Ever The Optimist (IRE)
Owner: Mr David Gilbert Trainer: A G Newcombe Sex: gelding Age: 4
Breeding: Cape Cross / Have Faith (Machiavellian)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Firm, Good to Firm in places in the final 5f) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 4 | |||
| Totals | 10 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2012 | Chepstow | Soft (Heavy in places) | 6f 16y | 6 | Athaakeel | 9st 4lbs | 10 of 10 | Dane O'Neill | 9/2 |
| raced in group towards near side, chased leaders, ridden inside final 3f, soon lost place | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 2012 | Brighton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 5f 213y | 6 | Langley Vale | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 8 | Dane O'Neill | 3/1 |
| raced keenly, ridden and edged left off near side rail over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2012 | Nottingham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 6f 15y | 6 | Big Wave | 9st 6lbs | 5 of 10 | Dane O'Neill | 7/1 |
| towards rear, headway over 1f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 24 May 2012 | Salisbury | Good to Firm (Firm, Good to Firm in places in the final 5f) | 6f | 6 | My Own Way Home | 9st 2lbs | 14 of 18 | A Kirby | 10/1 |
| held up in rear, well beaten final 2f | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2012 | Kempton | Standard | 6f | 5 | Mon Ami Jolie | 9st | 7 of 12 | Dane O'Neill | 14/1 |
| steadied start, held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 2012 | Kempton | Standard | 6f | 6 | Vhujon | 9st 5lbs | of 12 | Dane O'Neill | |
| 23 Jul 2011 | Salisbury | Good | 6f | 5 | Cape Classic | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 12 | J Quinn | 18/1 |
| raced keenly, led, headed inside final 2f, kept on same pace, no impression when lost place inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2011 | Windsor | Soft | 1m 67y | 5 | Shooting Line | 9st 3lbs | 7 of 12 | N Callan | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders and keen, weakened over 2f out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 05 Jan 2011 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f | 5 | Satwa Royal | 8st 9lbs | 4 of 10 | M Fenton | 20/1 |
| slowly away, behind, switched right off inside rail over 1f out, ran on for hand riding inside final furlong, finished well, better for experience | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2010 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f | 5 | The Tichborne | 9st 3lbs | of 9 | M Fenton | |