Bold Optimist
9yo · Trainer Daniel McLoughlin
Bold Optimist
Ideal conditions, worked out from its 22 runs on record.
- Best goingGood To Yielding1 win from 2Low confidence
- Best trip5–6f2 wins, 4 placed from 20High confidence
- Best courseCork1 win from 3Low confidence
- Best directionNot enough data yetNot enough data
- Best classNot enough data yetNot enough data
- Best gap between runs2–4 weeks1 win from 5Medium confidence
High 6+ runs · Medium 4–5 · Low 2–3 · faded = not enough data
Built from its own race record (positions, going, trip, course, class, gaps between runs). A guide to conditions, not a prediction.
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Form & profile
- Age / sex
- 9yo G
- Breeding
- Gleneagles (IRE) – Katy Spirit (IRE)
- Owner
- Chris Mullins
- Trainer
- Daniel McLoughlin
- Jockey
- Mr N McParlan
- Headgear
- None
Career
We only hold some of this horse's runs, so career totals aren't shown until its full record has been fetched (next time it's declared).
Some past runs not a full record
Runs abroad (e.g. in France) are not included.
| Date | Course | Type | Dist | Going | Cl | Pos | Btn | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sept 26 | Laytown (IRE) | Flat | 6f | Standard | – | 8th/10 | 10¼l | Mr N McParlan | 8/1 |
| 2 Sept 26 | Navan (IRE) | Flat | 5f | Good | – | 7th/16 | 4¾l | Ben Coen | 8/1 |
| 22 Aug 26 | Curragh (IRE) | Flat | 6f | Good | – | 11th/27 | 5½l | Scott McCullagh | 16/1 |
| 16 Aug 26 | Curragh (IRE) | Flat | 5f | Good | – | 3rd/11 | 1¼l | Ben Coen | 4/1 |
| 4 Jul 26 | Naas | Flat | 5f | Good | – | 2nd/12 | ½l | Conor Cusack | 7/1 |
| 6 Mar 26 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 6f | Standard | – | 6th/11 | 5¼l | Ross Fagan | 4/1 |
| 8 Aug 25 | Tipperary | Flat | 5f | Good | – | 8th/15 | 4¾l | Sam Coen | 8/1 |
| 13 Jun 25 | Cork | Flat | 5f | Good To Yielding | – | 12th/15 | 7¾l | Ben Coen | 9/2F |
| 7 Jun 25 | Navan | Flat | 5f | Good | – | 6th/7 | 3¼l | Nathan Crosse | 9/2 |
| 17 May 25 | Navan | Flat | 5f | Good | – | 3rd/9 | 4¼l | Ben Coen | 4/1 |
| 12 Apr 25 | Curragh | Flat | 5f | Good | – | 5th/10 | 2¼l | Ben Coen | 17/2 |
| 15 Sept 24 | Curragh | Flat | 6f | Good | – | 17th/25 | 6½l | Wayne Hassett | 18/1 |
| 21 Aug 24 | York | Flat | 5½f | Good To Firm | 2 | 16th/22 | 6¾l | Silvestre De Sousa | 12/1 |
| 10 Aug 24 | Curragh | Flat | 5f | Good To Firm | – | 1st/10 | Won | Ben Coen | 5/1 |
| 26 Jul 24 | Cork | Flat | 5f | Good | – | 4th/9 | 2l | Ben Coen | 11/2 |
| 30 Jun 24 | Curragh | Flat | 5f | Yielding | – | 5th/16 | 2½l | Keithen Kennedy | 33/1 |
| 21 Jun 24 | Down Royal | Flat | 5f | Good | – | 9th/12 | 2l | Scott McCullagh | 5/1 |
| 14 Jun 24 | Cork | Flat | 5f | Good To Yielding | – | 1st/8 | Won | Ben Coen | 11/2 |
| 5 Jun 24 | Curragh | Flat | 6½f | Good | – | 15th/19 | 8l | Oisin McSweeney | 10/1 |
| 11 May 24 | Naas | Flat | 5f | Good | – | 5th/13 | 3l | Oisin McSweeney | 11/1 |
| 1 Dec 23 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 6f | Standard | – | 3rd/11 | 2¼l | Oisin McSweeney | 7/2F |
| 12 Jul 23 | Fairyhouse | Flat | 7f | Good | – | 5th/14 | 7l | Oisin McSweeney | 28/1 |
Likely targets Our view, not confirmed plans
We only hold part of this horse's race record, so we can't judge its targets yet.
Matched by PaddockSense from its race code, trip, official rating and age against each meeting’s race profile. Trainers decide entries; big-race entries and prices appear here when available.
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