Artful Approach
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Artful Approach is a 4yo ch from Ireland trained by Stephen Thorne. It is sired by the stallion Mehmas out of the dam Art Festival. Artful Approach has won 1 race in its career so far. On 30th Jul 2024 at Galway, Artful Approach achieved its most notable victory in the $10732 Clayton Hotel Galway Handicap (50-80).
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown 31-Mar-25 m R6 Hcp $4,000 (of $20,000), Winning Time: 01:41.270, SP: 11/2 | J Kearney 63kg 3.00L | 2 (17) |
| Killarney 24-Aug-24 1636m SOFT R2 $800 (of $10,101), Winning Time: 01:45.300, SP: 11/2 Held up in rear, ridden to close on outer 2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace | J J G Ryan 57.6kg, Cd 0 4.75L | 4 (6) |
| Galway 04-Aug-24 1676m HEAVY R7 Hcp $1,700 (of $10,732), Winning Time: 01:52.900, SP: 15/2 Rear of mid-division, headway on outer from halfway, pushed along in 2nd 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, kept on well, no extra in 3rd final 50 yards | J J G Ryan 64.4kg 1.50L | 3 (12) |
| Galway 30-Jul-24 1408m SOFT R4 Hcp $10,200 (of $10,732), Winning Time: 01:30.340, SP: 7/1 Mid division, 7th halfway, pushed entering straight, progress into 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead over 50 yards out, kept on well | J J G Ryan 60.8kg | 1 (15) |
| Fairyhouse 11-Jul-24 1408m GOOD R5 Md $435 (of $9,154), Winning Time: 01:29.050, SP: 7/2 Mid-division, progress in 6th halfway, improved to 4th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, dropped to 5th closing stages | R P Whelan 60.8kg, Cd 0 6.50L | 5 (16) |
| Gowran Park 16-Jun-24 1901m GOOD R5 Hcp $650 (of $8,207), Winning Time: 02:01.360, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, went 2nd 1 1/2f out, 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong | J J G Ryan 62.1kg, Cd 0 2.00L | 4 (8) |
| Leopardstown 07-Jun-24 1609m GOOD R7 Hcp $3,000 (of $9,470), Winning Time: 01:44.040, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden into 2nd 1 1/2f out, disputed final 150 yards, led last 50 yards, soon joined, headed close home | J J G Ryan 63kg 0.30L | 2 (18) |
| Cork 22-May-24 1408m GOOD R5 Hcp $550 (of $6,600), Winning Time: 01:26.530, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, 5th and ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 4th close home | J J G Ryan 62.6kg, Cd 0 3.00L | 4 (16) |
| Navan 07-May-24 1005m SOFT R3 Hcp (of $6,300), Winning Time: 01:02.550, SP: 5/2 Tracked leader, under pressure and lost place 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong | R P Whelan 63.5kg, Cd 0 11.50L | 14 (15) |
| Navan 27-Apr-24 1005m SOFT R1 Hcp $550 (of $6,600), Winning Time: 01:02.900, SP: 14/1 Rear of mid-division, pushed along in 11th 2f out, soon ridden, 10th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong | P A Harnett 59kg, Cd 0 2.50L | 4 (22) |
| Dundalk 13-Jan-24 1609m GOOD R4 Md (of $7,327) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:42.120, SP: 5/1 Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon weakened | J J G Ryan 60.8kg, Cd 0 6.75L | 9 (14) |
| Curragh 12-Aug-23 1408m GOOD R1 Md $400 (of $12,212) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:27.220, SP: 7/1 Dwelt and slightly hampered from stalls, soon tracked leaders, 6th 3f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace | R P Whelan 60.3kg, Cd 0 10.75L | 6 (14) |
| Killarney 18-Jul-23 1627m SOFT R1 Md $299 (of $9,159) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:46.440, SP: 66/1 Mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along over 2f out and went 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | R P Whelan 60.3kg, Cd 0 4.75L | 6 (14) |