National Question (2020) Horse
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About
National Question is a six-year-old brown gelding by Fracas out of Irish Question. He races for trainer A. Nicol and is owned by Molly and Paul Willis. In 34 starts he has secured five wins, four seconds and one third, earning $56,967 in prize money. His most recent outing was at Hexham on 13 June 2026, where he finished fifth of ten runners. His latest victory was at Carlisle on 23 March 2026.
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Hexham • Carlisle • Musselburgh • Sedgefield • Pontefract • Perth • Kelso • Catterick • Roscommon • Leopardstown • Tipperary • CorkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 27-Oct-26 3392m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) R3 High Gosforth Park Golf Club Handicap Hurdle, SP: 7.00 | Joshua Thompson 16L | 8 (10) |
| Hexham 13-Jun-26 3263m GOOD R1 CL5 HcpH $276 (of $8,952), SP: 8.00 1st Snapaudaciaheros ( C Maggs 143 ) 2nd Newport ( T Midgley 157 ) 0.50L 3rd Stay In The Game ( P Hanlon 167 ) 16.50L 5th National Question ( J Thompson 150 ) 23.25L See full results | J Thompson 68kg 23.25L | 5 (10) |
| Newcastle 11-Apr-26 4080m GOOD R3 CL5 HcpH (of $6,886), Winning Time: 04:59.340, SP: 7.00 1st Camarrate ( T Gillard 168 ) 2nd Largy Meadow ( T Wynne 163 ) 0.75L 3rd Noble George ( I J Power 164 ) 2.50L 6th National Question ( R Mania 155 ) 6.95L See full results | R Mania 70.3kg 6.95L | 6 (13) |
| Carlisle 23-Mar-26 3420m SOFT R3 CL5 HcpH $4,753 (of $8,854), Winning Time: 04:15.020, SP: 8.50 1st National Question ( J Thompson 151 , Cd 146 ) 2nd Mr Lincoln ( S Quinlan 161 ) 0.15L 3rd Scots Poet ( C O'farrell 154 ) 3.25L See full results | J Thompson 68.5kg, Cd 66.2kg | 1 (12) |
| Musselburgh 16-Feb-26 3979m SOFT R7 CL5 HcpH $212 (of $6,886), SP: 6.50 1st Beat The Retreat ( D Hislop 156 ) 2nd Snow Dragon ( G Walkingshaw 158 ) 2.50L 3rd Cher Tara ( T Mccain-mitchell 165 ) 6.00L 5th National Question ( J Thompson 152 ) 18.75L See full results | J Thompson 68.9kg 18.75L | 5 (7) |
| Sedgefield 26-Jan-26 3994m SOFT R6 CL5 HcpH $3,248 (of $6,049), Winning Time: 05:05.160, SP: 4.20 1st National Question ( J Thompson 148 , Cd 141 ) 2nd Nellie Bluesky ( C Nichol 165 ) 0.20L 3rd Secret Vino ( J Andrews 168 ) 0.50L See full results | J Thompson 67.1kg, Cd 64kg | 1 (7) |
| Musselburgh 22-Dec-25 3131m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 9/4 Held up in rear, ridden after 3 out, late headway into fifth, no telling impression | Charlie Maggs 64.9kg 1 1/2 length | 5 (11) |
| Sedgefield 13-Nov-25 3381m SOFT CL5 Hurdle, SP: 6/4 Chased leaders, pushed along into 2nd 2 out, ridden before last, kept on, no impression on winner | Charlie Maggs 66.2kg 2l | 2 (10) |
| Newcastle 30-Oct-25 3392m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 10/1 Held up in rear of midfield, made headway to race in behind leaders after 6th, shaken up 3 out, going well when not fluent 2 out, made challenge last, kept on well to lead flat | Charlie Maggs 64.4kg | 1 (11) |
| Musselburgh 01-Jul-25 2509m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 9/1 In touch on inner, ridden and weakened from 2f out | Rhys Elliott 57.6kg 1 length | 8 (11) |
| Hexham 22-Jun-25 3263m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 9/4 Towards rear, not fluent 1st, ridden and brief headway after 2 out, made no impression | Joshua Thompson 66.7kg 3/4 length | 5 (9) |
| Pontefract 23-May-25 2419m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 22/1 | Rhys Elliott 56.2kg 4 1/2l | 4 (8) |
| Musselburgh 09-Dec-24 3979m GOOD TO SOFT CL5 Hurdle, SP: 11/1 Chased leaders, pushed along after 6th, towards rear, plugged on for late headway, never on terms | D R Fox 64.9kg 6 1/2l | 4 (13) |
| Sedgefield 26-Nov-24 3381m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 6/1 Held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, chased leaders from 2 out, ridden when left modest second final flight, kept on | D R Fox 67.1kg 13l | 2 (13) |
| Hexham 08-Nov-24 3263m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 11/4 Mid-division, good headway before 2 out, pushed along and went 2nd home turn, stayed on well run-in to lead narrowly closing stages | D R Fox 64.4kg | 1 (9) |
| Newcastle 31-Oct-24 3392m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 40/1 Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway 3 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd close home | David Noonan 64.4kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (14) |
| Perth 26-Sep-24 3262m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 20/1 Always towards rear, driven along after 3 out, soon detached, never a factor | D R Fox 65.8kg 3 3/4l | 7 (12) |
| Newcastle 17-Sep-24 2504m STANDARD / SLOW CL6 Flat, SP: 15/2 Led, headed briefly after 1f, soon disputed lead, led over 5f out, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened 1f out | Ben Robinson 57.2kg 1 1/2 length | 7 (8) |
| Carlisle 21-Aug-24 2249m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 11/2 Chased leaders on outer, pushed along over 3f out, ran on well, not pace to challenge | Rhys Elliott 58.1kg Head | 5 (12) |
| Hamilton 13-Aug-24 2428m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 16/1 Raced in mid-division and pushed along most of way, headway out wide chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | S H James 59.4kg 3l | 6 (13) |
| Musselburgh 23-Jul-24 2509m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 4/1 Tracked leader on outer, pushed along to press leader when hampered over 2f out, soon recovered, ridden well over 1f out, sustained duel with leader final furlong and disputed lead closing stages, dead heated | Rhys Elliott 61.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Carlisle 06-Jul-24 1811m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 18/1 Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | Rhys Elliott 54.9kg Short Head | 4 (10) |
| Hamilton 19-Jun-24 1843m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 18/1 Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, switched left and 3rd over 1f out, no impression on winner, kept on | Ben Robinson 59kg 3/4 length | 3 (10) |
| Hamilton 12-Jun-24 1672m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 18/1 Slowly into stride, pushed along towards rear, never involved | D Nolan 58.5kg 3 3/4l | 12 (13) |
| Musselburgh 01-Jun-24 1611m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 80/1 Midfield on outer, ridden and headway under 3f out, kept on well inside final furlong, no match for winner | S H James 56.2kg 5 1/2l | 2 (9) |
| Sedgefield 10-May-24 3381m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Never closer than mid-division, in rear and struggling 3 out, tailed off | D R Fox 64.4kg 29l | 11 (12) |
| Kelso 15-Apr-24 3644m SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 150/1 Took keen hold, in touch, not fluent 2nd, soon steadied, not fluent 5th, well beaten from next, tailed off | D R Fox 68.5kg 1 1/4 length | 9 (12) |
| Kelso 10-Mar-24 3265m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 150/1 In rear, pushed along 4th, well beaten 3 out | D R Fox 70.8kg 8l | 5 (6) |
| Catterick 27-Feb-24 3160m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 100/1 Raced keenly, off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off | D R Fox 67.6kg 12l | 9 (12) |
| Newcastle 10-Feb-24 2050m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 20/1 Mid-division, ridden and lost place over 2f out | Ben Robinson 58.1kg Short Head | 10 (12) |
| Hamilton 05-Aug-23 1843m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 28/1 Midfield, ridden over 4f out, soon outpaced, tailed off over 2f out | Ben Robinson 57.2kg 5l | 7 (8) |
| Roscommon 01-Jun-23 1458m GOOD Flat, SP: 20/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra when slightly hampered over 1f out, kept on one pace | Luke McAteer 60.8kg 1 1/4 length | 7 (11) |
| Leopardstown 07-May-23 1454m SOFT TO HEAVY Flat, SP: 200/1 Raced in rear and detached halfway, no impression from over 2f out, some modest late headway | Kyanna Van Buuren 60.8kg 2 1/2l | 9 (13) |
| Tipperary 20-Apr-23 1006m YIELDING Flat, SP: 80/1 Towards rear in near side group, behind and ridden after 2f, soon no impression, kept on one pace inside final furlong | Kyanna Van Buuren 60.8kg Head | 10 (12) |
| Cork 08-Apr-23 1006m SOFT TO HEAVY Flat, SP: 10/1 Slightly slow into stride, always towards rear and pushed along from early, no impression from over 2f out | Rory Cleary 60.8kg 3/4 length | 16 (16) |