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Horse profile

Ansa The Question (GB)

6yo mare (at last run, Feb 2007) · Last trainer Alan Mactaggart · Last owner W J Mactaggart
by Overbury (IRE) out of Olive Branch (GB) (Le Moss)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Jan 2006
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Feb 2007 — 7,182 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2007 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Ansa The Question (GB) is yet to win from 9 starts. Best effort: 4th of 17 at Carlisle (Nov 2006).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 19 Feb 2007 Official rating 75 at the last run, 19 Feb 2007

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 95C · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft389C78—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f289C84.5—
2m5f – 3m278C73.5—
1m5f – 2m295C82—

Of 9 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 9 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Overbury (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 4,657 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm17211.8%+1.1—
Good to Firm385379.6%−1.10 from 1
Good1,45815010.3%−0.4—
Good to Soft898899.9%−0.80 from 1
Soft1,14412611%+0.30 from 3
Heavy6908712.6%+1.90 from 4
Standard (AW)6569.2%−1.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1000%−10.7—
6f – 7f20210%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1616.3%−4.4—
1m2f – 1m4f29517.2%+6.5—
1m5f – 2m1,32113510.2%−0.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,64717610.7%00 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,25813610.8%+0.10 from 3
Over 3m3564211.8%+1.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Olive Branch (GB) (Le Moss)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Givitago (GB)40——
Olive Grove (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 3 0 0% −3.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ewan Whillans 3 0 0% −3.00
Brian Harding 2 0 0% −2.00
Tony Dobbin 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Keith Mercer 1 0 0% −1.00
Phil Kinsella 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 3 runs
27 Feb 07+8d Catterick Malton Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 25f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-11 —— Brian Harding 40/1
19 Feb 07+48d Carlisle E.B.F./TBA Mares Novices Chase (Qualifier) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 3½ 11-0 7589C Brian Harding 40/1
02 Jan 07+28d Ayr racinguk.tv Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Heavy · 20 ran PU/20 — 11-0 83— Tony Dobbin 33/1
2006 · 6 runs
05 Dec 06+23d Sedgefield World Bet Exchange At wbx.Com 'NH' Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 2½ 9-12 8378C Ewan Whillans 66/1
12 Nov 06+14d Carlisle News & Star "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 17 ran 4/17 21 9-12 —80C Ewan Whillans 200/1
29 Oct 06+176d Carlisle Northern Racing Club Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 9-12 —— Ewan Whillans 125/1
06 May 06+59d Hexham Arup Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 7/12 30 10-2 —69C Brian Hughes 50/1
08 Mar 06+64d Catterick Racing Post Mares' Standard NH Flat Race Class 6 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 5/15 8 11-2 —95C Keith Mercer 50/1
03 Jan 06 Ayr Conferences At Ayr Racecourse Standard NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 2½ 10-5 —69C Phil Kinsella 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ansa The Question won?
Ansa The Question (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2006 and 2007.
Who trained Ansa The Question?
Ansa The Question (GB) was trained by Alan Mactaggart on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 27 February 2007.
Who is Ansa The Question's sire?
Ansa The Question (GB) is by Overbury (IRE) out of Olive Branch (GB), whose sire is Le Moss.
What is Ansa The Question's official rating?
Ansa The Question (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 83.
What is Ansa The Question's sire's record?
Overbury (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 4,657 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ansa The Question's siblings?
Out of Olive Branch (GB), Ansa The Question (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.