Brave Approach (2023) Horse
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About
Brave Approach is a 3yo bay trained by J P Fahey in Kildare. He is by Dawn Approach out of Excuse Me. To date he has won one race. On 14 Mar 2026 at Dundalk he claimed his most important victory, collecting the $12000.00 handicap prize. He has been a lucrative runner for punters, delivering a 467% ROI for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 24-Apr-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R3 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:41.340, SP: 19.00 1st Queen Leila ( S Kelly 130 ) 2nd Beau Army ( A Caffrey 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Wedding Year ( C Hayes 120 ) 2.00L 7th Brave Approach ( R Whelan 131 ) 7.70L See full results | R Whelan 59.4kg 7.70L | 7 (10) |
| Dundalk 21-Mar-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R5 Hcp (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.290, SP: 15.00 1st Keepsgettingbetter ( C Hayes 126 ) 2nd Iff In Doubt ( B Lee 130 ) 0.50L 3rd Personified ( D Mcdonogh 135 ) 1.75L 7th Brave Approach ( R Holohan 122 , Cd 115 ) 12.50L See full results | R Holohan 55.3kg, Cd 52.2kg 12.50L | 7 (9) |
| Dundalk 14-Mar-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R6 Hcp $7,200 (of $12,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:44.510, SP: 34.00 1st Brave Approach ( R Holohan 119 , Cd 112 ) 2nd Kc Bear ( C Keane 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Ramair ( J Pietropaolo 119 ) 0.50L See full results | R Holohan 54kg, Cd 50.8kg | 1 (9) |
| Dundalk 30-Oct-25 1410m SYNTHETIC R5 Md (of $18,001) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:27.170, SP: 501.00 1st Iron Lily ( S Foley 133 ) 2nd Evening Blues ( G Carroll 133 ) 1.25L 3rd Golden Trigger ( C Hayes 133 ) 0.50L 9th Brave Approach ( N Bennett 128 , Cd 135 ) 13.50L See full results | N Bennett 58.1kg, Cd 61.2kg 13.50L | 9 (13) |
| Curragh 22-Oct-25 1210m HEAVY R1 Md (of $20,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.150, SP: 301.00 1st Trojan Warrior ( W Lordan 133 ) 2nd Go Just Do It ( D B Mcmonagle 133 ) 1.50L 3rd Expert Dancer ( A Slattery 128 ) 2.00L 10th Brave Approach ( L Roche 128 ) 32.25L See full results | L Roche 58.1kg 32.25L | 10 (12) |
| Naas 12-Oct-25 1190m SOFT R1 Md (of $18,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:14.030, SP: 301.00 1st Josh's Joy ( G Ryan 128 ) 2nd Institute ( W Lordan 128 ) 1.75L 3rd White Lily ( S Heffernan 128 ) 1.75L 14th Brave Approach ( N Bennett 128 , Cd 135 ) 23.55L See full results | N Bennett 58.1kg, Cd 61.2kg 23.55L | 14 (15) |