Optimistic Bias (IRE)
Owner: Elegant Clutter Ltd Trainer: H J Evans Sex: gelding Age: 13
Breeding: Sayarshan / Dashers Folly (Dr Massini)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watered) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good on winning post bend) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 2022 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 2f 83y | 4 | Defi D'Oudairies | 10st 2lbs | 8 of 9 | Tabitha Worsley | 11/1 |
| pressed leader, led before 8th, pushed and headed turning for home, quickly dropped away | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 2022 | Cartmel | Good to Soft | 3m 1f 83y | 4 | Bintheredonethat | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | Benjamin Poste | 9/1 |
| led, pushed along after 2 out, headed last and soon ridden, ran on same pace | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2022 | Huntingdon | Good | 3m 1f 10y | 5 | Matchmaking | 12st | of 7 | Tabitha Worsley | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 02 May 2022 | Warwick | Good | 3m 1f | 5 | Nickelsonthedime | 11st 5lbs | 7 of 12 | Tabitha Worsley | 25/1 |
| led 1st, hit 4 out, headed next, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2022 | Southwell | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 60y | 5 | The Questioner | 11st 8lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Danny Burton | 7/1 |
| close up, ridden before 2 out, weakened and pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2022 | Huntingdon | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 10y | 5 | Manothepeople | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 11 | Danny Burton | 11/1 |
| led, not fluent 1st, hit 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, pressed 2 out, soon ridden and headed, not fluent last, weakened run-in | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2021 | Hereford | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 119y | 4 | Vee Dancer | 10st 8lbs | 2 of 8 | Tabitha Worsley | 40/1 |
| led, headed 7th, led again 9th, ridden 2 out, headed approaching next, kept on, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2021 | Huntingdon | Good | 3m 1f 10y | 5 | Imphal | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 9 | R Law-Eadie | 50/1 |
| chased leaders, not fluent 5th, closed after 7th, ridden and weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2021 | Aintree | Good | 3m 149y | 3 | Uno Mas | 10st 10lbs | 11 of 14 | R Law-Eadie | 100/1 |
| always towards rear, tailed off | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2021 | Newton Abbot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 170y | 4 | Ballyegan Hero | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 5 | Phillip Armson | 7/2 |
| chased leading pair out wide until hit 7th and lost place, hit 9th, reminder after next, rallied and led 4 out, awkward and headed bend after next, no chance with winner, mistake and lost 2nd 2 out, weakened into 4th before the last | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2021 | Plumpton | Good | 3m 1f 152y | 4 | I See You Well | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 6 | Phillip Armson | 11/1 |
| jumped right, chased leader until 4th, chased leaders, mistake 12th, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, plugged on | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2021 | Southwell | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 60y | 4 | Ecossais | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 8 | Shane Quinlan | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd after 5th, led after 12th, headed 13th, weakened before 3 out | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 2020 | Market Rasen | Soft | 3m 3f 123y | 3 | Who's In The Box | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 14 | Phillip Armson | 22/1 |
| held up towards rear, mistake 12th, struggling when pulled up after next | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2020 | Uttoxeter | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 4 | Optimistic Bias | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 7 | Phillip Armson | 9/2 |
| made virtually all, clear last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2020 | Southwell | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 60y | 4 | Classic Escape | 11st 3lbs | UnseatedRider of 7 | James Nixon | 18/1 |
| held up, mistake and unseated rider 1st | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2019 | Warwick | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 5f 54y | 3 | Goodnight Charlie | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 10 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | 8/1 |
| held up, not fluent 1st, left 4th at the 6th, went 2nd 18th, never able to get to winner, mistake last, well held flat | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2019 | Warwick | Good to Soft | 3m 1f 100y | 4 | Ange Des Malberaux | 11st 11lbs | 7 of 12 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along 14th, outpaced 16th, weakened after 3 out | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2018 | Warwick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 2f | 4 | His Dream | 12st | 12 of 15 | Alexander Thorne | 16/1 |
| tracked leader, close up 4th, led briefly 7th, with leader, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2017 | Sedgefield | Good | 3m 5f 48y | 2 | Audacious Plan | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 13 | L Treadwell | 11/1 |
| with leader, ridden before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2017 | Uttoxeter | Good | 3m 2f 13y | 1 | Tempestatefloresco | 10st 4lbs | 16 of 20 | L Treadwell | 7/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2017 | Stratford | Good | 3m 3f 119y | 3 | Optimistic Bias | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 7 | L Treadwell | 9/4 |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 10th, led after 14th, ridden and headed briefly after 2 out, soon in front again, idled run-in, just held on | |||||||||
| 06 May 2017 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 2y | 4 | Optimistic Bias | 12st | 1 of 9 | L Treadwell | 5/2 |
| led until 9th, chased leader, challenged 3 out, led before last, driven flat, idled close home | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2017 | Perth | Good | 3m 6f 121y | 3 | Boric | 11st 4lbs | of 16 | L P Aspell | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2017 | Uttoxeter | Soft | 3m 2y | 4 | Optimistic Bias | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 7 | L Treadwell | 7/2 |
| led, not fluent 1st, headed next, led 3rd until 4th, led 5th, headed 3 out, led next, in command flat | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2017 | Huntingdon | Soft | 3m 6f 162y | 3 | Court Frontier | 10st 6lbs | 3 of 9 | L Treadwell | 10/1 |
| held up in rear, chased leaders 3 out, ridden and one pace when left narrow 2nd at last, no chance with winner, no extra in 3rd flat | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2017 | Ludlow | Soft | 2m 7f 171y | 4 | Label Des Obeaux | 11st | 3 of 4 | L Treadwell | 25/1 |
| held up in rear, left 3rd 11th (water), outpaced before 4 out, no chance with rival pair after | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2016 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 191y | 3 | By The Boardwalk | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 7 | Aidan Coleman | 2/1 |
| chased leaders, lost place 8th, under pressure 4 out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2016 | Uttoxeter | Good to Soft (Good on winning post bend) | 2m 7f 70y | 3 | Bucking The Trend | 11st 6lbs | 5 of 8 | R P McLernon | 11/2 |
| tracked leader, led after 3 out, headed next, no extra last | |||||||||
| 01 Sep 2016 | Sedgefield | Good (Watered) | 3m 3f 9y | 3 | Optimistic Bias | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 7 | R P McLernon | 11/2 |
| tracked leader, left in lead 3 out, soon pressed, ridden before last, kept on under pressure flat, just held on | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2016 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 2m 7f | 3 | Ballyknock Lad | 10st 11lbs | 5 of 10 | R P McLernon | 7/1 |
| mid-division, not fluent 1st, hit 9th, closed next, no impression from 3 out, blundered last | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2016 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 5f 89y | 3 | Cusheen Bridge | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 14 | R P McLernon | 12/1 |
| mid-division, headway 9th, chased leaders 4 out, ridden to challenge next, weakened last | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2016 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 118y | 3 | Taj Badalandabad | 11st | 14 of 16 | Patrick Cowley | 6/0 |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 2016 | Southwell | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 209y | 3 | Delgany Demon | 11st | 3 of 9 | Patrick Cowley | 3/0 |
| mid-division, headway on outside 4 out, challenged next, led approaching 2 out, headed when not fluent last, no extra flat, lost 2nd post | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2015 | Haydock | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 6f 177y | 3 | Island Heights | 11st 8lbs | 7 of 11 | Patrick Cowley | 11/0 |
| towards rear, headway after 4 out, ridden 2 out, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2015 | Aintree | Good (Watered) | 3m 149y | 3 | Sykes | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 9 | Patrick Cowley | 15/0 |
| mid-division on outer, tracked leaders 4 out, challenged next, upsides 2 out, ridden and every chance flat, kept on, dead heated post | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2015 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m | 3 | Roll On Ruby | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 20 | R P McLernon | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden and every chance on inside between last 2, one pace flat | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2015 | Southwell | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Optimistic Bias | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 14 | R P McLernon | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along before 2 out, led before last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2015 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 4 | Our Kaempfer | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 10 | R P McLernon | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd from 7th, chased winner from 2 out, no impression | |||||||||