Charlie's Approval (IRE)
Charlie's Approval (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Thirsk (May 2016).
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (12.5%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 49Highest OR
- 43dBetween runs (median)longest 270 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
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
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 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Mar 2014 (179 horses).
Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 553.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +2.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 488 | 44 | 9% | +0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 503 | 59 | 11.7% | +3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 226 | 13 | 5.8% | −2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 315 | 19 | 6% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 86 | 3 | 3.5% | −4.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,050 | 82 | 7.8% | −0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 553 | 64 | 11.6% | +3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,308 | 105 | 8% | −0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 484 | 32 | 6.6% | −1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 216 | 19 | 8.8% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 92 | 2 | 2.2% | −6.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 32 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2014 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Rakticate (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Rakticate (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rakticate (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redcar | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Elliott | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Rob J Fitzpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Catherine Walton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Raul Da Silva | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2014 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Charlie's Approval won?
- Charlie's Approval (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2014 and 2016. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
- Who trained Charlie's Approval?
- Charlie's Approval (IRE) was trained by Ben Haslam on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 13 July 2016.
- Who is Charlie's Approval's sire?
- Charlie's Approval (IRE) is by Approve (IRE) out of Authenticate (GB), whose sire is Dansili.
- What is Charlie's Approval's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 13 July 2016. The highest on record is 49.
- What is Charlie's Approval's sire's record?
- Approve (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Mar 2014 (179 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 553.
- Who are Charlie's Approval's siblings?
- Out of Authenticate (GB), Charlie's Approval (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Rakticate (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Rakticate (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f. As at Nov 2026.