Intense Approach (GB)
Owner: Ms Caroline Ahearn Trainer: J C McConnell Sex: gelding Age: 5
Breeding: Jack Hobbs / Intense Tango (Mastercraftsman)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 11 | 5 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2024 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 7f 208y | 2 | Intense Approach | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 5 | H Cobden | 2/1 |
| led 1st, clear before last, edged right flat, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2024 | Chepstow | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 100y | 1 | Flying Fortune | 11st | 2 of 7 | H Cobden | 11/2 |
| led, ridden and headed before last, kept on, no match for winner | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2024 | Kelso | Good | 2m 4f 189y | 4 | Intense Approach | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 7 | A Harvey | 1/3 |
| not always fluent, prominent, disputed lead before 2nd, not fluent 3rd, mistake 4th, good jump to lead 6th, travelling best before 2 out, soon ridden, kept on approaching last, pushed out run-in | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2024 | Downpatrick | Good | 2m 5f 180y | 0 | Intense Approach | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | A Harvey | 4/6 |
| rear of mid-division, 5th halfway, 3rd 4 out and headway to lead 2 out, pushed along and drew clear early run-in, kept on well, easily | |||||||||
| 11 Aug 2024 | Downpatrick | Good | 2m 5f 180y | 0 | Step Out | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 11 | A Harvey | 11/8 |
| towards rear, bumped by rival 1st, not fluent 3rd, headway to go prominent after 4th, chased leaders from 2 out, every chance when bumped by rival last, briefly dropped back to fourth, soon recovered and went second home turn, chased winner run-in, kept on but always held towards finish | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2024 | Bellewstown | Good | 2m 1f 40y | 0 | Bridgehead | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 13 | B W Harvey | 11/4 |
| led, headed after 1st, 2nd halfway, regained advantage after 4 out, pushed along and headed after 3 out, rallying on inner when fell 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2024 | Kelso | Good to Soft | 2m 2f 25y | 1 | Personal Ambition | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 12 | Ben Harvey | 22/1 |
| raced wide, close up, pushed along and weakened 4 out, pulled up next | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2023 | Wexford | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Sportinthepark | 11st 7lbs | Fell of 13 | B W Harvey | 6/5 |
| led and disputed, 2nd halfway, pushed along entering straight, dropped to 3rd 2 out, eased and no impression in 4th when fell last | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2023 | Listowel | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Intense Approach | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | A Harvey | 11/8 |
| chased leader, disputed after 7f, definite advantage over 4f out, pushed along entering straight, joined over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, all out | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2023 | Bellewstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 188y | 0 | Intense Approach | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 9 | A Harvey | 1/4 |
| raced mainly in 2nd, improved to lead over 4f out, went clear from 2f out, kept on well and increased advantage inside final furlong, easily | |||||||||
| 30 May 2023 | Ballinrobe | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 40y | 0 | Dr Eggman | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 19 | A Harvey | 3/1 |
| led and disputed, ridden over 2f out, narrow lead entering straight, joined again inside final furlong, just denied close home | |||||||||