Lovely Approach (GB)
Lovely Approach (GB) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 5 level. Won last time out at Southwell (AW) (Class 5).
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- −2.50£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.23Fair A/E n=5 · 1.05 incl. margin
- 76Highest OR
- 102dAvg 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 113
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 113A | 96 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 101B | 83.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 | — |
| Good | 1,630 | 200 | 12.3% | −0.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 799 | 110 | 13.8% | +1.2 | — |
| Soft | 958 | 107 | 11.2% | −1.4 | — |
| Heavy | 283 | 28 | 9.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,010 | 241 | 12% | −0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| 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 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,665 | 234 | 14.1% | +1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,324 | 303 | 13% | +0.4 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,066 | 113 | 10.6% | −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 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Golden Pass (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Golden Pass (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Pass (GB) | 10 | 4 | 1m2f–1m4f | Listed |
| Ahlawi (GB) | 13 | 2 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Dubawi Legend (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Ibtekar (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Invincible Pass (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Marquand | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Josephine Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Apr 19+22d | Southwell (AW) | Betway Live Casino Handicap | 1/7 | 9-6 | 74 | 113A | 93B | Ben Curtis | 6/4F | |
| 12 Mar 19+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Best For Cheltenham Festival Betting Handicap | 5/12 | 1½ | 9-10 | 76 | 101B | 80A | Tom Marquand | 5/2F |
| 21 Feb 19+351d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet toteswinger At totesport.com Novice Stakes | 3/8 | 3 | 10-0 | — | 96B | 92A | Tom Marquand | 20/1 |
| 2018 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Mar 18+14d | Kempton (AW) | 100% Profit Boost At 32RedSport.com Novice Stakes | 10/14 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 71B | 61A | Josephine Gordon | 8/1 |
| 21 Feb 18 | Newcastle (AW) | 32Red Casino Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/5 | 2½ | 9-2 | — | 65C | 78B | Josephine Gordon | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Lovely Approach won?
- Lovely Approach (GB) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2018 and 2019, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trained Lovely Approach?
- Lovely Approach (GB) was trained by Hugo Palmer on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 3 April 2019.
- Who is Lovely Approach's sire?
- Lovely Approach (GB) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Lovely Pass (IRE), whose sire is Raven's Pass.
- What is Lovely Approach's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 3 April 2019. The highest on record is 76.
- What is Lovely 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 Lovely Approach's siblings?
- Out of Lovely Pass (IRE), Lovely Approach (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Golden Pass (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Golden Pass (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.