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Burning Ambition (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2020) · Last trainer Pierce Michael Power · Last owner Tynanmaclennancarthyshanahanmagnier
by Scorpion (IRE) out of Wyndham Miss Sally (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Dec 2017
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Dec 2020 — 2,129 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2020 2 wins · Down Royal & Limerick First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 132
KTB Profile

Burning Ambition (IRE) is 2 from 10. Hasn't won since Mar 2019. Last raced off 132, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating132↓ 14lb off peak
132 132–146

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 27 Oct 2019

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 89B · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy389B88—
Soft381A71—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m368A49—
2m1f – 2m4f289B85—
Over 3m288C79.5—

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford, 27 Oct 2019 Official rating 132 at the last run, 28 Dec 2020

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 144A · median 122.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy4134C122.5—
Soft3144A126—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3121A115—
2m5f – 3m3144A124—
Over 3m2134C130—

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 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
Scorpion (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,314 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1422014.1%+4.9—
Good2,30323910.4%+1.2—
Good to Soft1,1161009%−0.20 from 1
Soft1,8301397.6%−1.61 from 3
Heavy898778.6%−0.61 from 6
Standard (AW)25312%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f1400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f38410.5%+1.3—
1m5f – 2m1,8531427.7%−1.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2,2972249.8%+0.61 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,77618210.2%+11 from 4
Over 3m333267.8%−1.40 from 2

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
Wyndham Miss Sally (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Knockraha Pylon (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Knockraha Pylon (IRE)2742m–2m2f—
Knockraha King (IRE)1612m½f—
Parlour Of Dreams (IRE)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 6 1 17% −4.33
Soft 3 1 33% −1.09
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 2 1 50% −0.33
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 1 50% −0.09
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% −2.09
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% −2.33
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr R James 6 2 33% −2.42
Miss M O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh Meyler 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Derek O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J J Codd 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 2 22% −5.42
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 5 1 20% −3.09
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 1 1 100% +0.67

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2020 · 2 runs
28 Dec 20+64d Limerick Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B) 19.5f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-2 132—— Miss M O'Sullivan 14/1
25 Oct 20+304d Wexford Slade Handicap Chase 20f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 2 11-10 133—113A Donagh Meyler 33/1
2019 · 5 runs
26 Dec 19+60d Down Royal Bluegrass Hunters Chase 22f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran UR/16 — 11-7 135—— Mr R James 3/1J
27 Oct 19+177d Wexford Casey Precast Handicap Chase 20f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 2½ 11-3 13589B121A Mr R James 11/4
03 May 19+29d Punchestown Star Best For Racing Coverage Champion Hunters Chase 24.5f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 2/9 28 11-7 14068A110B Mr R James 4/1
04 Apr 19+19d Aintree Randox Health Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase (National Course) Class 2 · 21f · Soft · 27 ran 2/27 2 12-0 14449B144A Mr Derek O'Connor 11/2
16 Mar 19+365d Down Royal Remus Uomo Hunters Chase 19.5f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-0 14681A115A Mr R James 10/11F
2018 · 2 runs
16 Mar 18+33d Cheltenham St. James's Place Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 26.5f · Soft · 24 ran 8/24 9 12-0 14671B126A Mr J J Codd 4/1F
11 Feb 18+46d Punchestown www.punchestown.com Hunters Chase 25f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 2¾ 11-7 —88C134C Mr R James 7/4
2017 · 1 run
27 Dec 17 Limerick Earl Of Harrington Memorial Maiden Hunters Chase 22.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 11-7 —47B124B Mr R James 4/6F

Quick answers

How many races has Burning Ambition won?
Burning Ambition (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2017 and 2020, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Burning Ambition?
Burning Ambition (IRE) was trained by Pierce Michael Power on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 28 December 2020.
Who is Burning Ambition's sire?
Burning Ambition (IRE) is by Scorpion (IRE) out of Wyndham Miss Sally (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What going does Burning Ambition prefer?
Burning Ambition (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 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 Burning Ambition's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 28 December 2020. The highest on record is 146.
What is Burning Ambition's sire's record?
Scorpion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,314 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.
Who are Burning Ambition's siblings?
Out of Wyndham Miss Sally (IRE), Burning Ambition (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Knockraha Pylon (IRE) (4). The wins came over 2m–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.