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Horse profile

Ask The Question

Ask (GB) × Katie Cranny (IRE) (Flemensfirth (USA))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2015
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 5 Dec 2020, Wetherby (9/11)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
5 Dec 20	Wetherby	9/11	125/1	dist	Colm McCormack	Tim Easterby	racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	Hurdle	2m5½f	Soft	10-9	Fern Hill (IRE)	£3,964	11	2/9
24 Nov 20	Sedgefield	5/8	33/1	dist	Jamie Hamilton	Tim Easterby	Sky Sports Racing "National Hunt" Auction Maiden Hurdle	Class 4	Hurdle	2m4f	Good	11-0	C'Est Le Bonheur (FR)	£3,769	-	0/6

9/115 Dec 20 · Wetherby125/1
racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle
Class 42m5½fSoft
All fields
Date
5 Dec 20
Course
Wetherby
Pos
9/11
SP
125/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Colm McCormack
Trainer
Tim Easterby
Race
racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle
Class
Class 4
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m5½f
Going
Soft
Wgt
10-9
Winner / 2nd
Fern Hill (IRE)
Winner prize
£3,964
Days
11
Future form
2/9
5/824 Nov 20 · Sedgefield33/1
Sky Sports Racing "National Hunt" Auction Maiden Hurdle
Class 42m4fGood
All fields
Date
24 Nov 20
Course
Sedgefield
Pos
5/8
SP
33/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Jamie Hamilton
Trainer
Tim Easterby
Race
Sky Sports Racing "National Hunt" Auction Maiden Hurdle
Class
Class 4
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m4f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-0
Winner / 2nd
C'Est Le Bonheur (FR)
Winner prize
£3,769
Days
-
Future form
0/6

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
5 Dec 20	Wetherby	racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle	9/11	Witness Protection (IRE)	2	9 Jan 21	Chepstow	Coral 'Fail To Finish' Free Bets Novices' Hurdle
5 Dec 20	Wetherby	racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle	9/11	Henry Gondoff (GB)	3	12 Jan 21	Wetherby	Bet At racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle

9/115 Dec 20 · Wetherby
racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle
All fields
Date
5 Dec 20
Course
Wetherby
Race
racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle
This horse
9/11
Winner next time
Witness Protection (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
9 Jan 21
At
Chepstow
Race won
Coral 'Fail To Finish' Free Bets Novices' Hurdle
9/115 Dec 20 · Wetherby
racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle
All fields
Date
5 Dec 20
Course
Wetherby
Race
racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle
This horse
9/11
Winner next time
Henry Gondoff (GB)
Their pos
3
Won on
12 Jan 21
At
Wetherby
Race won
Bet At racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle

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 (€)
Tim Easterby	24 Nov 20	5 Dec 20	5/8	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Tim Easterby

Trainer: Tim Easterby
First run: 24 Nov 20
Last run: 5 Dec 20
First run for yard: 5/8
Runs: 2
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	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	24 Nov 20	5 Dec 20

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 24 Nov 20
Last run: 5 Dec 20

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

Pedigree

Sire branchAsk (GB)

Parent · 1

SireAsk (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)
Sire's damRequest (GB)

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 branchKatie Cranny (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamKatie Cranny (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireFlemensfirth (USA)
Dam's damPop Princess (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireCompton Place (GB)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Ask (GB)

Katie Cranny (IRE)

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Request (GB)

Flemensfirth (USA)

Pop Princess (GB)

Not traced

Compton Place (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseAsk The Question (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2015

SireAsk (GB)

DamKatie Cranny (IRE)

DamsireFlemensfirth (USA)

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)

Sire's damRequest (GB)

2nd damPop Princess (GB)

2nd dam's sireCompton Place (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingHymac (IRE)

Female line

Katie Cranny (IRE) · by Flemensfirth (USA) · 1 winners from 2 runners
Pop Princess (GB) · by Compton Place (GB) · 2 winners from 7 runners
Thundercloud I (GB) · by Electric I (GB) · 5 winners from 8 runners
Set Free (GB) · 0 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Ask (GB)	Katie Cranny (IRE)	Flemensfirth (USA)	Patrick McCarthy	27 Mar 15	bay	gelding	Flat 11.0f · NH 2m4½f	Flat 12.1f · NH 2m4f

Ask (GB)

Sire: Ask (GB)
Dam: Katie Cranny (IRE)
Damsire: Flemensfirth (USA)
Breeder: Patrick McCarthy
Foaled: 27 Mar 15
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.0f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 12.1f · NH 2m4f

Progeny of Ask (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	2,965	314	812	10.6%	27.4%	2
At 2m2f to 2m5f	1,074	111	277	10.3%	25.8%	1
On Good going	1,250	147	361	11.8%	28.9%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going	469	57	129	12.2%	27.5%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 2,965
Wins: 314
Placed: 812
Win %: 10.6%
Place %: 27.4%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 1,074
Wins: 111
Placed: 277
Win %: 10.3%
Place %: 25.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 1,250
Wins: 147
Placed: 361
Win %: 11.8%
Place %: 28.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Runs: 469
Wins: 57
Placed: 129
Win %: 12.2%
Place %: 27.5%
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.

Ask (GB) × Flemensfirth (USA) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	14	6	42.9%	1	138	16	31	11.6%	£462,649	€28,229

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 14
Winners: 6
Winners %: 42.9%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 138
Wins: 16
2nd/3rd: 31
Win %: 11.6%
Prize GB (£): £462,649
Prize IRE (€): €28,229

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Best win	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
The Jukebox Man (IRE)	12	7	3	Group/Grade 1	£342,811	€0
Hymac (IRE)	13	3	0	-	£73,389	€0
Into The Sunset (IRE)	18	2	0	-	£10,235	€240
Ask Cory (IRE)	27	2	0	-	£2,850	€24,019
Kaituna River (IRE)	13	1	0	-	£21,584	€0
Rollerball Rocco (IRE)	19	1	0	-	£10,471	€0
Askphilmor (IRE)	1	0	0	-	£1,309	€0
Bonnie Day (IRE)	1	0	0	-	£0	€0
Ifyouaskme (IRE)	2	0	0	-	£0	€500
Ask The Question (IRE)	2	0	0	-	£0	€0
Beatty Trix (IRE)	4	0	0	-	£0	€290
Enquire (IRE)	6	0	0	-	£0	€0

The Jukebox Man (IRE)

Horse: The Jukebox Man (IRE)
Runs: 12
Wins: 7
Black-type wins: 3
Best win: Group/Grade 1
Prize GB (£): £342,811
Prize IRE (€): €0

Hymac (IRE)

Horse: Hymac (IRE)
Runs: 13
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £73,389
Prize IRE (€): €0

Into The Sunset (IRE)

Horse: Into The Sunset (IRE)
Runs: 18
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £10,235
Prize IRE (€): €240

Ask Cory (IRE)

Horse: Ask Cory (IRE)
Runs: 27
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £2,850
Prize IRE (€): €24,019

Kaituna River (IRE)

Horse: Kaituna River (IRE)
Runs: 13
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £21,584
Prize IRE (€): €0

Rollerball Rocco (IRE)

Horse: Rollerball Rocco (IRE)
Runs: 19
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £10,471
Prize IRE (€): €0

Askphilmor (IRE)

Horse: Askphilmor (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,309
Prize IRE (€): €0

Bonnie Day (IRE)

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

Ifyouaskme (IRE)

Horse: Ifyouaskme (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €500

Ask The Question (IRE)

Horse: Ask The Question (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Beatty Trix (IRE)

Horse: Beatty Trix (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €290

Enquire (IRE)

Horse: Enquire (IRE)
Runs: 6
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Katie Cranny (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

Hymac (IRE)3W · 13R

Half siblings

Every other foal out of Katie Cranny (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland is a full sibling.

Female line

1Katie Cranny (IRE) · by Flemensfirth (USA)
2Pop Princess (GB) · by Compton Place (GB)
3Thundercloud I (GB) · by Electric I (GB)
4Set Free (GB)

Notable relatives

Great-uncle (out of 3rd dam)

Moving On Up (GB)9W · 64R · 1 black-type

First cousin once removed

Kasumi (GB)6W · 25R · 1 black-type

View full Set Free family

In brief

When was Ask The Question foaled?

Ask The Question (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 27 March 2015.

Who are the sire and dam of Ask The Question?

Ask The Question (IRE) is by Ask (GB) out of Katie Cranny (IRE), a daughter of Flemensfirth (USA), and was bred by Patrick McCarthy.

Who trained Ask The Question?

Ask The Question (IRE) was trained by Tim Easterby and owned by Habton Racing Club at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Ask The Question's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Ask The Question (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Ask The Question still racing?

Ask The Question (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 5 December 2020 at Wetherby in the racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle, finishing 9th of 11, and has not run there since.

Is Ask The Question related to any top horses?

Ask The Question (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Moving On Up (GB) (great-uncle, Listed winner) and Kasumi (GB) (first cousin once removed, Listed winner), from the Set Free (GB) family.