Glamorous Approach (IRE)
Glamorous Approach (IRE) is 4 from 26 in our archive, including 2 Listed wins. The biggest win we hold: the Dubai Zetland Stakes at Newmarket (Oct 2015). Hasn't won since Jun 2017.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Glamorous Approach (IRE) has 3 produce in the archive, 2 winners — most wins Banderas (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Banderas (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banderas (IRE) | 26 | 5 | 1m4½f–2m4½f | Class 2 |
| Glam De Vega (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 1m–1m1f | Class 3 |
| New Poetic (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
- 4–26Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 11 (42.3%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 1.28Fair A/E n=26 · 1.10 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 43dAvg 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 136
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 | 136A | 113 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 126A | 98 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 124A | 107 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 130A | 124 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 130A | 113 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 98C | 97.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 1,630 | 200 | 12.3% | −0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 799 | 110 | 13.8% | +1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 958 | 107 | 11.2% | −1.4 | 2 from 10 |
| 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 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,665 | 234 | 14.1% | +1.5 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,324 | 303 | 13% | +0.4 | 3 from 16 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,066 | 113 | 10.6% | −2 | 0 from 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
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Poetic Flare (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Poetic Flare (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poetic Flare (IRE) | 11 | 5 | 5f–1m | Group 1 |
| Beauvallon (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 2m–2m½f | — |
| Frazil (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Slaney East (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Teologia (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Geolai (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Chilli Zing (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mariora (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 2 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Curragh | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 3 | 19% | +2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 22 | 4 | 18% | +2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2017 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −2.50 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +10.50 |
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 Glamorous Approach won?
- Glamorous Approach (IRE) won 4 of 26 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 11 times in total (42.3% of starts).
- Who trained Glamorous Approach?
- Glamorous Approach (IRE) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 17 June 2018.
- Who is Glamorous Approach's sire?
- Glamorous Approach (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Maria Lee (IRE), whose sire is Rock Of Gibraltar.
- What going does Glamorous Approach prefer?
- Glamorous Approach (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Glamorous Approach's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 17 June 2018. The highest on record is 103.
- What is Glamorous 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 Glamorous Approach's siblings?
- Out of Maria Lee (IRE), Glamorous Approach (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Poetic Flare (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Poetic Flare (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Glamorous Approach produced winners?
- As a dam, Glamorous Approach (IRE) has 3 produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Banderas (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Banderas (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.