Potters Approach (IRE)
Potters Approach won two of 11 starts on turf, both in Class 4 handicaps over 3m on good ground at Chepstow in Oct 2018 and Stratford in Apr 2017. Each success came on his first visit to the course. The gelding, by Scorpion out of a Shernazar mare, last ran at Cheltenham in May 2023 off an official rating of 109, which was 14lb below his highest ever mark, and that run was his first for Patricia Shaw.
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 4 (36.4%)Placed
- +11.50£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.19Fair A/E n=11 · 1.02 incl. margin
- 123Highest OR
- 237dAvg 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 119
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 120C | 99 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 3 | 120C | 119 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 106A | 84 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 11 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 11 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 9.2% of 6,314 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 142 | 20 | 14.1% | +4.9 | — |
| Good | 2,303 | 239 | 10.4% | +1.2 | 2 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,116 | 100 | 9% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,830 | 139 | 7.6% | −1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 898 | 77 | 8.6% | −0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 25 | 3 | 12% | +2.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 38 | 4 | 10.5% | +1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,853 | 142 | 7.7% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,297 | 224 | 9.8% | +0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,776 | 182 | 10.2% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 333 | 26 | 7.8% | −1.4 | 2 from 5 |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Foundry Square (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m3f–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Foundry Square (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry Square (IRE) | 32 | 5 | 2m4f–2m6½f | Class 3 |
| Miss Jeanne Moon (IRE) | 19 | 2 | 2m3f–2m7f | Class 3 |
| The Sting (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Spavango (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 2 | 33% | +16.50 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +15.50 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +17.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Sheehan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Harry Skelton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bridget Andrews | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Miss Amy Bennallick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Bannister | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| NH Flat | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Potters Approach won?
- Potters Approach (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2016 and 2023, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trained Potters Approach?
- Potters Approach (IRE) was trained by Patricia Shaw on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 5 May 2023.
- Who is Potters Approach's sire?
- Potters Approach (IRE) is by Scorpion (IRE) out of Moon Approach (IRE), whose sire is Shernazar.
- What going does Potters Approach prefer?
- Potters Approach (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 6 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 Potters Approach's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 5 May 2023. The highest on record is 123.
- What is Potters Approach's sire's record?
- Scorpion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,314 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.
- Who are Potters Approach's siblings?
- Out of Moon Approach (IRE), Potters Approach (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Foundry Square (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Foundry Square (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.