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Approval: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Approval is a 5-year-old gelding by Le Havre, trained by E McNamara. He has won 2 of 15 starts and placed in 3 more, for £62,573 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 2f, where 2 wins from 8 is a 25% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 1:55 at Listowel on 23 September, where the best price is 15/2 with Quinn Bet. His best performance rating is 106, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 15
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 5
  • Strike rate 13%
  • Prize money £62,573
  • Best rating 106
  • Official rating –

Where Approval runs next

Time Course Race Best price
1:55 Listowel McSweeney Brothers Maiden Hurdle 15/2 Quinn Bet QuinnBet

Approval form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
22 Aug 26 Killarney (IRE) ML Lynch Civil Engineering Ltd. Maiden Hurdle (Div II) 2m 0.5f Good 3 14.75 28/1 Tom Kelly –
30 May 26 Listowel Join The Listowel Races Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Good 5 16.75 150/1 Tom Kelly –
9 May 26 Killarney Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle 2m 1f Good To Yielding 10 40 50/1 Tom Kelly –
2 Oct 25 Salisbury PKF Francis Clark Handicap Class 4 1m 2f Good 5 6 11/4J Tom Marquand 83
19 Sep 25 Newbury Fitzdares Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 2f Good To Soft 5 10.25 9/2 William Buick 85
30 Jun 25 Windsor Download The Fitzdares App Now Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 1m 2f Good To Firm 6 7.5 3/1 Tom Marquand 89
13 Jun 25 Sandown Molson Coors Handicap (Div 2) Class 3 1m 2f Good 7 8.75 11/4 Tom Marquand 91
26 May 25 Redcar Racing TV Zetland Gold Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 1m 2f Good To Firm 9 11.75 5/1 Tom Marquand 92
3 May 25 Newmarket Betfred Suffolk Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 1m 1f Good 11 10.75 11/2 Tom Marquand 92
1 Aug 24 Goodwood Coral Kincsem Handicap Class 2 1m 2f Good To Firm 1 — 11/2 Tom Marquand 88
22 Jun 24 Ascot Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 1m 2f Good To Firm 7 12 6/1 Tom Marquand 90
10 Jun 24 Windsor Download The Racing App 43 Now Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 2f Good To Firm 1 — 10/3 Tom Marquand 82
27 Apr 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 0.5f Standard 2 1.25 16/5 Adam Farragher –
19 Mar 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Novice Stakes (Rider Restricted Race) (GBB Race) Class 4 1m 0.5f Standard 2 .25 5/1 Ben Coen –
27 Jul 23 Doncaster Simon Piggott Memorial Race EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Soft 9 24.75 9/2 Tom Marquand –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the ML Lynch Civil Engineering Ltd. Maiden Hurdle (Div II) at Killarney (IRE) on 22 August 2026. Settled towards the back early - improved from 12th to 6th - made progress before two out - kept on into 4th approaching the last - up into 3rd on the run-in - finished with steady effort but held late.

Approval by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
10f 8 2 25% —
16.5f 2 0 0% —
8.5f 2 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —
9f 1 0 0% —
7f 1 0 0% —

Approval by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 5 0 0% —
Good To Firm 5 2 40% —
Standard 2 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 1 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 0 0% —
Soft 1 0 0% —

Approval by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Windsor 2 1 50% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% —
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Listowel 1 0 0% —
Killarney 1 0 0% —
Salisbury 1 0 0% —
Newbury 1 0 0% —
Sandown 1 0 0% —
Redcar 1 0 0% —
Newmarket 1 0 0% —

Approval breeding

  • Sire Le Havre (IRE)
  • Dam Alnoras (GB)
  • Damsire Kingman (GB)
  • Breeder Highclere Stud
  • Foaled 21 January 2021

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