Approach The City (IRE)
Approach The City won three of 25 starts between Dec 2018 and Mar 2023. All three wins came on the all-weather, two at Dundalk and one at Southwell, over 1m to 1m4f on standard going. He gained his final success in a Class 6 handicap at Southwell in Dec 2022 off an official rating of 58. The gelding, aged 7 at his last run in Mar 2023, finished sixth of 10 in a Class 6 handicap at Newcastle off a mark of 60.
- 3–25Wins / Runs
- 12%Strike rate
- 4 (16%)Placed
- +12.50£1 level staken=25 at SP
- 1.49Fair A/E n=25 · 1.22 incl. margin
- 76Highest OR
- 16dBetween runs (median)longest 672 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 112
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 20 | 116A | 93 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 92C | 84.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 81A | 77.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 116A | 96.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 104B | 88.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 84A | 83 | — |
Of 25 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 25 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Mar 2012 (685 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,085 | 166 | 15.3% | +2.7 | — |
| Good | 1,630 | 200 | 12.3% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 799 | 110 | 13.8% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 958 | 107 | 11.2% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 283 | 28 | 9.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,010 | 241 | 12% | −0.6 | 3 from 20 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 98 | 9 | 9.2% | −3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,207 | 156 | 12.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,665 | 234 | 14.1% | +1.5 | 2 from 12 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,324 | 303 | 13% | +0.4 | 1 from 10 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,066 | 113 | 10.6% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 320 | 33 | 10.3% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 101 | 8 | 7.9% | −4.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2012 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Laieth (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Midtown (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laieth (GB) | 7 | 3 | 7f–1m½f | Class 3 |
| Midtown (GB) | 7 | 3 | 7f–1m | Listed |
| Balletic (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 20 | 3 | 15% | +17.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 12 | 2 | 17% | +18.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 2 | 17% | +8.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 1 | 10% | +7.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Shane Foley | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wesley Joyce | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bird | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood + tongue tie | 10 | 2 | 20% | +20.00 |
| Hood | 8 | 1 | 13% | −0.50 |
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| 2021 | 17 | 2 | 12% | +13.00 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 24 | 3 | 13% | +13.50 |
| Hurdle | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Approach The City won?
- Approach The City (IRE) won 3 of 25 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 12%. Placed 4 times in total (16% of starts).
- Who trained Approach The City?
- Approach The City (IRE) was trained by Kevin Frost on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 9 March 2023.
- Who is Approach The City's sire?
- Approach The City (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE) out of First City (GB), whose sire is Diktat.
- What going does Approach The City prefer?
- Approach The City (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 20 starts (15%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Approach The City's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 9 March 2023. The highest on record is 76.
- What is Approach The City's sire's record?
- New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Mar 2012 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
- Who are Approach The City's siblings?
- Out of First City (GB), Approach The City (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Laieth (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Midtown (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.