Open Approach (IRE)
Open Approach is a gelding by Berkshire out of Chosen Approach who is yet to win from four starts on turf. His best effort came when fourth of 12 at Downpatrick in Jun 2026. He finished 12th of 15 in a maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan in Jul 2026. All four runs have been on good ground.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 16dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 82
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 82B | 71 | 3 runs · 82 / 71 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since Jun 2026
- Mid-division 4 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 516 runs since Sep 2022 (75 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 15.3% from 137. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.3% from 177.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.5 | — |
| Good | 182 | 20 | 11% | −0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 117 | 14 | 12% | +0.4 | — |
| Soft | 137 | 21 | 15.3% | +3.7 | — |
| Heavy | 52 | 2 | 3.8% | −7.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 39 | 5 | 12.8% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 177 | 27 | 15.3% | +3.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 188 | 19 | 10.1% | −1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 48 | 5 | 10.4% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2022 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Smith | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 26+22d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Tote Maiden Hurdle in the pack early - back in 10th by 4 out - faded 3 out without ever threatening | 12/15 | 10 | 10-13 | 71C | 86C | Sam Ewing | 25/1 |
| 02 Jul 26+18d | Limerick | Eddie Noonan Groundworks Maiden Hurdle Held up in the pack - unable to build a challenge from 3 out - well held at the finish | 12/18 | 7 | 11-7 | — | 91C | Jack Kennedy | 20/1 |
| 14 Jun 26+9d | Downpatrick | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - small error at the 2nd - 7th with 3 to jump - up to 6th 2 out - dropped back to 7th and made no headway before the last - kept on but couldn't get to the front runners - finished 4th | 4/12 | 1¾ | 10-12 | 82B | 102A | James Smith | 28/1 |
| 05 Jun 26 | Clonmel | Bulmers Original Maiden Hurdle Settled with the group early - knocked sideways and forced wide before the 2nd - kept going despite the setback before later being disqualified | 11/17 | 12 | 10-13 | 43C | 78C | Kevin Sexton | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Open Approach won?
- Open Approach (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Open Approach?
- Open Approach (IRE) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 July 2026.
- Who is Open Approach's sire?
- Open Approach (IRE) is by Berkshire (IRE) out of Chosen Approach (IRE), whose sire is Well Chosen.
- What is Open Approach's sire's record?
- Berkshire (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 516 runs since Sep 2022 (75 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 15.3% from 137. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.3% from 177.