 11.2% · n=138
On Good to Soft going 3.7% vs 11.2% · n=81
Off a break of 180+ days 4.5% vs 11.2% · n=44
In Hurdle races 6.2% vs 11.2% · n=129
Descriptive splits ranked by divergence × sample — insight, not instruction. Every angle carries its N; nothing under 30 runs qualifies. Rows within 2pts of the baseline appear only when the market-relative read (Fair A/E) diverges, and show it.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Chase 138 25 18.1% +47.04
Hurdle 129 8 6.2% −92.13
NH Flat 54 3 5.6% −40.81

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 106 12 11.3% +0.52
Good to Soft 81 3 3.7% −56.00
Soft 75 11 14.7% −18.70
Heavy 32 5 15.6% −15.10
Good to Firm 21 5 23.8% +9.38
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Exeter 65 8 12.3% −6.75
Newton Abbot 35 6 17.1% +27.69
Chepstow 32 5 15.6% −19.88
Taunton 26 3 11.5% −15.54
Warwick 21 4 19% +14.00
Wincanton 16 2 12.5% −7.00
Uttoxeter 14 0 0% −14.00
Stratford 13 0 0% −13.00
Cheltenham 13 0 0% −13.00
Ffos Las 8 1 12.5% −3.67
Newbury 6 2 33.3% +15.50
Leicester 6 0 0% −6.00
Fakenham 6 1 16.7% +0.00
Lingfield (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Hereford 5 0 0% −5.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 124 12 9.7% −16.10
Class 4 115 13 11.3% −55.30
Class 3 31 7 22.6% +16.00
Class 2 22 1 4.5% −16.00
Class 1 21 0 0% −21.00
Class 6 8 3 37.5% +6.50

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 28 12 42.9% 1.39 +3.77
2nd–3rd fav 62 13 21% 1.32 +2.83
4th–6th fav 100 9 9% 1.18 −15.50
7th+ in betting 131 2 1.5% 0.59 −77.00
Fair A/E per band is the tell: near 1.00 the market had it priced right; well above, the wins came where the market didn't expect them.

Rows below n=30 are shown faded — a small sample is a fact, not a trend. Every figure carries its N.

Jumping record

completion over obstacles · same window as header
73.4% completed · 267 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 138 73.2% 7 2 28 0 0
Hurdle 129 73.6% 2 2 29 0 1
Chases and hurdles only — bumpers have no obstacles, so completion is not a question there. F fell · UR unseated rider · PU pulled up · BD brought down · Oth covers refusals, slip-ups, run-outs and the rare disqualification. Non-runners are excluded throughout. Rows under n=30 are shown faded. A descriptive record, not a tip.

Horses trained

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Time To Bite (IRE)from L J Archdeacon 36 10 22 11 Oct 26
Mayhem Mya (GB) 27 6 10 7 May 25
Shortcross Storm (IRE)from J G Cosgrave 24 3 5 5 Jun 24
Gaelic Thunder (GB) 20 0 2 13 Mar 23
John W Creasy (IRE)from Ms Margaret Mullins 18 2 3 20 May 26
Troed Y Melin (IRE) 18 3 3 12 Oct 23
Grumpy Charley (GB) 17 5 7 9 Nov 23
Tile Tapper (GB)from Jimmy Frost 14 2 8 18 Mar 23
Dropitlikeitshot (GB) 9 0 0 20 Dec 24
Pougie (GB) 8 0 0 28 Dec 25
Legend Of Zorro (IRE)from Jimmy Frost 7 1 2 2 Feb 22
Hot Ryan (GB) 7 0 1 18 Jul 21
All 53 horses sent out in this window. Runs, wins and places only: a strike rate or a return on a handful of runs is noise, so none is quoted per horse — each horse's full record is on its own page.
Where they came from · where they went next

Of the 53 horses listed, 24 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Jimmy Frost (6) and Chris Down (3); 29 had their first archived run for this yard.

3 have since run for another yard; 50 have no later run for another yard in our archive.

Read from each listed horse's whole archived career (2005 onwards), not only this window, and counted over the horses listed above, not the whole string. “First archived run” means our archive holds nothing earlier, not that the horse was unraced. A horse with no later run elsewhere may still be here, be off the track, or have run somewhere our archive does not cover — none of that is asserted.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample
0 from 6
Only 6 runners in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

When the yard fires

strike by month, lifetime
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11191112228173304314
A jumps yard: the season runs Oct–Apr. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
Go-to riderBryan Carver
66% of all rides
13.2% SR · A/E 1.39
RiderRWSR£1
Bryan Carver 212 28 13.2% −21.39
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2015→
36
Archived wins
£390k
Prize money
2021
Best season · 10 wins
Time To Bite (IRE) — Norfolk Community Foundation David Keith Memorial Veterans' Handicap Chase Fakenham · May 2026 · Class 2
£15,609
Grumpy Charley (GB) — Coral Racing Club Mandarin Handicap Chase Newbury · Dec 2022 · Class 3
£12,853
Mayhem Mya (GB) — EBF Mares' Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Exeter · Dec 2023 · Class 3
£9,803
Notable horses
Time To Bite (IRE) Mayhem Mya (GB) Grumpy Charley (GB) Shortcross Storm (IRE) Troed Y Melin (IRE) John W Creasy (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Scorpion (IRE) 25.6% · 10–39
Progeny have won 9.2% of 6,323 runs since 2011 (609 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14.1% from 142.
Authorized (IRE) 22.2% · 6–27
Progeny have won 13.5% of 7,032 runs since 2011 (543 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 9.3% from 1,044. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 19.8% from 126. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 267.
September Storm (GER) 12.5% · 3–24
Progeny have won 8.5% of 1,131 runs since 2012 (103 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 3.4% from 148. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 14.9% from 101.
Arvico (FR) 0% · 0–20
Progeny have won 7.4% of 659 runs since 2009 (80 horses). Strongest on Soft going: 10.9% from 202. Weakest on Good to Soft going: 2.7% from 110.
Malinas (GER) 10% · 2–20
Progeny have won 14.2% of 3,955 runs since 2010 (419 horses).
Craigsteel (GB) 16.7% · 3–18
Progeny have won 10.1% of 3,393 runs since 2008 (262 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 291. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 763.
Top line: the yard's own record with each sire's runners (win %, wins–runs), same window as the header; faded under 30 runs. Beneath it: every run by that sire's progeny in our archive since 2008, as at 4 Nov 2026 — what they have done, not a forecast. A going or a distance is named only where at least 100 progeny runs sit 3 or more points from the sire's own win rate. Distance bands cover Flat and jumps together.

The record

latest 50 of 321 · newest first

The latest 50 of 321 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 29 January 2015 to 4 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
04 Nov 26 Chepstow Moorefields (IRE)J: Bryan Carver Floyds Turfcare & Weed Solutions Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran PU 40/1
29 Oct 26 Ffos Las Dalcassian Girl (IRE)J: Bryan Carver Golwg Gwendraeth Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 4th 16/1
29 Oct 26 Ffos Las Mr Winter (IRE)J: Bryan Carver Dandara Maiden Hurdle Race (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 7th 18/1
28 Oct 26 Newton Abbot Hottentotta (GB)J: Jack Stenhouse Thankyou & Farewell Dr. Tim Tilsley Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7th 150/1
28 Oct 26 Newton Abbot In Limbo (IRE)J: Bryan Carver Passage House Hotel South Devon Gateway Handicap Hurdle Race (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qualifier)Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7th 10/1
24 Oct 26 Cheltenham Bold Endeavour (GB)J: Bryan Carver Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)Class 2 · 24f · Good · 19 ran 13th 33/1
11 Oct 26 Chepstow Roxy Rocks (IRE)J: Bryan Carver Wasdell Group Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6th 33/1
11 Oct 26 Chepstow Time To Bite (IRE)J: Bryan Carver Dragonbet Cefnogi Rasio Ceffylau Cymreig Handicap Hurdle Race (gbb Race)Class 2 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3rd 20/1
10 Oct 26 Chepstow Hottentotta (GB)J: David Noonan Lsl Racing Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8th 66/1
10 Oct 26 Chepstow It's Luna Sea (IRE)J: Bryan Carver Lsl Racing Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7th 22/1
18 Sep 26 Newton Abbot Bold Endeavour (GB)J: Bryan Carver Colin Willcocks Memorial Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 3 · 21.5f · Good · 6 ran 4th 11/1
05 Sep 26 Stratford Time To Bite (IRE)J: Bryan Carver Rich Ellis's 60th Vinyl Countdown Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 4 · 22f · Good · 8 ran 2nd 8/1
05 Sep 26 Stratford Don't Rein Me In (GB)J: Bryan Carver What The Frunk: The Geely Ex2 Novices' Hurdle Race (gbb Race)Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 5th 50/1
19 Jul 26 Newton Abbot Time To Bite (IRE)J: Bryan Carver Zero To Exit Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 4 · 26.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2nd 7/2
28 Jun 26 Uttoxeter Bold Endeavour (GB)J: Bryan Carver bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 2 · 23.5f · Good · 10 ran 6th 20/1
28 Jun 26 Uttoxeter Time To Bite (IRE)J: Bryan Carver bet365 Summer Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 2 · 24f · Good · 13 ran 10th 33/1
27 May 26 Newton Abbot Time To Bite (IRE)J: Bryan Carver Hugh Michelmore Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 26f · Good · 4 ran 3rd 10/3
20 May 26 Warwick John W Creasy (IRE)J: Bryan Carver Logicor Grand Neighsional Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 25.5f · Good · 7 ran F 8/1
04 May 26 Fakenham Time To Bite (IRE)J: Bryan Carver Norfolk Community Foundation David Keith Memorial Veterans' Handicap ChaseClass 2 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 1st 5/1
21 Apr 26 Ffos Las John W Creasy (IRE)J: Bryan Carver South West Rail Solutions Ltd Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good · 9 ran 5th 14/1

Drawn from the whole archive (2005 onwards), so it can include runs outside the window the header statistics cover. Non-runners are not listed. A finish shown in letters is a non-completion (F fell · UR unseated · PU pulled up · BD brought down).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this yard’s runners since 10 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 3 runs (won 0) · to 28 Oct 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is Chris Honour's strike rate?
Chris Honour has won 36 of 321 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 11.2% (as at 4 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Chris Honour do best at?
Newton Abbot by strike rate: 6 wins from 35 runners (17.1%) since 2008. Read from the 15 courses with the most runners on the same basis, and only those with at least 30 — a small sample cannot top the list, and a rarely-visited course is not in the comparison.
Who rides most for Chris Honour?
Bryan Carver, with 212 runners since 2008 — 66% of the total. That pairing has won 28 (13.2%).
Is Chris Honour in form?
Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 6 runners, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Chris Honour's Fair A/E?
1.22, from 319 runners with a computed fair probability since 2008. Fair A/E compares actual wins with a margin-stripped market expectation, so 1.00 is par: above it the wins came at bigger prices than the margin-free market implied, below it they did not.
Fair A/E compares wins with a margin-stripped market expectation. Favourite-heavy samples — top yards, leading riders — naturally read a few points warm, so 1.05 means "beat the margin-free market read", not "the market underrates this by 5%". Three sample sizes are reported and never blended: runs (n), the ROI basis (n at SP), and the fair-A/E basis (n with a computed fair probability).

Strike rate is wins over all runs (n). ROI is £1 level stakes at SP over runs with a parseable price (n at SP). Fair A/E is wins over margin-stripped market expectation, over runs with a computed fair probability (n fair). The three Ns can legitimately differ and are always shown. Figures as at 4 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).