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Horse profile

Approachability (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2024) · Last trainer Charlie Johnston · Last owner Brian Yeardley Partner
by New Approach (IRE) out of Posterity (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Sep 2021
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Apr 2024 — 932 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2024 · 9th of 9 Won at Pontefract Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Approachability won a Class 5 novice at Pontefract over 1m to 1m1f on good to firm in Sep 2021 and has been placed four times from ten starts overall. All three subsequent runs at Pontefract produced no win. He raced seven times over 1m2f to 1m4f without success and showed no win on all-weather surfaces from two starts. His last run, at Kempton in Apr 2024, saw him finish 9 of 9 off an official rating of 83, which was 11lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating83↓ 11lb off peak
83 83–94

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ripon, 16 Jul 2022

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 106A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good to Firm398A80—
Good3106A81—
Standard (AW)294C77—
Soft294A87.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f7106A81—
1m – 1m1f394A81—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 6 Aug 2022 Official rating 83 at the last run, 1 Apr 2024

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 99A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good to Firm395A87—
Good389A71—
Standard (AW)270A63.5—
Soft299A96.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f789A71—
1m – 1m1f399A95—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27414.8%+2.2—
Good to Firm1,08516615.3%+2.71 from 3
Good1,63020012.3%−0.30 from 3
Good to Soft79911013.8%+1.2—
Soft95810711.2%−1.40 from 2
Heavy283289.9%−2.7—
Standard (AW)2,01024112%−0.60 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9899.2%−3.4—
6f – 7f1,20715612.9%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f1,66523414.1%+1.51 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f2,32430313%+0.40 from 7
1m5f – 2m1,06611310.6%−2—
2m1f – 2m4f3203310.3%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m10187.9%−4.7—
Over 3m1100%−12.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Posterity (IRE) (Indian Ridge)

10 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Postileo (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m6½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Future Generation (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Postileo (IRE)2241m4f–1m6½fClass 2
Future Generation (IRE)1046f–1mGroup 3
Dancing Breeze (IRE)711mClass 4
Rasmeyaa (IRE)617f—
Oscar's Ridge (IRE)311m2fClass 5
Sprightly Dance (IRE)411m1½fClass 5
Merry Yarn (IRE)50——
Hills Of Gold (GB)90——
Hagler (IRE)20——
Please Me (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +8.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +10.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Pontefract 3 1 33% +8.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +8.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joe Fanning 4 1 25% +7.00
Franny Norton 2 0 0% −2.00
Jason Hart 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00
Hayley Turner 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 5 0 0% −5.00
2021 3 1 33% +8.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
01 Apr 24+16d Kempton (AW) Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap (London Middle Distance Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 9/9 ½ 9-8 8360A70A Jack Mitchell 12/1
16 Mar 24+588d Wolverhampton (AW) Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 1¼ 8-7 8694C57C Franny Norton 11/1
06 Aug 22+10d Ascot Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Classic (Handicap) Class 3 · 12f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10/10 1¾ 10-0 9180A75A Hayley Turner 12/1
27 Jul 22+11d Goodwood Coral Beaten-By-A-Length Free Bet Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 nk 9-1 9281C89A Jason Hart 40/1
16 Jul 22+27d Ripon Titanium Racing Ripon Bell-ringer Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 shd 8-12 92106A71A Franny Norton 2/1F
19 Jun 22+15d Pontefract Sky Bet Sunday Series Middle-distance Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 1¼ 8-12 9298A87A Joe Fanning 11/2
04 Jun 22+229d Epsom Downs Cazoo Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 13 9-3 9461C71C Jason Hart 18/1
18 Oct 21+12d Pontefract British Stallion Studs EBF Silver Tankard Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 3¾ 9-3 8894A99A Joe Fanning 8/1
06 Oct 21+13d Nottingham British EBF Future Stayers Oath Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 8.5f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 1¼ 9-8 —81A94B Joe Fanning 3/1
23 Sep 21 Pontefract Charles Stewart Chartered Accountant Steve Evans Memorial Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 1/12 9-5 —76A95A Joe Fanning 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Approachability (GB) won?
Approachability (GB) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2021 and 2024, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Approachability (GB)?
Approachability (GB) was trained by Charlie Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 1 April 2024.
Who is Approachability (GB)'s sire?
Approachability (GB) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Posterity (IRE), whose sire is Indian Ridge.
What going does Approachability (GB) prefer?
Approachability (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Approachability (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 1 April 2024. The highest on record is 94.
What is Approachability (GB)'s sire's record?
New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
Who are Approachability (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Posterity (IRE), Approachability (GB) has 10 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Postileo (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Future Generation (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.