Answering (IRE)
Answering is 1 from 27 on turf, with his sole win coming at Thurles over 1m5f – 2m on heavy ground in Mar 2024. He has raced 10 times at Thurles for that one success. Typically held up, he finished 14 of 17 in a handicap hurdle at Thurles in Nov 2025 when last raced off OR 98, 18lb below his highest ever mark, with headgear returning.
- 1–27Wins / Runs
- 3.7%Strike rate
- 4 (14.8%)Placed
- −24.90£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 0.64Fair A/E n=27 · 0.50 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 63dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 103
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 119B | 86.5 | 1 · — |
| Good | 4 | 103B | 78 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 117B | 85.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 17 | 119B | 86 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 103B | 74 | — |
Of 27 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 27 runs · as at 3 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 from 5 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (80%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,214 runs since Jan 2008 (283 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 72 | 7 | 9.7% | −0.9 | — |
| Good | 1,067 | 137 | 12.8% | +2.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 625 | 60 | 9.6% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 947 | 87 | 9.2% | −1.4 | 0 from 14 |
| Heavy | 427 | 44 | 10.3% | −0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 76 | 5 | 6.6% | −4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −3.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 39 | 2 | 5.1% | −5.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 147 | 19 | 12.9% | +2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 712 | 65 | 9.1% | −1.5 | 1 from 20 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,053 | 112 | 10.6% | 0 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,023 | 116 | 11.3% | +0.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 226 | 25 | 11.1% | +0.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ask David (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ask David (IRE) | 31 | 3 | 2m–2m4½f | — |
| Chicago Lady (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Faster Master (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mister Mogul (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.90 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurles | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.90 |
| Clonmel | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 20 | 1 | 5% | −17.90 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr D Doyle | 23 | 0 | 0% | −23.00 |
| Cian Quirke | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Ambrose McCurtin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J C Barry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 1 | 4% | −21.90 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.90 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 16 | 1 | 6% | −13.90 |
| NH Flat | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Chase | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 25+21d | Thurles | Racing Again On The 27th November Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Went straight to front - lost command entering final stretch and found nothing approaching last two out - allowed to finish steadily well held | 14/17 | 12 | 11-5 | 98 | 49C | 82C | Mr D Doyle | 40/1 |
| 30 Oct 25+40d | Thurles | Two-Mile Borris Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Tracked front pack early - 6th at halfway then pushed along with nothing more to give - severely baulked before the straight and quickly pulled up | PU/18 | — | 12-0 | 99 | — | — | Cian Quirke | 40/1 |
| 20 Sep 25+47d | Navan | Balreask Bar, Restaurant & Guest Accommodation Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Held up towards the back - blundered and lost jockey at the 4th | UR/16 | — | 11-6 | 99 | — | — | Mr D Doyle | 28/1 |
| 04 Aug 25+13d | Cork | Kanturk Handicap Hurdle Tracked the front-runner early - still in second at halfway - stumbled at the 6th - urged into third three out - lost momentum late and beaten well by the finish | 8/13 | 2½ | 10-12 | 101 | 103B | 98A | Mr D Doyle | 40/1 |
| 22 Jul 25+68d | Ballinrobe | David Heneghan Memorial Handicap Hurdle Handy early up in 2nd - slipped back to 3rd then 5th - hit one three out and faded through the pack to 9th - held no chance approaching last | 9/15 | 3 | 11-3 | 105 | 89B | 97A | Mr D Doyle | 25/1 |
| 15 May 25+49d | Clonmel | Talbot Hotel Clonmel Handicap Hurdle Sat just behind the front pack early - third at halfway - fifth with three furlongs left - lost touch and slipped backward turning into the straight - allowed to drift and finished well beaten | 11/12 | 20 | 11-5 | 109 | — | 92C | Mr D Doyle | 25/1 |
| 27 Mar 25+42d | Clonmel | Kilmanahan Beginners Chase Settled off the pace early - still near back at halfway with little sign of closing after 3 out - came down at 2 out | F/14 | — | 11-5 | — | — | — | Mr D Doyle | 33/1 |
| 13 Feb 25+18d | Clonmel | Monksgrange Beginners Chase Held up towards the back throughout - baulked a touch at the 8th - still struggling for headway from 5 out and dropped away 3 out | 12/13 | 24 | 11-5 | — | 18C | 94C | Mr D Doyle | 50/1 |
| 26 Jan 25+36d | Naas | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - pressed for effort turning into straight and lost advantage - dropped away steadily to finish well beaten | 12/14 | 4¼ | 10-12 | 112 | 59C | 97C | Mr D Doyle | 28/1 |
| 21 Dec 24+219d | Thurles | Wishing Everyone A Safe & Happy Christmas Handicap Hurdle Went to front early - dropped in behind and sat 7th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out and found nothing more - well held at the finish | 13/18 | 14 | 10-8 | 114 | 56C | 82C | Mr D Doyle | 11/1 |
| 16 May 24+14d | Clonmel | Botanica International Handicap Hurdle (80-123) | 6/13 | 7½ | 11-3 | 115 | 98B | 112A | Mr D Doyle | 4/1F |
| 02 May 24+16d | Punchestown | Specialist Group Handicap Hurdle (88-123) | 8/24 | nk | 11-0 | 116 | 94B | 115A | Mr D Doyle | 22/1 |
| 16 Apr 24+31d | Naas | Daragh Fitzpatrick Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle | 4/13 | 1¼ | 11-7 | 116 | 107B | 129A | Mr D Doyle | 15/2 |
| 16 Mar 24+11d | Thurles | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 1/18 | 11-10 | — | 86B | 135A | Cian Quirke | 11/10F | |
| 05 Mar 24+54d | Thurles | ThurlesRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle | 2/16 | 2 | 10-11 | — | 117B | 129A | Mr D Doyle | 10/1 |
| 11 Jan 24+25d | Clonmel | Monroe Maiden Hurdle | 2/14 | 9 | 11-5 | — | 85B | 122A | Mr D Doyle | 18/1 |
| 17 Dec 23+17d | Thurles | Thank You For Supporting Us In 2023 Maiden Hurdle | 6/15 | 8½ | 11-12 | — | 86B | 113A | Ambrose McCurtin | 125/1 |
| 30 Nov 23+42d | Thurles | Killinan Maiden Hurdle | 5/15 | 23 | 11-5 | — | 65C | 97C | Mr D Doyle | 66/1 |
| 19 Oct 23+32d | Thurles | Munster Flat Race | 8/14 | 1¾ | 11-7 | — | 119B | 101A | Mr D Doyle | 16/1 |
| 17 Sep 23+23d | Listowel | Kerry Group (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 4/8 | ¾ | 11-7 | — | 67A | 110A | Mr D Doyle | 14/1 |
| 25 Aug 23+18d | Kilbeggan | John Thomas McNamara Series Flat Race | 7/10 | 11 | 11-12 | — | 29A | 88A | Mr D Doyle | 5/1 |
| 07 Aug 23+147d | Cork | Follow Us On Facebook Flat Race | 9/17 | ½ | 11-7 | — | — | 60C | Mr D Doyle | 10/1 |
| 13 Mar 23+75d | Thurles | Ballagh Flat Race | 4/10 | ½ | 11-7 | — | 87A | 113A | Mr D Doyle | 14/1 |
| 28 Dec 22+39d | Leopardstown | Midland Legal Solicitors Flat Race | 6/11 | 5½ | 11-7 | — | — | 57C | Mr D Doyle | 25/1 |
| 19 Nov 22+30d | Punchestown | Irish Mirror (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 5/9 | 1¼ | 11-0 | — | 77A | 99A | Mr D Doyle | 15/2 |
| 20 Oct 22+511d | Thurles | Munster Flat Race | 3/15 | 2¾ | 11-7 | — | 114B | 122A | Mr D Doyle | 66/1 |
| 27 May 21 | Limerick | Athea Flat Race | 9/18 | nk | 11-11 | — | 90C | 97C | Mr J C Barry | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Answering (IRE) won?
- Answering (IRE) won 1 of 27 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 3.7%. Placed 4 times in total (14.8% of starts).
- Who trains Answering (IRE)?
- Answering (IRE) is trained by Timothy Doyle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 November 2025.
- Who is Answering (IRE)'s sire?
- Answering (IRE) is by Ask (GB) out of Gemmeus (IRE), whose sire is Bigstone.
- What going does Answering (IRE) prefer?
- Answering (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Answering (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 20 November 2025. The highest on record is 116.
- What is Answering (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Ask (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,214 runs since Jan 2008 (283 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Answering (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Gemmeus (IRE), Answering (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ask David (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.