Optical Confusion (IRE)
Owner: Anthony Coughlan Trainer: M Butler Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Windsor Knot / Kelpie (Kahyasi)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Yielding | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 3 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 3 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | |||
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct 2022 | Gowran Park | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Pairc Na Ngael | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 8 | D E Mullins | 14/1 |
| towards rear, in touch in rear halfway, still in touch in 5th when bad mistake 5 out and quickly pulled up | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2022 | Tipperary | Yielding | 2m 3f 114y | 0 | Cornerkova | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 6 | D E Mullins | 10/3 |
| tracked leaders, disputed 2nd halfway, 3rd 3 out, pushed along and no extra in 4th when pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2022 | Wexford | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Bold Emperor | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 13 | D E Mullins | 11/1 |
| held up in mid-division, progress into 5th after 3 out, improved into 2nd 2 out, soon ridden, no impression on winner before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2022 | Roscommon | Good | 3m 67y | 0 | Politesse | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 14 | R J Condon | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th 4 out, ridden entering straight, moderate 3rd 2 out, 4th at last, no impression | |||||||||
| 31 May 2022 | Ballinrobe | Good to Yielding | 2m 7f | 0 | Rock Road | 10st 6lbs | PulledUp of 16 | D Meyler | 18/1 |
| mid-division, 8th after 7th, weakened quickly after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 03 May 2022 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Defan | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 11 | D P Holden | 9/1 |
| towards rear, some headway when slight mistake 5 out, pushed along and no impression in 6th after 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2021 | Gowran Park | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Marshalled | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 12 | D J O'Keeffe | 8/1 |
| waited with, disputed 8th after 6th, headway 8th, closed up and effort on outer from before straight, led between last 2 and went on, reduced lead and no extra closing stages, soon headed and one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2021 | Sligo | Good | 2m 1f 36y | 0 | Grange Walk | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 11 | J J Slevin | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders early, mid-division halfway, slight mistake 2 out, pushed along and headway on inner approaching straight, left 3rd and short of room after last, soon ridden and 2nd 100 yards out, kept on | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 2021 | Wexford | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Druid's Altar | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 6 | D J O'Keeffe | 8/1 |
| waited with towards rear, closer in 3rd from 3rd, jumped slightly right 6th, joined for 3rd approaching 4 out, pushed along from 3 out, soon 4th and no impression, weakened from before straight | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2021 | Tipperary | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Funky Dady | 11st 1lbs | 5 of 12 | D J O'Keeffe | 7/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2021 | Wexford | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Top Moon | 10st 2lbs | 5 of 9 | L P Dempsey | 7/1 |
| towards rear, closed to chase leaders after 3 out, prominent approaching straight, on terms before 2 out, soon headed, one pace last | |||||||||
| 30 May 2021 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Powersbomb | 10st 2lbs | Fell of 13 | L P Dempsey | 13/2 |
| towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, headway into 5th 3 out, pushed along entering straight, closing in 2nd with every chance when fell 2 out | |||||||||
| 25 May 2021 | Ballinrobe | Soft to Heavy | 2m 7f | 0 | Agent Boru | 10st 8lbs | UnseatedRider of 15 | J J Slevin | 11/2 |
| towards rear, mistake and unseated rider 6th | |||||||||
| 04 May 2021 | Ballinrobe | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 0 | Optical Confusion | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 17 | Reserve 1 | 11/2 |
| rear of mid-division, headway into 4th 3 out, disputed lead before 2 out, led travelling well 2 out, went clear before last, stayed on strongly and eased inside final furlong, easily | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2021 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 2m 5f 50y | 0 | Optical Confusion | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 17 | J J Slevin | 5/2 |
| in rear, slightly hampered at 1st, mistake 10th, closer in 7th entering straight, went 2nd after 2 out, soon ridden, 2nd at last, led inside final furlong, stayed on well close home | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2021 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 2m 5f 97y | 0 | Super Citizen | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 14 | Mr E P O'Brien | 4/1 |
| soon led, headed at 10th, closed after 3 out, led after 2 out, strongly pressed at last, headed run-in, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2020 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 2m 5f | 0 | Midnight Maestro | 10st 13lbs | 11 of 22 | R J Condon | 25/1 |
| rear, progress after 7th, 11th after last (normal 2 out), one paced over 1f out | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2020 | Navan | Soft (Soft to Heavy in Places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Blackbow | 12st | 11 of 16 | S F O'Keeffe | 200/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, no threat in straight, mistake last | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2020 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | The Echo Boy | 12st | 7 of 17 | J J Slevin | 20/1 |
| towards rear, pecked 5 out, kept on one pace from 3 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2020 | Wexford | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Andy Dufresne | 12st | of 14 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| 21 Oct 2018 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 3m | 0 | He's No Molly | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 7 | D J Mullins | 4/1 |
| in rear, closer order 9th, soon raced in 5th, last again from before 4 out, ridden to go moderate 3rd before 2 out, kept on same pace without threatening | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2018 | Navan | Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Rolanna | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 8 | D J Mullins | 7/2 |
| tracked leader, closed up travelling smoothly straight, slight mistake and led from 3 out, went on from 2 out, ridden run-in, reduced lead and headed near finish | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2018 | Down Royal | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Optical Confusion | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | D J Mullins | 2/1 |
| chased leader, slight mistake 3rd, improved to lead after 4th, pressed 3 out, ran around approaching 2 out, ridden to assert before last where slight mistake, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2018 | Galway | Yielding to Soft | 2m 5f 11y | 0 | City Island | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 23 | J J Slevin | 33/1 |
| rear of mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden in 7th 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 29 May 2018 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Awbeg Prince | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 18 | J J Slevin | 40/1 |
| rear of mid-division, some headway after 3 out, pushed along and no impression in 5th approaching last, kept on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 10 May 2018 | Tipperary | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Prince D'Aubrelle | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 23 | D E Mullins | 50/1 |
| mid-division early, not always fluent jumping, moderate 8th approaching straight, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 2017 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Jetz | 11st 12lbs | 13 of 17 | D E Mullins | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, no impression from 4 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2017 | Killarney | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Optical Confusion | 12st | 1 of 10 | Mr J J Codd | 13/8 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved into 2nd 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, kept on well from over 1f out, reduced advantage close home and just held on | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2017 | Cork | Yielding | 2m 3f | 0 | Awbeg Prince | 12st | 2 of 16 | Ms K Walsh | 6/1 |
| held up, soon towards rear, headway to chase leaders approaching straight, chased winner from 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2017 | Roscommon | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f 106y | 0 | Thermistocles | 12st | 4 of 14 | Mr D O'Connor | 14/1 |
| rear of mid-division, headway into 3rd 4f out, ridden to dispute lead 2f out, headed 1 1/2 out, no extra in 4th final furlong | |||||||||