Ascending Lark (GB)
Ascending Lark won six of nine starts on turf between Jan 2023 and Apr 2025, including a Listed win in the Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle at Punchestown in Apr 2025. Five of those wins came over 1m5f – 2m, three on soft ground. Each success was gained on a first visit to the course. The mare won last time out at Punchestown in Apr 2025 when last raced off her career-high mark of 127.
- 6–9Wins / Runs
- 66.7%Strike rate
- 8 (88.9%)Placed
- +10.23£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 2.23Fair A/E n=9 · 2.02 incl. margin
- 127Highest OR
- 105dAvg 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 144
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 144B | 112.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 123C | 105 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 99A | 94 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 144B | 97 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 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 3 analysed runs
- Held up 2 (67%) · 2 wins
- Led 1 (33%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,526 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 150.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +87 | — |
| Good to Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 710 | 98 | 13.8% | +0.8 | 2 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 563 | 78 | 13.9% | +0.9 | — |
| Soft | 1,400 | 180 | 12.9% | −0.1 | 3 from 4 |
| Heavy | 749 | 96 | 12.8% | −0.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 81 | 4 | 4.9% | −8.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 28 | 0 | 0% | −13 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 150 | 10 | 6.7% | −6.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 728 | 120 | 16.5% | +3.5 | 5 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,641 | 208 | 12.7% | −0.3 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 764 | 93 | 12.2% | −0.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 201 | 27 | 13.4% | +0.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Romeo Coolio (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 1m7f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Romeo Coolio (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romeo Coolio (GB) | 13 | 7 | 2m–2m4f | Grade 1 |
| Bailly's Comet (GB) | 3 | 1 | 1m7f | Class 4 |
| Butchers Bill (GB) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Julio Coolio (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 3 | 75% | +10.37 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
| Good | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.19 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 5 | 100% | +5.23 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Exeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.12 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 5 | 71% | +9.98 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul O'Brien | 5 | 5 | 100% | +12.61 |
| Mr A P Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lorcan Williams | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Cian Quirke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 5 | 63% | +9.61 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 100% | +10.49 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.74 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 6 | 100% | +13.23 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 25+40d | Punchestown | Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Settled towards the back early - shaken up to make ground two out and still 9th into the straight - moved into 3rd approaching the last - kept finding late to score | 1/17 | 10-6 | 127 | 97B | 145A | Paul O'Brien | 8/1 | |
| 20 Mar 25+27d | Ludlow | Alfa Aggregates Mares' Handicap Hurdle Set the pace throughout - driven clear on the run-in - stayed on strongly to score | 1/3 | 12-1 | 121 | 123C | 136C | Paul O'Brien | 4/7F | |
| 21 Feb 25+24d | Exeter | South West Rail Solutions Ltd Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled behind the pace early - moving well approaching 4 out then held up before edging ahead close to the last - driven out to pull clear and win | 1/3 | 12-0 | 117 | 89C | 145C | Paul O'Brien | 4/6F | |
| 28 Jan 25+278d | Newcastle | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled just behind the pace - moved through strongly approaching 3 out - hit the front and clipped the second last - stumbled slightly at the final fence - opened a healthy advantage on the run-in - edged out under pressure to the line | 1/5 | 11-9 | 113 | 128C | 132B | Paul O'Brien | 5/4F | |
| 25 Apr 24+36d | Huntingdon | Racing TV Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 11-9 | — | 87A | 132B | Lorcan Williams | 8/13F | |
| 20 Mar 24+347d | Haydock | Stuart Goodwin Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 11-4 | — | 144B | 135A | Paul O'Brien | 85/40 | |
| 08 Apr 23+49d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Total Enjoyment Mares Flat Race (listed) | 7/9 | 9 | 11-4 | — | 66A | 99A | Mr A P Ryan | 28/1 |
| 18 Feb 23+42d | Gowran Park | Ronan Lawlor Memorial Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 3/9 | 8 | 11-4 | — | — | 64C | Mr A P Ryan | 6/1 |
| 07 Jan 23 | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 2/8 | 2¼ | 11-4 | — | 99A | 123A | Cian Quirke | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ascending Lark (GB) won?
- Ascending Lark (GB) won 6 of 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 8 times in total (88.9% of starts).
- Who trained Ascending Lark (GB)?
- Ascending Lark (GB) was trained by Harry Derham on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 29 April 2025.
- Who is Ascending Lark (GB)'s sire?
- Ascending Lark (GB) is by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Miss Bailly (FR), whose sire is Kapgarde.
- What going does Ascending Lark (GB) prefer?
- Ascending Lark (GB) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ascending Lark (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 29 April 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Ascending Lark (GB)'s sire's record?
- Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,526 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 150.
- Who are Ascending Lark (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Miss Bailly (FR), Ascending Lark (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Romeo Coolio (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Romeo Coolio (GB)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.