Intense Approach Racehorse Profile
Intense Approach is a 7-year-old Gelding, trained by JOHN C MCCONNELL, based at Punchestown. With 23 career starts and 7 wins, it has earned $70,598.
- Age
- 7
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- JOHN C MCCONNELL
- Trained at
- Punchestown
- Sire
- Jack Hobbs
- Dam
- Intense Tango
- Sire of dam
- Mastercraftsman
- Career
- 23:7-3-0
- Prize money
- $70,598
- Last start
- 13 Oct 2026
- Recent form
- 50-06P
Intense Approach Form Guide
Intense Approach — last 17 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 16 Aug 2026 | Tramore (ire) | 4426m | McCarthy's Irish Bar Lexington Handicap Steeplechase | Good | 0 | 168kg | Alex Harvey | PU of 10 | — | - | — | A Snow White Park (IRE) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Kilbeggan (ire) | 4060m | KEPAK Handicap Steeplechase | Good | 0 | 159kg | Alex Harvey | 6 of 8 | 8.5L | 4:58.10 | — | Rexem (IRE) |
| 31 July 2026 | Galway (ire) | 4527m | Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Steeplechase | Good | 0 | 153kg | Alex Harvey | 13 of 20 | 46L | 5:50.00 | — | Kings Hill (IRE) |
| 2 July 2026 | Bellewstown | 2479m | Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker, Crockafotha (Q.R.) Race | Good | 2 | 147kg | Ms L A Byrne | 5 of 7 | 9L | 2:45.77 | — | Lark In The Mornin (GER) |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Cheltenham | 4139m | Class 1 | Good | 0 | 148kg | Alex Harvey | 16 of 18 | 58.75L | 5:22.59 | — | Meetmebythesea (IRE) |
| 28 Feb 2026 | Navan | 3219m | Flyingbolt Novice Chase (Grade 3) | Heavy | 0 | 155kg | Darragh O'keeffe | 5 of 5 | 47.75L | 4:44.94 | — | Jacob's Ladder (IRE) |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Musselburgh | 4086m | Class 3 | Good To Soft | 0 | 161kg | Alex Harvey | UR of 6 | — | - | — | Go West (IRE) |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Cheltenham | 5029m | Class 2 | Good | 0 | 161kg | Alex Harvey | 5 of 7 | 21.75L | 6:31.82 | — | Leave Of Absence (FR) |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Galway | 4527m | Guinness Beginners Chase | Good | 0 | 161kg | Alex Harvey | 1 of 16 | — | 5:43.30 | — | Intense Approach (GB) |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Perth | 4816m | Class 1 | Good To Soft | 0 | 159kg | James Bowen | 8 of 14 | 20.75L | 6:7.18 | — | Kiss Will (FR) |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Cheltenham | 4822m | Class 1 | Good To Soft | 0 | 161kg | Sean Bowen | PU of 20 | — | - | — | Jasmin De Vaux (FR) |
| 1 Feb 2025 | Musselburgh | 4791m | Class 2 | Good To Soft | 0 | 162kg | James Bowen | 1 of 5 | — | 5:50.90 | — | Intense Approach (GB) |
| 26 Oct 2024 | Cheltenham | 4817m | Class 2 | Good | 0 | 162kg | Harry Cobden | 1 of 5 | — | 5:51.38 | — | Intense Approach (GB) |
| 11 Oct 2024 | Chepstow | 3914m | Class 1 | Soft | 0 | 154kg | Harry Cobden | 2 of 7 | 7.5L | 4:47.55 | — | Flying Fortune (IRE) |
| 18 Sept 2024 | — | 4196m | Class 4 | Good | 0 | 156kg | — | 1 | — | 5:4.91 | — | — |
| 26 Aug 2024 | — | 4389m | Randox Maiden Hurdle | Good | 0 | 161kg | — | 1 | — | 5:26.60 | — | — |
| 11 Aug 2024 | — | 4389m | Randox Maiden Hurdle | Good | 0 | 159kg | — | 2 | — | 5:21.95 | — | — |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This distance | 4 | 2-0-0 | 50% | 50% |
| Good | 14 | 5-2-0 | 36% | 50% |
| Soft | 7 | 2-1-0 | 29% | 43% |
| First-up | 9 | 3-1-0 | 33% | 44% |
| Second-up | 6 | 1-1-0 | 17% | 33% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey