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Ascending Lark

7-year-old mare, a consistent performer, with 6 wins from 10 runs.
Quick facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Mare
Father
Great Pretender
Mother
Miss Bailly
Owner
W Watt & J Lalor
Official rating
127

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
10
Career races
6
Wins
60%
Win rate
avg ~10%
80%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
554 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Strong overall win rate: wins 60% of races
✔ Effective partnership with Paul O'Brien: 83% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 334-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft (muddy)
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
1M6F – 2M
Long Distance (2M+)
Ok
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Ok
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Apr
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 17 runners
20 Mar
🏆 Won
Ludlow
1m6f – 2m · Good · 3 runners
21 Feb
🏆 Won
Exeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 4 runners
28 Jan
🏆 Won
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
16 Jan
DNF
Ludlow
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 6 runners
25 Apr
🏆 Won
Huntingdon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
20 Mar
🏆 Won
Haydock Park
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 8 runners
8 Apr
7th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
18 Feb
3rd
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 11 runners
7 Jan
2nd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 8 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Paul O'Brien Current jockey
83.3%
Win rate
5/6
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
Mr C M Quirke
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Ludlow
Undulating
2 1 win, 1 other 20 Mar 50%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 win 28 Jan 100%
Huntingdon
Galloping
1 1 win 25 Apr 100%
Haydock Park
Galloping
1 1 win 20 Mar 100%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 win 29 Apr 100%
Exeter
Undulating
1 1 win 21 Feb 100%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 third 18 Feb 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 second 7 Jan 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 8 Apr 0%