R S Ambush (IRE)
R S Ambush is a gelding who won one of 14 starts on turf, the success coming in the Class 4 Weekend Winners On Sky Sports Racing Maiden Hurdle at Southwell in May 2025. He held to score by a length and a half on good ground off an official rating of 104, his highest ever mark. All six of his placed efforts also came over 1m5f to 2m. He last ran at Southwell in May 2025.
- 1–14Wins / Runs
- 7.1%Strike rate
- 6 (42.9%)Placed
- −11.62£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 0.45Fair A/E n=14 · 0.39 incl. margin
- 105Highest OR
- 26dBetween runs (median)longest 213 d
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 96
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 96A | 90 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 122A | 114 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 95A | 79.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 106A | 91 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 122A | 99 | — |
Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
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 from 4 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 508 runs since Jun 2022 (57 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 10.7% from 103. Weakest on good going: 4.1% from 171.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 171 | 7 | 4.1% | −3.2 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 103 | 11 | 10.7% | +3.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 150 | 13 | 8.7% | +1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 66 | 5 | 7.6% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 147 | 10 | 6.8% | −0.5 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 188 | 17 | 9% | +1.7 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 149 | 10 | 6.7% | −0.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 16 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2022 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Donnacha (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Donnacha (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnacha (IRE) | 20 | 6 | 2m–2m4½f | Class 1 |
| Hello Fellas (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Las Brisas Boy (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Champagne Rebel (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Principle Charge (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.62 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.62 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.62 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Edwards | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Cian Quirke | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Luke Scott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gearoid Harney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 May 25+19d | Southwell | Weekend Winners On Sky Sports Racing Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Positioned wide behind the front pack early - bumped a bit at the 5th - moved into second shortly after and held that spot into the straight despite drifting right 3 out - travelling well in third - hit the front approaching the last - drew away for a comfortable win | 1/6 | 11-4 | 104 | 92B | 126B | Sean Bowen | 11/8 | |
| 23 Apr 25+213d | Taunton | Dave Criddle Travel Handicap Hurdle Settled towards back early - improved into contention 3 out then jumped last in second but errored - unable to threaten winner after | 2/8 | 4½ | 12-0 | 103 | 90B | 127A | Lee Edwards | 14/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Sep 24+21d | Plumpton | Strong Flavours Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back struggling to settle and negotiate obstacles cleanly - dropped away well adrift by the fourth-last - pulled up shortly after | PU/9 | — | 12-0 | 105 | — | — | Lee Edwards | 6/1 |
| 01 Sep 24+38d | Worcester | Neu-Servo Customer Support Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - made progress into third by 3 out - staying on a length behind when fell at the last | F/11 | — | 11-4 | 105 | — | — | Lee Edwards | 5/1 |
| 25 Jul 24+11d | Worcester | FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 2/11 | 4 | 11-4 | 105 | 96A | 131A | Lee Edwards | 4/1 |
| 14 Jul 24+21d | Stratford | Jebbo Becomes A Septuagenarian 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/12 | 1½ | 11-4 | 105 | 90A | 110A | Lee Edwards | 5/2J |
| 23 Jun 24+125d | Hexham | Tynedale Function Suite Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 2/9 | ½ | 11-4 | 102 | 84A | 118A | Lee Edwards | 13/8F |
| 19 Feb 24+38d | Carlisle | Bell And Plate Day 26th June Handicap Hurdle | 8/9 | 10 | 12-0 | 104 | 55C | 91C | Lee Edwards | 10/3J |
| 12 Jan 24+26d | Huntingdon | Weatherbys Scientific Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 4/11 | 2 | 11-11 | 105 | 114B | 118A | Luke Scott | 13/2 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 23+24d | Carlisle | Rhino.Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | 1 | 11-12 | 102 | 122A | 130A | Lee Edwards | 7/2 |
| 23 Nov 23+42d | Wincanton | Somerset 'Hands And Heels' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals & Amateurs) | 4/9 | 4¼ | 11-12 | 102 | 95A | 115A | Gearoid Harney | 9/2 |
| 12 Oct 23+56d | Worcester | Lowes Garage Home Of 30 MOT's EBF 'NH' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/6 | 8½ | 10-13 | — | 106A | 119B | Lee Edwards | 16/1 |
| 17 Aug 23+21d | Tramore | Bluegrass Horse Feeds Maiden Hurdle | 6/15 | 2¾ | 10-8 | — | 63B | 99A | Cian Quirke | 18/1 |
| 27 Jul 23 | Limerick | Hurling For Cancer Moves To Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow August 21st Maiden Hurdle | 4/16 | 2¾ | 11-2 | — | 64B | 104A | Cian Quirke | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has R S Ambush won?
- R S Ambush (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trained R S Ambush?
- R S Ambush (IRE) was trained by Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 12 May 2025.
- Who is R S Ambush's sire?
- R S Ambush (IRE) is by Ol' Man River (IRE) out of Archdale Ambush (IRE), whose sire is Heron Island.
- What going does R S Ambush prefer?
- R S Ambush (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is R S Ambush's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 12 May 2025. The highest on record is 105.
- What is R S Ambush's sire's record?
- Ol' Man River (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 508 runs since Jun 2022 (57 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 10.7% from 103. Weakest on good going: 4.1% from 171.
- Who are R S Ambush's siblings?
- Out of Archdale Ambush (IRE), R S Ambush (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Donnacha (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Donnacha (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.