Cape Of Approval (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Maureen Haughey Trainer: T Stack Sex: gelding Age: 5
Breeding: Cape Cross / Wyola (Sadler's Wells)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 3 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Staright Course: Soft to Heavy) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good in straight) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 17 | 5 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2014 | Cork | Good to Yielding | 5f | 1 | Timeless Call | 9st 12lbs | 5 of 8 | W J Lee | 7/1 |
| held up in rear, 7th 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2013 | Ascot | Soft | 6f | 1 | Slade Power | 9st | 13 of 14 | W J Lee | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2013 | Longchamp | Soft | 4f 213y | 1 | Maarek | 9st 10lbs | of 20 | Wayne Lordan | |
| 14 Sep 2013 | Curragh | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 6f | 1 | Russian Soul | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 14 | W J Lee | 8/1 |
| soon chased leaders, 9th halfway, impeded a little from over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong without quite getting there | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2013 | Tipperary | Yielding (Good in straight) | 5f | 1 | Russian Soul | 9st 10lbs | of 12 | W J Lee | |
| 16 Jun 2013 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 5f | 1 | Cape Of Approval | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 7 | W J Lee | 11/2 |
| held up, headway into 3rd 1f out, ridden to dispute final 150 yards, asserted closing stages, kept on well | |||||||||
| 10 May 2013 | Cork | Soft (Heavy in places) | 6f | 0 | Cape Of Approval | 10st | 1 of 4 | Wayne Lordan | 2/1 |
| tracked leader, 3rd halfway, headway to challenge between horses and led over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2013 | Naas | Soft (Heavy in places) | 5f | 1 | Maarek | 9st 9lbs | 7 of 9 | Wayne Lordan | 10/3 |
| dwelt and always towards rear, driven along 2f out and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2013 | Cork | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 6f | 1 | Bold Thady Quill | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 8 | Wayne Lordan | 5/1 |
| settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, headway in 3rd 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, ridden and challenged 1f out, headed final 100 yards and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2012 | Curragh | Yielding | 5f | 0 | Cape Of Approval | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 13 | Wayne Lordan | 4/1 |
| towards rear, good headway on outer to challenge 1f out and soon led, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, kept on under pressure | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2012 | Cork | Soft to Heavy | 6f | 0 | Cape Of Approval | 10st | 1 of 10 | Wayne Lordan | 5/2 |
| soon raced in 5th, closed to challenge in 2nd from under 2f out, soon led and stayed on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2012 | Tipperary | Soft (Yielding in places) | 5f | 0 | Cape Of Approval | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 11 | Wayne Lordan | 5/4 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to challenge 1f out and led final 100 yards, kept on well | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2012 | Curragh | Soft (Staright Course: Soft to Heavy) | 6f | 0 | Alsium | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 15 | Wayne Lordan | 2/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, on terms travelling well over 2f out, narrowly headed and kept on without matching winner inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 May 2012 | Navan | Good | 1m | 0 | Coin Of Courage | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 20 | S A Gray | 14/1 |
| mid-division, ridden in moderate 8th 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 07 May 2012 | Curragh | Soft | 7f | 0 | Singing Bird | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 21 | Wayne Lordan | 16/1 |
| mid-division, 10th 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong without troubling leaders | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2012 | Naas | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1m | 0 | Strada Colorato | 9st 5lbs | 9 of 20 | Wayne Lordan | 20/1 |
| soon mid-division, no impression and kept on same pace from over 2f out | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2012 | Gowran Park | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 7f | 0 | Soohaad | 9st 5lbs | 10 of 14 | Wayne Lordan | 5/1 |
| slowly into stride and always in rear | |||||||||


