National Honour
National Honour is a two-year-old with a remarkable start to its racing career: a win and a place from just two outings, giving it a 50% win rate so far. The horse broke its maiden at Thirsk on August 14th with a decisive victory, and then followed up with a placed finish most recently — a pattern that suggests real promise at this early stage. It is trained by
Charlie Appleby at Newmarket, a handler whose yard has already sent out 121 winners this season, which tells you the quality of horse and horsemanship involved here.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
100%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes National Honour's profile notable is not just the bare record but the timing and consistency of it. A debut winner is always exciting; a horse that can come back and place again so quickly shows it is not a one-off flash. At only two years old, with racing this recent, it is still proving itself week by week, which is exactly when talent can either consolidate or fade. Appleby's track record this season speaks for itself — he is not a trainer who wastes time on mediocre stock — so the fact that National Honour is in his yard and already delivering results suggests the stable sees genuine potential here.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Aug
🏆 Won
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good · 6 runners
31 Jul
2nd
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
14 Aug |
100% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
31 Jul |
0% |