Approval (2021) Horse
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Approval is a 5yo ch trained by E McNamara. It is by the stallion Le Havre out of the dam Alnoras. The horse has claimed 2 wins so far. On 1 Aug 2024 at Goodwood, Approval secured its most important victory, taking $98370.00 in the Cl2 Hcp.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Killarney 22-Aug-26 3310m GOOD R2 MdH $1,968 (of $19,675), Winning Time: 03:58.600, SP: 29.00 1st Golden Handshake ( P Byrnes 163 ) 2nd Certosa ( J Williamson 151 , Cd 148 ) 10.00L 3rd Approval ( T Kelly 166 , Cd 159 ) 14.75L See full results | T Kelly 75.3kg, Cd 72.1kg 14.75L | 3 (18) |
| Listowel 30-May-26 3310m GOOD R2 MdH $589 (of $11,749), Winning Time: 04:00.100, SP: 151.00 1st Gomez Addams ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 2nd Small Fry ( J J Slevin 166 ) 1.00L 3rd Bells Grove ( K Buckley 166 ) 1.75L 5th Approval ( T Kelly 166 , Cd 159 ) 16.75L See full results | T Kelly 75.3kg, Cd 72.1kg 16.75L | 5 (17) |
| Killarney 09-May-26 3420m GOOD R2 MdH (of $11,706), Winning Time: 04:17.400, SP: 51.00 1st Magico ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Tyson Fury ( D G Hogan 166 ) 4.00L 3rd Minella Mate ( D King 166 ) 3.25L 10th Approval ( T Kelly 166 , Cd 159 ) 40.10L See full results | T Kelly 75.3kg, Cd 72.1kg 40.10L | 10 (19) |
| Salisbury 02-Oct-25 1990m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp $701 (of $12,640) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:10.430, SP: 3.75 1st Into Battle ( K Shoemark 130 ) 2nd Gloryous ( W Carson 135 ) 0.20L 3rd Goodwood Mogul ( O Murphy 133 ) 3.50L 5th Approval ( T Marquand 140 ) 5.95L See full results | T Marquand 63.5kg 5.95L | 5 (6) |
| Newbury 19-Sep-25 2010m SOFT R7 CL4 Hcp $875 (of $14,975) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:08.260, SP: 5.50 1st Janey Mackers ( R Ryan 135 ) 2nd Alcaraz ( T Cameron 139 ) 1.25L 3rd Gloryous ( W Carson 133 ) 4.50L 5th Approval ( W Buick 140 ) 10.20L See full results | W Buick 63.5kg 10.20L | 5 (12) |