Realistic Optimism (IRE)
Owner: Mr John H W Finch Trainer: Jamie Snowden Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Sageburg / Innisfree Dawn (Yeats)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2024 | Windsor | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Starcrossed Lover | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 11 | G Sheehan | 18/1 |
| held up in rear, progress after 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2024 | Ludlow | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 169y | 4 | Meetmebythesea | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 8 | Tom Cannon | 4/1 |
| led, headed narrowly 3 out, soon held and no extra after 2 out | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2024 | Plumpton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 7f 195y | 4 | Touquet | 11st | 5 of 7 | G Sheehan | 11/4 |
| took keen hold, led until 2nd, not fluent 4th, lost place after next, well behind 3 out | |||||||||
| 27 May 2024 | Huntingdon | Good | 1m 7f 171y | 4 | Ikigai Star | 11st 4lbs | of 10 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2022 | Listowel | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Thecompanysergeant | 12st | 2 of 11 | Mr T P Harney | 16/5 |
| raced behind clear leaders in 3rd, took closer order after 3f, 3rd halfway, improved to 2nd 1 1/2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on, held | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2022 | Bellewstown | Good | 2m 188y | 0 | Country Queen | 12st | 5 of 12 | Mr T P Harney | 9/4 |
| mid-division, ridden in 5th 3f out, no impression on leaders from 2f out | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2022 | Wexford | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Silver Breeze | 12st | of 17 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Kilbeggan | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Realistic Optimism | 12st | 1 of 19 | Mr T P Harney | 6/4 |
| mid-division, 5th halfway, headway under 4f out, led travelling well entering straight, pushed along and drew clear final furlong, easily | |||||||||
| 28 May 2022 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 50y | 0 | Marine Nationale | 12st | of 17 | Mr T P Harney | 0/0 |
| 26 May 2022 | Limerick | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 100y | 0 | High City Roller | 12st | 2 of 21 | Mr T P Harney | 6/1 |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, closer in 3rd 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2021 | Down Royal | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Pinkerton | 12st 2lbs | 9 of 15 | Mr T P Harney | 8/1 |
| held up early, mid-division halfway, progress into 5th 4f out, ridden and no impression 3f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2021 | Fairyhouse | Good | 2m | 0 | Kilbunny Pontic | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 13 | Mr T P Harney | 40/1 |
| rear of mid-division, progress to 5th over 3f out, headway to 2nd 2f out, hampered and stumbled over 1f out, soon dropped to 4th, no extra under 1f out | |||||||||