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Time To Bite

There is a horse doing something quietly remarkable right now in the lower tiers of British racing. Time To Bite, an 11-year-old trained out of Ashburton in Devon by Chris Honour, ran just yesterday and is currently on a form streak that would turn heads at any level — three wins from the last six races, with a second and a third mixed in. That is not the record of a horse winding down. That is the record of a horse bang in form.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
11 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Scorpion
Mother
Time To Act
Owner
The Chris Honour Racing Club
Rating
123

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
39
Career races
9
Wins
23.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
53.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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Over a career spanning 39 races, Time To Bite has won 9 times and finished in the places on 21 more occasions, giving a win rate of 23%, or roughly winning 1 in every 4 races. For context, most racehorses win far less often than that — plenty go their whole careers without winning at all. Nine career wins for an 11-year-old is a genuinely solid body of work, and the fact that this horse is still competing and still winning tells you everything about its constitution and enthusiasm for the job.

The most interesting number in the file is at Class 4, which is mid-tier competition — not the top races in Britain, but not the bottom rung either. At that level, Time To Bite has won 6 of 12 races. That is a 50% win rate. Half. That is not a stat, that is dominance. When conditions and company are right, this horse is almost impossible to beat. Newton Abbot also tells a story: 3 wins from just 6 visits to that Devon track, making it one of those courses where the horse simply seems to know where it is and gets on with business.

The partnership with jockey Bryan Carver is worth noting too. Together they have produced 8 of Time To Bite's 9 career wins from 28 races together — that is winning roughly 1 in every 3.5 races they start as a pair, a win rate of 29%. In racing, when a jockey and horse click like that, trainers tend to stick with the combination. It is easy to see why Honour has.

The most recent win came at Fakenham just days ago — this week — and the career stretches back to a first victory at Exeter in December 2023. Chris Honour's yard has sent out four winners this season, and Time To Bite appears to be pulling its weight. At 11 years old and still winning, this horse is not a prospect. It is simply a very good racehorse doing what it does.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Course specialist at Exeter: 3 wins from 9 starts (33%)
Course specialist at Newton Abbot: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Soft (muddy)
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Class 4 (standard)
Loves
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Right-handed, hilly
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
4 May
🏆 Won
Fakenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
12 Apr
2nd
Wincanton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
6 Mar
3rd
Exeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
21 Oct
🏆 Won
Exeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
27 Sep
4th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
21 Aug
🏆 Won
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
14 Jul
🏆 Won
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 4 runners
24 Jun
2nd
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
14 May
DNF
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
5 May
🏆 Won
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Bryan Carver Current Jockey
28.6%
Win rate
8/28
Won / Rode
Jordan Canavan
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Jack Foley
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Exeter
Undulating
9 3 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds, 3 other 6 Mar 33.3%
Newton Abbot
Sharp
6 3 wins, 1 second, 2 other 21 Aug 50%
Stratford-on-Avon
Sharp
4 1 second, 3 thirds 9 Oct 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
3 3 other 10 Jun 0%
Taunton
Undulating
2 1 win, 1 third 25 Mar 50%
Fakenham
Tight
2 1 win, 1 second 4 May 50%
Cork
Galloping
2 2 other 18 Apr 0%
Warwick
Sharp
1 1 win 5 May 100%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 other 22 Nov 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 other 3 May 0%
Plumpton
Sharp
1 1 other 21 Oct 0%
Uttoxeter
Sharp
1 1 third 7 Sep 0%
Wincanton
Galloping
1 1 second 12 Apr 0%
Tramore
Sharp
1 1 other 10 Apr 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
1 1 other 17 Jul 0%
Market Rasen
Sharp
1 1 other 27 Sep 0%
Ludlow
Undulating
1 1 other 6 Dec 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 other 27 May 0%