Court Approval (IRE)
Court Approval (IRE) is 1 from 9, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2008. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 6 on turf.
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 3 (33.3%)Placed
- +0.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.16Fair A/E n=8 · 0.88 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 15dBetween runs (median)
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 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 189 | 18 | 9.5% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,608 | 218 | 8.4% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 2,655 | 273 | 10.3% | +1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,233 | 116 | 9.4% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,225 | 91 | 7.4% | −1.2 | — |
| Heavy | 323 | 11 | 3.4% | −5.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,201 | 337 | 8% | −0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,484 | 139 | 9.4% | +0.8 | 1 from 6 |
| 6f – 7f | 5,436 | 474 | 8.7% | +0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,518 | 211 | 8.4% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,618 | 141 | 8.7% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 728 | 54 | 7.4% | −1.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 420 | 30 | 7.1% | −1.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 193 | 13 | 6.7% | −1.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −3.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haizea (SPA) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevie Donohoe | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ted Durcan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 08+10d | Chelmsford (AW) | New Holland Midas Claiming Stakes | 8/11 | hd | 8-11 | 80 | 52A | Jack Mitchell | 6/1 |
| 17 Sep 08+4d | Sandown | Flakt Woods Nursery Handicap | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-10 | 71 | 87A | Stevie Donohoe | 7/1 |
| 13 Sep 08+15d | Chelmsford (AW) | Yellow Lapwing Maiden Auction Stakes | 1/11 | 9-1 | 71 | 90A | Stevie Donohoe | 8/1 | |
| 29 Aug 08+19d | Sandown | Sign Up Bonus At betinternet.com Nursery Handicap | 12/12 | 8 | 8-5 | 73 | 19C | William Buick | 16/1 |
| 10 Aug 08+11d | Windsor | Yorkshire Tea Teatime Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 1) | 4/12 | ¾ | 9-1 | 73 | 81A | Jamie Spencer | 7/2F |
| 30 Jul 08+16d | Kempton (AW) | digibet.com Nursery Handicap | 9/9 | hd | 9-0 | 81 | 56A | Ted Durcan | 11/2 |
| 14 Jul 08+27d | Windsor | Ladbrokes In Community Charitable Trust E.B.F. Maiden Stakes | 2/11 | ¾ | 9-3 | 77 | 78A | Jim Crowley | 4/1 |
| 17 Jun 08+38d | Ascot | Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) | 18/25 | 1½ | 9-3 | 77 | 54A | Shane Kelly | 100/1 |
| 10 May 08 | Ascot | McGee Group Maiden Stakes | 3/4 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 77 | 69B | Jim Crowley | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Court Approval won?
- Court Approval (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts in 2008, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Court Approval?
- Court Approval (IRE) was trained by T G Mills on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford (AW) on 27 September 2008.
- Who is Court Approval's sire?
- Court Approval (IRE) is by Royal Applause (GB) out of Nayzak (USA), whose sire is Silver Hawk.
- What going does Court Approval prefer?
- Court Approval (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Court Approval's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 27 September 2008. The highest on record is 81.
- What is Court Approval's sire's record?
- Royal Applause (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
- Who are Court Approval's siblings?
- Out of Nayzak (USA), Court Approval (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.