How many races has Keep Asking won?

Keep Asking (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2005. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).

Who trained Keep Asking?

Keep Asking (IRE) was trained by Debra Hamer on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 13 August 2005.

Who is Keep Asking's sire?

Keep Asking (IRE) is by Castle Keep (GB) out of Melodic Belle (IRE), whose sire is Black Minstrel.

What is Keep Asking's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 13 August 2005. That is also the highest on record.

What is Keep Asking's sire's record?

Castle Keep (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 50% of 2 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Who are Keep Asking's siblings?

Out of Melodic Belle (IRE), Keep Asking (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Keep Asking (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2005) · Last trainer Debra Hamer · Last owner J F Apperley

by Castle Keep (GB) out of Melodic Belle (IRE) (Black Minstrel)

2 runs · 2 courses · from Jul 2005

As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 13 Aug 2005 — 7,745 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Aug 2005 · 2nd of 14 Last raced off OR 81

KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Jul 2005 and Aug 2005, the last of them as a 9yo gelding. Finished 2 of 14 at Bangor-on-Dee last time.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

0–2Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
1 (50%)Placed
−2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
81Highest OR
16dAvg between runs

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 134^C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 13 Aug 2005 Official rating 81 at the last run, 13 Aug 2005

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 2 figures · best 134^C · median 112.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
Good	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—
2m1f – 2m4f	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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

Castle Keep (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 50% of 2 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses). A small sample.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good	1	1	100%	+50	0 from 1
Heavy	1	0	0%	−50	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
2m1f – 2m4f	1	0	0%	−50	0 from 1
Over 3m	1	1	100%	+50	—

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

Melodic Belle (IRE) (Black Minstrel)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Clever Creation (IRE)	10	0	—	—

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	KTB	Jockey	SP
2005 · 2 runs
13 Aug 05+16d	Bangor-on-Dee	Genesis Wealth Management Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran	2/14	2½	10-8	81	134^C	Benjamin Hitchcott	25/1
28 Jul 05	Stratford	Renate Video Services Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran	5/9	5	11-0	—	91^C	Richard Johnson	9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Keep Asking won?: Keep Asking (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2005. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Keep Asking?: Keep Asking (IRE) was trained by Debra Hamer on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 13 August 2005.
Who is Keep Asking's sire?: Keep Asking (IRE) is by Castle Keep (GB) out of Melodic Belle (IRE), whose sire is Black Minstrel.
What is Keep Asking's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 13 August 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Keep Asking's sire's record?: Castle Keep (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 50% of 2 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Keep Asking's siblings?: Out of Melodic Belle (IRE), Keep Asking (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.