Diamond Approach (IRE)
Diamond Approach is a maiden who has run nine times without a win and placed once. Her best effort came when third of 12 at Listowel in Jun 2025. She is typically held up, as in four of five analysed runs. The mare last ran when 11th of 20 in a handicap hurdle at Punchestown in Oct 2025 off an official rating of 88.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (11.1%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 47dAvg 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 91
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 87C | 76.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 91B | 77 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 91B | 77 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 88B | 87 | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 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 from 9 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 26 | 8 | 30.8% | +18.8 | — |
| Good | 663 | 80 | 12.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 481 | 54 | 11.2% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 742 | 80 | 10.8% | −1.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 347 | 50 | 14.4% | +2.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −6.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −12 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −12 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 844 | 112 | 13.3% | +1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 979 | 105 | 10.7% | −1.3 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 356 | 46 | 12.9% | +0.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 56 | 8 | 14.3% | +2.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 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 Mr Master Mac (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m2½f–2m3f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Master Mac (IRE) | 8 | 2 | 2m2½f–2m3f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shinnick | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Mr S J Butler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss J Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| NH Flat | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 25+20d | Punchestown | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat close to the front group early - pressed for effort three out - dropped away steadily to finish 11th | 11/20 | 2½ | 10-13 | 88 | 91B | 94A | John Shinnick | 18/1 |
| 24 Sep 25+114d | Listowel | Brandon Hotel Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled behind the pace early and fighting for control - up to 2nd after the second - pushed along in 3rd turning for home - dropped to 6th with two furlongs left - unable to find more and finished well beaten in 8th | 8/15 | hd | 11-1 | 89 | 70B | 100A | John Shinnick | 14/1 |
| 02 Jun 25+46d | Listowel | Southern Waste Management Mares Handicap Hurdle Set the early gallop and stretched a good margin by halfway - overtaken two out - dropped to third and driven approaching the last - unable to threaten in the closing stages - stayed on at one speed for 3rd | 3/12 | 2 | 10-3 | 89 | 88B | 105A | John Shinnick | 20/1 |
| 17 Apr 25+31d | Clonmel | Botanica International Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - slipped further down the field after 3 out - unable to find more before 2 out - finished 9th | 9/11 | 1¼ | 11-1 | 91 | 77B | 90A | John Shinnick | 28/1 |
| 17 Mar 25+32d | Wexford | Wexford Mares Maiden Hurdle Went straight to front - held clear margin 4 out before being driven and overtaken entering straight - held no more finishing 10th | 10/14 | 3¾ | 10-8 | 93 | 63C | 75C | John Shinnick | 14/1 |
| 13 Feb 25+72d | Clonmel | Surehaul Race Day Mares Maiden Hurdle Held a midpack spot early - pushed along but made no headway approaching the straight - dropped away to finish well held | 10/18 | 3½ | 10-8 | — | 80C | 93C | John Shinnick | 40/1 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 24+14d | Clonmel | ClonmelRaces.ie (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Prominent from the start sharing the front spot - under pressure and lost the advantage before 2 out - holding third with nothing more to give when came to grief 2 out | F/18 | — | 10-4 | — | — | — | Mr S J Butler | 100/1 |
| 19 Nov 24+50d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race Held up at the back - 8th at halfway then improved into 5th approaching 3f out - couldn't quicken from 2f out and stayed on same pace to finish 4th | 4/11 | 20 | 11-11 | — | 87C | 91C | Miss J Townend | 20/1 |
| 30 Sep 24 | Roscommon | Thomas A. Murray Bar Roscommon Mares Maiden Hurdle Held up in the pack wide - 6th with 5 to jump but unable to find more 3 out - dropped away late finishing well behind in 9th | 9/16 | 6½ | 10-5 | — | 73C | 78C | John Shinnick | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Diamond Approach won?
- Diamond Approach (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
- Who trained Diamond Approach?
- Diamond Approach (IRE) was trained by Mary Ellen Doyle on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 14 October 2025.
- Who is Diamond Approach's sire?
- Diamond Approach (IRE) is by Diamond Boy (FR) out of Maria's Oscar (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
- What is Diamond Approach's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 14 October 2025. The highest on record is 93.
- What is Diamond Approach's sire's record?
- Diamond Boy (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Diamond Approach's siblings?
- Out of Maria's Oscar (IRE), Diamond Approach (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mr Master Mac (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m2½f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.