Optimistic Alfie (GB)
Owner: The Optimists Trainer: B G Powell Sex: Gelding Age: 24
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good places)(Chase, Good, Good to Firm places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 9 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 3 | |||
| Standard / Slow | 1 | |||
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Jun 2008 | Hexham | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m 1f | 5 | Lethem Present | 10st 2lbs | 13 of 20 | D C Costello | 28/1 |
| in touch, led 3rd to 7th, soon pushed along, weakened 14th | |||||||||
| 14 May 2008 | Fontwell | Good to Firm | 3m 2f 110y | 5 | September Moon | 10st 7lbs | 4 of 10 | S P Jones | 12/1 |
| tended to jump right, pecked 10th, soon headed, chased leader, led 13th, pecked 4 out and headed soon after, lost 2nd before next, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 12 May 2008 | Towcester | Good to Firm | 3m 110y | 4 | Carryduff | 10st 2lbs | 5 of 6 | T J O'Brien | 11/2 |
| chased leading pair, blundered 6th and reminder, mistake and dropped last 9th, gradually lost touch approaching 12th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2008 | Worcester | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 5 | Arctic Shadow | 11st 8lbs | 9 of 11 | S Walsh | 20/1 |
| held up, driven 5th, tailed off 7th | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2008 | Folkestone | Good to Soft | 3m 1f | 5 | Dundridge Native | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 17 | A Thornton | 12/1 |
| in rear, plugged on | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2008 | Southwell | Standard / Slow | 2m | 6 | Legend Erry | 9st 11lbs | 6 of 6 | V Slattery | 16/1 |
| held up behind, outpaced over 4f out | |||||||||
| 06 Jan 2008 | Southwell | Standard | 1m 6f | 6 | Legend Erry | 9st 10lbs | 4 of 11 | V Slattery | 25/1 |
| towards rear, reminders soon after start, ridden along over 6f out, some late headway but never reached challenging position | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2007 | Towcester | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 5 | Maori Legend | 11st | 6 of 13 | A Dobbin | 6/1 |
| mid-division, ridden 8th, outpaced from next | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2007 | Towcester | Good to Soft | 3m | 4 | Iwillrememberyou | 10st 10lbs | 5 of 13 | M Bradburne | 12/1 |
| chased leader, led 2nd, headed after 7th, weakened | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2007 | Exeter | Good to Soft | 2m 6f 110y | 4 | Bernard | 11st 4lbs | of 13 | S Thomas | 20/1 |
| led, ridden and headed 8th, one pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2007 | Exeter | Good to Firm (Good places)(Chase, Good, Good to Firm places) | 3m 110y | 4 | The Crazy Parson | 10st 7lbs | 3 of 7 | G Lee | 18/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, hit 7th and 8th, soon ridden, kept on, close 3rd when hampered last, no extra | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2007 | Lingfield | Standard | 2m | 6 | Diamond Key | 9st 10lbs | of 14 | G Baker | 33/1 |
| held up, effort on outside over 3f out, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2007 | Goodwood | Soft | 1m 6f | 5 | Whenever | 9st 10lbs | of 14 | A Kirby | 66/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2007 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 194y | 5 | Hareem | 9st 12lbs | of 11 | G Baker | 12/1 |
| reminders soon after start to chase leader, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2007 | Leicester | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 3f 183y | 5 | Grand Heights | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 4 | G Baker | 20/1 |
| slowly into stride, pushed along in rear, headway to track leaders 4f out, driven over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2007 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 5 | Satco's Deception | 11st 10lbs | Refused of 11 | D C Costello | 16/1 |
| led, headed 6th, reminders 8th, weakened 15th, remote 4th when refused 2 out | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2007 | Hereford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 4 | Super Judge | 10st 10lbs | PulledUp of 9 | W Marston | 12/1 |
| tracked leader and keen, led after 10th, headed next, weakened 15th, behind when pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2007 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 5610 | 4 | Back In Business | 10st 13lbs | PU of 14 | W Marston | |
| badly hampered and pulled up | |||||||||
| 11 May 2007 | WINCANTON | Good to Firm | 5610 | 3 | Tom Sayers | 10st | 8 of 10 | Wayne Hutchinson | |
| always towards rear, reminder 14th, no impression | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2007 | TOWCESTER | Good | 5390 | 4 | Denvale | 10st 7lbs | 5 of 11 | W Marston | |
| chased leader to 2nd, remained prominent, slipped approaching 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 30 Jan 2007 | FOLKESTONE | Good to Soft | 5500 | 5 | Optimistic Alfie | 10st 11lbs | 1 of 9 | Wayne Hutchinson | |
| in touch, tracked leading pair 10th, driven along from 13th, chased leader approaching 2 out, led approaching last, driven clear flat | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2006 | TOWCESTER | Soft | 5390 | 5 | Solid As A Rock | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 13 | M Bradburne | |
| chased leaders, hit 12th, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2006 | HUNTINGDON | Good to Soft | 5280 | 4 | Ferimon | 10st 10lbs | 8 of 17 | S P Jones | |
| chased winner, ridden, hit 11th, weakeneing when hit 13th | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2006 | FOLKESTONE | Good to Soft | 5500 | 4 | Jimmy Tennis | 11st | PU of 7 | S P Jones | |
| chased leader, led 5th to 7th, weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2006 | LEICESTER | Good to Soft | 5170 | 4 | Mr Splodge | 11st | FE of 10 | S P Jones | |
| held up, fell 2nd fell | |||||||||
| 17 May 2006 | EXETER | Good to Firm | 5170 | 4 | General Grey | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 6 | Wayne Hutchinson | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd after 13th, soon ridden, mistake, lost 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2006 | WINCANTON | Good | 4840 | 4 | Penny Park | 10st 10lbs | PU of 14 | C M Studd | |
| held up in touch, weakened 5th and pulled up | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2006 | WINCANTON | Soft | 4840 | 4 | Pure Magic | 11st 5lbs | 11 of 19 | C M Studd | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 5th, weakened next, losing positions when hampered 3 out | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2006 | LINGFIELD | Heavy | 4290 | 4 | Snakebite | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 11 | James Davies | |
| chased winner to 5th, stayed prominent until driven and weakened quickly next | |||||||||
| 06 Jan 2006 | TOWCESTER | Soft | 5280 | 4 | Alfasonic | 10st 12lbs | PU of 15 | J P McNamara | |
| held up towards rear, weakened 4 out, pulled up | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2005 | TOWCESTER | Soft | 4620 | 0 | Jaunty Times | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | J P McNamara | |
| held up and keen, headway 8th, ridden after 3 out, went 2nd last, stayed on | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2005 | NEWBURY | Good to Soft | 3630 | 0 | Sworn In | 11st 2lbs | 17 of 18 | Andrew Tinkler | |
| prominent in chasing group, behind from halfway | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2005 | FOLKESTONE | Good to Soft | 3850 | 0 | Its A Dream | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 8 | M Bradburne | |
| in touch, ridden over 5f out, soon weakened | |||||||||