INTENSE APPROACH Thoroughbred
Intense Approach is a thoroughbred horse born in United Kingdom in 2019. Race horse Intense Approach is by Jack Hobbs (GB) out of Intense Tango (GB) , trained by John C Mcconnell. Intense Approach form is available here. Owned by MS CAROLINE AHEARN.
Pedigree :
| Sire | JACK HOBBS (GB) 2012 |
| Dam | INTENSE TANGO (GB) 2011 |
| Dam Sire | MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) 2006 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 15 Mar 2019 |
| Description | 7yo CH Gelding |
| Trainer | John C Mcconnell |
| Owner | Ms Caroline Ahearn |
| Career | 8 Wins (40%) - 3 Placings (55%) - 20 starts |
| Wins | 3218m (1), 3419m (1), 4023m (1), 4224m (1), 4425m (1), 4526m (1), 4828m (2) |
| PM |
Ireland : EUR €34,685 United Kingdom : GBP £35,110 |
Sale Information :
offline
2020 January Sale (74)
Swanbridge Bloodstock Ltd.
George Mullins
GBP £ 9,000
Starts:20 |
Win Rate:40% |
Place Rate:55% |
Intense Approach Past Races
| 16 of 18, 12 Mar 2026, R2 JACK RICHARDS NOVICES' LIMITED HANDICAP CHASE (GRADE 2) (REGISTERED AS THE GOLDEN MILLER) (GBB RACE) 2m4½f | GBP £ 122,963 | 67.0kg | J: A HARVEY | T: J MCCONNELL | Last-Always at the rear | 5:10.84 | Winner: MEETMEBYTHESEA |
| 5 of 5, 28 Feb 2026, R5 THE FLYINGBOLT NOVICE STEEPLECHASE (GRADE 3) 2m | EUR € 32,550 | 70.5kg | J: D J O'KEEFFE | T: J MCCONNELL | | 4:33.00 | Winner: JACOB'S LADDER |
| 5 of 7, 25 Oct 2025, R6 WILLIAM HILL EXTRA PLACES WITH BOG 'CHASING EXCELLENCE' NOVICES' CHASE (GBB RACE) 3m1f | GBP £ 39,348 | 73.0kg | J: A HARVEY | T: J MCCONNELL | MF-Dropped out | 6:27.47 | Winner: LEAVE OF ABSENCE |
Horse Stat |
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Jockey
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Win
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Win%
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Place
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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Profit
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POT
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| ALEX HARVEY | 5 | 50% | 2 | 20% | 10 | $70,743 | 41 | 91 | ||||
| D MCGILL | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | 9 | 88 | ||||
| HARRY COBDEN | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 2 | $37,253 | 10 | 100 | ||||
| JAMES BOWEN | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $19,487 | 2 | 62 | ||||
| BEN HARVEY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | $0 | -30 | 0 | ||||
| SEAN BOWEN | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| D J O'KEEFFE | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $1,292 | -10 | 0 | ||||
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Course
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Win
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Win%
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Place
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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Profit
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POT
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| DOWNPATRICK | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 2 | $14,392 | -3 | 33 |
| FARMACAFFLEY P2P | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | 9 | 88 |
| BELLEWSTOWN | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $12,518 | -8 | 12 |
| LISTOWEL | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $13,607 | 14 | 138 |
| KELSO | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $8,039 | -7 | 17 |
| CHELTENHAM | 1 | 25% | 0 | 0% | 4 | $17,539 | -10 | 50 |
| MUSSELBURGH | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $19,487 | 2 | 62 |
| GALWAY | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $18,506 | 65 | 650 |
| BALLINROBE | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $3,681 | -10 | 0 |
| CHEPSTOW | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $19,714 | -10 | 0 |
| WEXFORD | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 |
| PERTH | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 |
| NAVAN | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $1,292 | -10 | 0 |