Artful Approach
4-year-old gelding with a 5% win rate who thrives on slightly soft ground over 7f – 1m.
Owner
Shamrock Thoroughbreds
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
31.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 10 starts
⚠ Returning from a 220-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Leopardstown in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Aug
3rd
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
9 Aug
5th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
31 Jul
13th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 21 runners
10 Jul
11th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 15 runners
5 Jun
2nd
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
25 Apr
6th
Limerick
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 19 runners
30 Mar
2nd
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 22 runners
23 Aug
4th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 6 runners
4 Aug
3rd
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 21 runners
29 Jul
🏆 Won
Galway
7f – 1m · Yielding · 18 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 |
|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
5 |
3 seconds, 1 third, 1 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
31 Jul |
33.3% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
9 Aug |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
23 Aug |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
7 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jun |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jan |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 May |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Apr |
0% |