Model Approach (IRE)
Owner: BAYTREE Trainer: Evan Williams Sex: gelding Age: 4
Breeding: Dawn Approach / Mainicin (Teofilo)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft To Heavy In Places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2025 | Plumpton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 7f 195y | 4 | Nardaran | 11st 1lbs | 5 of 6 | Isabel Williams | 18/1 |
| raced in last pair, dropped to rear before 5th, no chance when hit 4 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2025 | Newton Abbot | Good | 2m 2f 110y | 5 | Dickens | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 9 | Robbie David | 5/1 |
| mid-division, headway tracking leaders 5th, went 2nd when hit 4 out, led home turn, joined 2 out, ridden and headed between last two, soon hung right and hampered rival, stayed on same pace, no chance with easy winner | |||||||||
| 28 Jun 2025 | Chester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 7f 196y | 5 | Tailorman | 9st 4lbs | 7 of 8 | Nathan Evans | 33/1 |
| bustled along early, chased leaders on outer, dropped to mid-division halfway, pushed along 3f out, weakened well over 1f out | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2025 | Hamilton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 5f 16y | 4 | Two Auld Pals | 9st | 6 of 8 | O McSweeney | 28/1 |
| in rear, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 25 May 2025 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 168y | 4 | My Friend Sean | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 4 | Danny McMenamin | 12/1 |
| led, ridden after 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened quickly and behind, when mistake last, no further impression run-in | |||||||||
| 09 May 2025 | Chester | Good to Firm | 1m 4f 63y | 4 | Small Fry | 9st 6lbs | 9 of 12 | O McSweeney | 20/1 |
| ridden away from stalls, soon prominent, driven over 4f out, lost place over 3f out | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2024 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 88y | 4 | Sauce Of Life | 10st 10lbs | 5 of 8 | James Robottom | 17/2 |
| prominent, left in lead 4th, headed before 3 out, soon ridden and dropped away 2 out | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2024 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 87y | 1 | East India Dock | 11st | 8 of 10 | N F Houlihan | 25/1 |
| prominent, lost position 4th, mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, lost touch 2 out | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2024 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 87y | 3 | Wreckless Eric | 10st 8lbs | of 15 | Henry Brooke | 0/0 |
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| 01 Nov 2024 | Wetherby | Good | 2m | 1 | Liam Swagger | 11st | Fell of 7 | R T Dunne | 11/4 |
| led, headed before 4th, badly baulked and fell 4th | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2024 | Kempton | Good | 2m | 3 | Model Approach | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 6 | R T Dunne | 9/4 |
| made all, not fluent 3 out, mistake 2 out when ridden, clear last, ridden out flat, comfortably | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2024 | Sedgefield | Good | 2m 178y | 4 | Model Approach | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 7 | B S Hughes | 4/11 |
| disputed lead, led after 1st, not fluent 3rd, joined 4 out, led outright approaching 2 out, soon clear going easily, driven along approaching last where steadied, driven out to win easily | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2024 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 125y | 2 | Liam Swagger | 11st | 3 of 5 | B S Hughes | 6/1 |
| midfield, headway to chase leaders before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, no impression run-in | |||||||||
| 28 Jun 2024 | Curragh | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Courageous Strike | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 18 | Gabriella Hill | 10/1 |
| mid-division, headway into close 3rd and pushed along 2f out, ridden and led 1 1/2f out, joined 1f out, headed under 1f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2024 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f 75y | 0 | Dream Ticket | 9st 13lbs | 2 of 11 | Gabriella Hill | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th 4f out, headway to lead over 2f out and soon pushed along, 1 length advantage 150 yards out and kept on, headed closing stages | |||||||||
| 17 May 2024 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m | 0 | Ridhaz | 9st 8lbs | 9 of 13 | Rory Cleary | 12/1 |
| mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2024 | Curragh | Heavy (Soft To Heavy In Places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Chemistry | 9st 8lbs | 5 of 12 | Rory Cleary | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd and chased leader at halfway, pushed along 4f out, ridden and no impression on winner 2f out, moderate 4th 1f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2024 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 1m | 0 | Ecureuil Secret | 9st 6lbs | 5 of 11 | Rory Cleary | 50/1 |
| soon prominent and disputed, close 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd 2 1/2f out, no extra in 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||


