Approach To Life (IRE)
Approach To Life is a maiden who was yet to win from nine starts on turf. She showed her best effort when fourth of 12 at Cork in Sep 2021 and reached an official rating of 73. The filly, by New Approach out of a Teofilo mare, raced seven times at 6f to 7f and twice at 1m to 1m1f. Aged 3 at her last run in May 2022 she finished 14th of 15 in a Gowran Park handicap off a mark of 66.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 73Highest OR
- 18dBetween runs (median)longest 161 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 77
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 93C | 62 | — |
| Good | 4 | 89C | 74.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 93C | 74 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 72A | 67.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 4 |
| Good to Soft | 799 | 110 | 13.8% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 958 | 107 | 11.2% | −1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 283 | 28 | 9.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,010 | 241 | 12% | −0.6 | — |
| 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 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,665 | 234 | 14.1% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,324 | 303 | 13% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,066 | 113 | 10.6% | −2 | — |
| 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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Manning | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Willie Byrne | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 May 22+22d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Handicap (47-75) | 14/15 | 4¾ | 9-5 | 66 | 54C | 39C | Kevin Manning | 14/1 |
| 02 May 22+7d | Curragh | Treacy Group Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap | 11/12 | ½ | 8-7 | 67 | 67A | 48A | Rory Cleary | 18/1 |
| 25 Apr 22+30d | Naas | Family Fun Day On May 7th Handicap | 5/13 | ½ | 8-9 | 68 | 89C | 80A | Rory Cleary | 16/1 |
| 26 Mar 22+161d | Curragh | Tri Equestrian Handicap (50-70) | 5/21 | hd | 9-1 | 68 | 93C | 73A | Kevin Manning | 25/1 |
| 2021 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 21+20d | Leopardstown | Hazel Avenue Nursery Handicap | 7/8 | 2½ | 8-9 | 70 | 72A | 47A | Willie Byrne | 11/1 |
| 26 Sep 21+18d | Curragh | William Hill Ireland Pick Your Places Nursery Handicap | 6/9 | ¾ | 8-12 | 73 | 63C | 55C | Willie Byrne | 11/2 |
| 08 Sep 21+13d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 4/12 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 77A | 71A | Kevin Manning | 14/1 |
| 26 Aug 21+5d | Tipperary | Camas Park Stud Irish EBF Fillies Maiden | 8/13 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 74C | 68A | Kevin Manning | 25/1 |
| 21 Aug 21 | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden | 11/17 | 2¾ | 9-2 | — | 57C | 64A | Rory Cleary | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Approach To Life won?
- Approach To Life (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2021 and 2022.
- Who trained Approach To Life?
- Approach To Life (IRE) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 24 May 2022.
- Who is Approach To Life's sire?
- Approach To Life (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Bridle Path (IRE), whose sire is Teofilo.
- What is Approach To Life's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 24 May 2022. The highest on record is 73.
- What is Approach To Life'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.