Powerful Ambition (IRE)
Powerful Ambition (IRE) is 1 from 18, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2013. Last raced off 110, 9lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–18Wins / Runs
- 5.6%Strike rate
- 7 (38.9%)Placed
- −16.56£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 0.37Fair A/E n=18 · 0.32 incl. margin
- 119Highest OR
- 86dAvg 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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 268 | 37 | 13.8% | +2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 976 | 100 | 10.2% | −1.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 572 | 58 | 10.1% | −1.7 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 1,066 | 130 | 12.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 794 | 106 | 13.4% | +1.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +4.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 863 | 110 | 12.7% | +0.9 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,319 | 166 | 12.6% | +0.8 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,199 | 133 | 11.1% | −0.7 | 1 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 300 | 29 | 9.7% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Big Rob (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m5½f–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Big Rob (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rob (IRE) | 31 | 4 | 1m7f–2m4½f | Class 3 |
| Legal Glory (IRE) | 19 | 3 | 2m–2m7½f | Class 4 |
| Native Display (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Mardi Roberta (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m5½f | Class 6 |
| Bobbysangtheblues (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sweet Robinia (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.56 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.56 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hexham | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.56 |
| Aintree | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.56 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Cook | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.56 |
| Brian Toomey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Barry Keniry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Peter Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Derham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Scudamore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Felix De Giles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kyle James | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fearghal Davis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Tongue tie | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.56 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.56 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 14 | 1 | 7% | −12.56 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0% | −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 Powerful Ambition (IRE) won?
- Powerful Ambition (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2011 and 2015, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 7 times in total (38.9% of starts).
- Who trained Powerful Ambition (IRE)?
- Powerful Ambition (IRE) was trained by Brian Ellison on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 23 January 2015.
- Who is Powerful Ambition (IRE)'s sire?
- Powerful Ambition (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Native Shore (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
- What going does Powerful Ambition (IRE) prefer?
- Powerful Ambition (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Powerful Ambition (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 23 January 2015. The highest on record is 119.
- What is Powerful Ambition (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Bob Back (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Powerful Ambition (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Native Shore (IRE), Powerful Ambition (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Big Rob (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Big Rob (IRE)). The wins came over 1m5½f–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.