First Ambition
First Ambition is a 5-year-old doing solid work in the mid-range without quite breaking through to the next level. The horse has won 2 of its 10 races—a respectable 20 percent win rate—but both victories came more than a year ago now. The first was at Newcastle on January 2nd, 2025, followed by a win at Southwell the following August. Since then, nothing. In the last six races, the form reads 6-6-19-7-6-6: mostly mid-field finishes with one notably poor effort (the 19th place), which suggests inconsistency or perhaps a run on unsuitable ground.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Powell, Casimir-Mrowczynski, Fielding
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
30%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Michael Keady's Newmarket yard has sent out 16 winners this season, so there is decent form flowing through the operation, but First Ambition has not tasted the winners' enclosure in a year. The real clue to where this horse operates best lies in its relationship with ground conditions. On normal, standard ground, it wins at 40 percent—2 victories from 5 races. That is genuinely strong form and tells you exactly where to watch for another win. Shift to firm, fast ground or anything wetter, and the horse struggles badly. It is a horse that needs the ground just right.
The bigger problem is what happens when First Ambition steps up in class. In races at the top level, it has yet to win from three attempts. That suggests a ceiling: good enough to beat horses of a certain standard, but not quite equipped to compete with the best. Right now, the horse is treading water after a long dry spell. A return to normal ground conditions, in races pitched at the right level, offers the likeliest path back to the winners' circle.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%)
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Aug
6th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 18 runners
2 Jul
6th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
28 Mar
19th
Doncaster
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
7 Mar
7th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
20 Feb
6th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
27 Nov
6th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
24 Oct
7th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Soft · 11 runners
27 Sep
2nd
Haydock Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
17 Aug
🏆 Won
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
2 Jan
🏆 Won
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
27 Nov |
50% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
20 Feb |
50% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
28 Mar |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Mar |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jul |
0% |