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Ascending Lark (GB)

7yo m · Form & record 2023-01-07 to 2025-04-29 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Harry Derham.

Pedigree Great Pretender (IRE) × Miss Bailly (FR) (by Kapgarde)

OwnerW S Watt

Ratings Official 127 · best RPR 133 · best TS 114

Runs

Wins

66.7%

Strike rate

88.9%

Place rate

2.02

Actual / Expected

113.6%

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Full form — last 9 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2025-04-29	40d	Punchestown	16.5f	Soft	1	1/17	0	Paul O'Brien	146	127	133	114	8/1
Listed Hurdle Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle ()
2025-03-20	27d	Ludlow	16f	Good	4	1/3	–	Paul O'Brien	169	121	126	69	4/7
Hurdle Alfa Aggregates Mares Handicap Hurdle
2025-02-21	24d	Exeter	16.5f	Heavy	4	1/3	–	Paul OBrien	168	117	126	100	4/6
South West Rail Solutions Ltd Mares Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Mares Hurdle Final Qualifier)
2025-01-28	278d	Newcastle	17f	Soft	4	1/5	–	Paul OBrien	163	113	119	103	5/4
Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Mares Handicap Hurdle (Go North Lady Buttons Series Qualifier)
2024-04-25	36d	Huntingdon	16f	Good	4	1/6	0	Lorcan Williams t	163	–	110	78	8/13F
Hurdle Turf Racing TV Mares Novices Hurdle (GBB Race) Jumped right on occasions - raced in second - joined leader 3 out - led and going best before 2 out - joined approaching last - jumped right last - went clear run-in - comfortably(op 8/11 tchd 4/5)
2024-03-20	347d	Haydock	15.5f	Soft	4	1/8	0	Paul OBrien	158	–	110	108	85/40
Hurdle Turf Stuart Goodwin Mares Maiden Hurdle (Herring Queen Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Held up in midfield - headway 5th - led going easily 3 out - jumped right last - edged right and ridden run-in - ran on well(op 7/4 tchd 13/8)
2023-04-08	49d	Fairyhouse	16.5f	Soft	–	7/9	–	Mr A P Ryan	158	–	89	–	28/1
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Total Enjoyment Mares INH Flat Race ()
2023-02-18	42d	Gowran Park	17f	Heavy	–	3/9	–	Mr A P Ryan	158	–	104	44	6/1
Ronan Lawlor Memorial Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race
2023-01-07	DEB	Cork	16f	Heavy	–	2/8	–	Cian Quirke	158	–	110	21	14/1
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.

Time since last run	Runs	Wins	SR
Normal (2-4wk)	2	2	100.0%
Freshened (1-2m)	4	2	50.0%
Long break (6m+)	2	2	100.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 4	5	5	100.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Staying (13f+)	9	6	66.7%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Soft	4	3	75.0%
Heavy	3	1	33.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-01-07–2025-04-29. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.