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Chris Honour

Four years into his training career, Chris Honour has quietly built a solid foundation, reaching 20 career winners since setting up in 2021. That might not sound like headline news, but for a trainer still in the relatively early stages of the job, it represents a steady accumulation of results — the kind of record that tells you someone knows what they're doing.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Ashburton, Devon
Record
4 wins from 39 races
Win rate
10.3%
Top jockey
Best course
Newton Abbot (18.2% from 11 races)
Best going
Good (firm-ish)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
39
Races
4
Wins
10.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
23.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Trainer Breakdown
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This season tells a similar story: 4 winners from 39 runners, which works out at roughly 1 in every 10 races. That's a respectable return at this level of the game, where patience and consistency matter far more than the occasional lucky strike.

The most reliable thread running through Honour's operation is his partnership with jockey Bryan Carver. Across 28 rides together, they've combined for 4 wins — a win rate of around 1 in every 7, or 14%. In a sport where trainer-jockey combinations can take time to click, that kind of record suggests genuine understanding between the two. When Carver is booked for a Honour horse, it's worth paying attention.

One pattern worth noting is how well Honour's horses perform on normal ground conditions. In 14 races run on a standard surface, his yard has produced 3 winners — that's 21%, or better than 1 in every 5. For context, that's more than double his overall season win rate, which suggests he has an eye for placing his horses when conditions suit them best. Getting the conditions right is one of the underrated skills in training, and that number hints Honour is developing a good feel for it.

The one name that hasn't delivered yet is Dalcassian Girl, with whom Honour has drawn a blank across 4 races together. No wins from 4 is a run that will be on both of their minds — but four races is still a relatively short sample, and there's plenty of time for that particular story to turn.

📈 Form Trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
0%
Apr
25%
May
0%
Jun
50%
Jul
100%
Aug
0%
Sep
16.7%
Oct
0%
Nov
0%
Dec
0%
Jan
0%
Feb
0%
Mar

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1 (elite)
Unknown
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Loves
Class 4 (standard)
Loves
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Ok
Long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
Bryan Carver First Choice
14.3%
Win rate
4/28
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Chad Bament
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Finn Lambert
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Toby McCain-Mitchell
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this trainer
Form: 52-056
Form: F21141
Form: 204
Form: 00
Form: 94
Form: U1264-
Form: 61-P5P
Form: RP6
Form: 2/2P-P

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Newton Abbot 11 2 18.2%
Exeter 11 1 9.1%
Chepstow 4 0 0%
Warwick 3 1 33.3%
Leicester 2 0 0%
Kempton Park 2 0 0%
Wincanton 2 0 0%
Aintree 1 0 0%
Market Rasen 1 0 0%
hereford 1 0 0%
Cheltenham 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
22 Mar
Exeter · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
7th
22 Mar
Exeter · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
2nd
17 Mar
Exeter · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
6th
14 Mar
Kempton Park · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
9th
6 Mar
Exeter · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
3rd
6 Mar
Exeter · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
6th
24 Feb
Leicester · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
22 Feb
Dont Rein Me In
hereford · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
4th
21 Feb
Chepstow · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
4th
20 Feb
Exeter · Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy
3rd
20 Feb
Exeter · Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy
6th
29 Jan
Wincanton · 1m6f – 2m · Heavy
6th
29 Jan
Wincanton · Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy
5th
27 Jan
Chepstow · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
4th
27 Jan
Chepstow · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
1 Jan
Dont Rein Me In
Cheltenham · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
10th
31 Dec
Illhaveabitofthat
Warwick · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
7th
28 Dec
Leicester · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
11 Dec
Warwick · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
5th
5 Dec
Exeter · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
9th