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Horse profile

Ambion Wood (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2016) · Last trainer Victor Dartnall · Last owner O C R Wynne Mrs S J Wynne
by Oscar (IRE) out of Dorans Grove (GB) (Gildoran)
19 runs · 10 courses · from Feb 2011
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Feb 2016 — 3,903 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2016 5 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Ambion Wood (IRE) is 5 from 19, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the European Breeders' Fund paddypower.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final at Sandown (Mar 2012). Hasn't won since Jun 2013. Last raced off 115, 27lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 27lb off peak
Official rating115↓ 27lb off peak
115 115–142

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 114A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 21 Jan 2016 Official rating 115 at the last run, 26 Feb 2016

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 15 figures · best 151A · median 128
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft6142A125—
Good to Soft4151A140—
Heavy4128A117.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m8142A118.5—
2m1f – 2m4f5151A128—
1m5f – 2m2138A134—

Of 19 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 19 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Oscar (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5858.6%−2.3—
Good to Firm760648.4%−2.5—
Good4,65847910.3%−0.61 from 1
Good to Soft2,80435812.8%+1.92 from 6
Soft5,00654010.8%−0.11 from 8
Heavy3,15234510.9%01 from 4
Standard (AW)1051918.1%+7.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f6116.7%+5.8—
1m – 1m1f7228.6%+17.7—
1m2f – 1m4f9088.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m4,43951411.6%+0.71 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f5,91263010.7%−0.22 from 6
2m5f – 3m4,99653710.7%−0.22 from 11
Over 3m1,09311810.8%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dorans Grove (GB) (Gildoran)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bathwick Brave (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Bathwick Brave (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bathwick Brave (IRE)2812m4fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% −5.62
Good to Soft 6 2 33% +13.00
Heavy 4 1 25% −1.25
Good 1 1 100% +1.75

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 2 29% −1.50
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 3 1 33% −0.62
Class 1 3 1 33% +12.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 4 0 0% −4.00
Wincanton 3 0 0% −3.00
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% +2.00
Chepstow 2 1 50% +0.75
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 1 50% +13.00
Worcester 1 1 100% +1.75
Perth 1 1 100% +1.38
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 11 2 18% −5.87
2m1f – 2m4f 6 2 33% +11.75
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Denis O'Regan 10 4 40% +14.13
Jack Doyle 5 1 20% −2.25
Ian Popham 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew Glassonbury 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 5 31% +10.88
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 3 1 33% −0.25
2012 4 2 50% +13.38
2011 5 2 40% +1.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 3 25% +8.13
Chase 5 1 20% −2.25
NH Flat 2 1 50% +2.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 2 runs
26 Feb 16+36d Exeter Roa/racing Post Owners Jackpot Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-7 115— Ian Popham 8/1
21 Jan 16+26d Wincanton Higos Insurance Services Somerton Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Soft · 16 ran 9/16 8 11-7 118114A Ian Popham 20/1
2015 · 5 runs
26 Dec 15+34d Wincanton Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (series Qualifier) Class 2 · 2m5½f · Soft · 10 ran 10/10 9 10-5 125106A Denis O'Regan 33/1
22 Nov 15+230d Uttoxeter Draincare Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For The Challenger Staying Hurdle Series Final) Class 3 · 2m7½f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-12 132— Denis O'Regan 14/1
06 Apr 15+19d Chepstow Barton Executive Valeting Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 128— Jack Doyle 20/1
18 Mar 15+38d Haydock ApolloBet Free Download App Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 11-12 134— Denis O'Regan 6/1
08 Feb 15+617d Exeter Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 2 · 2m7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 11/11 12 10-12 139106C Jack Doyle 22/1
2013 · 3 runs
01 Jun 13+121d Worcester Crowngate Follow Us On Facebook Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m7f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 11-0 142128B Jack Doyle 7/4F
31 Jan 13+30d Wincanton Carling Johny Whitcombe Fan Club Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m5f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 3¾ 11-0 —112C Jack Doyle 5/6F
01 Jan 13+251d Exeter Royal Castle Hotel Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m3f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 21 11-0 —111C Jack Doyle 11/10F
2012 · 4 runs
25 Apr 12+46d Perth European Breeders' Fund 'Future Champions' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Perth Hunt Balnakeilly Cup) Class 2 · 3m · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-6 142142A Denis O'Regan 11/8F
10 Mar 12+21d Sandown European Breeders' Fund paddypower.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 1/18 11-12 132151A Denis O'Regan 14/1
18 Feb 12+35d Haydock Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Prestige Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m7f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 6 11-8 135123A Denis O'Regan 5/1
14 Jan 12+18d Warwick Neptune Investment Management Leamington Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 11-4 129142A Andrew Glassonbury 7/2
2011 · 5 runs
27 Dec 11+25d Chepstow Ultimate Live Casino Experience At Coral.co.uk Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 11-0 123128A Denis O'Regan 7/4F
02 Dec 11+19d Exeter British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 1¼ 10-12 —129A Andrew Glassonbury 7/4F
13 Nov 11+239d Fontwell totetrifecta Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 2½ 11-0 —121A Denis O'Regan 4/7F
19 Mar 11+22d Uttoxeter Bet totepool At totesport.com Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 6 · 2m · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-3 —138A Denis O'Regan 3/1F
25 Feb 11 Sandown Hampton Court Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 6 11-2 —130A Denis O'Regan 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ambion Wood won?
Ambion Wood (IRE) won 5 of 19 archived starts between 2011 and 2016, a strike rate of 26.3%. Placed 9 times in total (47.4% of starts).
Who trained Ambion Wood?
Ambion Wood (IRE) was trained by Victor Dartnall on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 26 February 2016.
Who is Ambion Wood's sire?
Ambion Wood (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Dorans Grove (GB), whose sire is Gildoran.
What going does Ambion Wood prefer?
Ambion Wood (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ambion Wood's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 26 February 2016. The highest on record is 142.
What is Ambion Wood's sire's record?
Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
Who are Ambion Wood's siblings?
Out of Dorans Grove (GB), Ambion Wood (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bathwick Brave (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Bathwick Brave (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.