Final Approach (GB)
Owner: Mr Douglas Taylor Trainer: W P Mullins Sex: colt Age: 6
Breeding: Pivotal / College Fund Girl (Kahyasi)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | 2 | ||
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 3 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Round Course: Soft) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 28 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Son Of Flicka | 11st 6lbs | 11 of 28 | Ruby Walsh | 20/1 |
| behind, some headway 2 out, kept on same pace, never nearer | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2012 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 2m 110y | 1 | Zarkandar | 11st | 18 of 20 | P Townend | 14/1 |
| mid-division, hit 2nd, lost place approaching 4th, well beaten after 3 out | |||||||||
| 02 Jan 2012 | Cork | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Final Approach | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | Ruby Walsh | 3/10 |
| tracked leaders, on terms from before straight, led 3 out, in control going well after, stayed on well run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2011 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Voler La Vedette | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 5 | P Townend | 16/1 |
| led, strongly pressed entering straight, headed after 2 out and soon no impression on winner, no extra run-in and eased close home when beaten | |||||||||
| 29 May 2011 | Auteuil | Soft | 2m 5f | 0 | Roi Du Val | 10st 3lbs | of 18 | D J Casey | |
| 18 Mar 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | Final Approach | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 28 | Ruby Walsh | 10/1 |
| mistake 1st, mid-division, dropped towards rear 3 out, still plenty to do next, switched inside and headway approaching last, ridden and ran on well flat to lead post | |||||||||
| 09 Jan 2011 | Leopardstown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Final Approach | 10st 9lbs | 1 of 26 | P Townend | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, good headway on inner to lead entering straight, slight mistake last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2010 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m | 0 | Asigh Pearl | 10st 8lbs | 5 of 18 | P Townend | 7/2 |
| settled in mid-division on inner, 8th halfway, headway into 4th 2 out, 2nd under pressure at last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2010 | Galway | Good | 2m | 0 | Rock County | 11st 8lbs | of 13 | E Mullins | |
| 26 Sep 2010 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Bright Horizon | 8st 13lbs | 16 of 23 | G F Carroll | 7/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 23 May 2010 | Curragh | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 0 | Vivacious Vivienne | 8st 12lbs | 8 of 17 | G F Carroll | 5/1 |
| soon mid-division, travelling well early straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from under 2f out | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2010 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | Gimli's Rock | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 18 | D J Casey | 9/2 |
| mid-division, progress into moderate 4th entering straight, soon chase 1st 2 under pressure, no impression and kept on same pace from before last | |||||||||
| 28 Mar 2010 | Downpatrick | Yielding to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 2f 110y | 0 | Final Approach | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 13 | Ruby Walsh | 4/7 |
| tracked leaders in 5th, jumped well, close 3rd travelling best 2 out, 2nd and challenged approaching last, led early run-in, driven clear, easily | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2009 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Rite Of Passage | 8st 10lbs | 5 of 21 | S H James | 14/1 |
| rear of mid-division, headway in 8th 3f out, ridden in 7th 2f out, stayed on to moderate 5th 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2009 | Naas | Good to Yielding | 1m 4f | 0 | Erdiyna | 8st 8lbs | 2 of 16 | S H James | 12/1 |
| 13 Sep 2009 | Curragh | Soft to Heavy (Round Course: Soft) | 1m 6f | 0 | Silverhand | 8st 4lbs | of 17 | S H James | |
| 22 Aug 2009 | Cork | Yielding | 1m 2f | 0 | Penthesilea Eile | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 10 | C D Hayes | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, no extra and droped to 4th final furlong | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2009 | Sligo | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Loch Long | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 4 | D P McDonogh | 2/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, gained narrow lead over 2f out, soon strongly pressed, just denied at line | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2009 | Curragh | Heavy | 1m 2f | 0 | Tovaria | 9st | 4 of 12 | D P McDonogh | 2/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 6th and ridden early straight, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2009 | Naas | Yielding | 1m 2f | 0 | Kinetic Quest | 9st 1lbs | 2 of 7 | D P McDonogh | 7/4 |
| prominent, in front 2 1/2f out, strongly pressed and kept on well from over 1f out, headed close home | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2009 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m | 0 | Mr Topaz | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 11 | D P McDonogh | 11/2 |
| raced in moderate last, ridden and headway on outer straight, 4th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, not quite reach winner | |||||||||
| 13 May 2009 | Naas | Good to Yielding | 1m 2f | 0 | Johann Zoffany | 9st | 2 of 16 | D P McDonogh | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd and no impression from over 2f out, 2nd and kept on without troubling winner inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2009 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft | 1m 2f | 0 | Fergus Mciver | 9st 5lbs | 9 of 17 | D P McDonogh | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, moderate 7th halfway, ridden in 6th over 2f out, no extra in 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2009 | Curragh | Soft | 1m | 0 | Toraidhe | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 14 | D P McDonogh | 9/2 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, 5th and ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure close home | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2008 | Cork | Soft (Heavy in places) | 7f | 0 | Mr Topaz | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 15 | D P McDonogh | 16/1 |
| mid-division, closer in 5th under 2f out, challenged under pressure and on terms final furlong, narrowly headed and kept on well close home | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2008 | Gowran Park | Good (Yielding in places) | 1m | 0 | Oh Goodness Me | 9st 3lbs | 15 of 16 | C D Hayes | 12/1 |
| always behind | |||||||||