Horse profile
Genuine Approval (IRE)
by Approve (IRE) out of Genuinely (IRE) (Entrepreneur)
43 runs · 12 courses · from Dec 2015
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Jun 2021 — 1,966 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2021 · 1st of 14
Won last time out
6 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 51
KTB Profile
Genuine Approval (IRE) is 6 from 43. Won last time out at Kempton (AW) (Class 6). All 6 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f.
Based on 43 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 34lb off peak
- 6–43Wins / Runs
- 14%Strike rate
- 11 (25.6%)Placed
- +41.00£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 1.72Fair A/E n=42 · 1.74 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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.
Official rating51↓ 34lb off peak
51
50–85
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 89
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 30 | 105A | 79.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 54C | -24.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 29 | 105A | 75 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 102B | 99 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 59C | 47 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 33 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
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Jan 2008 (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 4 |
| Good | 503 | 59 | 11.7% | +3.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 226 | 13 | 5.8% | −2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 315 | 19 | 6% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 86 | 3 | 3.5% | −4.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,050 | 82 | 7.8% | −0.5 | 5 from 33 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 553 | 64 | 11.6% | +3.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,308 | 105 | 8% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 484 | 32 | 6.6% | −1.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 216 | 19 | 8.8% | +0.5 | 6 from 37 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 92 | 2 | 2.2% | −6.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 32 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
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
Genuinely (IRE) (Entrepreneur)
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Get Knotted (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Get Knotted (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get Knotted (IRE) | 67 | 8 | 6f–1m | Class 2 |
| Right Rave (IRE) | 12 | 3 | 5f–1m1f | Class 4 |
| Lady Percy (IRE) | 22 | 2 | 1m–1m4f | Class 6 |
| Seapoint (IRE) | 47 | 1 | 2m6f | Class 5 |
| Prostate Awareness (IRE) | 20 | 0 | — | — |
| Genuinely Crowded (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 33 | 5 | 15% | +42.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 27 | 5 | 19% | +48.00 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 13 | 1 | 8% | −4.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 12 | 3 | 25% | +43.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | +3.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 37 | 6 | 16% | +47.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh Keenan | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Danny Brock | 6 | 2 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Tom Queally | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Robert Winston | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tim Clark | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| George Wood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Mr Matthew Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aaron Jones | 1 | 1 | 100% | +40.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Miss Alice Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mitch Godwin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nicky Mackay | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Clark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 2 | 8% | −7.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 10 | 3 | 30% | +15.00 |
| Tongue tie | 8 | 1 | 13% | +33.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +16.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +34.00 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.00 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +7.00 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Jun 21+14d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus Handicap | 1/14 | 8-12 | 51 | 89B | 75A | Pat Cosgrave | 10/1 | |
| 26 May 21+53d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Follow Us On Twitter At WolvesRaces Handicap | 1/12 | 9-2 | 50 | 58A | 69A | Kieran Shoemark | 10/1 | |
| 03 Apr 21+28d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 6/10 | 4¾ | 10-6 | 52 | 58A | 53A | Mr Matthew Johnson | 7/1 |
| 06 Mar 21+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 14/16 | nse | 9-7 | 55 | 83B | 56A | Luke Morris | 66/1 |
| 19 Feb 21+26d | Lingfield (AW) | Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap | 12/12 | 10 | 9-4 | 57 | 61C | 42C | Tom Queally | 40/1 |
| 24 Jan 21+326d | Lingfield (AW) | Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 2) | 5/6 | 10 | 9-9 | 57 | 61C | 53C | Adam Kirby | 6/1 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Mar 20+8d | Kempton (AW) | 100% Profit Boost At 32RedSport.com Handicap (Div 2) | 2/11 | ¾ | 8-10 | 57 | 84A | 76A | Darragh Keenan | 12/1 |
| 25 Feb 20+24d | Lingfield (AW) | Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap | 3/12 | nk | 9-6 | 57 | 102B | 74A | Darragh Keenan | 6/1 |
| 01 Feb 20+67d | Kempton (AW) | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap (Div 2) | 5/8 | 2½ | 9-4 | 58 | 78A | 62A | Darragh Keenan | 33/1 |
| 2019 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Nov 19+26d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Live Casino Handicap | 10/12 | 5 | 9-5 | 59 | 75C | 47C | Darragh Keenan | 40/1 |
| 31 Oct 19+40d | Kempton (AW) | 100% Profit Boost At 32redsport.com Handicap | 12/13 | 11 | 9-6 | 60 | 47C | 49C | Darragh Keenan | 25/1 |
| 21 Sep 19+60d | Wolverhampton (AW) | ratingtheraces.com Best Horse Racing Ratings Handicap | 8/12 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 61 | 87A | 66A | Darragh Keenan | 7/1 |
| 23 Jul 19+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Visit Attheraces.com Handicap | 2/12 | 2¼ | 9-7 | 55 | 86A | 81A | Darragh Keenan | 7/2 |
| 15 Jul 19+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Visit The Black Country Classified Claiming Stakes | 1/11 | 9-3 | 55 | 81A | 86A | Aaron Jones | 40/1 | |
| 27 Jun 19+48d | Leicester | Bruntingthorpe Handicap | 14/16 | 17 | 9-0 | 56 | 54C | 49C | Tim Clark | 25/1 |
| 10 May 19+206d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Follow myracingtips On Twitter Handicap | 10/12 | 3¼ | 9-5 | 58 | 70C | 59C | Jack Mitchell | 16/1 |
| 2018 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 18+28d | Kempton (AW) | Bet At racinguk.com Handicap | 9/14 | 3¼ | 9-5 | 59 | 86B | 59A | Tim Clark | 14/1 |
| 18 Sep 18+20d | Lingfield (AW) | starsports.bet Handicap | 9/14 | ¾ | 9-9 | 59 | 96C | 62C | Tom Queally | 12/1 |
| 29 Aug 18+13d | Kempton (AW) | 100% Profit Boost At 32redsport.com Fillies' Handicap | 5/10 | nk | 9-3 | 59 | 86A | 66A | Tom Queally | 10/1 |
| 16 Aug 18+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | sportnation.bet Take Advantage Handicap | 1/10 | 9-7 | 54 | 95A | 80A | P J McDonald | 2/1F | |
| 30 Jul 18+75d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Visit mymedsuk.com Handicap | 2/11 | nk | 9-3 | 51 | 97A | 74A | Tom Queally | 9/2 |
| 16 May 18+110d | Yarmouth | norwichinns.com 'The Sign Of Excellence' Handicap (Div 2) | 4/9 | 6 | 9-1 | 52 | 59A | 61A | Tom Queally | 14/1 |
| 26 Jan 18+44d | Kempton (AW) | Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap (Div 2) | 4/8 | shd | 9-3 | 53 | 105A | 65A | Robert Winston | 7/2 |
| 2017 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 17+149d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Handicap (Div 2) | 9/11 | 8 | 8-13 | 57 | 37A | 42A | Liam Keniry | 33/1 |
| 17 Jul 17+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Fclgf.com Handicap | 13/13 | 9 | 9-10 | 61 | 35C | 39C | Tim Clark | 50/1 |
| 26 Jun 17+35d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Invest Wolverhampton - City Of Opportunity Handicap | 10/12 | 12 | 8-12 | 63 | 59C | 47C | Darragh Keenan | 50/1 |
| 22 May 17+58d | Windsor | Solent Forts Handicap | 12/12 | 1½ | 9-2 | 65 | -103C | 50C | Robert Winston | 16/1 |
| 25 Mar 17+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Handicap | 10/10 | 30 | 9-2 | 67 | 54C | 38C | Robert Winston | 33/1 |
| 04 Mar 17+23d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Free Bet Club Handicap | 7/8 | ½ | 9-5 | 70 | 25A | 64A | Robert Winston | 16/1 |
| 09 Feb 17+36d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Handicap (Lady Amateur Riders) | 9/12 | nk | 10-1 | 72 | 86A | 68A | Miss Alice Haynes | 20/1 |
| 04 Jan 17+35d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Handicap | 8/8 | 8 | 9-0 | 77 | 71C | 49C | Liam Keniry | 33/1 |
| 2016 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 16+63d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Handicap (Div 2) | 9/9 | 25 | 9-4 | 79 | 63C | 50C | Robert Winston | 16/1 |
| 28 Sep 16+27d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Handicap (London Middle Distance Series Qualifier) | 10/14 | 5 | 8-10 | 81 | 95C | 54C | George Wood | 33/1 |
| 01 Sep 16+11d | Salisbury | Bathwick Tyres Handicap | 5/8 | 3 | 8-10 | 83 | — | 62A | George Wood | 25/1 |
| 21 Aug 16+19d | Brighton | British Stallions Studs EBF Fillies' Handicap | 5/6 | 1½ | 8-13 | 83 | — | 54B | Mitch Godwin | 7/1 |
| 02 Aug 16+18d | Salisbury | Bathwick Tyres Fillies' Handicap | 4/4 | 3½ | 9-3 | 85 | — | 57B | Danny Brock | 10/1 |
| 15 Jul 16+31d | Newbury | Upham Brewery Fillies' Handicap | 7/7 | 1 | 9-3 | 85 | — | 69A | Danny Brock | 9/1 |
| 14 Jun 16+25d | Beverley | Alan Wood Consultant Of Choice Fillies' Handicap | 1/7 | 8-10 | 80 | — | 73A | Danny Brock | 8/1 | |
| 20 May 16+24d | Goodwood | Ebf Breeders' Series Fillies' Handicap | 4/9 | nse | 8-0 | 73 | — | 65A | Nicky Mackay | 16/1 |
| 26 Apr 16+81d | Nottingham | 32RedSport.com Fillies' Handicap (Div 2) | 3/8 | ½ | 9-2 | 72 | — | 75A | Danny Brock | 10/1 |
| 05 Feb 16+31d | Lingfield (AW) | 32redsport.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 1/7 | 8-11 | — | — | 68A | Danny Brock | 8/1 | |
| 05 Jan 16+22d | Lingfield (AW) | 32Red Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 3/7 | hd | 8-2 | — | — | 55A | Danny Brock | 100/1 |
| 2015 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 14 Dec 15 | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32red Casino Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 8/11 | 9 | 9-0 | — | — | 51C | Ryan Clark | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Genuine Approval won?
- Genuine Approval (IRE) won 6 of 43 archived starts between 2015 and 2021, a strike rate of 14%. Placed 11 times in total (25.6% of starts).
- Who trained Genuine Approval?
- Genuine Approval (IRE) was trained by John Butler on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 9 June 2021.
- Who is Genuine Approval's sire?
- Genuine Approval (IRE) is by Approve (IRE) out of Genuinely (IRE), whose sire is Entrepreneur.
- What going does Genuine Approval prefer?
- Genuine Approval (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Genuine Approval's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 9 June 2021. The highest on record is 85.
- What is Genuine Approval's sire's record?
- Approve (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Jan 2008 (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 Genuine Approval's siblings?
- Out of Genuinely (IRE), Genuine Approval (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Get Knotted (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Get Knotted (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.