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Swift Approval (IRE)

8yo gelding · Form & record 2015-04-22 to 2020-08-23 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Phil McEntee.

Pedigree Approve (IRE) × ?

Ratings Official 75 · best RPR 100 · best TS 88

Runs

Wins

9.7%

Strike rate

35.5%

Place rate

0.9

Actual / Expected

-13.7%

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Full form — last 30 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2020-08-23	30d	Wolverhampton (AW)	7f	Standard	5	9/11	–	Grace McEntee	133	75	58	52	11/1
Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap (Div II)
2020-07-24	44d	Newmarket (July)	7f	Firm	4	2/11	–	Grace McEntee	127	74	81	65	25/1
Newmarket Volunteer Network Handicap
2020-06-10	151d	Kempton (AW)	7f	Standard	4	4/9	–	Oisin Murphy	129	77	77	55	14/1
Unibet Money Back Free Bet If Second Handicap
2020-01-11	9d	Chelmsford (AW)	7f	Standard	4	5/6	–	Ben Curtis	134	79	74	50	4/1
Bet toteexacta At totesport.com Handicap
2020-01-02	34d	Chelmsford (AW)	7f	Standard	4	5/7	–	Rob Hornby	129	81	77	50	6/1
Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Handicap
2019-11-29	27d	Kempton (AW)	6f	Standard	3	5/12	–	Jim Crowley	126	82	83	66	9/2
32Red Handicap
2019-11-02	34d	Newmarket	7f	Heavy	4	3/14	–	Jim Crowley	130	82	77	61	12/1
Jigsaw Sports Branding Handicap
2019-09-29	19d	Epsom	7f	Heavy	4	2/8	–	Sean Levey	136	82	86	57	5/1
Spectacular Christmas Parties At Epsom Downs Handicap
2019-09-10	14d	Leicester	7f	Firm	3	3/5	–	Jim Crowley	128	82	86	60	13/2
Mick Connolly Memorial Handicap
2019-08-27	32d	Epsom	7f	Firm	4	6/11	–	Andrea Atzeni	140	82	78	72	9/2
Back To The 80s Nye Party Handicap
2019-07-26	31d	Newmarket (July)	7f	Firm	4	5/6	–	Jason Watson	135	79	69	57	13/2
32Red Casino Handicap
2019-06-25	15d	Newbury	7f	Soft	5	1/18	–	Jason Watson	138	73	82	55	7/1
Pump Technology Handicap
2019-06-10	19d	Leicester	7f	Soft	4	9/12	–	Oisin Murphy	128	75	69	57	5/1
Racing TV Handicap
2019-05-22	11d	Yarmouth	7f	Firm	4	4/10	–	Harry Bentley p	130	77	73	16	11/4
Norwich Office Furniture Handicap
2019-05-11	63d	Lingfield	7.5f	Soft	3	5/7	–	P J McDonald	122	79	80	34	5/1
99 (No Flake) Farewell Handicap
2019-03-09	15d	Kempton (AW)	7f	Standard	3	6/11	–	Tom Marquand h	121	81	83	75	15/2
32Red.com Handicap
2019-02-22	29d	Lingfield (AW)	7f	Standard	3	8/8	–	Sean Levey p	127	83	73	57	5/1
sunracing.co.uk Handicap
2019-01-24	13d	Chelmsford (AW)	6f	Standard	3	6/9	–	David Probert p	122	84	85	65	9/2
Bet totetrifecta At totesport.com Handicap
2019-01-11	11d	Lingfield (AW)	7f	Standard	2	3/8	–	David Probert p	122	85	89	62	9/1
Sun Racing Handicap
2018-12-31	19d	Lingfield (AW)	7f	Standard	4	3/12	–	Sean Levey	133	85	88	77	8/1
sunracing.co.uk Handicap
2018-12-12	88d	Lingfield (AW)	7f	Standard	3	4/9	–	Sean Levey	125	87	90	61	20/1
sunracing.co.uk Handicap
2018-09-15	7d	Chelmsford (AW)	7f	Standard	2	6/12	–	Luke Morris	125	88	78	70	16/1
Bet totetrifecta At totesport.com Elsenham Handicap
2018-09-08	35d	Ascot	7f	Firm	2	19/20	–	Lewis Edmunds	118	90	60	28	33/1
Cunard Handicap
2018-08-04	22d	Goodwood	6f	Firm	2	17/26	–	George Wood	115	89	79	57	25/1
Unibet Stewards Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
2018-07-13	13d	Newmarket (July)	7f	Firm	2	2/7	–	Silvestre De Sousa	136	90	96	88	4/1
bet365 Handicap (Silver Bunbury Cup)
2018-06-30	29d	Newcastle (AW)	6f	Standard	2	10/13	–	Oisin Murphy	129	90	74	56	12/1
Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap
2018-06-01	8d	Epsom	7f	Soft	2	2/14	–	Oisin Murphy	128	88	96	75	25/1
Investec Zebra Handicap
2018-05-24	18d	Goodwood	7f	Firm	2	3/8	–	Andrea Atzeni	122	89	84	49	10/1
South Downs Water Handicap
2018-05-06	18d	Newmarket	6f	Firm	2	9/15	–	Alexis Badel	117	90	91	75	50/1
longholes.com Handicap
2018-04-18	11d	Newmarket	6f	Soft	2	12/15	–	Sean Levey b	124	91	60	44	20/1
Weatherbys General Stud Book Handicap

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.

Time since last run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	19	2	10.5%
Normal (2-4wk)	24	2	8.3%
Freshened (1-2m)	11	1	9.1%
Layoff (2-6m)	5	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	2	1	50.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 1	2	0	0.0%
Class 2	31	3	9.7%
Class 3	10	1	10.0%
Class 4	17	1	5.9%
Class 5	2	1	50.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Sprint (5-6f)	12	0	0.0%
Mile (7-9f)	50	6	12.0%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Standard	26	1	3.8%
Firm	19	1	5.3%
Soft	11	3	27.3%
Good	4	1	25.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Chelmsford (AW)	7	0	0.0%
Lingfield (AW)	7	1	14.3%
Newmarket (July)	6	2	33.3%
Kempton (AW)	5	0	0.0%
Newmarket	4	0	0.0%
Newcastle (AW)	4	0	0.0%
Epsom	4	0	0.0%
Goodwood	4	0	0.0%
Musselburgh	3	1	33.3%
Wolverhampton (AW)	3	0	0.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-04-22–2020-08-23. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.