Positive Approach (IRE)
Owner: T Tynan Trainer: J J Walsh Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: Aboo Hom / Toureen Star (Shardari)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 3 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 3 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2018 | Limerick | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 3f 120y | 0 | Concordin | 10st 13lbs | PulledUp of 9 | P T Enright | 8/1 |
| led and disputed, slightly slow jumps early, headed 3rd, chased leader from after 5th, 2nd halfway, ridden and no extra before 3 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2018 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m 6f 110y | 0 | Flemenstorm | 10st 13lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Jodie Townend | 25/1 |
| mid-division early, pushed along briefly 4th, 6th from 5th, no extra from before straight, pulled up last | |||||||||
| 23 Mar 2018 | Navan | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Glencairn View | 10st 3lbs | 8 of 10 | P T Enright | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, mistake 5th, no impression from 3 out | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2018 | Thurles | Heavy | 2m 4f 122y | 0 | Goodthynemilan | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 10 | A McCurtin | 8/1 |
| chased leader, slight mistake 1st and lost place, mid-division and slight mistake 3rd, ridden in 5th 3 out, no impression before straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2018 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Tongie | 10st 10lbs | 6 of 6 | P T Enright | 8/1 |
| held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th entering straight, no extra 3 out, rear from next | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2018 | Thurles | Heavy | 2m 5f 141y | 0 | Kopookris | 10st 9lbs | Fell of 11 | P T Enright | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along to challenge when fell last | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2017 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f 120y | 0 | Patsio | 11st 11lbs | PulledUp of 13 | A McCurtin | 14/1 |
| towards rear, not fluent 3rd, mistake 6th, pushed along and no impression from 3 out, pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2017 | Clonmel | Heavy | 2m 3f 210y | 0 | Maguire's Glen | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 10 | S G McDermott | 16/1 |
| always towards rear, several slight mistakes, trailing from 5 out, pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2017 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Bachasson | 11st 12lbs | 10 of 13 | A McCurtin | 33/1 |
| held up, moderate 9th after 6th, pushed along 9th, no extra from before 4 out | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2016 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy | 2m 1f 160y | 0 | Stone Hard | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 11 | P T Enright | 20/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along in 7th from 3 out, no impression and kept on same pace from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2016 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Haymount | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 14 | P T Enright | 50/1 |
| mid-division, ridden towards rear 5 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2016 | Limerick | Yielding | 2m 6f | 0 | Undressed | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 11 | P T Enright | 11/2 |
| in rear, progress to 7th after 5th, dropped to 10th at 8th, no extra after 3 out | |||||||||
| 08 May 2016 | Limerick | Good | 3m | 0 | The Mulcare Rover | 11st 8lbs | of 13 | P T Enright | 0/0 |
| 29 Mar 2016 | Fairyhouse | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Coney Island | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 16 | P T Enright | 14/0 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden entering straight, slight mistake 2 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace, slightly hampered after last | |||||||||
| 25 Feb 2016 | Thurles | Soft | 3m | 0 | Sonny B | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 6 | P T Enright | 9/0 |
| chased leader, 3rd halfway, 2nd after 8th, 3rd 3 out, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace to go 2nd closing stages | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2016 | Thurles | Heavy | 2m 6f 110y | 0 | Positive Approach | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 11 | P T Enright | 5/0 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, improved to challenge travelling well 2 out, led last, ridden to assert run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2015 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 6f | 0 | Positive Approach | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 10 | P T Enright | 11/0 |
| raced in 6th, improved to challenge into straight, gained narrow lead run-in, stayed on best | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2015 | Cork | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Just Cause | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | S W Flanagan | 2/0 |
| mid-division, big jump 1st, not fluent 3rd, 5th with a circuit to race, not fluent 3 out and soon ridden in 5th, no impression from next, kept on into 3rd run-in | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2015 | Cork | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 3m | 0 | Speed Demon | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 12 | P T Enright | 3/1 |
| jumped left and slight mistake 1st, close up and disputed lead, jumped slightly left 9th, not fluent 10th, still close 3rd 3 out, no impression when not fluent 2 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2015 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 5f | 0 | Venitien De Mai | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 9 | P T Enright | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, slightly slow in jumping at times, 3rd halfway, on terms from before 3 out, headed approaching 2 out where slight mistake, rallied from before last, kept on well run-in, not quite get to winner | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2015 | Clonmel | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 2f 50y | 0 | Leighinmohr | 11st 12lbs | RefusedToRace of 8 | B T O'Connell | |
| 09 May 2014 | Cork | Yielding | 3m | 0 | Tailors Hill | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 27 | B T O'Connell | 18/1 |
| held up early, slow jump 2nd, not fluent 3rd, improved to chase leaders 7th, close up from 4 out, no impression from before 2 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2014 | Cork | Yielding | 3m | 0 | Kerrieonvic | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 23 | A McCurtin | 14/1 |
| soon mid-division, some slight mistakes, moderate 13th after 9th, no impression and kept on one pace from before straight | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2014 | Clonmel | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Go Darsi Go | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 21 | B T O'Connell | 20/1 |
| mid-division early, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2014 | Limerick | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Golden Plan | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 19 | P T Enright | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, not fluent jumping early, moderate 4th and no impression from before 2 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2014 | Clonmel | Heavy | 2m 100y | 0 | Drunken Counsel | 12st | 5 of 12 | A McCurtin | 14/1 |
| close up and disputed lead, ridden straight, dropped to moderate 3rd over 1f out and no impression, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2013 | Limerick | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Stack The Deck | 12st | 3 of 18 | A McCurtin | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th approaching halfway, no impression on winner and kept on same pace from under 2f out | |||||||||
| 19 May 2013 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Tooreen | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 9 | A McCurtin | 11/2 |
| towards rear, 7th approaching straight, soon no impression, kept on well without threatening inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 May 2013 | Limerick | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | The Job Is Right | 12st | 4 of 21 | A McCurtin | 12/1 |
| chased leaders early, mid-division in 8th halfway, pushed along in 7th and no impression 3f out, stayed on in 5th 2f out, 4th and kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||