Intense Approach (2019) Horse
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Intense Approach is a 7yo ch trained by J C McConnell, Meath. He is by Jack Hobbs out of Intense Tango and has accumulated eight wins so far. His biggest victory arrived on 2nd Feb 2025 at Musselburgh, taking the $19674.00 Cl2 Nvh. The horse has proven a reliable money‑maker for bettors, offering a 49% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
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Navan • Musselburgh • Cheltenham • Galway • Perth • Chepstow • Kelso • Downpatrick • Bellewstown • Wexford • Listowel • BallinrobeRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Navan 01-Mar-26 3219m HEAVY R5 CL1 NvCh $1,050 (of $35,002), SP: 51.00 1st Jacob's Ladder ( J Kennedy 155 ) 2nd Lovely Hurling ( M Walsh 155 ) 1.25L 3rd Port Joulain ( P Townend 155 ) 5.75L 5th Intense Approach ( D O'keeffe 155 ) 47.75L See full results | D O'keeffe 70.3kg 47.8kgL | 5 (5) |
| Musselburgh 01-Feb-26 4086m SOFT R2 CL3 NvHcpCh (of $29,511), Winning Time: 05:11.230, SP: 6.50 1st Go West ( F Gingell 162 ) 2nd Elysian Knight ( C O'farrell 150 ) 3.25L 3rd Queens Gamble ( P O'brien 161 ) 3.25L Intense Approach ( A Harvey 164 , Cd 161 ) 0.00L See full results | A Harvey 74.4kg, Cd 73kg 0.00L | UPD (6) |
| Cheltenham 25-Oct-25 5030m SOFT R6 CL2 NvCh (of $39,348), SP: 3.00 1st Leave Of Absence ( R Dingle 161 ) 2nd Pied Piper ( J Kennedy 164 ) 2.50L 3rd Sporting Glory ( D Gilligan 156 ) 2.75L 5th Intense Approach ( A Harvey 161 ) 21.75L See full results | A Harvey 73kg 21.75L | 5 (7) |
| Galway 02-Aug-25 4530m GOOD R2 Ch $10,200 (of $16,998), Winning Time: 05:43.300, SP: 7.50 1st Intense Approach ( A Harvey 166 ) 2nd Talk In The Park ( D Gilligan 166 ) 0.75L 3rd Donnie Devito ( D Meyler 166 ) 0.20L See full results | A Harvey 75.3kg | 1 (16) |
| Perth 23-Apr-25 4820m SOFT R3 CL1 NvHNHFNHF (of $39,348), Winning Time: 06:02.570, SP: 10.00 In touch, not fluent 1st, tracked leader after 2nd, jumped left 6th, not fluent 2 out, soon lost second, ridden and weakened approaching last 1st Kiss Will ( P Townend 156 ) 2nd Royal Infantry ( H Skelton 159 ) 4.25L 3rd Horaces Pearl ( C Brace 156 ) 1.25L 8th Intense Approach ( J Bowen 159 ) 20.75L See full results | J Bowen 72.1kg 20.75L | 8 (14) |
| Cheltenham 15-Mar-25 4820m SOFT R4 CL1 NvH (of $147,555), Winning Time: 05:57.130, SP: 14.00 Midfield, chased leaders 3rd, lost place approaching 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up 1st Jasmin De Vaux ( P Townend 161 ) 2nd The Big Westerner ( D O'keeffe 154 ) 2.50L 3rd Derryhassen Paddy ( D R Fox 161 ) 4.50L UPL Intense Approach ( S Bowen 161 ) 0.00L See full results | S Bowen 73kg 0.00L | UPD (20) |
| Musselburgh 02-Feb-25 4790m SOFT R4 CL2 NvH $10,562 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 05:44.880, SP: 2.25 Made all, ridden after 2 out, went clear run-in 1st Intense Approach ( J Bowen 162 ) 2nd Gale Mahler ( C Nichol 155 ) 5.50L 3rd Bold Light ( A Doyle 162 ) 9.50L See full results | J Bowen 73.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Cheltenham 26-Oct-24 4820m GOOD R2 CL2 NvH $9,506 (of $17,706), Winning Time: 05:51.380, SP: 3.00 Led 1st, clear before last, edged right flat, stayed on well, comfortably 1st Intense Approach ( H Cobden 162 ) 2nd Hauraki Gulf ( C Ward 154 ) 6.00L 3rd Donnie Devito ( T P Harney 162 ) 0.00L See full results | H Cobden 73.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Chepstow 11-Oct-24 3910m SOFT R4 CL1 NvH $10,685 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 04:45.670, SP: 6.50 Led, ridden and headed before last, kept on, no match for winner 1st Flying Fortune ( J Bowen 147 ) 2nd Intense Approach ( H Cobden 154 ) 7.50L 3rd Vincenzo ( D Johnston 154 ) 3.25L See full results | H Cobden 69.9kg 7.50L | 2 (7) |
| Kelso 19-Sep-24 4200m GOOD R1 NvH $4,357 (of $5,272), Winning Time: 05:04.910, SP: 1/3 Not always fluent, prominent, disputed lead before 2nd, not fluent 3rd, mistake 4th, good jump to lead 6th, travelling best before 2 out, soon ridden, kept on approaching last, pushed out run-in 1st Intense Approach ( A Harvey 161 ) 2nd Kandor ( P W Wadge 161 ) 7.50L 3rd Go Go Chicago ( J Hamilton 161 ) 9.50L See full results | A Harvey 73kg | 1 (7) |
| Downpatrick 26-Aug-24 4390m GOOD R3 MdH $6,000 (of $5,217), Winning Time: 05:26.600, SP: 4/6 Rear of mid-division, 5th halfway, 3rd 4 out and headway to lead 2 out, pushed along and drew clear early run-in, kept on well, easily 1st Intense Approach ( A Harvey 166 ) 2nd Stormbreaker ( P Townend 166 ) 15.00L 3rd Sir Jimmy Mac ( C Stone-walsh 166 ) 4.00L See full results | A Harvey 75.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Downpatrick 11-Aug-24 4390m GOOD R5 MdH $2,000 (of $5,217), Winning Time: 05:21.600, SP: 11/8 Towards rear, bumped by rival 1st, not fluent 3rd, headway to go prominent after 4th, chased leaders from 2 out, every chance when bumped by rival last, briefly dropped back to fourth, soon recovered and went second home turn, chased winner run-in, kept on but always held towards finish 1st Step Out ( J J Slevin 158 ) 2nd Intense Approach ( A Harvey 166 ) 1.75L 3rd The Mediator ( S Ewing 166 ) 9.00L See full results | A Harvey 75.3kg 1.75L | 2 (11) |
| Bellewstown 07-Jul-24 3460m GOOD R2 MdH (of $5,478), Winning Time: 03:59.700, SP: 11/4 Led, headed after 1st, 2nd halfway, regained advantage after 4 out, pushed along and headed after 3 out, rallying on inner when fell 2 out 1st Bridgehead ( S Ewing 158 ) 2nd Royal Hollow ( P K Donovan 151 ) 2.25L 3rd Jeu De Pic ( M J M O'sullivan 158 ) 27.00L UPL Intense Approach ( B W Harvey 166 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | B W Harvey 75.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (13) |
| Kelso 03-Mar-24 3640m SOFT R2 NvH (of $31,322), Winning Time: 04:29.960, SP: 22/1 Raced wide, close up, pushed along and weakened 4 out, pulled up next 1st Personal Ambition ( K Woods 159 ) 2nd Jango Baie ( N D Boinville 164 ) 0.50L 3rd Cannock Park ( C Nichol 162 ) 1.50L UPL Intense Approach ( B W Harvey 159 , Cd 0 ) See full results | B W Harvey 72.1kg, Cd 0 | UPD (12) |
| Wexford 17-Nov-23 4020m HEAVY R2 MdH (of $5,841), Winning Time: 05:53.400, SP: 6/5 Led and disputed, 2nd halfway, pushed along entering straight, dropped to 3rd 2 out, eased and no impression in 4th when fell last 1st Sportinthepark ( S Ewing 153 ) 2nd Iceberg Theory ( S W Flanagan 153 ) 2.75L 3rd Cobra Queen ( R Blackmore 146 ) 4.75L UPL Intense Approach ( B W Harvey 161 , Cd 0 ) See full results | B W Harvey 73kg, Cd 0 | UPD (12) |
| Listowel 23-Sep-23 3220m SOFT R8 NHF $7,500 (of $7,500), Winning Time: 04:06.100, SP: 11/8 Chased leader, disputed after 7f, definite advantage over 4f out, pushed along entering straight, joined over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, all out 1st Intense Approach ( A Harvey 166 ) 2nd I Will Be Baie ( P W Mullins 168 ) 0.15L 3rd Typhoon Flyer ( J W Hendrick 161 ) 3.75L See full results | A Harvey 75.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Bellewstown 09-Jul-23 3390m GOOD R8 NHF $6,900 (of $6,900), Winning Time: 04:00.400, SP: 1/4 Raced mainly in 2nd, improved to lead over 4f out, went clear from 2f out, kept on well and increased advantage inside final furlong, easily 1st Intense Approach ( A Harvey 157 ) 2nd Gone For Tea ( J H Williamson 154 ) 14.00L 3rd Kilta ( A O'sullivan 161 ) 6.50L See full results | A Harvey 71.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Ballinrobe 31-May-23 3260m GOOD R8 NHF $2,100 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 04:07.900, SP: 4.00 Led and disputed, ridden over 2f out, narrow lead entering straight, joined again inside final furlong, just denied close home 1st Dr Eggman ( P W Mullins 168 ) 2nd Intense Approach ( A Harvey 162 ) 0.20L 3rd Phantomofthepoints ( E Mahon 168 ) 2.50L | A Harvey 73.5kg 0.20L | 2 (15) |
| Farmacaffley 25-Feb-23 3220m SOFT Md (of $6,300), SP: 8/1 Made all, 1l adv 1/2 way, qck jmp 2out & gng best, rdn appr last with sl adv, ko best flat 1st Intense Approach ( D Mcgill 160 ) 2nd One More Stroke ( R James 165 ) 1.50L 3rd Lieutenant Mayne ( A Harvey 160 ) 9.00L | D Mcgill 72.6kg | 1 (9) |