Sole Ambition (GB)
Sole Ambition is a colt by No Nay Never out of Scarlet Bear who has won one of four turf starts. The win came at Newmarket in Sep 2026 in a Class 3 maiden over 6f – 7f on good ground. He has raced three times at that trip for one win and two places overall. His last run at Newmarket in Oct 2026 saw him finish fifth of seven in the Emirates Autumn Stakes off an official rating of 90.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 2 (50%)Placed
- −0.50£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 90Highest OR
- 29dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 78
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 123C | 86 | 3 runs · 123 / 86 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 123C | 86 | 3 runs · 123 / 86 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 18 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 Jul 2026
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,328 runs since Jan 2008 (707 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 612. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 927 | 122 | 13.2% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 1,489 | 181 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 612 | 55 | 9% | −3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 845 | 110 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| Heavy | 283 | 37 | 13.1% | +1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,156 | 255 | 11.8% | −0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 911 | 122 | 13.4% | +1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,386 | 439 | 13% | +0.9 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,182 | 131 | 11.1% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 582 | 54 | 9.3% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 185 | 14 | 7.6% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 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 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 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 | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Oct 26+15d | Newmarket | Emirates Autumn Stakes (Group 3) Up with the pace early - niggled at 3f out then urged 2f out - made no dent over 1f out and finished 5th | 5/7 | ½ | 9-3 | 90 | 78A | 89A | Kieran Shoemark | 22/1 |
| 25 Sep 26+35d | Newmarket | Betway Bet The Responsible Way British Ebf "confined" Maiden Stakes (Colts And Geldings Only Which Have Run No More Than Twice) Held up mid-pack - pressed forward 3f out and moved into command 2f out - a length clear entering the final furlong - stayed on to hold the advantage to the line | 1/14 | 9-2 | — | 86C | 86A | Kieran Shoemark | 5/2F | |
| 21 Aug 26+38d | York | British Stallion Studs EBF Convivial Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace early - overtaken but stayed in touch - urged into effort with 2f left - edged wide yet regained command inside final furlong - yielded spot late and could not find more before the line | 3/14 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 60C | 95A | Kieran Shoemark | 33/1 |
| 14 Jul 26 | Ffos Las | Dandara Homes EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Was slow to begin and settled towards the back - moved into a share of third approaching two furlongs out - made no more headway to the finish | 3/5 | 4¼ | 9-7 | — | 123C | 69B | Kieran Shoemark | 100/30 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sole Ambition won?
- Sole Ambition (GB) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Sole Ambition?
- Sole Ambition (GB) is trained by Ed Walker, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
- Who is Sole Ambition's sire?
- Sole Ambition (GB) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Scarlet Bear (IRE), whose sire is Kodi Bear.
- What going does Sole Ambition prefer?
- Sole Ambition (GB) has the best record on good 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 Sole Ambition's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 10 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sole Ambition's sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,328 runs since Jan 2008 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 612. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.