Bold Optimist (IRE)
Owner: P J Gleeson & James Bergin Trainer: R Hackett Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Oscar / Massappeal Supreme (Supreme Leader)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 2 | |||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 8 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2015 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Occidental Lady | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 11 | Andrew J McNamara | |
| 18 Feb 2015 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Bold Optimist | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 25 | Andrew J McNamara | 10/1 |
| led, slight mistake 4th, clear from 3 out, reduced lead and narrowly headed approaching last, soon back on terms, stayed on well run-in to lead near line | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2015 | Thurles | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Duty Dance | 11st 5lbs | UnseatedRider of 13 | Andrew J McNamara | |
| 08 Nov 2014 | Naas | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Killer Crow | 11st 12lbs | 23 of 24 | J S McGarvey | 66/1 |
| took keen hold, held up on outer, slight mistake 2nd, not fluent 3 out, soon no extra, completely tailed off | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2014 | Gowran Park | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Upstager | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 22 | M A Enright | |
| 08 Mar 2014 | Gowran Park | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Sizing Granite | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 13 | M A Enright | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, dropped to moderate 7th approaching 3 out, soon no impression, moderate 6th and no extra from next | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2013 | Cork | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Azorian | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 16 | B J Cooper | |
| 30 Dec 2010 | Leopardstown | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Bold Optimist | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 11 | Mr R P McNamara | 11/8 |
| held up in touch, 7th on inner halfway, progress 3f out, 4th and ridden entering straight, headway over 1f out, stayed on well to lead 100 yards from finish | |||||||||