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First Ambition: horse profile, stats, records and next races

First Ambition is a 5-year-old gelding by Invincible Spirit, trained by Michael Keady. He has won 2 of 10 starts and placed in 1 more, for £15,836 in prize money. He has won 2 of 5 on standard ground, which is the surface to note. He runs next in the 8:00 at Wolverhampton (AW) on 7 September. His best performance rating is 89, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 10
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 3
  • Strike rate 20%
  • Prize money £15,836
  • Best rating 89
  • Official rating 84

Where First Ambition runs next

Time Course Race Best price
8:00 Wolverhampton (AW) attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Stakes —

First Ambition form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
1 Aug 26 Goodwood Coral Rewards Shaker Handicap Stakes Class 3 9f Good To Firm 6 2.5 150/1 Daniel Muscutt 84
2 Jul 26 Kempton (AW) Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 8f Standard To Slow 6 9.75 12/1 Rob Hornby 85
28 Mar 26 Doncaster William Hill Epic Boosts Spring Mile Handicap (Str) Class 2 8f Good To Soft 19 37.25 22/1 Pierre-Louis Jamin 89
7 Mar 26 Wolverhampton (AW) BetMGM Lincoln Trial Handicap Class 2 8.5f Standard 7 3.75 20/1 Jack Nicholls 88
20 Feb 26 Southwell (AW) SBK: Dont Settle For Less Handicap Class 3 8f Standard 6 4 9/2 Sam James 89
27 Nov 25 Newcastle (AW) Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 3 8f Standard 6 12 4/1J Shane Gray 90
24 Oct 25 Doncaster William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Class 2 7f Soft 7 3.75 6/1 Jack Nicholls 91
27 Sep 25 Haydock Oddschecker Handicap Class 2 8f Good To Soft 2 4.5 6/1 Sam James 91
17 Aug 25 Southwell (AW) Grace & Dotty Fedoras And Feathers Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 8f Standard 1 — 3/1 Clifford Lee –
2 Jan 25 Newcastle (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Standard 1 — 13/2 Clifford Lee –

Last time out

Finished 6 in the Coral Rewards Shaker Handicap Stakes at Goodwood on 1 August 2026. Settled towards the back - driven into contention approaching final 2f - moved left and made progress with 1f left - stayed on inside final furlong without threatening the leaders.

First Ambition by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
8f 6 1 17%
7f 2 1 50%
9f 1 0 0%
8.5f 1 0 0%

First Ambition by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Standard 5 2 40%
Good To Soft 2 0 0%
Good To Firm 1 0 0%
Standard To Slow 1 0 0%
Soft 1 0 0%

First Ambition by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Doncaster 2 0 0%
Southwell (AW) 2 1 50%
Newcastle (AW) 2 1 50%
Goodwood 1 0 0%
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0%
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0%
Haydock 1 0 0%

First Ambition breeding

  • Sire Invincible Spirit (IRE)
  • Dam Laurens (FR)
  • Damsire Siyouni (FR)
  • Breeder Coverdale Stud
  • Foaled 5 April 2021

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