Horse profile
Ambobo (USA)
by Kingmambo (USA) out of Bold Bold (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
26 runs · 8 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 May 2012 — 5,284 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2012 · 9th of 12
3 wins · Punchestown (IRE), Naas & Cheltenham
Last raced off OR 128
KTB Profile
Ambobo (USA) is 3 from 26, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham (Jan 2005). Hasn't won since May 2009. Last raced off 128, 13lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 26 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 13lb off peak
- 3–26Wins / Runs
- 11.5%Strike rate
- 7 (26.9%)Placed
- +5.50£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 1.60Fair A/E n=26 · 1.22 incl. margin
- 141Highest OR
- 106dAvg 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 rating128↓ 13lb off peak
128
120–141
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
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
Kingmambo (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 1,093 runs since Jan 2008 (137 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 10.9% from 138. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 18.1% from 243.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 6 | 31.6% | +17.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 236 | 37 | 15.7% | +1.2 | — |
| Good | 326 | 48 | 14.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 146 | 18 | 12.3% | −2.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 138 | 15 | 10.9% | −3.6 | 0 from 10 |
| Heavy | 52 | 8 | 15.4% | +0.9 | 2 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 176 | 26 | 14.8% | +0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 150 | 21 | 14% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 243 | 44 | 18.1% | +3.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 372 | 57 | 15.3% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 155 | 22 | 14.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 7 | 8.3% | −6.2 | 2 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 65 | 5 | 7.7% | −6.8 | 0 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | 1 from 8 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Bold Bold (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Trompette (USA) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m; the highest grade won is Listed (Bold Girl (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trompette (USA) | 15 | 3 | 2m | Class 3 |
| Bold Girl (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 1m3f | Listed |
| Excellent Touch (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Stalingrad (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Boldini (USA) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bold Article (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 2 | 33% | +10.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Naas | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Cheltenham | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 13% | +4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +11.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P W Flood | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.50 |
| Niall P Madden | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Mr B O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alan Crowe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Roger Loughran | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| B J Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| M P Fogarty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| R Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor O'Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 15 | 2 | 13% | +1.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| None | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +7.00 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 17 | 2 | 12% | −0.50 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 1 | 11% | +6.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 09 May 12+74d | Punchestown | Racing Post Champion Hunters Chase | 9/12 | 12 | 11-9 | 128 | 106C | Mr B O'Neill | 20/1 |
| 25 Feb 12+294d | Fairyhouse | John Mccarthy Memorial Hunters Chase | PU/10 | — | 10-13 | 128 | — | Mr B O'Neill | 7/1 |
| 2011 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 07 May 11+12d | Punchestown | Tulfarris Hotel And Golf Resort Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-145) (Grade B) | PU/24 | — | 10-10 | 128 | — | Alan Crowe | 20/1 |
| 25 Apr 11+39d | Fairyhouse | Ladbrokes Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap) (Grade A) | 8/25 | ½ | 9-11 | 130 | 114A | Niall P Madden | 25/1 |
| 17 Mar 11+11d | Down Royal | Daily Mirror Chase | 2/10 | 1¼ | 11-0 | 132 | 127A | Roger Loughran | 9/2 |
| 06 Mar 11+56d | Naas | Lucan Racing Leinster National Handicap Chase (grade C) | 4/18 | hd | 10-11 | 132 | 128A | B J Cooper | 20/1 |
| 09 Jan 11+11d | Leopardstown | Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) | 9/19 | ½ | 9-10 | 120 | 117A | Niall P Madden | 7/1 |
| 2010 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 10+249d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Chase (0-145) (Grade B) | 6/28 | ¾ | 10-12 | 133 | 130A | Mark Walsh | 33/1 |
| 24 Apr 10+19d | Punchestown | Tulfarris Hotel and Golf Resort Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-145) (Grade B) | 11/23 | 2½ | 10-12 | 140 | 115C | M P Fogarty | 20/1 |
| 05 Apr 10+29d | Fairyhouse | Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National Chase (Grade A Handicap Chase) | UR/26 | — | 11-0 | 141 | — | P W Flood | 20/1 |
| 07 Mar 10+12d | Naas | Naas Supporters Handicap Hurdle (0-140) | 16/21 | ¾ | 11-5 | 127 | 113A | P W Flood | 20/1 |
| 23 Feb 10+297d | Fairyhouse | Dunshaughlin Hurdle | 6/6 | nk | 11-0 | 127 | 106C | P W Flood | 14/1 |
| 2009 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 02 May 09+19d | Punchestown (IRE) | victorchandler.com Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase | 1/17 | 10-13 | 134 | 138A | Niall P Madden | 11/1 | |
| 13 Apr 09+33d | Fairyhouse | Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap) (Grade A) | UR/28 | — | 10-6 | 134 | — | Alan Crowe | 50/1 |
| 11 Mar 09+21d | Cheltenham | Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) | 20/27 | 5 | 9-13 | 139 | 108C | Paul Townend | 12/1 |
| 18 Feb 09+32d | Punchestown | Book Punchestown Pavilion At Festival Hurdle | 5/8 | shd | 11-2 | 139 | 121A | P W Flood | 8/1 |
| 17 Jan 09+251d | Naas | Limestone Lad Hurdle (Listed) | 4/8 | 3½ | 11-2 | 130 | 123A | P W Flood | 10/1 |
| 2008 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 11 May 08+16d | Killarney | Malton Hotel Chase | PU/10 | — | 10-13 | 132 | — | P W Flood | 9/4F |
| 25 Apr 08+43d | Punchestown | betfair.com Novice Handicap Chase | 3/24 | 8 | 11-7 | 121 | 133A | P W Flood | 8/1 |
| 13 Mar 08+33d | Cheltenham | Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) | 6/20 | ½ | 10-13 | 136 | 129A | P W Flood | 10/1 |
| 09 Feb 08+40d | Naas | Property Partners Brady Beginners Chase | 1/18 | 11-12 | 136 | 132A | P W Flood | 7/2 | |
| 2007 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 07+309d | Punchestown | Visit Panoramic Restaurant Beginners Chase | 2/17 | 7 | 11-12 | — | 123C | P W Flood | 13/2 |
| 25 Feb 07+304d | Naas | Anglo Irish Bank Nas Na Riogh Novice Chase (Grade 2) | 7/8 | ½ | 11-5 | — | 102C | R Walsh | 7/1 |
| 2006 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 06+42d | Punchestown | Whitewater Champion Stayers' Hurdle (G1) | 12/12 | 20 | 11-12 | — | 111C | Conor O'Dwyer | 14/1 |
| 16 Mar 06+411d | Cheltenham | Ladbrokes World Hurdle (Grade 1) | 9/20 | 5 | 11-10 | — | 107C | Barry Geraghty | 17/2 |
| 2005 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 05 | Cheltenham | Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) | 1/10 | 11-12 | — | 125C | Barry Geraghty | 14/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ambobo won?
- Ambobo (USA) won 3 of 26 archived starts between 2005 and 2012, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 7 times in total (26.9% of starts).
- Who trained Ambobo?
- Ambobo (USA) was trained by D M Christie on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 9 May 2012.
- Who is Ambobo's sire?
- Ambobo (USA) is by Kingmambo (USA) out of Bold Bold (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What going does Ambobo prefer?
- Ambobo (USA) has the best record on heavy 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 Ambobo's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 128, from the run on 9 May 2012. The highest on record is 141.
- What is Ambobo's sire's record?
- Kingmambo (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 1,093 runs since Jan 2008 (137 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 10.9% from 138. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 18.1% from 243.
- Who are Ambobo's siblings?
- Out of Bold Bold (IRE), Ambobo (USA) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Trompette (USA) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Bold Girl (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m. As at Oct 2026.