Optimistic Duke (IRE)
Owner: Monday Boys Partnership Trainer: Kieran Burke Sex: colt Age: 5
Breeding: Bachelor Duke / Gronchi Rosa (Nashwan)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Standard | 3 | |||
| Standard / Slow | 1 | |||
| Totals | 22 | 3 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2012 | Taunton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 4 | Magic Prospect | 10st 11lbs | PulledUp of 15 | J W Farrelly | |
| 11 Aug 2011 | Stratford | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 5 | Cash Back | 10st 11lbs | Fell of 10 | Harry Skelton | |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 5 | Turn Up | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 6 | Jimmy Derham | 5/1 |
| held up, pushed along before 4th, soon behind, stayed on flat, never nearer | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2011 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 5 | Denton Ryal | 11st 1lbs | 10 of 14 | Jimmy Derham | 22/1 |
| prominent, ridden after 3rd, weakened 5th | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2011 | Fontwell | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 2f 110y | 4 | Parazar | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 12 | Ian Popham | |
| 12 May 2011 | Ludlow | Good | 2m 5f | 4 | Kasbadali | 10st 7lbs | 6 of 10 | Jimmy McCarthy | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden 3rd, weakened over 5f out | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2011 | Plumpton | Good to Firm | 2m | 4 | Looks Like Slim | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 6 | S P Jones | 9/1 |
| held up in touch, reminders 4th, outpaced 3 out, rallied next, ridden and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2011 | Hereford | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 5 | Sizing Santiago | 10st 8lbs | PulledUp of 16 | Jimmy McCarthy | |
| 06 Nov 2010 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Dolatulo | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 9 | Jimmy McCarthy | 50/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on under pressure to take 2nd after last, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2010 | Brighton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 1f 209y | 6 | Broughtons Dream | 8st 11lbs | 6 of 14 | Hayley Turner | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2010 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 2f 110y | 5 | Zakeeta | 10st 12lbs | 8 of 11 | Jimmy McCarthy | 3/1 |
| chased leading pair until 6th, weakened before next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2010 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 2f 110y | 4 | Architrave | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | Jimmy McCarthy | 40/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden to challenge after 3 out, soon under pressure, weakening when mistake last | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2010 | Beverley | Good to Firm | 1m 4f 16y | 6 | Valantino Oyster | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 10 | D Holland | 11/2 |
| slowly into stride, held up in last, ridden over 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2010 | Nottingham | Good to Soft | 1m 2f 50y | 6 | Sternian | 8st 9lbs | 2 of 7 | E Ahern | 6/4 |
| prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced by leading pair, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 28 Jun 2010 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 6 | Provost | 8st 11lbs | 8 of 10 | S Sanders | 5/1 |
| tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2010 | Brighton | Good to Firm | 1m 1f 209y | 6 | Captain John Nixon | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 11 | David Probert | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden and chance 2f out, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 May 2010 | Bath | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 5y | 6 | Flag Of Glory | 9st 1lbs | 4 of 16 | Richard Hughes | 28/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 1f out | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2009 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 5 | Mass Rally | 9st 3lbs | 14 of 14 | M Dwyer | 66/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened and hampered soon after | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2009 | Newbury | Soft | 1m | 4 | Gardening Leave | 9st 3lbs | 11 of 13 | Hayley Turner | 66/1 |
| chased leaders to over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2009 | Lingfield | Standard / Slow | 7f | 4 | Verdant | 9st 3lbs | 12 of 13 | N Callan | 25/1 |
| dwelt, soon ridden along, always rear | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 2009 | Newbury | Good to Firm | 7f | 4 | Critical Moment | 9st 3lbs | of 13 | R Mullen | |


