Brief Ambition (GB)
Brief Ambition (GB) is 6 from 14. Hasn't won since Mar 2022. 5 of 8 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 1 from 6 on softer. Last raced off a career-high mark of 134.
- 6–14Wins / Runs
- 42.9%Strike rate
- 9 (64.3%)Placed
- +4.27£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.49Fair A/E n=14 · 1.32 incl. margin
- 134Highest OR
- 70dAvg 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 121
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 | 7 | 138A | 108 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 99A | 82.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 121A | 87 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 138A | 90.5 | — |
Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 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 11.9% of 9,823 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,435 | 476 | 13.9% | +2 | 5 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 1,959 | 212 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,839 | 305 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 1,159 | 136 | 11.7% | −0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 204 | 14 | 6.9% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −8.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 86 | 6 | 7% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 263 | 26 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,436 | 274 | 11.2% | −0.7 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,286 | 352 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 5 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,906 | 387 | 13.3% | +1.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 818 | 125 | 15.3% | +3.4 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Martello Sky (GB) (8 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Martello Sky (GB)).
Family form: Billy Boi Blue (GB) won at Worcester, 12 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martello Sky (GB) | 20 | 8 | 2m–2m4½f | Listed |
| Mystic Sky (GB) | 33 | 6 | 1m7½f–2m2½f | Class 2 |
| Billy Boi Blue (GB) | 25 | 6 | 2m–3m½f | Class 3 |
| Iconic Sky (GB) | 19 | 3 | 2m–2m4½f | Class 3 |
| Shotgun Shirley (GB) | 8 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Indigo Sky (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 5 | 63% | +5.27 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.41 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.53 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +4.33 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.53 |
| Worcester | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.67 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Perth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 5 | 56% | +4.27 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Brennan | 11 | 5 | 45% | +0.77 |
| Connor Brace | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Adam Wedge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 6 | 4 | 67% | +5.36 |
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 | 67% | +5.07 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 2 | 33% | −2.76 |
| Chase | 4 | 3 | 75% | +6.03 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Brief Ambition won?
- Brief Ambition (GB) won 6 of 14 archived starts between 2019 and 2022, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 9 times in total (64.3% of starts).
- Who trained Brief Ambition?
- Brief Ambition (GB) was trained by Fergal O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 23 April 2022.
- Who is Brief Ambition's sire?
- Brief Ambition (GB) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Kentucky Sky (GB), whose sire is Cloudings.
- What going does Brief Ambition prefer?
- Brief Ambition (GB) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 8 starts (62.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Brief Ambition's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 134, from the run on 23 April 2022. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Brief Ambition's sire's record?
- Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,823 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.
- Who are Brief Ambition's siblings?
- Out of Kentucky Sky (GB), Brief Ambition (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Martello Sky (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Listed (Martello Sky (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.