Direct Approach (2022) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-22

Colour

bay

Sire

No Nay Never

Dam

Asteya

Prize Money

4253

Trainer

G Elliott

Owners

Kieron Gammell

About

Fairyhouse R6 – Book your Fairyhouse Easter Hospitality Package now for the Maiden Hurdle. Direct Approach is a 4yo horse trained by G Elliott in Meath. He is by No Nay Never out of Asteya. The colt has not yet broken his maiden, having run four times without a win. In his latest outing at Punchestown on 31 Dec 2025, ridden by Jordan Gainford, he finished ninth behind Immediate Effect.

Raced At

Punchestown • Gowran Park • Navan • Curragh

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Punchestown 31-Dec-25 3315m SOFT R3 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:13.900, SP: 21.00 1st Immediate Effect ( D Gilligan 154 ) 2nd Minella Boss ( P Enright 154 ) 3.00L 3rd Saratoga ( M Walsh 154 ) 6.25L 9th Direct Approach ( J Gainford 154 ) 48.00L See full resultsJ Gainford 69.9kg 48kgL9 (13)
Gowran Park 20-Sep-25 1900m SOFT R6 Md $2,399 (of $12,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:08.930, SP: 15.00 1st Amplitude ( G Carroll 134 ) 2nd Direct Approach ( P Harnett 134 ) 6.00L 3rd Beautiful Affair ( R Whelan 129 ) 2.25L See full resultsP Harnett 60.8kg 6.00L2 (16)
Navan 06-Sep-25 2020m GOOD R8 Md (of $12,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:07.450, SP: 51.00 1st Railwayview Lady ( A Caffrey 129 ) 2nd Navinsky ( J Ryan 134 ) 0.30L 3rd Saratoga ( W Lordan 134 ) 1.50L 9th Direct Approach ( G Ryan 134 ) 8.30L See full resultsG Ryan 60.8kg 8.30L9 (19)
Curragh 23-Aug-25 2010m GOOD R7 Md (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:11.330, SP: 26.00 1st Slaney Drive ( D Mcdonogh 134 ) 2nd Saratoga ( W Lordan 134 ) 4.50L 3rd Lifting Sails ( S Foley 129 ) 1.25L 7th Direct Approach ( P Harnett 134 , Cd 139 ) 11.35L See full resultsP Harnett 60.8kg, Cd 63kg 11.35L7 (10)