First Approach (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Patricia Hunt Trainer: N Meade Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Robin Des Champs / Manhattan Babe (Definite Article)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Totals | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2020 | Navan | Heavy | 3m | 1 | Captain Cj | 11st 3lbs | Fell of 7 | Donagh Meyler | 6/1 |
| chased leaders, fell 5th | |||||||||
| 18 Jan 2020 | Navan | Soft to Heavy (heavy in places) | 3m | 0 | Minella Indo | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 12 | Sean Flanagan | 9/1 |
| mid-division, improved to chase leaders at 9th, 3rd at 11th, challenged 3 out, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, no impression before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 01 May 2019 | Punchestown | Yielding | 3m | 1 | Minella Indo | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 13 | Sean Flanagan | 33/1 |
| mid-division, 4th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, ridden approaching last and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2019 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 213y | 1 | Minella Indo | 11st 5lbs | 11 of 20 | Sean Flanagan | 25/1 |
| raced keenly, in touch, lost place before 2 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2019 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 2m 6f | 1 | Commander Of Fleet | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 16 | Sean Flanagan | 50/1 |
| mid-division early, 9th approaching halfway, pushed along after 7th, soon headway, kept on without threatening straight | |||||||||
| 20 Jan 2019 | Thurles | Good | 2m 6f 61y | 0 | First Approach | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 4 | Sean Flanagan | 4/5 |
| led, pushed along before 3 out, joined after 2 out, ridden and disputed before last, left to come home alone at last | |||||||||
| 06 Jan 2019 | Naas | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Battleoverdoyen | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 9 | Sean Flanagan | 33/1 |
| held up in touch towards rear, pushed along 7th, ridden after 3 out, no impression, never a factor | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2018 | Navan | Good | 2m 4f | 1 | Easy Game | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 9 | Sean Flanagan | 3/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, took keen hold, led from 4th, joined entering straight, headed narrowly 3 out, ridden from next, dropped to 3rd at last, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2018 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | First Approach | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | Sean Flanagan | 9/10 |
| disputed lead early, led before 2nd, not fluent 5th, travelled best from 3 out and went clear before last, kept on well run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2018 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Doctor Duffy | 12st | 2 of 8 | Mr M J O'Hare | 11/8 |
| raced in 5th, 4th after halfway, closer order 6f out, progress to chase leader straight, on terms 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2018 | Tipperary | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | First Approach | 12st | 1 of 12 | Mr M J O'Hare | 11/8 |
| mid-division early, inclined to race towards outer, 6th after halfway, improved to lead approaching straight, headed inside final furlong, kept on well to regain lead at line | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2018 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m 2f | 0 | Lone Wolf | 12st | 9 of 19 | Ms N Carberry | 10/3 |
| raced in 2nd early, on terms after halfway, dropped to 4th approaching straight, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2017 | Down Royal | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Rapid Escape | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 13 | Ms N Carberry | 7/4 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2017 | Galway | Soft | 2m 132y | 0 | The Gunner Murphy | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 14 | Ms N Carberry | 15/8 |
| mid-division early, 8th approaching halfway, progress to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, kept on well without matching winner | |||||||||