Novel Approach (AUS) Horse
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Novel Approach is a 4yo bay mare from Australia trained by Ken Aldous. She is by the stallion Written By out of Zrinski. She has secured one win in her career so far. On 18 Oct 2025 at Wodonga, she achieved her most significant victory, earning the $25000.00 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| bet365 Seymour 20-Jul-26 800m R10 Jump Out-H9 1st Novel Approach ( R Davis ) 2nd Actually Romantic ( J A Keating ) 3rd Flood The Bar ( J Baldock ) | R Davis | 1 (5) |
| Wodonga 04-Jan-26 1590m GOOD 3 R6 BM62 $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.170, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.380 1st Flash Of Dallas ( L King 56 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Steve's Way ( C J Parish 56 ) 0.25L 3rd Amber Star ( J Duffy 59.5 ) 3.00L 7th Novel Approach ( H Edgley 56 ) 8.00L See full results | H Edgley 56kg 8.00L | 7 (9) |
| Albury 13-Dec-25 1175m GOOD 4 R5 CL1 $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.370, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.900 1st Brenlyn's Legacy ( C J Parish 58.5 ) 2nd Annotate ( J Duffy 59.5 ) 0.18L 3rd Forte Cheval ( N Heywood 58 ) 0.65L 6th Novel Approach ( B Button 56 , Cd 54 ) 2.92L See full results | B Button 56kg, Cd 54kg 2.92L | 6 (8) |
| Wodonga 18-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $13,750 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.910, SP: 1.85 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.160 1st Novel Approach ( H Edgley 57.5 ) 2nd Please Me Do ( H I L Blanc 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Slushy ( C J Parish 57 ) 3.50L See full results | H Edgley 57.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Benalla 26-Sep-25 1206m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $7,650 (of $42,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.710, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 1st Hayatake ( C Newitt 59.5 ) 2nd Novel Approach ( B Button 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Titahi Bay ( L Riordan 55 ) 2.00L See full results | B Button 57.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 1.50L | 2 (12) |