How many races has Tough Approach won?

Tough Approach (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).

Who trained Tough Approach?

Tough Approach (GB) was trained by David Pipe on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 19 April 2024.

Who is Tough Approach's sire?

Tough Approach (GB) is by Milan (GB) out of Tarla (FR), whose sire is Lavirco.

What is Tough Approach's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 19 April 2024. The highest on record is 102.

Who are Tough Approach's siblings?

Out of Tarla (FR), Tough Approach (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Tough Approach (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2024) · Last trainer David Pipe · Last owner The Angove Family

by Milan (GB) out of Tarla (FR) (Lavirco)

6 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2023

As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 19 Apr 2024 — 930 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Apr 2024 · 12th of 14 Last raced off OR 100

KTB Profile

Tough Approach is a Milan gelding who has yet to win from six starts on turf, though he has placed twice. His best effort came when second of eight at Kempton in Feb 2024. He last ran at Exeter in Apr 2024, finishing 12th of 14 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle off a mark of 100. He reached an official rating of 102 at his peak.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

0–6Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
2 (33.3%)Placed
−6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
102Highest OR
36dBetween runs (median)

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 57 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Kempton, 9 Feb 2024

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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 82^C · median 75

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
Good	1	—	—	—
Soft	1	—	—	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m	2	82^C	69.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	1	—	—	—

Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 108^B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 9 Feb 2024 Official rating 100 at the last run, 19 Apr 2024

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 118^A · median 106

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
Soft	2	108^B	97.5	—
Good	1	—	—	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m	2	108^B	106	—
2m1f – 2m4f	2	118^A	102.5	—

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Milan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,871 runs since Aug 2008 (1,463 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	18	1	5.6%	−5.7	—
Good to Firm	553	66	11.9%	+0.6	—
Good	5,177	651	12.6%	+1.3	0 from 1
Good to Soft	3,299	386	11.7%	+0.4	0 from 1
Soft	5,035	502	10%	−1.3	0 from 3
Heavy	2,716	303	11.2%	−0.1	0 from 1
Standard (AW)	73	2	2.7%	−8.6	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
6f – 7f	3	0	0%	−11.3	—
1m – 1m1f	9	1	11.1%	−0.2	—
1m2f – 1m4f	58	3	5.2%	−6.1	—
1m5f – 2m	3,860	403	10.4%	−0.9	0 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f	5,483	599	10.9%	−0.4	0 from 2
2m5f – 3m	5,808	700	12.1%	+0.8	0 from 3
Over 3m	1,650	205	12.4%	+1.1	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Tarla (FR) (Lavirco)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Amazing Presence (GB)	2	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	SR	£1
Soft	3	0%	−3.00
Good	1	0%	−1.00
Good to Soft	1	0%	−1.00
Heavy	1	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	SR	£1
Class 4	3	0%	−3.00
Class 5	2	0%	−2.00
Class 3	1	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	SR	£1
Exeter	1	0%	−1.00
Taunton	1	0%	−1.00
Kempton	1	0%	−1.00
Newbury	1	0%	−1.00
Uttoxeter	1	0%	−1.00
Newton Abbot	1	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	SR	£1
2m5f – 3m	3	0%	−3.00
2m1f – 2m4f	2	0%	−2.00
1m5f – 2m	1	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	SR	£1
Jack Tudor	4	0%	−4.00
David Noonan	1	0%	−1.00
Nick Scholfield	1	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	SR	£1
Tongue tie	3	0%	−3.00
None	2	0%	−2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces	1	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2024	4	0	0%	−4.00
2023	2	0	0%	−2.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	5	0	0%	−5.00
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

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2024 · 4 runs
19 Apr 24+50d	Exeter	Henrys Bar Mount Pleasant Road Exeter Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Good · 14 ran	12/14	8	11-13	100	82^C	104^C	David Noonan	40/1
29 Feb 24+20d	Taunton	Stables Business Park Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 10 ran	PU/10	—	11-6	102	—	—	Jack Tudor	20/1
09 Feb 24+17d	Kempton	Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 8 ran	2/8	8½	11-5	—	57^A	108^B	Jack Tudor	22/1
23 Jan 24+58d	Newbury	Get Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran	PU/16	—	11-8	—	—	—	Jack Tudor	66/1
2023 · 2 runs
26 Nov 23+36d	Uttoxeter	Favourite From The Sun Every Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 6 ran	6/6	shd	11-3	—	—	87^C	Nick Scholfield	14/1
21 Oct 23	Newton Abbot	William Hill Betting TV Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1f · Heavy · 9 ran	3/9	3¼	11-1	—	75^C	118^A	Jack Tudor	13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Tough Approach won?: Tough Approach (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Tough Approach?: Tough Approach (GB) was trained by David Pipe on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 19 April 2024.
Who is Tough Approach's sire?: Tough Approach (GB) is by Milan (GB) out of Tarla (FR), whose sire is Lavirco.
What is Tough Approach's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 19 April 2024. The highest on record is 102.
What is Tough Approach's sire's record?: Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,871 runs since Aug 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Tough Approach's siblings?: Out of Tarla (FR), Tough Approach (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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