Paddy The Optimist (IRE)
Owner: Don Gould, Mervyn Phillips Trainer: P D Evans Sex: Gelding Age: 28
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 2 | 4 | |
| Good to Firm | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 4 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 7 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 45 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2007 | Plumpton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f | 4 | Ironside | 10st 5lbs | 6 of 9 | Tony Evans | 16/1 |
| in touch, led 13th, headed 4 out, weakening when hit next | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2007 | Warwick | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 2f | 5 | Present M'lord | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 12 | Tony Evans | 11/1 |
| prominent, pulled up quickly before 14th | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2007 | Warwick | Good to Firm | 3m 2f | 4 | Dun Drinan | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 8 | T Messenger | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace before next | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2007 | Hereford | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 4 | Professor Hegarty | 10st 4lbs | 4 of 12 | Tony Evans | 12/1 |
| in touch, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2006 | WORCESTER | Good to Firm | 5170 | 4 | He's The Biz | 10st 5lbs | 6 of 16 | T Messenger | |
| chased leaders, ridden 13th, weakened approaching 3 out | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2006 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 5610 | 4 | Galtee View | 9st 13lbs | 2 of 12 | T Messenger | |
| prominent, led 16th, ridden 3 out, headed last, led again flat, headed last strides | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2006 | NEWTON ABBOT | Good | 5830 | 5 | Paddy The Optimist | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 17 | T Messenger | |
| led 2nd until 11th, led after 14th, clear from 16th, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2006 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 5610 | 4 | Sungates | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 15 | T Messenger | |
| held up, headway 9th, went 2nd 4 out until approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last | |||||||||
| 17 May 2006 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 5610 | 5 | Test of Friendship | 9st 13lbs | 2 of 17 | T J O'Brien | |
| mid-division, headway 10th, every chance from 3 out, ridden approaching last, edged right, no extra flat | |||||||||
| 04 May 2006 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 5610 | 4 | Galtee View | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 13 | T J O'Brien | |
| mid-division, ridden 4 out, no impression when left 4th approaching 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2006 | CHEPSTOW | Good to Soft | 5280 | 5 | Sissinghurst Storm | 10st 7lbs | PU of 15 | P Merrigan | |
| always in rear, lost touch 8th and pulled up | |||||||||
| 20 Mar 2006 | HEREFORD | Good | 5610 | 5 | Valley Warrior | 10st 8lbs | 3 of 15 | T J O'Brien | |
| mid-division, headway 9th, ridden to lead and hit 2 out, soon headed and weakened | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2006 | CHEPSTOW | Heavy | 5830 | 4 | River of Light | 10st 7lbs | PU of 8 | L Heard | |
| held up in touch, lost place when mistake 16th, tailed off and pulled up | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2006 | HEREFORD | Good to Soft | 6820 | 4 | Charango Star | 9st 11lbs | 3 of 10 | W Kennedy | |
| mid-division, headway 14th, ridden 18th, weakened 3 out, left 3rd 2 out | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2006 | LEICESTER | Good to Soft | 5170 | 4 | Monger Lane | 10st 6lbs | 6 of 15 | W Kennedy | |
| mid-division, hit 11th, ridden 4 out, weakened after next | |||||||||
| 09 Jan 2006 | TAUNTON | Good | 5170 | 4 | Glacial Delight | 9st 11lbs | 8 of 15 | W Kennedy | |
| never a factor | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2005 | BANGOR | Heavy | 4510 | 0 | Lost In Normandy | 10st 2lbs | 7 of 12 | L Heard | |
| mid-division, ridden after 11th, weakened next | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2005 | HEREFORD | Good | 4180 | 0 | Runner Bean | 9st 13lbs | 3 of 12 | L Heard | |
| mid-division, steady headway 9th, stayed on well from 3 out, no chance with front pair | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2005 | HEREFORD | Good | 5610 | 0 | Ashgreen | 11st | 5 of 7 | Mr R McCarthy | |
| mistake 7th, always towards rear | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2005 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 5610 | 0 | Excellent Vibes | 10st 6lbs | 4 of 16 | Mr L Stephens | |
| behind, mistake 3rd, effort 14th, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2005 | STRATFORD | Good | 5280 | 0 | Kelly | 9st 13lbs | 4 of 9 | Mr L Stephens | |
| mid-division, blundered badly 2nd, lost place 12th, driven and brief effort 4 out, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 22 May 2005 | HEREFORD | Good to Soft | 5610 | 0 | Dead-Eyed Dick | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 11 | Mr L Stephens | |
| held up in touch, headway 12th, weakened approaching 3 out, left 3rd 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2005 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 5610 | 0 | Paddy The Optimist | 9st 13lbs | 1 of 9 | Mr L Stephens | |
| held up, headway to track leaders 7th, led 16th, ridden after 3 out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2005 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 5610 | 0 | Paddy The Optimist | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 8 | Mr L Stephens | |
| led to 1st, in touch, ridden and headway 15th, led 3 out, clear approaching last, pushed out | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2005 | TAUNTON | Good to Firm | 5280 | 0 | Tom Sayers | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | Mr L Stephens | |
| in touch, outpaced approaching 12th, stayed on from 3 out | |||||||||
| 01 Mar 2005 | LEICESTER | Soft | 4510 | 0 | Ibal | 9st 11lbs | 3 of 9 | Mr L Stephens | |
| raced keenly in touch, headway after 2nd, led after 4th to 7th, ridden 8th, weakened approaching 2 out, left 3rd last | |||||||||
| 13 Feb 2005 | HEREFORD | Heavy | 5610 | 0 | Tanterari | 10st 9lbs | 3 of 12 | Mr L Stephens | |
| mid-division, mistake 3rd, headway 8th, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 06 Feb 2005 | HEREFORD | Soft | 5610 | 0 | Pewter Light | 10st 1lbs | 5 of 13 | Mr L Stephens | |
| always prominent, led 15th until after 3 out, weakened approaching last | |||||||||
| 10 Jan 2005 | TAUNTON | Soft | 5280 | 0 | Yann's | 9st 8lbs | 6 of 12 | W Kennedy | |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 2004 | TAUNTON | Good | 5280 | 0 | Fearless Mel | 10st 11lbs | 3 of 15 | C Williams | |
| mid-division, ridden 4 out, kept on one pace from 3 out | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2004 | WINCANTON | Good to Soft | 4620 | 0 | Tribal King | 9st 8lbs | 8 of 10 | Mr L Stephens | |
| behind and soon outpaced, tailed off from 11th | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2004 | MARKET RASEN | Soft | 4950 | 0 | Just Jolly | 9st 10lbs | 3 of 5 | Mr L Stephens | |
| held up in touch, headway 9th, hit next, ridden and one pace 3 out | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2004 | AINTREE | Soft | 4400 | 0 | Christopher | 9st 10lbs | 5 of 7 | Mr L Stephens | |
| always behind | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2004 | NEWTON ABBOT | Good | 5830 | 0 | Silver Pot Black | 10st 7lbs | 3 of 5 | Mr N Williams | |
| held up towards rear, chased leader 3rd, joined leader 11th, led 13th, headed and weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2004 | CARTMEL | Good | 5720 | 0 | Croc An Oir | 11st 6lbs | 5 of 11 | W A Worthington | |
| chased leaders, mistake and lost place 13th, soon behind | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2004 | WORCESTER | Good | 5170 | 0 | Gielgud | 10st 11lbs | PU of 15 | Mr N Williams | |
| chased leaders until lost place 12th, weakening when hampered next, tailed off and pulled up | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2004 | STRATFORD | Good to Firm | 4400 | 0 | Hit Royal | 10st 11lbs | 3 of 9 | Mr N Williams | |
| tracked leaders and mistakes, weakened 4 out | |||||||||
| 25 May 2004 | BANGOR | Good | 5390 | 0 | Montreal | 10st 2lbs | 5 of 8 | S Durack | |
| held up, mistake 10th, ridden and headway 4 out, hit 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 09 May 2004 | MARKET RASEN | Good to Soft | 5500 | 0 | Paddy The Optimist | 10st 11lbs | 1 of 9 | Mr N Williams | |
| tracked leaders, led after 4 out, stayed on well from next | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2004 | PERTH | Good to Soft | 4510 | 0 | Jacksonville | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 11 | O Nelmes | |
| mid-division, headway 9th, mistake 10th, effort 3 out, one pace next | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2004 | CHEPSTOW | Good | 4290 | 0 | Paddy The Optimist | 10st | 1 of 16 | Paul Moloney | |
| prominent, led 4 out, clear 2 out, comfortably | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2004 | LINGFIELD | Soft | 4510 | 0 | Surefast | 9st 11lbs | PU of 13 | P C O'Neill | |
| in touch, tracked leader 4th, ridden and weakened 10th, behind when pulled up | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2004 | HEREFORD | Good to Soft | 5610 | 0 | Barcham Again | 10st 5lbs | 3 of 13 | J M Maguire | |
| prominent, led 3rd, bad blunder 12th, headed 3 out, ridden and weakened quickly | |||||||||
| 07 Feb 2004 | CHEPSTOW | Heavy | 5280 | 0 | Tipp Top Lord | 10st | PU of 16 | Paul Moloney | |
| in touch until weakened 11th, pulled up before 13th pulled up | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2004 | PLUMPTON | Soft | 5720 | 0 | Jazz Duke | 11st | PU of 13 | J M Maguire | |
| always in rear, driven along and struggling 10th, behind when pulled up | |||||||||