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Horse profile

Adroit Approach (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2009) · Last trainer Alex Hales · Last owner The Patient Partnership
by Topanoora (IRE) out of Resolute Approach (IRE) (Toulon)
12 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Dec 2009 — 6,178 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2009 · 4th of 5 Won at Worcester
KTB Profile

Adroit Approach (IRE) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2008.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4
Official rating125↓ 2lb off peak
125 123–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 132A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 15 Nov 2009 Official rating 125 at the last run, 15 Nov 2009

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 132A · median 115.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft6132A124—
Good3128A110—
Heavy2113B102.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6128A122—
2m5f – 3m3132A122—
1m5f – 2m3110C107—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Topanoora (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 719 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 4.8% from 126. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.4% from 210.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1317.7%−0.1—
Good to Firm8589.4%+1.6—
Good195147.2%−0.60 from 3
Good to Soft10876.5%−1.30 from 1
Soft1861910.2%+2.41 from 6
Heavy12664.8%−30 from 2
Standard (AW)6116.7%+8.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f3133.3%+25.5—
1m – 1m1f100%−7.8—
1m2f – 1m4f500%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m150117.3%−0.50 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f318185.7%−2.11 from 6
2m5f – 3m2102411.4%+3.60 from 3
Over 3m3226.3%−1.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Resolute Approach (IRE) (Toulon)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Aneyeforaneye (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Aneyeforaneye (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Aneyeforaneye (IRE)2652m–2m4fClass 3
Miss Otis Regrets (IRE)112m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 1 17% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 1 20% −3.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 1 100% +1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Kennedy 7 1 14% −5.00
Mr J J King 3 0 0% −3.00
Christian Williams 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 7 1 14% −5.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% −6.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 3 runs
04 Dec 09+19d Exeter Harry Dutfield Memorial Novices' Chase Class 2 · 2m3f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 9 11-0 —113B William Kennedy 40/1
15 Nov 09+205d Cheltenham Paddy Power Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Soft · 17 ran 3/17 1 11-3 125132A William Kennedy 25/1
24 Apr 09+147d Chepstow Dunraven Windows 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 7 11-6 125128A William Kennedy 4/1
2008 · 7 runs
28 Nov 08+12d Newbury Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (qualifier) Class 2 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 10/17 nse 10-13 127105C Christian Williams 28/1
16 Nov 08+14d Cheltenham Cotswold Style Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Soft · 19 ran 6/19 2½ 11-0 127122A Christian Williams 50/1
02 Nov 08+186d Huntingdon Racing Uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 7 11-5 127110A William Kennedy 4/1
30 Apr 08+18d Worcester Ladbrokes At The Bullring Birmingham Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-13 123126B William Kennedy EvensF
12 Apr 08+19d Uttoxeter Richard Lees Steel Decking Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 4½ 11-0 123126A William Kennedy 11/2
24 Mar 08+46d Huntingdon Allsop Hammering Home Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 7 11-1 123118A William Kennedy 10/1
07 Feb 08+99d Clonmel Clogheen Inh Flat Race 2m · Heavy · 13 ran 7/13 nk 11-6 —92C Mr J J King 7/1
2007 · 2 runs
31 Oct 07+24d Punchestown Punchestown Inh Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 19 ran 5/19 3 11-0 —110C Mr J J King 7/1
07 Oct 07 Tipperary (IRE) Tipperary Co-Op Hardware & Super Value (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race 2m · Good · 18 ran 7/18 shd 10-10 —107C Mr J J King 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Adroit Approach won?
Adroit Approach (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trained Adroit Approach?
Adroit Approach (IRE) was trained by Alex Hales on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 4 December 2009.
Who is Adroit Approach's sire?
Adroit Approach (IRE) is by Topanoora (IRE) out of Resolute Approach (IRE), whose sire is Toulon.
What going does Adroit Approach prefer?
Adroit Approach (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Adroit Approach's official rating?
Adroit Approach (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 127.
What is Adroit Approach's sire's record?
Topanoora (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 719 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.8% from 126. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.4% from 210.
Who are Adroit Approach's siblings?
Out of Resolute Approach (IRE), Adroit Approach (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Aneyeforaneye (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Aneyeforaneye (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.