ANSWERING Thoroughbred



Answering is a thoroughbred horse born in Australia in 2020. Race horse Answering is by Agitate (AUS) out of Ilringya (AUS) , trained by Lyle Wright. Answering form is available here. Owned by Graceville Thoroughbreds (Mgr: B Hall) & Mrs L M Hall.


Pedigree :
Sire AGITATE (AUS) 2010
Dam ILRINGYA (AUS) 2004
Dam Sire HONOURS LIST (IRE) 1998

About the horse :
Foal Date 23 Sep 2020
Description 5yo BR Gelding
Trainer Lyle Wright
Owner Graceville Thoroughbreds (Mgr: B Hall) & Mrs L M Hall
Career 4 Wins (11%) - 16 Placings (53%) - 38 starts
Wins 1000m (1), 1050m (1), 1200m (2)



Starts:

38

Win Rate:

11%

Place Rate:

53%










Answering Past Races

6 of 7, 05 May 2026, R5 FRASERS LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT BENCHMARK 70 HANDICAP 1100m | AUD $21,000 | 56.5kg | J: ASHLEY BUTLER | T: L WRIGHT | | 1:02.02 | Winner: DON PEDRO
3 of 7, 17 Apr 2026, R7 BOOK FOR AMATEUR CUP SATURDAY 23RD MAY BENCHMARK 60 HANDICAP 1200m | AUD $21,000 | 61.5kg | J: S CORMACK | T: L WRIGHT | MF-Grabbed a placing | 1:09.94 | Winner: UPSTART LEGEND
5 of 7, 02 Apr 2026, R6 PREMIUM PARTNER MA'S PIZZA OPEN HANDICAP 1200m | AUD $21,000 | 55.0kg | J: S CORMACK | T: L WRIGHT | Got Bk-Never a factor | 1:10.30 | Winner: DEMON AWARD
2 of 7, 19 Mar 2026, R7 BOOK FUNCTION CENTRE FOR FUNCTIONS BENCHMARK 72 HANDICAP 1200m | AUD $21,000 | 55.0kg | J: S CORMACK | T: L WRIGHT | OP- Led. Went down narrowly. | 1:10.10 | Winner: SCRUB CHAIN
2 of 6, 24 Feb 2026, R5 AUSTRALIAN LIQUOR MARKETERS BM65 HANDICAP 1050m | AUD $21,000 | 58.5kg | J: ASHLEY BUTLER | T: L WRIGHT | OP-Even effort. | 0:59.94 | Winner: MISS MERCY
2 of 6, 13 Feb 2026, R4 LADBROKES MEGA MULTI HANDICAP 1100m | AUD $21,000 | 55.0kg | J: S CORMACK | T: L WRIGHT | OP-Led. Failed to hold on. | 1:03.82 | Winner: PIPISTRELLE
5 of 10, 24 Jan 2026, R7 THE KIRWAN SPORTS CLUB CLASS 6 PLATE 1000m | AUD $21,000 | 57.0kg | J: FREDERICK LARSON | T: L WRIGHT | Got Bk-Worked home fair | 0:55.84 | Winner: CORBUSIER
2 of 10, 08 Jan 2026, R7 WADE HUNT IT CLASS 4 HANDICAP 1200m | AUD $21,000 | 54.0kg | J: NIKKI OLZARD | T: L WRIGHT | OP-Just came up short. | 1:09.29 | Winner: PRESOCRATICS
2 of 10, 30 Dec 2025, R8 RACING AGAIN FRIDAY 13TH FEBRUARY CLASS 6 HANDICAP 1200m | AUD $21,000 | 54.0kg | J: NIKKI OLZARD | T: L WRIGHT | OP-Wasn't good enough. | 1:10.08 | Winner: UNIVERSAL HARMONY
7 of 10, 06 Dec 2025, R7 QUEENSLAND CENTRAL BITUMEN CHRISTMAS CLASS 6 PLATE (QTIS 3,4,5YO'S ONLY) 1100m | AUD $21,000 | 57.0kg | J: N THOMAS | T: L WRIGHT | Got Bk-Never in the hunt | 1:03.68 | Winner: JUKEBOX LUCY



Horse Stat

Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
SCOTT SHEARGOLD 2 40% 0 0% 5 $25,650 7 74
RAUL SILVERA OLIVERA 1 12% 3 38% 8 $20,850 -42 35
NIKKI OLZARD 1 33% 2 67% 3 $19,200 65 283
W SATHERLEY 0 0% 1 100% 1 $4,000 -10 0
ADRIAN LAYT 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,050 -10 0
TESSA TOWNSEND 0 0% 0 0% 1 $350 -10 0
ASHLEY BUTLER 0 0% 2 50% 4 $6,550 -40 0
SEAN CORMACK 0 0% 5 83% 6 $15,950 -60 0
CHRISTOPHER MC IVER 0 0% 0 0% 2 $900 -20 0
WANDERSON D'AVILA 0 0% 3 100% 3 $4,600 -30 0
NATHAN THOMAS 0 0% 0 0% 2 $1,400 -20 0
AMIE MEISSNER 0 0% 0 0% 1 $650 -10 0
FREDERICK LARSON 0 0% 0 0% 1 $650 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
MACKAY 2 11% 9 50% 18 $53,750 -47 63
BOWEN 1 25% 2 50% 4 $15,450 -1 72
TOWNSVILLE 1 14% 1 14% 7 $16,850 -52 11
ROCKHAMPTON 0 0% 4 57% 7 $14,750 -70 0
ATHERTON 0 0% 0 0% 1 $500 -10 0
HOME HILL 0 0% 0 0% 1 $500 -10 0