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Horse profile

Always Ask

Simply Great (FR) × Ask The Lady (GB) (Over The River (FR))

TrainerCharles Egerton
OwnerRonald Brimacombe

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2001

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 11 Dec 2007, Sedgefield (PU/14)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
11 Dec 07	Sedgefield	PU/14	11/4F	Paddy Brennan	Charles Egerton	WBX.COM £25 Free Bets For New Accounts "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	Hurdle	2m5f	Good to Soft	10-12	Auroras Encore (IRE)	£2,928	1/13

PU/1411 Dec 07 · Sedgefield11/4F
WBX.COM £25 Free Bets For New Accounts "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle
Class 42m5fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
11 Dec 07
Course
Sedgefield
Pos
PU/14
SP
11/4F
Jockey
Paddy Brennan
Trainer
Charles Egerton
Race
WBX.COM £25 Free Bets For New Accounts "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle
Class
Class 4
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m5f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
10-12
Winner / 2nd
Auroras Encore (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,928
Future form
1/13

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
11 Dec 07	Sedgefield	WBX.COM £25 Free Bets For New Accounts "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle	PU/14	Quillan Hill (GB)	6	2 Mar 08	Market Rasen	Get TurfTV In Your Betting Shop Maiden Hurdle (Div II)

PU/1411 Dec 07 · Sedgefield
WBX.COM £25 Free Bets For New Accounts "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle
All fields
Date
11 Dec 07
Course
Sedgefield
Race
WBX.COM £25 Free Bets For New Accounts "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle
This horse
PU/14
Winner next time
Quillan Hill (GB)
Their pos
6
Won on
2 Mar 08
At
Market Rasen
Race won
Get TurfTV In Your Betting Shop Maiden Hurdle (Div II)

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Charles Egerton	11 Dec 07	11 Dec 07	PU/14	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Charles Egerton

Trainer: Charles Egerton
First run: 11 Dec 07
Last run: 11 Dec 07
First run for yard: PU/14
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	11 Dec 07	11 Dec 07

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 11 Dec 07
Last run: 11 Dec 07

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchSimply Great (FR)

Parent · 1

SireSimply Great (FR)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchAsk The Lady (GB)

Parent · 1

DamAsk The Lady (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireOver The River (FR)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Simply Great (FR)

Ask The Lady (GB)

Not traced

Over The River (FR)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseAlways Ask (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2001

SireSimply Great (FR)

DamAsk The Lady (GB)

DamsireOver The River (FR)

Dam's produce1 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingAlodnog (IRE)

Female line

Ask The Lady (GB) · 1 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Simply Great (FR)	Ask The Lady (GB)	Over The River (FR)	gelding	Flat 10.4f · NH 2m3½f	Flat 14.5f · NH 2m4½f

Simply Great (FR)

Sire: Simply Great (FR)
Dam: Ask The Lady (GB)
Damsire: Over The River (FR)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.4f · NH 2m3½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 14.5f · NH 2m4½f

Progeny of Simply Great (FR) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	2,038	194	517	9.5%	25.4%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f	652	63	167	9.7%	25.6%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	398	34	89	8.5%	22.4%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going	115	9	24	7.8%	20.9%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 2,038
Wins: 194
Placed: 517
Win %: 9.5%
Place %: 25.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 652
Wins: 63
Placed: 167
Win %: 9.7%
Place %: 25.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 398
Wins: 34
Placed: 89
Win %: 8.5%
Place %: 22.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 115
Wins: 9
Placed: 24
Win %: 7.8%
Place %: 20.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Simply Great (FR) × Over The River mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	2	1	50.0%	0	30	7	4	23.3%	£24,744	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 30
Wins: 7
2nd/3rd: 4
Win %: 23.3%
Prize GB (£): £24,744
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Wild Ground (IRE)	29	7	0	£24,744	€0
Always Ask (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Wild Ground (IRE)

Horse: Wild Ground (IRE)
Runs: 29
Wins: 7
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £24,744
Prize IRE (€): €0

Always Ask (IRE)

Horse: Always Ask (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Ask The Lady (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Simply Great (FR) out of Ask The Lady (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Ragapan (GB)

Alodnog (IRE)0W · 15R

By Be My Native (USA)

Ask The Natives (IRE)6W · 18R

Female line

1Ask The Lady (GB)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

When was Always Ask foaled?

Always Ask (IRE) was foaled in 2001.

Who are the sire and dam of Always Ask?

Always Ask (IRE) is by Simply Great (FR) out of Ask The Lady (GB), a daughter of Over The River (FR).

Who trained Always Ask?

Always Ask (IRE) was trained by Charles Egerton and owned by Ronald Brimacombe at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Always Ask's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Always Ask (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Always Ask still racing?

Always Ask (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 11 December 2007 at Sedgefield in the WBX.COM £25 Free Bets For New Accounts "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (result: pulled up, 14 ran), and has not run there since.