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Pray Tell: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Pray Tell is a 10-year-old gelding by Ask, trained by Desmond Kenneally. He has won 3 of 21 starts and placed in 6 more. His best trip is 2m 3f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 11% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:05 at Listowel on 26 September, where the best price is 28/1 with Bet365. His best performance rating is 131, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 21
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 9
  • Strike rate 14%
  • Best rating 131
  • Official rating 128

Where Pray Tell runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:05 Listowel Charlie Chute Memorial Handicap Steeplechase 28/1 Bet365 bet365

Pray Tell form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
17 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Lee Strand Handicap Hurdle 2m 7f Good PU - 20/1 Paddy Cleary 128
15 May 26 Kilbeggan Shanette Superior Space Handicap Chase 2m 4.5f Good 4 12.5 14/1 John Shinnick 125
24 Apr 26 Kilbeggan William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Beginners Chase 2m 6.5f Good To Yielding 6 27.25 4/1 John Shinnick –
5 Apr 26 Cork BAR 1 Betting Handicap Hurdle 2m 3f Yielding 11 20 25/1 John Shinnick 131
15 Feb 26 Punchestown 1xbet.ie Beginners Chase 2m 7f Heavy F - 18/1 John Shinnick –
31 Dec 25 Punchestown Celebrating 175 Years At Punchestown Tote Beginners Chase 3m Yielding To Soft 2 5.5 28/1 John Shinnick –
6 Nov 25 Clonmel Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle 3m Soft 5 35.75 12/1 John Shinnick 133
1 May 25 Punchestown Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m 7.5f Yielding 12 19.25 33/1 John Shinnick 134
20 Apr 25 Cork Bar One Racing Easter Handicap Hurdle 2m 3f Soft UR - 17/2 James Smith 134
1 Feb 25 Leopardstown Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 6f Soft 9 128.75 33/1 John Shinnick 134
8 Dec 24 Cork Singletons Supervalu Stayers Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 3m 0.5f Soft 1 — 9/2 John Shinnick 127
16 Oct 24 Punchestown 2025 Membership On Sale Soon Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f Good To Yielding 3 3 9/2 James Smith 126
26 Sep 24 Listowel Behans Horseshoe Bar, Restaurant & Townhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-123) 2m 4f Soft 1 — 4/1 James Smith 116
6 Sep 24 Kilbeggan Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m 3f Yielding 1 — 4/5F John Shinnick 115
31 Jul 24 Galway Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle 2m 6.5f Good 10 20.75 10/1 Phillip Enright 116
29 May 24 Wexford Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Hurdle 3m Yielding To Soft 3 1.5 4/1 John Shinnick 116
15 May 24 Tipperary Tipperary Maiden Hurdle 3m Good To Yielding 2 1.25 13/2 John Shinnick –
6 May 23 Cork Mallow Maiden Hurdle 3m 1f Yielding 2 1.5 25/1 Ambrose McCurtin –
18 Apr 23 Tipperary Welcome To Tipperary Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m 4f Yielding 3 10.5 33/1 Ambrose McCurtin –
6 Apr 23 Clonmel Happy Easter To All Our Patrons (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m 0.5f Heavy 6 18.25 15/2 Mr D Allen –
11 Mar 21 Thurles Ballagh Flat Race 2m Heavy 6 19.5 150/1 Mr D Allen –

Last time out

Finished PU in the Lee Strand Handicap Hurdle at Killarney (IRE) on 17 July 2026. Handy and travelling wide early - made ground to share the advantage after the 3rd - second at halfway - mistake at the 9th - driven before 4 out - faded fast before 3 out and was pulled up after the 2nd out.

Pray Tell by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
24f 4 0 0% —
19f 3 1 33% —
20f 3 1 33% —
23f 2 0 0% —
22.5f 2 0 0% —
20.5f 1 0 0% —
23.5f 1 0 0% —
22f 1 0 0% —
24.5f 1 1 100% —
25f 1 0 0% —
16.5f 1 0 0% —
16f 1 0 0% —

Pray Tell by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Yielding 5 1 20% —
Soft 5 2 40% —
Good 3 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 3 0 0% —
Heavy 3 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 2 0 0% —

Pray Tell by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Cork 4 1 25% —
Punchestown 4 0 0% —
Kilbeggan 3 1 33% —
Clonmel 2 0 0% —
Tipperary 2 0 0% —
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Leopardstown 1 0 0% —
Listowel 1 1 100% —
Galway 1 0 0% —
Wexford 1 0 0% —

Pray Tell breeding

  • Sire Ask (GB)
  • Dam Leading Rank (IRE)
  • Damsire Supreme Leader (GB)
  • Breeder J R Weston
  • Foaled 15 May 2016

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