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First Approach
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Trained by Darren Weir at Ballarat, First Approach is a 2024 year old gelding by the sire New Approach, out of the dam Bal Du Siecle.

He has won a total of 2 races from 14 starts for a win percentage of 14%. His career earnings are $112k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Wangaratta on June 6th in 2017 when he won $11,000 in the Financial Momentum Maiden Plate (a set weight race over 1,400 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-340.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $11k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$112k
Starts
14
Wins
2
Second
0
Third
5
Win %
14
Place %
50
Profit
-3.4
Conditions
Good
3
0-0-1
$11k
Soft
8
2-0-1
$4k
Heavy
3
0-0-1
$1k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1600m
2
0-0-1
-2
1400m
2
1-0-1
+1.6
1312m
1
0-0-0
-1
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
1100m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Flemington
2
0-0-1
-2
Bendigo
1
0-0-1
-1
Wangaratta
1
1-0-0
+2.6
Geelong
1
0-0-0
-1
Sandown Lakeside
1
0-0-0
-1
Ballarat
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
7
1-0-2
+2.6

Race History

Jul-22 17
9/
3.6
6
Flemington
4
1600
Tab/Ata Trainers' Trust Handicap
$2k
$100k
55½
100.32
-
9
9,10,10
+1
Jul-8 17
3/
2.0
8.5
Flemington
4
1600
Silver Bowl Series Final
$11k
$122k
54
97.35
-
10
10,10,7
+4
Jun-21 17
3/
0.5
5
Bendigo
5
1400
Mypunter.Com (Bm64)
$3k
$30k
58½
85.01
-
11,10
Jun-6 17
1/
0.0
3.6
Wangaratta
6
1400
Financial Momentum Maiden Plate
$11k
$20k
58
86.65
-
3
3,1
May-19 17
6/
5.0
4
Geelong
5
1312
Coast Scaffolding Maiden
$1k
$20k
58
85.65
-
7,4
Apr-26 17
7/
6.6
8.5
Sandown Lakeside
9
1300
Chef's Hat South Melbourne Maiden
$1k
$27k
58
86.58
-
8,8
Apr-12 17
6/
4.0
2.05
Ballarat
7
1100
John Deere Maiden Plate
$1k
$23k
58
69.83
-
4,8