Horse profile
Key Ambition (GB)
by Auction House (USA) out of Love Thing (GB) (Phountzi)
24 runs · 13 courses · from Jul 2011
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Jul 2013 — 4,822 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2013 · 6th of 13
2 wins · Nottingham & Beverley
Last raced off OR 67
KTB Profile
Key Ambition (GB) is 2 from 24. Hasn't won since Jun 2013. Both wins have come on turf — 0 from 13 on the all-weather. Last raced off 67, 12lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 24 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 2–24Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 7 (29.2%)Placed
- −15.34£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 0.87Fair A/E n=24 · 0.75 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 32dAvg 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 rating67↓ 12lb off peak
67
64–79
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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
Auction House (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 1,734 runs since Jan 2008 (142 horses).
Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 10% from 100.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 37 | 0 | 0% | −6.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 361 | 23 | 6.4% | −0.4 | — |
| Good | 392 | 32 | 8.2% | +1.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 169 | 11 | 6.5% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 118 | 6 | 5.1% | −1.7 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 20 | 2 | 10% | +3.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 636 | 43 | 6.8% | 0 | 0 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 226 | 20 | 8.8% | +2 | 1 from 4 |
| 6f – 7f | 620 | 35 | 5.6% | −1.2 | 1 from 20 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 330 | 15 | 4.5% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 242 | 18 | 7.4% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 204 | 20 | 9.8% | +3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 100 | 10 | 10% | +3.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −6.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Love Thing (GB) (Phountzi)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Boy (GB) | 33 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.67 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 20 | 1 | 5% | −15.67 |
| Under 6f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Eaves | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Adam Kirby | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Justin Newman | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Russ Kennemore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Robert Winston | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dale Swift | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Royston Ffrench | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.67 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.67 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.67 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 13+48d | Leicester | Rothley Handicap | 6/13 | ½ | 9-4 | 67 | 76A | Justin Newman | 9/1 |
| 13 Jun 13+15d | Nottingham | Corona Handicap (Div 2) | 1/14 | 9-9 | 64 | 95A | Justin Newman | 10/3F | |
| 29 May 13+74d | Nottingham | New Superscoop6 Bet At totepool.com Handicap (Div 2) | 3/12 | ½ | 9-2 | 65 | 92A | Adam Kirby | 6/1 |
| 16 Mar 13+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Enjoy Betting With bookmakers.co.uk Handicap | 6/9 | ¾ | 9-4 | 67 | 67A | Robert Winston | 25/1 |
| 19 Feb 13+10d | Southwell (AW) | Get Free Bets With Bookmakers.co.uk Handicap | 5/10 | 1 | 8-9 | 68 | 74A | Robert Winston | 9/1 |
| 09 Feb 13+12d | Lingfield (AW) | Blue Square Bet Sprint Series Round 6 Handicap (Qualifier) (Div 1) | 4/11 | nse | 9-1 | 69 | 79A | Adam Kirby | 10/1 |
| 28 Jan 13+5d | Wolverhampton (AW) | coral.co.uk Handicap | 4/10 | hd | 9-7 | 70 | 87A | Daniel Tudhope | 6/1 |
| 23 Jan 13+17d | Lingfield (AW) | Blue Square Bet Handicap | 3/7 | ¾ | 8-7 | 70 | 68A | Jimmy Quinn | 20/1 |
| 06 Jan 13+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get Inside Track At bookmakers.co.uk Handicap | 9/11 | shd | 9-4 | 72 | 70A | Adam Kirby | 20/1 |
| 20 Dec 12+10d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino Handicap | 6/9 | 2 | 9-5 | 72 | 74A | Seb Sanders | 20/1 |
| 10 Dec 12+24d | Lingfield (AW) | 32Red Supporting British Racing Handicap (Div 1) | 3/10 | ½ | 9-4 | 72 | 85A | Adam Kirby | 6/1 |
| 16 Nov 12+10d | Lingfield (AW) | lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap (Div 1) | 5/12 | hd | 9-5 | 73 | 78A | Seb Sanders | 20/1 |
| 06 Nov 12+7d | Southwell (AW) | 32Red.com Handicap | 7/12 | hd | 9-6 | 75 | 79A | Russ Kennemore | 22/1 |
| 30 Oct 12+22d | Catterick | Go Racing At Wetherby This Friday Handicap | 9/11 | ¾ | 9-1 | 75 | 55A | Russ Kennemore | 8/1 |
| 08 Oct 12+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32Red Casino Handicap (Div 1) | 6/12 | shd | 8-12 | 77 | 73A | Neil Callan | 20/1 |
| 29 Sep 12+265d | Chester | Advanced Insulation Plc Handicap | 6/10 | ¾ | 9-0 | 79 | 68A | Russ Kennemore | 14/1 |
| 08 Jan 12+52d | Southwell (AW) | Thousands Of Sports Experiences At Bluesq.com Handicap | 2/5 | 2½ | 9-3 | 79 | 74B | Dale Swift | 3/1 |
| 17 Nov 11+34d | Kempton (AW) | Friends Life Nursery | 9/11 | ½ | 8-10 | 79 | 51A | Justin Newman | 14/1 |
| 14 Oct 11+7d | Haydock | Vecprint Nursery | 4/9 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 79 | 82A | Tom Eaves | 9/1 |
| 07 Oct 11+20d | York | TSG Nursery | 10/20 | ½ | 8-10 | 79 | 80A | Tom Eaves | 11/1 |
| 17 Sep 11+20d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Double Millionaire Nursery | 2/10 | hd | 8-10 | 76 | 95A | Tom Eaves | 12/1 |
| 28 Aug 11+18d | Beverley | Jim And Margaret Daly Memorial Nursery | 4/4 | 1 | 9-0 | 78 | 53B | Royston Ffrench | 15/8 |
| 10 Aug 11+17d | Beverley | Hull Daily Mail Maiden Auction Stakes | 1/11 | 8-13 | — | 103A | Tom Eaves | 10/3 | |
| 24 Jul 11 | Carlisle | Rebecca Ferguson Live After Racing Today Maiden Auction Stakes | 2/8 | 4 | 8-9 | — | 78A | Tom Eaves | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Key Ambition (GB) won?
- Key Ambition (GB) won 2 of 24 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 7 times in total (29.2% of starts).
- Who trained Key Ambition (GB)?
- Key Ambition (GB) was trained by Garry Moss on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 31 July 2013.
- Who is Key Ambition (GB)'s sire?
- Key Ambition (GB) is by Auction House (USA) out of Love Thing (GB), whose sire is Phountzi.
- What going does Key Ambition (GB) prefer?
- Key Ambition (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Key Ambition (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 31 July 2013. The highest on record is 79.
- What is Key Ambition (GB)'s sire's record?
- Auction House (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 1,734 runs since Jan 2008 (142 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 10% from 100.
- Who are Key Ambition (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Love Thing (GB), Key Ambition (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.