Answer To Kayf Racehorse Profile
Answer To Kayf is a 10-year-old Gelding, trained by TERENCE O'BRIEN, based at Fairyhouse. With 15 career starts and 4 wins, it has earned $0.
- Age
- 10
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- TERENCE O'BRIEN
- Trained at
- Fairyhouse
- Sire
- Kayf Tara
- Dam
- Annie's Answer
- Sire of dam
- Flemensfirth
- Career
- 15:4-2-2
- Prize money
- $0
- Last start
- 21 Feb 2026
- Recent form
- 106-14
Answer To Kayf Form Guide
Answer To Kayf — last 11 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 22 Jan 2026 | Gowran Park | 5029m | Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase | Heavy | 0 | 161kg | John Shinnick(3) | 4 of 18 | 19.75L | 7:15.34 | — | Now Is The Hour (IRE) |
| 16 Nov 2025 | Navan | 4828m | Bar One Racing Troytown Handicap Chase | Heavy | 0 | 153kg | John Shinnick | 1 of 19 | — | 6:40.00 | — | Answer To Kayf (GB) |
| 3 May 2025 | Punchestown | 6298m | Oaklodgelandscapes.ie Handicap Chase | Yielding | 0 | 160kg | John Shinnick | 6 of 23 | 25.25L | 8:29.61 | — | Shanbally Kid (IRE) |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Cheltenham | 4139m | Class 1 | Good To Soft | 0 | 154kg | John Shinnick | 11 of 19 | 23.75L | 5:19.43 | — | Caldwell Potter (FR) |
| 26 Jan 2025 | Naas | 4050m | Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Novice Handicap Chase | Soft | 0 | 161kg | John Shinnick | 1 of 11 | — | 5:43.90 | — | Answer To Kayf (GB) |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Naas | 4050m | Bar One Racing '100% Acca Boost On Self Service Terminals' Beginners Chase | Yielding | 0 | 161kg | John Shinnick | 5 of 12 | 14.25L | 5:27.76 | — | Lecky Watson (IRE) |
| 30 Nov 2024 | Fairyhouse | 4325m | SIS Beginners Chase | Yielding | 0 | 161kg | John Shinnick | 4 of 13 | 19.5L | 5:34.77 | — | Impaire Et Passe (FR) |
| 1 May 2024 | Punchestown | 3875m | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final | Good To Yielding | 0 | 159kg | John Shinnick | 2 of 17 | 2.75L | 4:48.81 | — | Backtonormal (IRE) |
| 15 Mar 2024 | Cheltenham | 4075m | Class 2 | Heavy | 0 | 158kg | John Shinnick | 4 of 21 | 2.75L | 5:22.12 | — | Better Days Ahead (IRE) |
| 10 Feb 2024 | Naas | 3841m | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Novice Hurdle (IRE Incentive Race) | Heavy | 0 | 157kg | John Shinnick | 1 of 6 | — | 5:12.90 | — | Answer To Kayf (GB) |
| 26 Dec 2023 | Limerick | 4627m | Lyons Of Limerick Jaguar Land Rover Novice Hurdle | Soft To Heavy | 0 | 157kg | John Shinnick | 3 of 7 | 1.5L | 6:51.90 | — | Loughglynn (IRE) |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| Heavy | 6 | 3-0-1 | 50% | 67% |
| First-up | 5 | 2-0-1 | 40% | 60% |
| Second-up | 3 | 0-1-0 | 0% | 33% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey