Modern Approach (IRE)
Modern Approach (IRE) is 1 from 7. Hasn't won since May 2017.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- +3.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.86 incl. margin
- 84Highest OR
- 15dAvg 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 116
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 101C | 99 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 116A | 115 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 116A | 101 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 99C | 88.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,630 | 200 | 12.3% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 799 | 110 | 13.8% | +1.2 | — |
| Soft | 958 | 107 | 11.2% | −1.4 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 283 | 28 | 9.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,010 | 241 | 12% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 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 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,324 | 303 | 13% | +0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| 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
7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Awesometank (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Awesometank (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awesometank (GB) | 14 | 5 | 7f–1m | Listed |
| Frantanck (GB) | 9 | 3 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Sacred Dance (GB) | 3 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Camtank (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Virtue Chastity (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Awesomebynature (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tican (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Limerick (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Manning | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Redmond | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Jun 17+3d | Naas | Queally Group Naas Irish Ebf Naas Oaks Trial (listed) | 9/10 | 14 | 9-0 | 80 | 39C | 62C | Ronan Whelan | 12/1 |
| 25 Jun 17+8d | Gowran Park (IRE) | Follow Us On Facebook Handicap | 2/7 | hd | 9-9 | 79 | 78A | 81A | Kevin Manning | 4/1 |
| 17 Jun 17+7d | Limerick | www.limerickraces.ie Rated Race | 3/6 | 5½ | 8-11 | 81 | 114A | 71B | Kevin Manning | 3/1 |
| 10 Jun 17+18d | Curragh | Jackie Tyrrell Design Supporting Junefest Handicap | 3/5 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 84 | 101C | 75B | Kevin Manning | 9/4 |
| 23 May 17+23d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 1/16 | 9-0 | — | 99C | 91A | Kevin Manning | 9/1 | |
| 30 Apr 17+30d | Limerick (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden | 2/8 | nk | 8-9 | — | 116A | 77A | Danny Redmond | 10/1 |
| 31 Mar 17 | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Business Club Maiden | 4/7 | nk | 9-0 | — | 68A | 64B | Kevin Manning | 13/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Modern Approach won?
- Modern Approach (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts in 2017, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trained Modern Approach?
- Modern Approach (IRE) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 28 June 2017.
- Who is Modern Approach's sire?
- Modern Approach (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Janey Muddles (IRE), whose sire is Lawman.
- What going does Modern Approach prefer?
- Modern Approach (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Modern Approach's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 28 June 2017. The highest on record is 84.
- What is Modern 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 Modern Approach's siblings?
- Out of Janey Muddles (IRE), Modern Approach (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Awesometank (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Awesometank (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.