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Horse profile

Steelambition (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2019) · Last trainer Paul W Flynn · Last owner Michael Regan
by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Im Not A Ferret (IRE) (Presenting)
13 runs · 9 courses · from Jun 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Nov 2019 — 2,545 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2019 · 14th of 17 Won at Tramore Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Steelambition (IRE) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since Jun 2018. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 8 on softer). Last raced off 98, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating98↓ 18lb off peak
98 98–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 74 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Limerick, 30 May 2019

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 120C · median 59.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft233C-17.5—
Good to Soft2100C72.5—
Good2120C97—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m233C-17.5—
Over 3m2120C82.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2100C87—

Of 13 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 97C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 17 Nov 2019 Official rating 98 at the last jumps run, 17 Nov 2019

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 64C the best of the last 1 rated run · Kilbeggan, 26 Jun 2017

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 111B · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft399C97—
Good3111B108—
Good to Soft289C83.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m3108A99—
2m1f – 2m4f3111B93—
Over 3m289C83.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Robin Des Pres (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+10.8—
Good to Firm941819.1%+9.9—
Good1,0921019.2%01 from 5
Good to Soft525468.8%−0.40 from 3
Soft735719.7%+0.50 from 5
Heavy333216.3%−2.9—
Standard (AW)1500%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1400%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m719659%−0.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,1051059.5%+0.30 from 4
2m5f – 3m768688.9%−0.31 from 6
Over 3m1902010.5%+1.30 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Im Not A Ferret (IRE) (Presenting)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 5 1 20% +29.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 3 0 0% −3.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 2 1 50% +32.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 1 17% +28.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paddy Merrigan 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr L P Gilligan 2 0 0% −2.00
Barry Browne 2 1 50% +32.00
Jack Wildman 1 0 0% −1.00
Simon Torrens 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Cathal Landers 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Deegan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D Roche 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 5 1 20% +29.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 8 0 0% −8.00
2018 4 1 25% +30.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 4 1 25% +30.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 8 runs
17 Nov 19+41d Punchestown Ems Copiers Risk Of Thunder Chase 3m · Soft · 17 ran 14/17 24 10-11 98-68C97C Jack Wildman 100/1
07 Oct 19+31d Tipperary Tipperary Handicap Chase 2m4f · Yielding · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-1 100—— Paddy Merrigan 40/1
06 Sep 19+19d Kilbeggan Kilsaran Handicap Chase 3m1f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 7/10 40 9-4 10345C78C Simon Torrens 16/1
18 Aug 19+28d Tramore McCarthys Irish Bar Handicap Chase 2m5½f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-6 105—— Jonathan Burke 12/1
21 Jul 19+46d Tipperary Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-116) 2m7f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-13 105—— Cathal Landers 6/1
05 Jun 19+6d Wexford Barrow Novice Chase 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 5 ran 4/5 30 11-4 —100C89C Paddy Merrigan 25/1
30 May 19+39d Limerick Sign Up For A Tote Account Beginners Chase 2m3½f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 9 11-12 —74A111B Paddy Merrigan 25/1
21 Apr 19+263d Cork Munster Waste Management Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 3m · Good To Yielding · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-2 113—— Mr L P Gilligan 33/1
2018 · 4 runs
01 Aug 18+37d Galway TheTote.com Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 2m5f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 19/20 7 11-0 11533C99C Barry Browne 66/1
25 Jun 18+23d Kilbeggan Add Kilbegganraces On Snapchat Novice Hurdle 3m1f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 20 11-3 116120C89C Mr L P Gilligan 10/1
02 Jun 18+25d Tramore www.tramore-racecourse.com Maiden Hurdle 2m5f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 10-13 ——108A Barry Browne 33/1
08 May 18+316d Roscommon Kepak Flat Race 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 23 11-9 ——93C Richard Deegan 20/1
2017 · 1 run
26 Jun 17 Kilbeggan Summer Party Pack Discount Group Booking Flat Race 2m · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 8 11-11 ——64C Mr D Roche 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Steelambition won?
Steelambition (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
Who trained Steelambition?
Steelambition (IRE) was trained by Paul W Flynn on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 17 November 2019.
Who is Steelambition's sire?
Steelambition (IRE) is by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Im Not A Ferret (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does Steelambition prefer?
Steelambition (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Steelambition's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 17 November 2019. The highest on record is 116.
What is Steelambition's sire's record?
Robin Des Pres (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from June 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.