Rebel Ascendant (GB)
Rebel Ascendant is a gelding by Nathaniel out of an Artistic Rebellion mare who has won one of three starts on turf. He took a Gowran Park maiden over 1m – 1m1f on soft ground in Apr 2026 and has since finished fourth of four in the Class 1 Newbridge Silverware Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh in Aug 2026. All three runs have come at different tracks. He has recorded no wins over 1m2f – 1m4f or on good ground.
- 1–3Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 1 (33.3%)Placed
- +12.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 32dBetween runs (median)longest 97 d
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 91
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 96C | 86 | 2 runs · 96 / 86 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 96C | 86 | 2 runs · 96 / 86 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 3 analysed runs since Apr 2026
- Prominent 3 (100%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,111 runs since Apr 2016 (641 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 326.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 21 | 4 | 19% | +7.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 784 | 102 | 13% | +1.3 | — |
| Good | 1,872 | 233 | 12.4% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,012 | 115 | 11.4% | −0.3 | — |
| Soft | 1,247 | 143 | 11.5% | −0.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 409 | 49 | 12% | +0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,766 | 184 | 10.4% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 326 | 21 | 6.4% | −5.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 883 | 79 | 8.9% | −2.8 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,509 | 334 | 13.3% | +1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,151 | 253 | 11.8% | +0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 829 | 94 | 11.3% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 340 | 32 | 9.4% | −2.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 69 | 17 | 24.6% | +12.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2016 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 26+97d | Curragh (IRE) | Newbridge Silverware Royal Whip Stakes (Group 3) Held third spot early - nudged for effort with 2f remaining - asked for more soon after and unable to close in the closing stages - well held at the finish in 4th | 4/4 | 3 | 9-2 | 96C | 76B | James Ryan | 80/1 |
| 11 May 26+32d | Roscommon | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race (Smullen Series) Sat close behind front group - 3rd at halfway - asked for effort with 2f left but couldn't quicken - slipped to 4th inside final furlong and a half - stayed on same gait to finish | 4/5 | ½ | 9-10 | 76C | 76B | James Ryan | 4/1 |
| 09 Apr 26 | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Racing Club (C & G) Maiden Settled just behind the pace - third at halfway - moved into second and going smoothly 2f out - asked for effort and edged left to hit the front 1 1/2f out - eked out a slim edge 1f out while drifting left again inside the final furlong - held on strongly to score | 1/8 | 9-8 | 91A | 92B | James Ryan | 14/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Rebel Ascendant won?
- Rebel Ascendant (GB) won 1 of 3 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Rebel Ascendant?
- Rebel Ascendant (GB) is trained by Jack W Davison, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 August 2026.
- Who is Rebel Ascendant's sire?
- Rebel Ascendant (GB) is by Nathaniel (IRE) out of Artistic Rebellion (GB), whose sire is Zoffany.
- What is Rebel Ascendant's sire's record?
- Nathaniel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,111 runs since Apr 2016 (641 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 326.