Dark Optimist (IRE)
Owner: The United Optimists Trainer: P D Evans Sex: colt Age: 7
Breeding: Alhebayeb / Luvmedo (One Cool Cat)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | |||
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Standard | 1 | |||
| Totals | 13 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Jul 2020 | Haydock | Soft | 6f 212y | 5 | Risk Taker | 9st 5lbs | 9 of 12 | E J Walsh | 80/1 |
| awkwardly away, always in rear | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2019 | Southwell | Standard | 6f 16y | 5 | Dark Regard | 9st 6lbs | 11 of 14 | C Lee | 66/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2019 | Chester | Good | 5f 15y | 3 | Praxeology | 8st 10lbs | 6 of 7 | Harry Bentley | 8/1 |
| slowly into stride, always outpaced in rear | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2019 | Yarmouth | Firm | 6f 3y | 4 | War Storm | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 5 | J F Egan | 6/1 |
| close up, ridden just over 2f out, weakened well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2019 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 5f 34y | 4 | Bushtucker Trial | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 8 | K Shoemark | 9/1 |
| awkwardly away, behind, switched right inside final furlong, ran on well towards finish, not reach leaders | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2019 | Chester | Good to Soft | 5f 15y | 4 | Dream Kart | 9st 3lbs | of 9 | Harry Bentley | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2019 | Thirsk | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 3 | Troubador | 9st | of 9 | D Tudhope | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2019 | Haydock | Good to Firm | 6f | 4 | Keep Busy | 9st 10lbs | 7 of 10 | J F Egan | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, driven over 2f out, soon lost place | |||||||||
| 25 May 2019 | Salisbury | Good to Firm | 5f | 4 | Dark Optimist | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 7 | J F Egan | 7/1 |
| prominent, edged right soon after start, led over 3f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon rallied and every chance, stayed on gamely to lead again towards finish | |||||||||
| 18 May 2019 | Newbury | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 2 | Temple Of Heaven | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 8 | J F Egan | 33/1 |
| steadied start, held up in rear, headway far side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, soon hung left and ridden, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 02 May 2019 | Salisbury | Good to Firm | 5f | 4 | Firepower | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 8 | J F Egan | 16/1 |
| restless in gate, slowly into stride and outpaced, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd last 100 yards, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2019 | Bath | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 5f 10y | 2 | Zulu Zander | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 9 | Harry Bentley | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden and no extra final furlong, eased towards finish | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2019 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f 3y | 3 | Show Me Show Me | 9st 3lbs | 10 of 17 | C Lee | 25/1 |
| slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, never near leaders | |||||||||