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Horse profile

United Approach (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Jamie Osborne · Owner Mohamed Rashid Hamdan Al Saadi
by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Bright Approach (IRE) (New Approach)
15 runs · 9 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Doncaster & Ayr Last run 3 Jan 2026 · 4th of 8 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

United Approach is 2 from 15, both wins at Class 5 level on turf over 6f-7f. He won the Virgin Bet Maiden Stakes at Ayr on good to soft in Sep 2022 and the Download The At The Races App Novice Stakes at Doncaster on soft in Apr 2023. Both wins came from a patient ride. Aged 6 at his last run in Jan 2026, he finished fourth of eight at Southwell in a Class 4 handicap, last raced off OR 80 which was 10lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up All wins on turf All wins at Class 5 OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 10lb off peak
80 80–90

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 3 Jan 2026

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 →

Flat 15 figures · best 120A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)7120A1024 runs · 120 / 103
Soft388A72—
Heavy276A70.51 run · —
Good298A92—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f14120A87.54 runs · 120 / 97
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 3 Jan 2026 Official rating 80 at the last run, 3 Jan 2026

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 15 figures · best 95A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)795A884 runs · 95 / 86.5
Soft391A89—
Heavy281A77.51 run · —
Good289A85—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1495A86.54 runs · 95 / 80.5
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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 from 10 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Held up 6 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (30%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (10%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Fastnet Rock (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,482 runs since Jan 2008 (557 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1417.1%−5—
Good to Firm6768712.9%+0.8—
Good1,21614812.2%+0.10 from 2
Good to Soft5727613.3%+1.21 from 1
Soft1,012989.7%−2.41 from 3
Heavy3193711.6%−0.50 from 2
Standard (AW)1,67221713%+0.90 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1081513.9%+1.8—
6f – 7f1,09712611.5%−0.62 from 14
1m – 1m1f1,48417311.7%−0.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,86424213%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m6748813.1%+1—
2m1f – 2m4f212209.4%−2.7—
2m5f – 3m4112.4%−9.7—
Over 3m200%−12.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bright Approach (IRE) (New Approach)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Invincible Aura (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Invincible Aura (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Invincible Aura (GB)2237f–1mClass 4
Lightning Approach (IRE)226fClass 5
Aim For The Stars (GB)511m1½fClass 5
Too Farhh Gone (GB)511m3fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 3 1 33% −1.17
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +1.10

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 2 100% +1.93

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 1 50% −0.17
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 1 100% +1.10

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 14 2 14% −10.07
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Billy Loughnane 3 1 33% −1.17
Saffie Osborne 2 0 0% −2.00
Clifford Lee 2 0 0% −2.00
Callum Shepherd 1 0 0% −1.00
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Beasley 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 1 100% +1.10
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 2 14% −10.07
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 6 0 0% −6.00
2024 5 0 0% −5.00
2023 1 1 100% +0.83
2022 2 1 50% +0.10

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
03 Jan 26+16d Southwell (AW) Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran settled towards the back - asked for effort with over 2f left - kept on through the final furlong - finished fourth without threatening the front 4/8 nse 9-4 80107A88A Callum Shepherd 8/1
2025 · 6 runs
18 Dec 25+17d Chelmsford City (AW) Sky Bet Matchday Assist Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran Held up in the pack throughout - never able to land a challenge - finished well beaten in 10th 10/12 1 9-6 8295A76A Rob Hornby 6/1
01 Dec 25+7d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran Held up towards the back - driven approaching final 2f - stayed on late but well held in 6th 6/10 ½ 9-11 8299A85A Saffie Osborne 7/4F
24 Nov 25+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran Held up towards the back - wide on the home turn - finished strongly to snatch second in the final strides 2/12 ½ 9-9 82120A95A Saffie Osborne 15/2
08 Nov 25+181d Doncaster Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Heavy · 21 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward with 3f left - unable to find more and stayed on same gait from 2f out - finished 11th 11/21 ¾ 9-11 8565C74C Donagh Murphy 33/1
11 May 25+32d Newcastle (AW) High Gosforth Park Golf Club Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran Bumped shortly after the off - lost touch with the pack early - eased across left and made progress over 2f out - pushed along inside the final furlong but couldn't close - well held at the finish 8/13 3 9-1 87102B81A Clifford Lee 9/2
09 Apr 25+166d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran Handy early - angled right and pushed along inside final furlong - held in 3rd unable to close on leading two but continued at a steady rate to finish 3/7 3¼ 9-2 88111A88B Billy Loughnane 15/8F
2024 · 5 runs
25 Oct 24+20d Newbury Get Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Heavy · 7 ran Held up towards the back - made progress wide out 2f from home and pressed for third with a furlong left - drifted left before fading close home 5/7 2½ 10-0 9076A81A Silvestre De Sousa 13/2
05 Oct 24+29d Ascot Bet MGM Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 7f · Soft · 18 ran Held up in the pack - pushed for effort with over 2f left - dropped away steadily inside the final furlong - well held at the finish 17/18 5 8-12 9053C64C Clifford Lee 16/1
06 Sep 24+69d Ascot Ascot Iron Stand Membership Classified Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 6 ran Settled towards the back - pushed along wide and made ground from over 2f out - hit the front inside the final furlong - overtaken again and stayed on to be second 2/6 hd 9-9 8672A89B Billy Loughnane 3/1
29 Jun 24+42d Newcastle (AW) Pertemps Network Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 2/11 2¼ 8-11 8686A92A Connor Beasley 10/3F
18 May 24+386d Newbury Hkjc World Pool Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 1½ 8-9 8898A89A Jamie Spencer 12/1
2023 · 1 run
28 Apr 23+213d Doncaster Download The At The Races App Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 9-6 —88A91A Billy Loughnane 5/6F
2022 · 2 runs
27 Sep 22+25d Ayr Virgin Bet Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-7 —87A89A P J McDonald 11/10F
02 Sep 22 Ascot Events At Ascot British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 shd 9-5 —86C81A Jason Watson 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has United Approach won?
United Approach (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains United Approach?
United Approach (IRE) is trained by Jamie Osborne, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 January 2026.
Who is United Approach's sire?
United Approach (IRE) is by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Bright Approach (IRE), whose sire is New Approach.
What going does United Approach prefer?
United 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 United Approach's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 3 January 2026. The highest on record is 90.
What is United Approach's sire's record?
Fastnet Rock (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,482 runs since Jan 2008 (557 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are United Approach's siblings?
Out of Bright Approach (IRE), United Approach (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Invincible Aura (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Invincible Aura (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.