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Horse profile

High Approval (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer Hamad Al Jehani · Owner Wathnan Racing
by Mehmas (IRE) out of Unsinkable Sam (GB) (Kitten's Joy)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Jun 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Headgear returns LTO Off 144 days · 4th of 7 Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

High Approval is a maiden who has shown placed form in three of eight starts. His best effort came when second of six at Yarmouth in Jul 2025. The gelding was prominent when fourth of seven in a Class 5 handicap at Lingfield in May 2026, last raced off an official rating of 74. Headgear returns after that run.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
Official rating74↓ 7lb off peak
74 74–81

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield, 26 May 2026

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 8 figures · best 103B · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good4103B912 · 103 / 84.5
Standard (AW)292A90.52 · 92 / 90.5
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f7103B923 · 103 / 92
1m – 1m1f1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 82A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 14 Apr 2026 Official rating 74 at the last run, 26 May 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 8 figures · best 91A · median 79.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good491A80.52 · 82 / 78.5
Standard (AW)283A75.52 · 83 / 75.5
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f791A803 · 83 / 82
1m – 1m1f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 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 3 analysed runs

  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mehmas (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,086 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19210.5%−1.1—
Good to Firm1,45717912.3%+0.70 from 1
Good1,95722111.3%−0.30 from 4
Good to Soft7498411.2%−0.40 from 1
Soft9129610.5%−1.1—
Heavy2082210.6%−1—
Standard (AW)2,78433712.1%+0.50 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,08526712.8%+1.2—
6f – 7f4,25047511.2%−0.40 from 7
1m – 1m1f1,35315611.5%−0.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3614211.6%0—
1m5f – 2m3013.3%−8.3—
2m1f – 2m4f600%−11.6—
Over 3m100%−11.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Unsinkable Sam (GB) (Kitten's Joy)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Misappropriation (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Misappropriation (IRE)1017f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Doyle 4 0 0% −4.00
Faleh Bughenaim 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Vigors 1 0 0% −1.00
Christophe Soumillon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
26 May 26+20d Lingfield attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 7 ran Fought for control early - handy with the pace before pushed along 3f out - lost ground from 2f out to finish fourth 4/7 2½ 9-8 74103B75A Faleh Bughenaim 6/1
06 May 26+22d Kempton (AW) Bet 20 Get 20 With Unibet Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran tracked the front group early - lost touch with the pace over 3f out - urged into the drive and drifted wide on the home turn 3f out - driven from 2f out - stayed on well inside the final furlong - closing best of all at the line 6/9 nk 9-2 7589A68A Harry Vigors 13/2
14 Apr 26+176d Newmarket AR Legal Collections Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - made ground on the front group with two furlongs left - lost momentum a furlong out - responded again inside the final 110 yards - finished 6th one and a half lengths back 6/13 hd 9-5 7666C82A James Doyle 8/1
20 Oct 25+53d Wolverhampton (AW) Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Racecourse EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran Just in front early - pushed along inside final furlong - lost the advantage and unable to quicken - ended up third close to the winner 3/9 ¾ 9-7 7892A83A James Doyle 15/8
28 Aug 25+30d Ffos Las BetWright Bet The Wright Way Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled towards the back on the outer - roused with two furlongs left - crept closer inside the final furlong but couldn't threaten - finished sixth 6/10 ¾ 9-7 8170B58A Faleh Bughenaim 15/8
29 Jul 25+26d Goodwood British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings) Class 2 · 6f · Good · 15 ran Sluggish start - eased across to left of pack - settled off the pace - unable to challenge into the finish 6/15 3¼ 9-2 —90C79A Christophe Soumillon 15/2
03 Jul 25+29d Yarmouth Weatherbys EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Settled just off the pace - driven into second spot over a furlong out - had claims entering the last furlong - kept on under pressure - unable to find more late and held for second 2/6 1¼ 9-7 —93B80B James Doyle 8/11F
04 Jun 25 Nottingham PricedUp Daily Sports Boosts Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 11 ran Slow into stride - settled midfield - moved up onto front group's heels before the final two furlongs - asked for effort with two to go but couldn't close - held on for third 3/11 1¾ 9-7 —92A91A James Doyle EvensF

Quick answers

How many races has High Approval (IRE) won?
High Approval (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trains High Approval (IRE)?
High Approval (IRE) is trained by Hamad Al Jehani, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 May 2026.
Who is High Approval (IRE)'s sire?
High Approval (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Unsinkable Sam (GB), whose sire is Kitten's Joy.
What is High Approval (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 26 May 2026. The highest on record is 81.
What is High Approval (IRE)'s sire's record?
Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,086 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are High Approval (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Unsinkable Sam (GB), High Approval (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Misappropriation (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.