Balanced Approach (IRE)
Balanced Approach (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts. Best effort: 4th of 11 at Naas (Apr 2018).
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 76Highest OR
- 151dAvg between runs
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 52
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 5 | 80C | 52 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 80C | 75 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 Jan 2008 (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 | — |
| Good to Soft | 799 | 110 | 13.8% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 958 | 107 | 11.2% | −1.4 | — |
| Heavy | 283 | 28 | 9.9% | −2.7 | 0 from 6 |
| 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 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,665 | 234 | 14.1% | +1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,324 | 303 | 13% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 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 Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Elusive Approach (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elusive Approach (IRE) | 19 | 2 | 7f–1m | — |
| Intensely Focussed (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2015 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Apr 18+3d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap (50-80) | 12/16 | 2 | 9-9 | 73 | 75C | 64C | Kevin Manning | 7/1 |
| 13 Apr 18+184d | Naas | Toals.com Live Casino Like Us On Facebook & Twitter Handicap | 4/11 | 5½ | 8-11 | 73 | 52A | 72A | Kevin Manning | 16/1 |
| 2017 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 17+21d | Gowran Park | Racing Again November 25th Maiden | 9/16 | 11 | 9-9 | 76 | 46C | 58C | Kevin Manning | 12/1 |
| 20 Sep 17+14d | Fairyhouse | Next Racing At Fairyhouse The Return Of The Jumps October 7th Maiden | 4/17 | hd | 9-8 | 75 | 47C | 85A | Kevin Manning | 9/2C |
| 06 Sep 17+521d | Gowran Park | Thomastown Maiden | 4/16 | 1½ | 9-11 | — | 80C | 85A | Kevin Manning | 8/1 |
| 2016 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 03 Apr 16+161d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (Plus 10) | 5/10 | 1¾ | 9-5 | — | — | 68A | Kevin Manning | 5/1 |
| 2015 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 25 Oct 15 | Leopardstown (IRE) | Tote Quickpick Now Available European Breeders Fund Maiden (Colts & Geldings) (Plus 10 Race) | 6/15 | nk | 9-5 | — | — | 80A | Kevin Manning | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Balanced Approach won?
- Balanced Approach (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2015 and 2018.
- Who trained Balanced Approach?
- Balanced Approach (IRE) was trained by Brendan W Duke on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 16 April 2018.
- Who is Balanced Approach's sire?
- Balanced Approach (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Soilse Na Cathrach (IRE), whose sire is Elusive City.
- What is Balanced Approach's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 16 April 2018. The highest on record is 76.
- What is Balanced Approach'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 Balanced Approach's siblings?
- Out of Soilse Na Cathrach (IRE), Balanced Approach (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Elusive Approach (IRE) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.