Sounds Approving (IRE)
Sounds Approving (IRE) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 5 level. Won last time out at Wolverhampton (AW) (Class 5).
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- +9.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.02Fair A/E n=6 · 1.71 incl. margin
- 68Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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 106
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) | 4 | 106A | 81 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 72A | 54.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 106A | 72 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 83A | 79 | — |
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
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 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Jan 2008 (179 horses).
Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 553.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +2.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 488 | 44 | 9% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 503 | 59 | 11.7% | +3.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 226 | 13 | 5.8% | −2.5 | — |
| Soft | 315 | 19 | 6% | −2.3 | — |
| Heavy | 86 | 3 | 3.5% | −4.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,050 | 82 | 7.8% | −0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 553 | 64 | 11.6% | +3.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,308 | 105 | 8% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 484 | 32 | 6.6% | −1.7 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 216 | 19 | 8.8% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 92 | 2 | 2.2% | −6.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 32 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Textured (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Textured (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Textured (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Stroke of Midnight (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Trebbiano (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Kirby | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Amelia Glass | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| William Cox | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Oct 18+36d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Grand Theatre Wolverhampton Handicap (Div 1) | 1/12 | 8-7 | 67 | 106A | 75A | Amelia Glass | 14/1 | |
| 06 Sep 18+38d | Salisbury | Shadwell Stud Racing Excellence Apprentice Handicap | 4/8 | 2½ | 9-0 | 68 | 72A | 62A | Amelia Glass | 10/1 |
| 30 Jul 18+110d | Windsor | Miss Windsor Handicap | 2/7 | 7 | 9-3 | 68 | 37B | 74A | Adam Kirby | 7/1 |
| 11 Apr 18+18d | Kempton (AW) | Bet At racinguk.com Novice Median Auction Stakes (Div 2) | 5/8 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 79A | 61A | Adam Kirby | 11/1 |
| 24 Mar 18+38d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32RedSport.com Novice Stakes | 5/10 | nk | 9-2 | — | 83A | 70A | Adam Kirby | 25/1 |
| 14 Feb 18 | Wolverhampton (AW) | sunbets.co.uk Maiden Stakes (Div 2) | 7/10 | 1½ | 8-6 | — | 57A | 31A | William Cox | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sounds Approving won?
- Sounds Approving (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts in 2018, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Sounds Approving?
- Sounds Approving (IRE) was trained by Clive Cox on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 12 October 2018.
- Who is Sounds Approving's sire?
- Sounds Approving (IRE) is by Approve (IRE) out of Timbre (GB), whose sire is Dubai Destination.
- What going does Sounds Approving prefer?
- Sounds Approving (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sounds Approving's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 12 October 2018. The highest on record is 68.
- What is Sounds Approving's sire's record?
- Approve (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Jan 2008 (179 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 553.
- Who are Sounds Approving's siblings?
- Out of Timbre (GB), Sounds Approving (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Textured (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Textured (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.