Horse profile
Ambitious Boy (GB)
by Striking Ambition (GB) out of Cherished Love (IRE) (Tomba)
54 runs · 12 courses · from Jan 2012
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 May 2018 — 3,065 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2018 · 9th of 11
5 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile
Ambitious Boy (GB) is 5 from 54. Hasn't won since Jan 2018. Last raced off 46, 37lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 54 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 37lb off peak
- 5–54Wins / Runs
- 9.3%Strike rate
- 13 (24.1%)Placed
- +10.50£1 level staken=54 at SP
- 1.33Fair A/E n=53 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 83Highest OR
- 44dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating46↓ 37lb off peak
46
45–83
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 86
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 97A | 84 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 68A | 66.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 85A | 60.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 97A | 84 | — |
| Under 6f | 5 | 86B | 69 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 682 runs since Jan 2008 (45 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.3% from 277.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Firm | 103 | 7 | 6.8% | −0.7 | 2 from 9 |
| Good | 148 | 9 | 6.1% | −1.4 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 90 | 9 | 10% | +2.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 85 | 10 | 11.8% | +4.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 18 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 225 | 16 | 7.1% | −0.4 | 2 from 28 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 277 | 34 | 12.3% | +4.8 | 1 from 10 |
| 6f – 7f | 299 | 17 | 5.7% | −1.8 | 4 from 44 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 35 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 34 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 18 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Cherished Love (IRE) (Tomba)
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Jenny Ren (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m½f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Willy Sewell (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Ren (GB) | 47 | 4 | 1m4f | Class 6 |
| Willy Sewell (GB) | 9 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 5 |
| Sparkinthedark (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Oldwood Lad (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 28 | 2 | 7% | +7.50 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 2 | 22% | +10.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | +4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 17 | 1 | 6% | +9.00 |
| Class 4 | 17 | 1 | 6% | −7.50 |
| Class 5 | 16 | 3 | 19% | +13.00 |
| Class 7 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 26 | 2 | 8% | +9.50 |
| Bath | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Haydock | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Chepstow | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chester | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Warwick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 44 | 4 | 9% | +10.50 |
| Under 6f | 10 | 1 | 10% | +0.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Kelly | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| Ciaran Mckee | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jack Duern | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.50 |
| Liam Keniry | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Russ Kennemore | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Franny Norton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Timmy Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom Queally | 3 | 2 | 67% | +15.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cathy Gannon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Kate Leahy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Brodie Hampson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
| Gabriele Malune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mitch Godwin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergus Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Josephine Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Royston Ffrench | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Catlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 45 | 5 | 11% | +19.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +20.00 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2014 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +0.50 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +11.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 18+23d | Nottingham | Bet In-Play At totesport.com 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap | 9/11 | ½ | 8-4 | 46 | 68A | 43A | Miss Kate Leahy | 33/1 |
| 07 May 18+5d | Bath | Drive Bristol Area Lockinge Handicap (Div 2) | 4/9 | 2¼ | 8-11 | 48 | 85A | 70A | Oisin Murphy | 4/1 |
| 02 May 18+39d | Bath | Strakers Handicap | 5/8 | ½ | 8-4 | 48 | 86B | 62A | Charlie Bennett | 20/1 |
| 24 Mar 18+29d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Handicap (Div 2) | 6/8 | ¾ | 8-10 | 49 | 87A | 56A | Franny Norton | 25/1 |
| 23 Feb 18+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Casino Apprentice Handicap | 12/13 | ¾ | 9-5 | 49 | 72B | 45A | Ben Robinson | 14/1 |
| 29 Jan 18+47d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 2) | 1/11 | 10-5 | 45 | 78A | 84A | Miss Brodie Hampson | 25/1 | |
| 13 Dec 17+43d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Handicap (Div 2) | 7/9 | 2 | 8-7 | 45 | 81A | 44A | Franny Norton | 6/1 |
| 31 Oct 17+29d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Handicap (Div 1) | 6/11 | ¾ | 8-7 | 45 | 97A | 59A | Franny Norton | 25/1 |
| 02 Oct 17+32d | Bath | Barton Willmore Handicap (Div 2) | 6/10 | 3½ | 8-7 | 45 | 65A | 49A | Edward Greatrex | 16/1 |
| 31 Aug 17+20d | Bath | Crapper & Sons 'hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap | 9/9 | 11 | 8-10 | 45 | 36C | 6C | Gabriele Malune | 16/1 |
| 11 Aug 17+147d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Dacia Logan Sports Tourer Handicap | 4/11 | nk | 8-10 | 45 | 90A | 67A | Oisin Murphy | 14/1 |
| 17 Mar 17+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Sprint Handicap (Div 2) | 10/11 | nse | 9-2 | 47 | 70A | 43A | Timmy Murphy | 14/1 |
| 24 Feb 17+39d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Sprint Apprentice Handicap | 6/11 | shd | 9-10 | 48 | 84B | 65A | Mitch Godwin | 9/2 |
| 16 Jan 17+37d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Sprint Handicap (Div 1) | 6/10 | nk | 9-0 | 50 | 69A | 57A | Ciaran Mckee | 14/1 |
| 10 Dec 16+29d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Betway App Handicap (Div 1) | 9/13 | 2 | 8-10 | 54 | 84B | 56A | Fergus Sweeney | 25/1 |
| 11 Nov 16+103d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway App Handicap | 11/12 | ½ | 9-5 | 58 | 91A | 59A | Timmy Murphy | 25/1 |
| 31 Jul 16+11d | Chepstow | Gallery Lofts Gallop Handicap | 8/9 | 1 | 8-6 | 60 | — | 46A | Edward Greatrex | 16/1 |
| 20 Jul 16+12d | Bath | D5Architects Handicap | 3/7 | 3¾ | 9-4 | 61 | — | 77A | Ciaran Mckee | 25/1 |
| 08 Jul 16+16d | Chepstow | Huskins Newlywed Challenge Handicap | 7/7 | 8 | 9-6 | 61 | — | 25A | Timmy Murphy | 15/2 |
| 22 Jun 16+43d | Bath | Winterflood Securities Etf Handicap | 6/12 | 1½ | 8-10 | 63 | — | 73A | Ciaran Mckee | 16/1 |
| 10 May 16+15d | Chepstow | Neptunus Structures Handicap | 9/13 | nk | 9-2 | 65 | — | 67A | Cathy Gannon | 14/1 |
| 25 Apr 16+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 6/8 | 1 | 8-9 | 68 | — | 59A | Cathy Gannon | 20/1 |
| 09 Apr 16+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Family Fun Day Monday 8th August Handicap | 6/9 | ¾ | 8-12 | 70 | — | 67A | Ciaran Mckee | 12/1 |
| 01 Apr 16+58d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Follow Us On Twitter At WolvesRaces Handicap | 9/9 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 72 | — | 58A | Ciaran Mckee | 16/1 |
| 03 Feb 16+65d | Kempton (AW) | 32red.com Handicap | 11/14 | ¾ | 8-6 | 75 | — | 60A | Josephine Gordon | 50/1 |
| 30 Nov 15+27d | Kempton (AW) | betdaq.com 50 In Free Bets Handicap | 6/13 | ¾ | 8-13 | 77 | — | 77A | Liam Keniry | 50/1 |
| 03 Nov 15+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet Now With The Ladbrokes App Handicap | 11/11 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 77 | — | 70A | Shane Kelly | 16/1 |
| 09 Oct 15+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Like Wolverhampton Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (Div 2) | 2/7 | nk | 9-7 | 75 | — | 82A | Liam Keniry | 9/2 |
| 24 Sep 15+20d | Pontefract | Download The Racing UK iPad App Handicap | 13/16 | nse | 9-1 | 79 | — | 64A | Liam Keniry | 50/1 |
| 04 Sep 15+265d | Haydock | Betfred 'Please Donate To Injured Jockeys Fund' Handicap | 15/16 | ¾ | 8-13 | 82 | — | 54A | Rob Hornby | 33/1 |
| 13 Dec 14+26d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Unibet Offer Daily Jockey/Trainer Specials Handicap | 5/9 | ½ | 9-1 | 83 | — | 82A | Liam Keniry | 20/1 |
| 17 Nov 14+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ladbrokes Handicap (Div 2) | 7/8 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 83 | — | 68A | Jack Duern | 9/2 |
| 28 Oct 14+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Bets Galore At Bookies.com Handicap | 1/11 | 9-1 | 77 | — | 84A | Jack Duern | 17/2 | |
| 14 Oct 14+4d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Bets Galore At bookies.com Handicap | 3/11 | ¾ | 8-11 | 75 | — | 76A | Jack Duern | 8/1 |
| 10 Oct 14+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ladbrokes Handicap | 3/12 | hd | 9-2 | 75 | — | 87A | Jack Duern | 6/1 |
| 27 Sep 14+14d | Chester | Advanced Insulation Handicap | 4/15 | 2 | 9-2 | 75 | — | 85A | Liam Jones | 5/1J |
| 13 Sep 14+8d | Bath | Distinction Property Services Apprentice Handicap | 3/10 | 1½ | 8-10 | 75 | — | 90A | Jack Duern | 4/1 |
| 05 Sep 14+29d | Haydock | Betfred Clifton Handicap (Div 2) | 4/9 | 1½ | 8-13 | 76 | — | 85A | Tom Queally | 8/1 |
| 07 Aug 14+308d | Haydock | Zip Goes A Million Handicap | 7/10 | shd | 9-4 | 77 | — | 71A | Royston Ffrench | 12/1 |
| 03 Oct 13+17d | Warwick | Jockey Club Grassroots Sprint Series Final (Handicap) | 2/16 | 1 | 8-13 | 75 | — | 90A | Shane Kelly | 14/1 |
| 16 Sep 13+37d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32Red Handicap (Div 2) | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 75 | — | 79A | Daniel Tudhope | 7/1 |
| 10 Aug 13+10d | Haydock | Betfred Duke Of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Handicap | 1/14 | 9-12 | 70 | — | 104A | Tom Queally | 7/1 | |
| 31 Jul 13+34d | Leicester | Rothley Handicap | 9/13 | 2½ | 9-12 | 70 | — | 66A | Shane Kelly | 6/1 |
| 27 Jun 13+278d | Warwick | Asset Finance Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Sprint Series Qualifier) | 3/9 | ¾ | 9-5 | 70 | — | 88A | Shane Kelly | 16/1 |
| 22 Sep 12+8d | Newbury | Heatherwold Stud Handicap (Str) | 10/17 | ½ | 8-11 | 70 | — | 71A | Harry Bentley | 20/1 |
| 14 Sep 12+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32Red Handicap | 3/9 | ½ | 9-7 | 69 | — | 80A | Shane Kelly | 9/2 |
| 01 Sep 12+11d | Chester | Golden Square Shopping Centre's 'Stylish Lady' Handicap | 1/13 | 9-2 | 66 | — | 90A | Tom Queally | 9/1 | |
| 21 Aug 12+13d | Yarmouth | Pleasurewood Hills Maiden Handicap | 1/10 | 8-12 | 61 | — | 85A | Shane Kelly | 10/1 | |
| 08 Aug 12+51d | Pontefract | Keith Hammill Memorial Handicap | 3/6 | 1¾ | 8-7 | 61 | — | 69B | Graham Gibbons | 16/1 |
| 18 Jun 12+11d | Warwick | Aon Hewitt Jubilee Handicap | 7/11 | shd | 9-4 | 61 | — | 64A | Russ Kennemore | 10/1 |
| 07 Jun 12+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sponsor A Race By Calling 01902 390000 Handicap | 2/13 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 59 | — | 86A | Russ Kennemore | 20/1 |
| 26 May 12+127d | Chester | Matthew Clark Maiden Stakes | 9/10 | 6 | 9-3 | — | — | 40A | Chris Catlin | 25/1 |
| 20 Jan 12+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Wolverhampton - The Black Country's Only Racecourse Maiden Stakes | 8/9 | ¾ | 8-9 | — | — | 53A | Russ Kennemore | 14/1 |
| 05 Jan 12 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Enjoy The Punters Package Group Offer Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 4/8 | 1½ | 8-10 | — | — | 68A | Russ Kennemore | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ambitious Boy (GB) won?
- Ambitious Boy (GB) won 5 of 54 archived starts between 2012 and 2018, a strike rate of 9.3%. Placed 13 times in total (24.1% of starts).
- Who trained Ambitious Boy (GB)?
- Ambitious Boy (GB) was trained by John O'Shea on the most recent run on record, at Nottingham on 30 May 2018.
- Who is Ambitious Boy (GB)'s sire?
- Ambitious Boy (GB) is by Striking Ambition (GB) out of Cherished Love (IRE), whose sire is Tomba.
- What going does Ambitious Boy (GB) prefer?
- Ambitious Boy (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ambitious Boy (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 30 May 2018. The highest on record is 83.
- What is Ambitious Boy (GB)'s sire's record?
- Striking Ambition (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 682 runs since Jan 2008 (45 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.3% from 277.
- Who are Ambitious Boy (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Cherished Love (IRE), Ambitious Boy (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Jenny Ren (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Willy Sewell (GB)). The wins came over 1m½f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.