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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 13 starts and placed in 3 more, for £18,331 in prize money. He has won 2 of 7 on standard ground, which is the surface to note. He runs next in the 7:30 at Wolverhampton (AW) on 23 October. His best performance rating is 89, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 13
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 5
  • Strike rate 15%
  • Prize money £18,331
  • Best rating 89
  • Official rating 81

Where First Ambition runs next

Time Course Race Best price
7:30 Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Stakes —

First Ambition form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
16 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Northumbria Leisure For Pool Tables Selling Stakes Class 4 1m Standard 3 1.5 13/8F Luke Morris 81
26 Sep 26 Newmarket Bet365 Cambridgeshire (Class 2 Heritage Handicap) Class 2 1m 1f Good To Firm 27 18.75 100/1 Nicola Currie 83
7 Sep 26 Wolverhampton (AW) attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Stakes Class 4 1m 0.5f Standard 3 2.25 9/1 Daniel Muscutt 83
1 Aug 26 Goodwood Coral Rewards Shaker Handicap Stakes Class 3 1m 1f 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 1m 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 1m Good To Soft 19 37.25 22/1 Pierre-Louis Jamin 89
7 Mar 26 Wolverhampton (AW) BetMGM Lincoln Trial Handicap Class 2 1m 0.5f Standard 7 3.75 20/1 Jack Nicholls 88
20 Feb 26 Southwell (AW) SBK: Dont Settle For Less Handicap Class 3 1m Standard 6 4 9/2 Sam James 89
27 Nov 25 Newcastle (AW) Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 3 1m 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 1m 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 1m 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 3 in the Northumbria Leisure For Pool Tables Selling Stakes at Newcastle (AW) on 16 October 2026. Close up early - shaken up 2f out - went to front over 1f out - overtaken over 110yds out - weakened late and dropped to 3rd.

First Ambition by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
8f 7 1 14% —
9f 2 0 0% —
8.5f 2 0 0% —
7f 2 1 50% —

First Ambition by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 7 2 29% —
Good To Firm 2 0 0% —
Good To Soft 2 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 1 0 0% —
Soft 1 0 0% —

First Ambition by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newcastle (AW) 3 1 33% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% —
Doncaster 2 0 0% —
Southwell (AW) 2 1 50% —
Newmarket 1 0 0% —
Goodwood 1 0 0% —
Kempton (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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