Ask The Bookie
Nineteen races into a career and still waiting for that first win — Ask The Bookie is, by any measure, one of the sport's great optimists. The nine-year-old has placed three times across those 19 outings, meaning it has finished in the frame without ever crossing the line first, a feat that requires a peculiar kind of talent: good enough to be competitive, but not quite good enough to close the deal.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Ask The Bookie Syndicate
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
15.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form makes for difficult reading. Five fifth-place finishes in the last six races, with an eleventh thrown in for good measure, paint a picture of a horse that finds its level and stays there. Jockey Daniel King has partnered the horse on ten occasions without a win between them, and while that could be read as misfortune, at some point persistence becomes its own kind of story. The pair have had every opportunity to find the right race on the right day, and it simply has not happened yet.
Trainer Gillian Scott operates out of Ballingarry in County Limerick and has sent out two winners this season — so it is not a yard without capability. Ask The Bookie returned from an 85-day break for its most recent run, which suggests the team felt a freshen-up might help. Whether that proves correct remains to be seen, but a horse with no wins from 19 races has, at this stage, moved beyond the realm of potential and into something more philosophical. Ask The Bookie is what it is — a competitor, a placer, and a horse that keeps turning up. Some racegoers will find a grudging affection for that.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Cork in 6 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Jan
5th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 10 runners
29 Dec
5th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 8 runners
16 Oct
5th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
5 Oct
4th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 6 runners
4 Aug
11th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
10 May
5th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
20 Apr
9th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 11 runners
14 Apr
8th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
27 Mar
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
26 Jan
14th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
6 |
1 second, 5 other |
3 Jan |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
4 |
2 thirds, 2 other |
29 Dec |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
27 Mar |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
16 Oct |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Apr |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jan |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
28 Oct |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Apr |
0% |