Humble Duty

Humble Duty
SireSovereign Path
GrandsireGrey Sovereign
DamFlattering
DamsireAbernant
SexMare
Foaled28 April 1967
CountryIreland
ColourGrey
BreederFrank Tuthill
OwnerJean, Lady Ashcombe
TrainerPeter Walwyn
Record11: 8-1-1
Earnings£63,896
Major wins
Lowther Stakes (1969)
Cheveley Park Stakes (1969)
1000 Guineas (1970)
Coronation Stakes (1970)
Sussex Stakes (1970)
Wills Mile (1970)
Honours
Top-rated British two-year-old filly (1969)
Timeform rating: 127

Humble Duty (1967–1975) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career lasting from May 1969 until September 1970, the filly ran eleven times and won eight races. As a two-year-old she was rated the best of her age and sex in Britain after winning the Lowther Stakes at York and the Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket. In the following season she won five races, all over one mile, including the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. She was retired to stud at the end of that season, but had little chance to make an impact as a broodmare, dying in 1975 at the age of eight.