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Bold Approach

8-year-old gelding with 1 win from 31 runs who runs best on good ground over long distance (2m+).
Quick facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Dawn Approach
Mother
Excuse Me
Trainer
Owner
Mrs J S Bolger
Official rating
62

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
31
Career races
1
Wins
3.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
32.3%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
751 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 13 starts (8%)
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 8% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Returning from a 528-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 6 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at The Curragh in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 15 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 11 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
1M6F – 2M
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
8th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 23 runners
23 Sep
4th
Listowel
1m6f – 2m · Good · 18 runners
1 Sep
8th
Tipperary
1m6f – 2m · Good · 20 runners
9 Aug
10th
Tipperary
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
16 Jul
2nd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
28 Jun
12th
The Curragh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
14 Jun
3rd
Fairyhouse
1m6f – 2m · Good · 21 runners
6 Jun
2nd
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
26 May
11th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 19 runners
17 May
3rd
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 12 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
0%
Win rate
0/10
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/4
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
Benjamin P Kennedy
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
50%
Win rate
1/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Kevin Manning
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Mr D N Nevin
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Richard Condon
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Declan McDonogh Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Dundalk
Galloping
6 1 third, 5 other 22 Mar 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
5 1 third, 4 other 17 Oct 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
4 1 second, 1 third, 2 other 6 Jun 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
3 3 other 1 Sep 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
3 1 second, 2 other 26 Apr 0%
Listowel
Sharp
3 1 third, 2 other 23 Sep 0%
Naas
Galloping
2 2 other 31 Mar 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 14 Jun 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 win 5 Aug 100%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 second 16 Jul 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 third 8 Jul 0%