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Horse profile

Luminous Approach (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Shaun Lycett · Owner D Gilbert A Bruce G Wills
by Teofilo (IRE) out of Luminita (IRE) (New Approach)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 9 Sep 2026 · 7th of 12 Last raced off OR 50
KTB Profile

Typically ridden in mid-division in 5 of 6 analysed runs — Luminous Approach (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Jun 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically mid-division

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 82 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leicester, 9 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 6 figures · best 82A · median 62.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)473A60.52 runs · 62 / 52
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f382A632 runs · 82 / 62
1m – 1m1f273A67.51 run · —
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 70A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 9 May 2026 Official rating 50 at the last run, 9 Sep 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 6 figures · best 70A · median 55.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)457A542 runs · 54 / 52.5
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f370A602 runs · 70 / 62
1m – 1m1f257A541 run · —
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 6 analysed runs since Jun 2025

  • Mid-division 5 (83%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 10,075 runs since Jan 2008 (907 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7% from 625.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4149.8%−2.7—
Good to Firm1,51021814.4%+1.90 from 1
Good2,62534213%+0.50 from 1
Good to Soft1,13013812.2%−0.3—
Soft1,62718611.4%−1.1—
Heavy5285510.4%−2.1—
Standard (AW)2,61131211.9%−0.60 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f40615%+2.5—
6f – 7f1,29515411.9%−0.60 from 1
1m – 1m1f2,10626312.5%00 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f3,76051213.6%+1.10 from 3
1m5f – 2m1,97725713%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f625447%−5.5—
2m5f – 3m230187.8%−4.7—
Over 3m4237.1%−5.4—

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

Dam
Luminita (IRE) (New Approach)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gina Mangan 2 0 0% −2.00
Charles Bishop 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00
Ray Dawson 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00

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

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
2026 · 3 runs
09 Sep 26+63d Kempton (AW) Bet £20 Get £20 With Unibet Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 11f · Standard / Slow · 12 ran Settled midfield early - nudged for effort with over 2f left - unable to find any advance - eventually finished seventh 7/12 ½ 9-4 5042A54A Charles Bishop 22/1
08 Jul 26+60d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8f · Standard / Slow · 10 ran close up early - came under pressure passing the 2f marker and lost ground before fading approaching the final furlong 9/10 1 8-11 5362A51A David Probert 8/1
09 May 26+228d Leicester Go West Plays Leicester Races 4th July Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Settled in the pack early - faded from midfield around 2f out - pushed along and edged off a true line approaching the final furlong but stayed on inside it - lacked the speed to get involved late finishing fifth 5/11 3½ 9-8 5482A70A Gina Mangan 5/1
2025 · 3 runs
23 Sep 25+27d Lingfield (AW) Ben Woollacott Memorial Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran Held up in touch with the pack throughout - unable to land a blow - finished seventh 7/10 ¾ 9-7 —73A57A Gina Mangan 100/1
27 Aug 25+61d Kempton (AW) Unibet/British Stallion Studs Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Settled in the pack early - lost touch with the front group inside the final 2f - well held at the finish 6/9 ½ 9-4 —59A54A Ray Dawson 50/1
27 Jun 25 Curragh Diageo Luxury Spirits Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 10f · Good · 19 ran Settled in midfield - driven with no headway nearing straight - drifted off-line and lost balance inside final furlong then held on for no more finishing 16th 16/19 ½ 9-8 —63C60C Ross Coakley 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Luminous Approach won?
Luminous Approach (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Luminous Approach?
Luminous Approach (IRE) is trained by Shaun Lycett, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 September 2026.
Who is Luminous Approach's sire?
Luminous Approach (IRE) is by Teofilo (IRE) out of Luminita (IRE), whose sire is New Approach.
What is Luminous Approach's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 9 September 2026. The highest on record is 54.
What is Luminous Approach's sire's record?
Teofilo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 10,075 runs since Jan 2008 (907 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7% from 625.

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.