Approval

 (AUS)
Country
Australia
Foal Date
30-Sep-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
chestnut
Sire
Defcon
Dam
What a Smile
Prize Money
$12485
Trainer
Rex Lipp
Owners
R G Lipp, Mrs R J Lipp, P J Hatton, N Hahn, G W Beck, M P Cavanagh & Miss R Last
About

Approval is a 4yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Rex Lipp. He is sired by the stallion Defcon out of the dam What a Smile. Approval has yet to win a race from 11 attempts. During his most recent race at Warwick on 12th Mar 2024, Approval was ridden by Alisha Donald and finished 8th, behind the winner The Naked Lady.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Warwick 12-Mar-24 1350m GOOD R3 Mdn Hcp $400 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:19.720, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5thA Donald 54kg 10.10L8 (9)
Dalby 02-Mar-24 1400m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $1,050 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.650, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.430A Donald 57.5kg 1.50L4 (10)
Toowoomba 24-Feb-24 1200m SOFT 5 R4 Mdn Set Weight $485 (of $24,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:14.750, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.230N Fazackerley 57.5kg 15.50L9 (10)
Toowoomba Inner Track 06-Feb-24 925m GOOD 4 R5 3ymdn-trl Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.870 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.460M Mankelow 3.00L3 (5)
Toowoomba 30-Sep-23 1200m GOOD 4 R4 3y mdn $485 (of $24,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.970, SP: $4.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.250N Fazackerley 56.5kg 9.30L9 (11)
Dalby 16-Sep-23 1200m GOOD 4 R3 3y bm60 $950 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.880, SP: $5 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280M Wishart 55kg 1.00L4 (6)
Toowoomba 09-Sep-23 1000m GOOD 4 R7 Mdn-sw $4,150 (of $24,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:00.920, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.420M Wishart 55kg 0.50L2 (10)
Ipswich 18-Aug-23 1200m SOFT 5 R6 3y mdn $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.950, SP: $8.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.340M D Plessis 56.5kg 6.40L6 (10)
Toowoomba Inner Track 01-Aug-23 925m GOOD 4 R3 3y mdn-trl Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:55.780 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280N Fazackerley 0 0.80L2 (7)
Toowoomba 22-Jul-23 870m GOOD 4 R6 2y mdn-sw $790 (of $24,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:50.520, SP: $6 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.810N Fazackerley 57kg 5.60L5 (11)
Toowoomba Inner Track 11-Jul-23 650m GOOD 4 R12 2y-trl Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:40.190N Fazackerley 01 (7)
Eagle Farm 04-Mar-23 1000m GOOD 4 R5 Jewel prel 2 cg $1,875 (of $125,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:59.120, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.410J Byrne 56.5kg 5.75L7 (11)
Eagle Farm 22-Feb-23 1200m GOOD 4 R1 2y mdn-sw $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.630, SP: $4.20 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.210K Wilson-taylor 57kg 5.33L6 (6)
Doomben 11-Feb-23 1110m GOOD 4 R1 2y hcp $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.770, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.700K Wilson-taylor 56.5kg 3.06L6 (9)
Toowoomba Inner Track 06-Feb-23 925m GOOD 4 R1 2y-trl Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:57.240 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.020N Fazackerley 01 (5)