How many races has Apt Approach won?

Apt Approach (IRE) won 7 of 22 archived starts between 2008 and 2013, a strike rate of 31.8%. Placed 11 times in total (50% of starts).

Who trained Apt Approach?

Apt Approach (IRE) was trained by W P Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 20 February 2013.

Who is Apt Approach's sire?

Apt Approach (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Imminent Approach (IRE), whose sire is Lord Americo.

What going does Apt Approach prefer?

Apt Approach (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 5 wins from 10 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Apt Approach's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 130, from the run on 20 February 2013. The highest on record is 150.

Who are Apt Approach's siblings?

Out of Imminent Approach (IRE), Apt Approach (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Abbevillian (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Abbevillian (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Apt Approach (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2013) · Last trainer W P Mullins · Last owner Greenstar Syndicate

by Bob Back (USA) out of Imminent Approach (IRE) (Lord Americo)

22 runs · 12 courses · from Feb 2008

As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 20 Feb 2013 — 4,997 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Feb 2013 7 wins · 5 courses Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 130

KTB Profile

Apt Approach (IRE) is 7 from 22, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Matty Ryan Memorial Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles (Jan 2012). Hasn't won since Dec 2012. Last raced off 130, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance OR ↓ 20lb off peak

7–22Wins / Runs
31.8%Strike rate
11 (50%)Placed
−3.60£1 level staken=22 at SP
1.31Fair A/E n=21 · 1.04 incl. margin
150Highest OR
87dAvg between runs

Official rating130↓ 20lb off peak

130 127–150

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 135^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 15 Dec 2012 Official rating 130 at the last run, 20 Feb 2013

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 18 figures · best 145^B · median 131.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
Heavy	9	145^B	133	—
Soft	6	138^B	131.5	—
Good to Soft	2	132^A	123.5	—
Good	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	8	138^B	132	—
2m5f – 3m	6	145^B	132	—
1m5f – 2m	3	140^A	132	—
Over 3m	1	—	—	—

Of 22 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 22 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

Bob Back (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	24	4	16.7%	+4.9	—
Good to Firm	268	37	13.8%	+2	—
Good	976	100	10.2%	−1.6	0 from 2
Good to Soft	572	58	10.1%	−1.7	0 from 3
Soft	1,066	130	12.2%	+0.4	2 from 7
Heavy	794	106	13.4%	+1.6	5 from 10
Standard (AW)	24	4	16.7%	+4.9	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
6f – 7f	1	0	0%	−11.8	—
1m – 1m1f	12	0	0%	−11.8	—
1m2f – 1m4f	30	1	3.3%	−8.5	—
1m5f – 2m	863	110	12.7%	+0.9	1 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f	1,319	166	12.6%	+0.8	4 from 11
2m5f – 3m	1,199	133	11.1%	−0.7	2 from 7
Over 3m	300	29	9.7%	−2.1	0 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Imminent Approach (IRE) (Lord Americo)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Abbevillian (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Abbevillian (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Abbevillian (IRE)	11	1	2m5f	Class 4
Approach The Ocean (IRE)	3	0	—	—
Call Me Captain (IRE)	2	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Heavy	10	5	50%	+3.00
Soft	7	2	29%	−1.60
Good to Soft	3	0	0%	−3.00
Good	2	0	0%	−2.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 1	2	0	0%	−2.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Punchestown	4	0	0%	−4.00
Thurles	4	2	50%	+0.00
Leopardstown	3	0	0%	−3.00
Fairyhouse	2	2	100%	+1.60
Gowran Park	2	1	50%	+1.50
Aintree	1	0	0%	−1.00
Tramore	1	1	100%	+5.00
Killarney	1	0	0%	−1.00
Down Royal	1	0	0%	−1.00
Clonmel	1	1	100%	+0.30
Ballinrobe	1	0	0%	−1.00
Cheltenham	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2m1f – 2m4f	11	4	36%	−1.92
2m5f – 3m	7	2	29%	+1.10
1m5f – 2m	3	1	33%	−1.78
Over 3m	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
R Walsh	8	4	50%	−1.48
Paul Townend	8	1	13%	−5.62
Mr P W Mullins	3	1	33%	+0.50
D J Casey	2	1	50%	+4.00
Emmet Mullins	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Tongue tie	18	6	33%	−3.10
None	4	1	25%	−0.50

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2013	2	0	0%	−2.00
2012	7	3	43%	+3.28
2011	3	1	33%	−0.90
2010	3	0	0%	−3.00
2009	4	2	50%	−1.48
2008	3	1	33%	+0.50

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Chase	14	4	29%	−2.70
Hurdle	5	2	40%	−1.40
NH Flat	3	1	33%	+0.50

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	KTB	Jockey	SP
2013 · 2 runs
20 Feb 13+25d	Punchestown	Festival Any Day Flexi-ticket Hurdle 20f · Soft To Heavy · 5 ran	F/5	—	11-6	130	—	R Walsh	6/4F
26 Jan 13+28d	Leopardstown	Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade A) 21f · Heavy · 18 ran	11/18	2	11-5	148	131^A	Paul Townend	16/1
2012 · 7 runs
29 Dec 12+14d	Leopardstown	Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (qualifier) 24f · Soft · 30 ran	PU/30	—	11-0	130	—	Mr P W Mullins	6/1J
15 Dec 12+231d	Fairyhouse	Follow Fairyhouse On Twitter Rated Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 8 ran	1/8		11-2	127	135^A	Paul Townend	11/8F
28 Apr 12+15d	Punchestown	thetote.com Punchestown Gold Cup (Grade 1) 25f · Heavy · 8 ran	6/8	2½	11-10	150	115^A	Paul Townend	16/1
13 Apr 12+55d	Aintree	John Smith's Topham Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) (National Course) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 26 ran	8/26	5	11-9	150	127^C	Paul Townend	12/1
18 Feb 12+30d	Gowran Park	Red Mills Chase (grade 2) 20f · Soft · 5 ran	3/5	6	11-8	150	123^B	Paul Townend	5/2
19 Jan 12+18d	Thurles	Matty Ryan Memorial Kinloch Brae Chase (Grade 2) 20f · Soft · 5 ran	1/5		11-3	150	138^B	R Walsh	9/10F
01 Jan 12+38d	Tramore	Holden Plant Rentals Chase (listed) 21f · Heavy · 6 ran	1/6		11-2	140	137^B	D J Casey	5/1
2011 · 3 runs
24 Nov 11+193d	Thurles	Glen Chase 24f · Heavy · 7 ran	1/7		11-6	140	145^B	R Walsh	11/10F
15 May 11+11d	Killarney	www.themalton.com Chase 20.5f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran	UR/6	—	11-2	139	—	R Walsh	11/10F
04 May 11+160d	Punchestown	Guinness Handicap Chase (Grade A) 20f · Good · 14 ran	F/14	—	10-11	137	—	D J Casey	12/1
2010 · 3 runs
25 Nov 10+19d	Thurles	Glen Chase 24f · Soft · 7 ran	2/7	1	11-6	137	130^B	Paul Townend	15/8F
06 Nov 10+287d	Down Royal	Ladbrokes.com Chase (Grade 2) 20f · Soft · 7 ran	5/7	1½	11-5	139	117^B	Paul Townend	12/1
23 Jan 10+37d	Leopardstown	MCR Novice Chase (Grade 2) 21f · Heavy · 5 ran	2/5	6	11-5	—	133^B	Paul Townend	7/1
2009 · 4 runs
17 Dec 09+21d	Clonmel	Lisronagh (c & G) Beginners Chase 17f · Heavy · 13 ran	1/13		11-12	—	127^A	R Walsh	3/10F
26 Nov 09+186d	Thurles	Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase 18f · Heavy · 16 ran	2/16	7	11-12	—	131^A	R Walsh	13/8F
24 May 09+81d	Ballinrobe	Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Novice Hurdle 20f · Soft · 7 ran	2/7	13	11-11	—	133^B	Mr P W Mullins	11/8J
04 Mar 09+315d	Fairyhouse	Easter Festival Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 11 ran	1/11		11-12	—	140^A	R Walsh	2/9F
2008 · 3 runs
23 Apr 08+41d	Punchestown	Paddy Power Champion INH Flat Race (Grade 1) 16f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran	9/17	3	12-0	—	115^A	Emmet Mullins	8/1
13 Mar 08+26d	Cheltenham	Weatherbys Champion Bumper Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grd1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 23 ran	6/23	½	11-5	127	132^A	R Walsh	4/1
16 Feb 08	Gowran Park	Rockview (qr) Inh Flat Race 17f · Soft · 20 ran	1/20		11-11	—	135^A	Mr P W Mullins	5/2

Quick answers

How many races has Apt Approach won?: Apt Approach (IRE) won 7 of 22 archived starts between 2008 and 2013, a strike rate of 31.8%. Placed 11 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Apt Approach?: Apt Approach (IRE) was trained by W P Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 20 February 2013.
Who is Apt Approach's sire?: Apt Approach (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Imminent Approach (IRE), whose sire is Lord Americo.
What going does Apt Approach prefer?: Apt Approach (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 5 wins from 10 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Apt Approach's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 130, from the run on 20 February 2013. The highest on record is 150.
What is Apt Approach's sire's record?: Bob Back (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Apt Approach's siblings?: Out of Imminent Approach (IRE), Apt Approach (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Abbevillian (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Abbevillian (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

▾Going

▾Class 2 of 22 runs

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