Big Ambitions (IRE)
Big Ambitions is a maiden who ran five times between Dec 2022 and Apr 2023, placing on three occasions. His best effort came when second of 17 at Wetherby in Jan 2023. The gelding, by Shantou out of a Presenting mare, finished third of nine in a Class 4 handicap hurdle at Ffos Las in Apr 2023 off an official rating of 106, which was his career-high mark. All five runs came on turf.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 36dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 137
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 114B | 96.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 137B | 131 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 137B | 125 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 114A | 114 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,823 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,288 | 311 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,430 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,611 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 1,283 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,710 | 378 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,339 | 334 | 14.3% | +0.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Death Duty (IRE) (10 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Death Duty (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death Duty (IRE) | 30 | 10 | 2m–3m4f | Grade 1 |
| How About It (IRE) | 22 | 2 | 2m5f–3m | Class 4 |
| Heroes Of Renown (IRE) | 24 | 1 | 3m | — |
| Lady Dromlac (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Richie McLernon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Apr 23+64d | Ffos Las | KP Tyres Llanelli Handicap Hurdle | 3/9 | 2¼ | 11-0 | 106 | 114A | 119A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 4/1 |
| 20 Feb 23+25d | Lingfield | At The Races App Form Study Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/16 | 13 | 11-6 | — | 114B | 103A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 11/1 |
| 26 Jan 23+30d | Wetherby | Try Racing TV For Free Now EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/17 | 7 | 11-2 | — | 137B | 120A | Richie McLernon | 22/1 |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 22+24d | Wetherby | William Hill Radio Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 4/14 | 1¼ | 11-2 | — | 125B | 121A | Richie McLernon | 10/1 |
| 03 Dec 22 | Chepstow | Coral Bet Bundles Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 8/13 | 6½ | 11-2 | — | 79B | 95A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Big Ambitions won?
- Big Ambitions (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2022 and 2023. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trained Big Ambitions?
- Big Ambitions (IRE) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 25 April 2023.
- Who is Big Ambitions's sire?
- Big Ambitions (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Midnight Gift (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What is Big Ambitions's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 25 April 2023. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Big Ambitions's sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,823 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Big Ambitions's siblings?
- Out of Midnight Gift (IRE), Big Ambitions (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Death Duty (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Death Duty (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m4f. As at Oct 2026.