Optimum Force (IRE)
Owner: G Burke Trainer: D T Hughes Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: City Honours / Schindlers Cousin (Yashgan)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Chase - Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2011 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 3m 1f | 0 | Lion Na Bearnai | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 21 | Mr K E Power | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, bumped rival after 5 out, 4th after 3 out, 3rd approaching next, on terms approaching last, soon no impression under pressure, closed on winner near finish, disqualified | |||||||||
| 16 May 2011 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Optimum Force | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 12 | Mr K E Power | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, closed into 2nd 3 out, challenged under pressure and on terms before last, soon led and stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 06 May 2011 | Punchestown | Good (Chase - Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | Salsify | 12st | 8 of 20 | Mr K E Power | 25/1 |
| led, bad mistake 8 out, ridden and headed before 3 out, soon no extra and weakened entering straight | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2011 | Cork | Good | 3m | 0 | Optimum Force | 12st | 1 of 10 | Mr K E Power | 7/2 |
| waited with in mid-division, slow jump 6 out, closed to track leader approaching 4 out, led from next, bad mistake 2 out, soon clear, stayed on well, easily | |||||||||


