High Approval (2023) Horse
About
High Approval is a 3yo bay trained by H Al Jehani in GB. He is sired by Mehmas out of Unsinkable Sam. He has yet to win, remaining maiden after seven attempts. In his most recent race at Kempton on 7th May 2026, ridden by Harry Vigors, he finished 6th behind the winner Blues And Royals.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kempton 07-May-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R2 CL5 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.190, SP: 7.50 1st Blues And Royals ( S Osborne 135 ) 2nd Victory Ace ( L Edmunds 133 ) 1.25L 3rd Trio ( C Bishop 131 ) 2.00L 6th High Approval ( H Vigors 135 , Cd 128 ) 4.85L See full results | H Vigors 61.2kg, Cd 58.1kg 4.85L | 6 (9) |
| Newmarket 14-Apr-26 1408m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp $226 (of $14,756) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:27.440, SP: 9.00 1st Startled ( W Buick 131 ) 2nd Hardy's Hero ( T Marquand 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Stellar Vision ( M Ghiani 133 ) 0.15L 6th High Approval ( J Doyle 131 ) 2.15L See full results | J Doyle 59.4kg 2.15L | 6 (13) |
| Wolverhampton 21-Oct-25 1230m SYNTHETIC R4 CL5 Md $862 (of $6,689) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.740, SP: 2.88 1st Return Of The Gods ( C Rodriguez 133 ) 2nd Noble Vow ( S M Levey 133 ) 0.00L 3rd High Approval ( J Doyle 133 ) 0.85L See full results | J Doyle 60.3kg 0.85L | 3 (9) |
| Ffos Las 28-Aug-25 1210m GOOD R1 CL5 Md (of $6,689) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.030, SP: 2.88 1st Art Lover ( C Fallon 133 ) 2nd Gouken ( G Downing 133 ) 2.25L 3rd Fullstop ( K T O'neill 133 ) 7.25L 6th High Approval ( F Bughenaim 133 ) 9.75L See full results | F Bughenaim 60.3kg 9.75L | 6 (10) |
| GOODwood 29-Jul-25 1210m GOOD R6 CL2 Md $906 (of $59,022) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.470, SP: 8.50 1st Stellar Sunrise ( O Murphy 128 ) 2nd Naval Light ( J Doyle 128 ) 1.25L 3rd River Spey ( K Shoemark 128 ) 0.50L 6th High Approval ( C Soumillon 128 ) 6.25L See full results | C Soumillon 58.1kg 6.25L | 6 (15) |
| Yarmouth 03-Jul-25 1210m GOOD R4 CL4 Md $2,522 (of $9,788) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.830, SP: 1.73 Wore red hood to post, handy, pushed along went 2nd well over 1f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on, no extra closing stages 1st Peel Park ( R L Moore 133 ) 2nd High Approval ( J Doyle 133 ) 1.25L 3rd Kodi Island ( D C Costello 133 ) 1.00L See full results | J Doyle 60.3kg 1.25L | 2 (6) |
| Nottingham 04-Jun-25 1220m GOOD R1 CL5 Nv $875 (of $6,786) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:13.480, SP: 2.00 Wore red hood to post, dwelt, mid-division, tracked leaders well over 2f out, pushed along 2f out and no impression, stayed on same pace 1st Reciprocated ( C Lee 133 ) 2nd Silent Applause ( R Ryan 133 ) 1.50L 3rd High Approval ( J Doyle 133 ) 3.25L See full results | J Doyle 60.3kg 3.25L | 3 (11) |