Why Are You Asking (IRE)
Why Are You Asking (IRE) is yet to win from 16 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Sedgefield (May 2012).
- 0–16Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (18.8%)Placed
- −16.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=15 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 36dAvg 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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 0 | 0% | −5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 149 | 6 | 4% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 407 | 25 | 6.1% | +1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 188 | 6 | 3.2% | −1.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 278 | 13 | 4.7% | −0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 190 | 12 | 6.3% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 402 | 19 | 4.7% | −0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 442 | 24 | 5.4% | +0.4 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 321 | 18 | 5.6% | +0.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 55 | 1 | 1.8% | −3.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Saphire Night (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Badger (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saphire Night (GB) | 19 | 3 | 2m–3m | Class 4 |
| Your Place Or Mine (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Badger (GB) | 20 | 1 | 3m | Class 3 |
| Flidias (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexham | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sedgefield | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kelso | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Renwick | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Richie McGrath | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Harry Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Why Are You Asking won?
- Why Are You Asking (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2011 and 2012. Placed 3 times in total (18.8% of starts).
- Who trained Why Are You Asking?
- Why Are You Asking (IRE) was trained by Rose Dobbin on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 21 July 2012.
- Who is Why Are You Asking's sire?
- Why Are You Asking (IRE) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Tyrilda (FR), whose sire is Saint Cyrien.
- What is Why Are You Asking's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 21 July 2012. The highest on record is 77.
- What is Why Are You Asking's sire's record?
- Needle Gun (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Why Are You Asking's siblings?
- Out of Tyrilda (FR), Why Are You Asking (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Saphire Night (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Badger (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.