Apt Approach (IRE)
Owner: Greenstar Syndicate Trainer: W P Mullins Sex: Gelding Age: 21
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Flat - Good to Yielding) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 5 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2013 | Punchestown | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Dressedtothenines | 11st 6lbs | Fell of 7 | Ruby Walsh | |
| 26 Jan 2013 | Leopardstown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Farrells Fancy | 11st 5lbs | 11 of 18 | P Townend | 16/1 |
| mid-division on outer, ridden and no impression from 3 out | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2012 | Leopardstown | Soft | 3m | 0 | Prince Rudi | 11st | PulledUp of 30 | Mr P W Mullins | |
| 15 Dec 2012 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Apt Approach | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 8 | P Townend | 11/8 |
| tracked leaders, not jump fluent at times and some mistakes, went 2nd 2 out, soon pushed along to lead, stayed on well under pressure from last | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2012 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m 1f | 1 | China Rock | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 8 | P Townend | 16/1 |
| waited with, slight mistake 8th, moderate 7th 4 out, soon no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2012 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 1 | Always Waining | 11st 9lbs | 8 of 26 | P Townend | 12/1 |
| held up mid-division, pecked 15th, one pace and no impression | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2012 | Gowran Park | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Rubi Light | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 5 | P Townend | 5/2 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd halfway and lost touch with easy winner after 8th, struggling when mistake 4 out, kept on one pace in straight | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2012 | Thurles | Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Apt Approach | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 5 | Ruby Walsh | 9/10 |
| made most, not fluent and pecked 3 out, on terms next, stayed on best under pressure run-in to assert closing stages | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2012 | Tramore | Heavy | 2m 5f 50y | 1 | Apt Approach | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 6 | D J Casey | 5/1 |
| disputed lead, definite leader 3 out, pressed and joined before next, soon in front again and stayed on well under pressure to draw clear run-in | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2011 | Thurles | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Apt Approach | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 7 | Ruby Walsh | 11/10 |
| tracked leaders, closed to challenge when mistake 2 out, led before last and stayed on well under pressure run-in | |||||||||
| 15 May 2011 | Killarney | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | Psycho | 11st 2lbs | UnseatedRider of 8 | Ruby Walsh | |
| 04 May 2011 | Punchestown | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Scotsirish | 10st 11lbs | Fell of 15 | P Townend | |
| 25 Nov 2010 | Thurles | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 3m | 0 | Elysian Rock | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 9 | P Townend | 15/8 |
| attempted to make all, joined after 5 out, gained slight lead last, one pace and headed run-in, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2010 | Down Royal | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | The Nightingale | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 8 | P Townend | 12/1 |
| led, ridden and headed 4 out, no extra in 4th 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2010 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 5f | 0 | Jagoes Mills | 11st 10lbs | of 8 | Ruby Walsh | |
| 23 Jan 2010 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 2m 5f | 0 | Roberto Goldback | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 5 | P Townend | 7/1 |
| led, headed 5 out, disputed lead again 3 out, headed and ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace in 2nd from last | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 2009 | Clonmel | Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | Apt Approach | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 13 | Ruby Walsh | 3/10 |
| led, jumped left, joined from 2 out, slight peck last, stayed on well under pressure to assert run-in | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2009 | Thurles | Heavy | 2m 2f | 0 | Swift Counsel | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 16 | Ruby Walsh | 13/8 |
| led, challenged last where bad mistake and headed, ridden and kept on run-in to grab 2nd on line | |||||||||
| 24 May 2009 | Ballinrobe | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Premier Victory | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 7 | Mr P W Mullins | 11/8 |
| led, soon clear of remainder with 2nd, slight mistake 9th, headed before 2 out and soon no impression, one pace | |||||||||
| 11 May 2009 | Killarney | Good (Flat - Good to Yielding) | 2m 1f | 0 | Faltering Fullback | 11st 6lbs | of 5 | Ruby Walsh | |
| 22 Apr 2009 | Ballinrobe | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Beneath The Radar | 11st 12lbs | of 12 | Ruby Walsh | |
| 04 Mar 2009 | Fairyhouse | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Apt Approach | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | Ruby Walsh | 2/9 |
| led, headed after 2nd, regained lead before 4 out, eased clear after 2 out, not extended | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2008 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m | 1 | Cousin Vinny | 12st | 9 of 17 | Mr E Mullins | 8/1 |
| prominent, disputed 4f out, ridden in 6th and no extra before straight | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Cousin Vinny | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 23 | Ruby Walsh | 4/1 |
| always prominent, went 2nd 6f out, led 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2008 | Gowran Park | Soft | 2m 1f | 0 | Apt Approach | 12st | 1 of 20 | Mr P W Mullins | 5/2 |
| led and disputed, led from 4f out, went clear straight, stayed on strongly, impressive | |||||||||