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Horse profile

Ask Me Early (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2025) · Last trainer Harry Fry · Last owner The Dare Family
by Ask (GB) out of Cotton Ali (IRE) (Ala Hounak)
20 runs · 8 courses · from Jan 2020
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Feb 2025 — 625 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2025 6 wins · Exeter, Chepstow & Uttoxeter Last raced off OR 128
KTB Profile

Ask Me Early won six of 20 starts all over 2m5f – 3m on turf. Three of those wins came at Chepstow, two at Exeter and one at Uttoxeter, with four of the six gained in handicaps on soft or heavy ground. He won a Class 2 handicap chase at Exeter in Feb 2024 off an official rating of 128 and last ran, aged 11, at Exeter in Feb 2025 off the same mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating128↓ 11lb off peak
128 122–139

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Carlisle, 7 Apr 2024

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 12 figures · best 126A · median 106.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft5120B99—
Heavy4124C109—
Good to Soft3126A111—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m10126A110—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 20 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 123B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 7 Apr 2024 Official rating 128 at the last run, 9 Feb 2025

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 14 figures · best 139A · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy6131B122.5—
Soft5139A116—
Good to Soft3133A122—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m12139A122.5—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 20 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 20 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 from 3 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

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%+2.2—
Good to Soft625609.6%−12 from 7
Soft947879.2%−1.42 from 6
Heavy4274410.3%−0.32 from 7
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 1
2m5f – 3m1,02311611.3%+0.76 from 15
Over 3m2262511.1%+0.50 from 4

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
Cotton Ali (IRE) (Ala Hounak)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 2 29% −2.40
Heavy 7 2 29% +4.75
Soft 6 2 33% +2.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 8 2 25% +6.00
Class 3 8 4 50% +2.60
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 6 3 50% +2.10
Exeter 4 2 50% +7.00
Uttoxeter 3 1 33% +2.50
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 15 6 40% +9.60
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Bowen 13 5 38% +3.10
Bryan Carver 3 0 0% −3.00
Jonathan Burke 3 1 33% +5.50
Miss Megan Bevan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 9 3 33% +1.10
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 6 1 17% +2.50
None 5 2 40% +1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 4 1 25% +4.50
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 5 4 80% +7.85
2020 3 1 33% +0.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 15 4 27% +5.00
Hurdle 5 2 40% −0.40

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
2025 · 2 runs
09 Feb 25+24d Exeter TrustATrader Apply Today Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled at the back of the field early - lost touch with the pack - eased and withdrawn from the contest approaching the fourth-last obstacle PU/8 — 10-7 128—— Bryan Carver 12/1
16 Jan 25+64d Wincanton Hinton Workspace Somerset National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled in the pack early - lost touch and blundered at the 16th - dropped away well before the finish and was pulled up 5 out PU/10 — 11-5 130—— Bryan Carver 28/1
2024 · 4 runs
13 Nov 24+220d Bangor-on-Dee Portek Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran Tracked the pace group early - shared 2nd spot for a moment at the 14th - driven and beaten for speed after 3 out - lost touch soon after and faded to finish 5th 5/10 9½ 11-3 13188A112A Bryan Carver 6/1
07 Apr 24+22d Carlisle Eloise And Katie Memorial Trust Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 ¾ 10-11 133104B123B Jonathan Burke 4/1
16 Mar 24+34d Uttoxeter bet365 Midlands Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 34f · Heavy · 12 ran 8/12 1½ 10-13 13591C115A Jonathan Burke 12/1
11 Feb 24+93d Exeter trustatrader.com Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 10-6 128124C131B Jonathan Burke 15/2
2023 · 3 runs
10 Nov 23+214d Exeter Betway 'Challenger' Stayers' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 9/12 4¼ 11-7 13085A108A Miss Megan Bevan 12/1
10 Apr 23+23d Chepstow Don Long 'Hello Gorgeous' Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-9 135—— Sean Bowen 11/4F
18 Mar 23+81d Uttoxeter Perfect Payroll Provider Optimum Pay Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 23.5f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 17 11-0 133120B116A Sean Bowen 11/1
2022 · 3 runs
27 Dec 22+48d Chepstow Coral Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (In Memory Of Kim Gingell) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 30.5f · Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-3 138—— Sean Bowen 5/1
09 Nov 22+263d Bangor-on-Dee Paul Ferguson Jumpers To Follow Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Heavy · 12 ran 3/12 8 11-6 139—122B Sean Bowen 7/2
19 Feb 22+77d Wincanton Better Odds At Matchbook Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Good To Soft · 4 ran UR/4 — 11-12 139—— Sean Bowen EvensF
2021 · 5 runs
04 Dec 21+32d Chepstow Play The Coral 'Racing Super Series' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-4 134111C122C Sean Bowen 11/10F
02 Nov 21+227d Exeter Betway Supports Safer Gambling Week Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-12 139126A133A Sean Bowen 6/4F
20 Mar 21+42d Uttoxeter 1834 Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-11 13596A139A Sean Bowen 9/2
06 Feb 21+28d Sandown Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-5 135—— Sean Bowen 5/4F
09 Jan 21+35d Chepstow Coral Supporting Prostate Cancer Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 23.5f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-6 128109A134B Sean Bowen 7/4F
2020 · 3 runs
05 Dec 20+27d Chepstow Books For You oliversbookshop.co.uk Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 23.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 10-10 122—125B Sean Bowen 9/4F
08 Nov 20+282d Ffos Las Walters Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 4¼ 10-12 —99B115A Sean Bowen 2/1F
31 Jan 20 Chepstow Chepstow Trade Centre Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 shd 10-12 —114B121A Sean Bowen 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ask Me Early won?
Ask Me Early (IRE) won 6 of 20 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 30%. Placed 8 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Ask Me Early?
Ask Me Early (IRE) was trained by Harry Fry on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 9 February 2025.
Who is Ask Me Early's sire?
Ask Me Early (IRE) is by Ask (GB) out of Cotton Ali (IRE), whose sire is Ala Hounak.
What going does Ask Me Early prefer?
Ask Me Early (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ask Me Early's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 128, from the run on 9 February 2025. The highest on record is 139.
What is Ask Me Early'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.

Record shown from January 2020. 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.