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Ask (GB)

Best progeny: The Jukebox Man (IRE), Lookaway (IRE), Thistle Ask (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 11.0f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire avg winning distance: NH 2m6½f
Race record: 16 runs, 6 wins
By: Sadler's Wells (USA)
As damsire: 7 winners from 21 runners
Country: GB

Flat 2026 (GB & IRE): 0 winners from 1 runner
Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): 7 winners from 17 runners
Winners (GB & IRE): 115 of 283 runners (41%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 341 from 3,214 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 7 (6 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £3,179,331 GB · €1,551,285 IRE
Best progeny: The Jukebox Man (IRE), Lookaway (IRE), Thistle Ask (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2026	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2026/27	NH	17	7	65	9	13.8%	£28,983	€62,340
2025	Flat	2	0	6	0	0.0%	£1,688	-
2025/26	NH	50	13	182	23	12.6%	£697,315	€104,292
2024	Flat	2	0	9	0	0.0%	£1,539	-
2024/25	NH	78	26	354	45	12.7%	£489,512	€320,650
2023	Flat	3	2	7	2	28.6%	£6,331	€59
2023/24	NH	78	22	290	32	11.0%	£401,690	€184,245
2022	Flat	2	0	9	0	0.0%	£3,291	€420
2022/23	NH	102	21	397	33	8.3%	£305,539	€126,165
2021	Flat	3	1	13	1	7.7%	£4,890	€10,000
2021/22	NH	109	36	423	46	10.9%	£331,830	€158,765
2020	Flat	7	2	27	4	14.8%	£32,715	€5,490
2020/21	NH	104	21	350	36	10.3%	£216,793	€130,095
2019	Flat	7	2	35	3	8.6%	£30,139	€192
2019/20	NH	79	16	287	27	9.4%	£179,532	€158,281
2018	Flat	9	2	40	2	5.0%	£50,550	€1,939
2018/19	NH	83	20	307	29	9.4%	£171,538	€114,389
2017	Flat	7	4	46	10	21.7%	£50,945	€44,840
2017/18	NH	58	16	196	22	11.2%	£126,657	€59,118
2016	Flat	5	3	39	5	12.8%	£7,792	€24,313
2016/17	NH	27	7	107	12	11.2%	£38,927	€45,694
2015	Flat	2	0	13	0	0.0%	-	-
2015/16	NH	3	0	7	0	0.0%	£1,135	-
2014	Flat	1	0	4	0	0.0%	-	-

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Current season runners and winners


Rocky's Howya (IRE)	NH	10	gelding	It's My Choice (IRE)	Declan Queally	6	3	0	50.0%	-	€18,000	1 Oct 26	116
Senecia (IRE)	NH	9	gelding	Fennis Moll (IRE)	Vincent Laurence Halley	5	1	0	20.0%	-	€34,285	13 Oct 26	134
Stylish Recruit (IRE)	NH	8	gelding	Stylish Ways (IRE)	Sandy Thomson	5	1	1	20.0%	£8,061	-	2 Oct 26	99
Brendas Asking (IRE)	NH	8	mare	Lost It (IRE)	Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	1	1	0	100.0%	£7,922	-	20 May 26	113
Ballagh Star (IRE)	NH	8	gelding	Lol Jk (IRE)	Mrs Y Dunleavy	6	1	0	16.7%	-	€7,700	6 Oct 26	84
Ask A Sainte (GB)	NH	6	gelding	Sainte Fortuna (FR)	Olly Murphy	7	1	2	14.3%	£7,092	-	13 Oct 26	105
Blinded By Grace (GB)	NH	5	gelding	Get A High (IRE)	Mickey Bowen	2	1	0	50.0%	£2,451	-	12 Jun 26	-
A Dublin Job (IRE)	NH	9	gelding	Coppervega (IRE)	Sarah-Jayne Davies	8	0	0	0.0%	£1,964	-	4 Oct 26	88
Alderley Charlie (GB)	NH	6	gelding	Alderley Heights (GB)	Polly Gundry	2	0	1	0.0%	£1,494	-	22 Jul 26	70
Littlebiggie (IRE)	NH	9	mare	Mountain Heather (IRE)	Ray Hackett	4	0	0	0.0%	-	€975	18 Sep 26	108
Pray Tell (IRE)	NH	10	gelding	Leading Rank (IRE)	Desmond Kenneally	3	0	0	0.0%	-	€780	26 Sep 26	125
Annie Questions (IRE)	NH	8	mare	Rock On Annie (IRE)	Brendan Maurice Walsh	4	0	0	0.0%	-	€500	28 Aug 26	72
Tuff Days (IRE)	NH	9	gelding	Ballybricken Fern (IRE)	Michael Barry	3	0	0	0.0%	-	€100	2 Jul 26	72
U Asking Me (IRE)	NH	9	gelding	She's Our Luck (IRE)	Eoin Doyle	6	0	0	0.0%	-	-	30 Sep 26	78
Hollywood Harmon (IRE)	NH	9	mare	Local Lingo (IRE)	A C Wilson	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-	1 May 26	110
Ask The Bookie (IRE)	NH	9	gelding	Thedoublede (IRE)	Gillian Scott	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-	30 May 26	100
Tell Me This (IRE)	Flat	8	mare	Letthisbetheone (IRE)	Andrew Kinirons	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-	16 Jan 26	49
The Risky Miskies (IRE)	NH	8	gelding	G I Blues (IRE)	Michael John Murphy	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-	13 Oct 26	-

Flat 2026 and NH 2026/27; up to 100 runners, winners first.

Best offspring: top 50 progeny


The Jukebox Man (IRE)	gelding	My Twist (IRE)	Ben Pauling	2023-2026	12	7	4	58.3%	3	Grade 1	£342,811	-
Lookaway (IRE)	gelding	Barrack's Choice (IRE)	Neil King	2022-2026	20	8	8	40.0%	2	Grade 2	£260,248	-
Thistle Ask (IRE)	gelding	Thistle Lane (IRE)	Dan Skelton	2021-2026	15	6	4	40.0%	2	Grade 2	£222,387	€2,475
Senecia (IRE)	gelding	Fennis Moll (IRE)	Vincent Laurence Halley	2022-2026	36	5	8	13.9%	2	Grade 2	-	€143,980
No Questions Asked (IRE)	gelding	Fancy Fashion (IRE)	Ben Pauling	2024-2026	14	6	4	42.9%	1	Grade 2	£102,639	-
Pray Tell (IRE)	gelding	Leading Rank (IRE)	Desmond Kenneally	2021-2026	22	3	6	13.6%	1	Grade 3	-	€46,617
The Wallpark (IRE)	gelding	Alderimli (IRE)	Gordon Elliott	2022-2026	24	7	5	29.2%	1	Listed	£69,957	€125,340
Broken Quest (IRE)	gelding	Broken Thought (IRE)	David Dennis	2017-2024	33	9	8	27.3%	0	-	£85,795	-
Ask Paddington (IRE)	-	Dual Obsession (GB)	Rebecca Menzies	2018-2022	32	9	8	28.1%	0	-	£79,549	-
Lunar Jet (GB)	gelding	Lightning Jet (GB)	Steph Hollinshead	2016-2025	77	8	15	10.4%	0	-	£95,524	-
City Derby (IRE)	gelding	Reine D'Or (IRE)	Lizzie Quinlan	2020-2025	45	8	11	17.8%	0	-	£68,128	-
Gleno (IRE)	gelding	Lwitikila (GB)	Gary Moore	2016-2022	31	7	7	22.6%	0	-	£53,402	€380
Ask Paddy (IRE)	gelding	Dalzenia (FR)	Sam England	2016-2021	27	7	4	25.9%	0	-	£34,868	-
Ask Brewster (IRE)	gelding	Latest Instalment (IRE)	Mrs C. Williams	2023-2026	16	6	2	37.5%	0	-	£94,299	-
Ask Me Early (IRE)	gelding	Cotton Ali (IRE)	Harry Fry	2020-2025	20	6	3	30.0%	0	-	£72,595	-
Forgot To Ask (IRE)	gelding	Lady Transcend (IRE)	Tom George	2017-2023	33	6	12	18.2%	0	-	£63,004	-
Rocky's Howya (IRE)	gelding	It's My Choice (IRE)	Declan Queally	2020-2026	33	6	4	18.2%	0	-	£3,055	€50,800
Ask A Honey Bee (IRE)	gelding	Pure Honey (IRE)	Myles Osborne	2019-2025	23	6	9	26.1%	0	-	£51,650	-
Ben Rumson (IRE)	gelding	La Protagonista (IRE)	T G McCourt	2015-2018	38	6	4	15.8%	0	-	-	€44,601
Earth Moor (IRE)	-	Merrylas (IRE)	Philip Hobbs	2018-2021	14	6	3	42.9%	0	-	£39,821	-
Schnabel (IRE)	gelding	Velsatis (IRE)	Matt Sheppard	2016-2021	29	6	7	20.7%	0	-	£30,693	-
Ask Susan (IRE)	mare	Sitges (IRE)	Willie Mullins	2016-2019	37	5	13	13.5%	0	-	-	€111,110
Harper's Brook (IRE)	gelding	Un Jour D Ete (FR)	Dan Skelton	2021-2026	27	5	8	18.5%	0	-	£107,935	-
Slate Lane (IRE)	gelding	Hearts Delight (IRE)	Emmet Mullins	2023	8	5	0	62.5%	0	-	£89,300	€59
Fire Jet (IRE)	mare	Lightning Jet (GB)	John Mackie	2016-2020	33	5	9	15.2%	0	-	£81,676	-
Hart Of Steel (IRE)	gelding	Boberelle (IRE)	Donald McCain	2019-2022	15	5	4	33.3%	0	-	£30,429	-
The Dasher Conway (IRE)	gelding	Lead'Er Inn (IRE)	Mrs Gillian Callaghan	2021-2025	43	4	9	9.3%	0	-	£894	€69,685
Buster Valentine (IRE)	gelding	Femme Du Noir (IRE)	Mark Walford	2018-2023	17	4	5	23.5%	0	-	£43,197	-
Aprils Joy (IRE)	mare	Winning Jenny (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	2018-2022	32	4	7	12.5%	0	-	-	€39,190
Carnspindle (IRE)	mare	Whistling Gypse (IRE)	Warren Greatrex	2016-2019	23	4	6	17.4%	0	-	£35,781	€1,150
Garincha (IRE)	gelding	Mandy Winger (GB)	Neil Mulholland	2021-2025	18	4	5	22.2%	0	-	£33,043	€1,640
The Questioner (IRE)	gelding	Cush Bach (IRE)	Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	2021-2025	20	4	6	20.0%	0	-	£34,001	-
Hymac (IRE)	gelding	Katie Cranny (IRE)	Harry Fry	2022-2025	13	3	8	23.1%	0	-	£73,389	-
Ask Dillon (IRE)	-	Mum's Miracle (IRE)	Fergal O'Brien	2018-2022	23	3	8	13.0%	0	-	£63,388	-
Tune The Chello (IRE)	mare	New Chello (IRE)	Kerry Lee	2019-2024	21	3	8	14.3%	0	-	£4,268	€47,059
Ocean Cove (IRE)	gelding	Sand Eel (IRE)	Fergal O'Brien	2017-2021	24	3	10	12.5%	0	-	£49,159	-
Nothin To Ask (IRE)	gelding	Nothin To Say (IRE)	Fergal O'Brien	2020-2025	23	3	10	13.0%	0	-	£41,204	-
Ask Heather (IRE)	-	Heather Belle (IRE)	Terence O'Brien	2017-2020	21	3	7	14.3%	0	-	-	€37,683
Whatsyourstatus (IRE)	gelding	Exit To Bullaun (IRE)	Gearoid O'Loughlin	2018-2025	31	3	7	9.7%	0	-	-	€35,892
Stratton Oakmont (IRE)	gelding	Foxwood Girl (IRE)	Kayley Woollacott	2020-2026	28	3	10	10.7%	0	-	£33,739	-
Brendas Asking (IRE)	mare	Lost It (IRE)	Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	2023-2026	15	3	5	20.0%	0	-	£33,547	-
Ask And Answer (IRE)	gelding	Final Bond (IRE)	Sean Aherne	2018-2024	43	3	6	7.0%	0	-	-	€30,800
Ask David (IRE)	gelding	Gemmeus (IRE)	Timothy Doyle	2016-2021	31	3	4	9.7%	0	-	-	€27,496
Kerosine Light (IRE)	gelding	Quadrennial (IRE)	Donald McCain	2021-2024	10	3	3	30.0%	0	-	£24,504	€2,280
Ballagh Star (IRE)	gelding	Lol Jk (IRE)	Mrs Y Dunleavy	2022-2026	30	3	3	10.0%	0	-	-	€26,210
Ask Katie (IRE)	mare	Smart Starprincess (IRE)	Thomas Cleary	2014-2020	54	3	2	5.6%	0	-	-	€24,735
A Dublin Job (IRE)	gelding	Coppervega (IRE)	Sarah-Jayne Davies	2022-2026	28	3	5	10.7%	0	-	£19,690	€4,920
Stylish Recruit (IRE)	gelding	Stylish Ways (IRE)	Sandy Thomson	2023-2026	19	3	2	15.8%	0	-	£23,388	-
Don't Ask (IRE)	-	Outback Ivy (IRE)	Alex Hales	2017-2022	25	3	6	12.0%	0	-	£21,863	-
Ask The Leader (IRE)	mare	Lead'Er Inn (IRE)	D M Christie	2021-2024	30	3	2	10.0%	0	-	-	€21,840

Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.

Quick answers

How many winners has Ask sired?: Ask (GB) has sired 115 winners from 283 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2014 (41%), with 341 wins from 3,214 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Ask sired?: Ask (GB) has sired 7 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2014, 6 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Ask sired?: Ask (GB) has sired 1 Grade 1 winner (2 Grade 1 wins) in Britain and Ireland since 2014.
Who is the best offspring of Ask?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Ask (GB) in Britain and Ireland is The Jukebox Man (IRE) (out of My Twist (IRE)), a Grade 1 winner with 3 black-type wins from 12 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Ask?: The most recent Grade 1 winner by Ask (GB) in Britain and Ireland is The Jukebox Man (IRE), in the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase (Grade 1) at Kempton on 26 December 2025.
Who is Ask's sire?: Ask (GB) is by Sadler's Wells (USA), and won 6 of 16 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Ask's progeny?: The average winning distance of Ask (GB)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 11.0 furlongs on the Flat and 2m4½f over jumps.
How are Ask's progeny doing this season?: Ask (GB) has had no winners from 1 runner in the 2026 Flat season and 7 winners from 17 runners in the 2026/27 jumps season in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Ask's progeny won?: Ask (GB)'s progeny have earned £3,179,331 in Britain and €1,551,285 in Ireland since 2014.
How has Ask done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Ask (GB)'s daughters include 7 winners from 21 runners in Britain and Ireland.

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