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Horse profile

Ask Charlie (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2023) · Last trainer Michael Hourigan · Last owner Denis J Reddan
by Ask (GB) out of Narcotic Nora (IRE) (Hawk Wing)
11 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2022
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jul 2023 — 1,207 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2023 New yard Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Ask Charlie was a maiden over hurdles with two places from 11 starts on turf. His best effort came when second of 10 at Downpatrick in Aug 2022. He raced over 2m1f to 3m on good or good to soft going and reached an official rating of 102 at his peak. His last run at Bellewstown in Jul 2023 was his first for Michael Hourigan and came off an OR of 93.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating93↓ 9lb off peak
93 93–102

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 119 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Downpatrick, 7 Aug 2022

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 119B · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good5109B101—
Good to Soft4119B91—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6109B92.5—
2m5f – 3m3119B105—

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 7 Aug 2022 Official rating 93 at the last run, 8 Jul 2023

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 9 figures · best 115A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good5101A99—
Good to Soft4115A103.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6107A99.5—
2m5f – 3m3115A101—

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 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
Ask (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,215 runs since Jan 2008 (283 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm7279.7%−0.9—
Good1,06813712.8%+2.20 from 7
Good to Soft625609.6%−10 from 4
Soft947879.2%−1.4—
Heavy4274410.3%−0.3—
Standard (AW)7656.6%−4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−3.5—
1m – 1m1f3925.1%−5.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1471912.9%+2.3—
1m5f – 2m712659.1%−1.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1,05411210.6%00 from 7
2m5f – 3m1,02311611.3%+0.70 from 4
Over 3m2262511.1%+0.5—

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
Narcotic Nora (IRE) (Hawk Wing)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Winning Mischief (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 5 0 0% −5.00
Bellewstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kieren Buckley 5 0 0% −5.00
P J O'Hanlon 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Harvey 2 0 0% −2.00
Aidan Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Alex Harvey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 7 0 0% −7.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 10 0 0% −10.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 1 run
08 Jul 23+313d Bellewstown Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) 20f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-1 93—— Aidan Kelly 8/1
2022 · 10 runs
29 Aug 22+6d Downpatrick Downpatrick Racecourse Best Dressed Lady Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 21.5f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 2¼ 10-10 95105B101A Kieren Buckley 5/1
23 Aug 22+16d Bellewstown Reddans Of Bettystown Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 6 11-2 95101B99A Kieren Buckley 15/2
07 Aug 22+19d Downpatrick Magners Irish Cider Maiden Hurdle 22f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 2/10 11 10-13 95119B115A Kieren Buckley 11/1
19 Jul 22+6d Ballinrobe Mayo News Maiden Hurdle 17.5f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 1¼ 10-13 —109B101A Kieren Buckley 25/1
13 Jul 22+5d Downpatrick Cosy Roof (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 3/9 3 10-13 —104A107A P J O'Hanlon 17/2
08 Jul 22+27d Kilbeggan Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 7 10-13 —54C91C Kieren Buckley 11/1
11 Jun 22+15d Downpatrick Plus2Print Remembering Tony Oakes MBE Handicap Chase (0-102) 19f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 4/6 3¼ 11-9 10278B100B P J O'Hanlon 10/1
27 May 22+22d Limerick McMahons Builders Providers Beginners Chase 19.5f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 4½ 11-5 —84A98A Alex Harvey 66/1
05 May 22+46d Tipperary Glenview And Rathbarry Stud Novice Hunters Chase 23.5f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 6/8 1 11-2 —44A98A Ben Harvey 4/1
20 Mar 22 Downpatrick Boardsmill Sires Maiden Hunters Chase 23.5f · Good · 8 ran F/8 — 11-7 ——— Ben Harvey 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Ask Charlie won?
Ask Charlie (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2022 and 2023. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained Ask Charlie?
Ask Charlie (IRE) was trained by Michael Hourigan on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 8 July 2023.
Who is Ask Charlie's sire?
Ask Charlie (IRE) is by Ask (GB) out of Narcotic Nora (IRE), whose sire is Hawk Wing.
What is Ask Charlie's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 8 July 2023. The highest on record is 102.
What is Ask Charlie's sire's record?
Ask (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,215 runs since Jan 2008 (283 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ask Charlie's siblings?
Out of Narcotic Nora (IRE), Ask Charlie (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2022. 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.