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Horse profile

Approaching Storm (IRE)

5yo mare · Trainer Nick Gifford · Owner The South Downs Partnership
by Shirocco (GER) out of Another Tempest (IRE) (Old Vic)
6 runs · 3 courses · from May 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 176 days · 3rd of 8 Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Approaching Storm is a maiden who has run six times without a win and placed once. Her best effort came when third of eight in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Fontwell in Apr 2026. She has raced exclusively on turf, with three starts on good ground and three on good to soft, and has never been placed beyond 2m4f. The Shirocco mare last ran off her career-high mark of 74.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 124 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Fontwell, 24 Apr 2026

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 124B · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3124B972 · 124 / 110.5
Good to Soft397C783 · 97 / 78
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f497C913 · 97 / 97
Over 3m1——1 · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 24 Apr 2026 Official rating 74 at the last run, 24 Apr 2026

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 98A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good398A792 · 98 / 88.5
Good to Soft385C833 · 85 / 83
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f485C813 · 85 / 83
Over 3m1——1 · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shirocco (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,160 runs since Jan 2008 (920 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.5—
Good2,72731511.6%+0.40 from 3
Good to Soft1,80721712%+0.80 from 3
Soft2,47225810.4%−0.8—
Heavy1,03012311.9%+0.7—
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.2—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,69628310.5%−0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,68531511.7%+0.50 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,66022313.4%+2.2—
Over 3m4044511.1%−0.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Another Tempest (IRE) (Old Vic)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Aldo The Apache (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Aldo The Apache (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Aldo The Apache (IRE)1832m4f–2m4½fClass 1
That's Me Finished (IRE)1522m4½f–2m7f—
Calibrator (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 3 0 0% −3.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tabitha Worsley 4 0 0% −4.00
James Davies 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
24 Apr 26+19d Fontwell V2 Radio Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 26f · Good · 8 ran Settled towards the back early - improved into contention after the 9th - stumbled at the 10th - driven approaching three out - moved into third before two out but outpaced before the last 3/8 nk 10-2 74124B98A Tabitha Worsley 11/1
05 Apr 26+20d Plumpton BetGoodwin Free Bet Nose Losers Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 5 ran Settled at the back of the field - error at the 8th - dropped away and well beaten from there 5/5 25 11-1 —97C79C Tabitha Worsley 50/1
16 Mar 26+42d Plumpton More Radio Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled just off the pace early - improved into fifth before three out then fourth after it - unable to add to that from two out and stayed on into fourth 4/8 17 10-11 —97C85C Tabitha Worsley 500/1
02 Feb 26+49d Kempton Live Racing Streaming At CopyBet Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran Held up towards the back - urged along after the 5th and error 3 out - dropped away and well held 13/16 55 11-4 —-3C83C James Davies 300/1
15 Dec 25+204d Plumpton Staddon Send-Off Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 18f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled at back of field early - dropped away with over 3f left to travel - trailed home well down the field in 11th 11/12 1½ 10-13 —78C83C Tabitha Worsley 150/1
25 May 25 Fontwell Smith & Western Mares' Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17.5f · Good · 9 ran Settled in the pack - urged forward with over 3f left - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish 9/9 13 10-10 —85C76C James Davies 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Approaching Storm (IRE) won?
Approaching Storm (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trains Approaching Storm (IRE)?
Approaching Storm (IRE) is trained by Nick Gifford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 April 2026.
Who is Approaching Storm (IRE)'s sire?
Approaching Storm (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Another Tempest (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What is Approaching Storm (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 24 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Approaching Storm (IRE)'s sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,160 runs since Jan 2008 (920 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are Approaching Storm (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Another Tempest (IRE), Approaching Storm (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Aldo The Apache (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Aldo The Apache (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.