Cautious Optimism (GB)
Cautious Optimism (GB) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed 5 times. Best effort: 2nd of 5 at Ffos Las (Sep 2015). Last raced off 63, 16lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–12Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 5 (41.7%)Placed
- −12.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=12 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 38dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 11,584 runs since Jan 2008 (996 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 10 | 10.9% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,911 | 187 | 9.8% | −0.3 | — |
| Good | 2,276 | 232 | 10.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,137 | 115 | 10.1% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,259 | 131 | 10.4% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 323 | 28 | 8.7% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 4,586 | 472 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,279 | 270 | 11.8% | +1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5,894 | 629 | 10.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,165 | 188 | 8.7% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 889 | 60 | 6.7% | −3.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 217 | 15 | 6.9% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 108 | 6 | 5.6% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +6.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | +27.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Valley Queen (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Valley Queen (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Queen (GB) | 36 | 2 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Havanavich (GB) | 34 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
| Inca Chief (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| See No Ships (GB) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Dwyer | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Franny Norton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sam Hitchcott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Steve Drowne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Hood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 16+34d | Leicester | Golden Hand Selling Stakes | 6/10 | 11 | 8-10 | 63 | 63C | 41C | Martin Dwyer | 5/1 |
| 16 Aug 16+28d | Ripon | Download The Award-winning At The Races App Selling Stakes | 6/8 | 3 | 8-12 | 67 | — | 50A | Franny Norton | 9/4F |
| 19 Jul 16+12d | Ffos Las | Totequadpot Available On All Uk Meetings Selling Stakes | 3/5 | 7 | 8-10 | 70 | — | 53B | Martin Dwyer | 15/8 |
| 07 Jul 16+31d | Epsom Downs | Tadworth Handicap | 6/8 | 2 | 9-2 | 72 | — | 57A | Rob Hornby | 20/1 |
| 06 Jun 16+39d | Windsor | Track Your Football Acca With Ladbrokes Classified Stakes | 11/12 | 6 | 9-0 | 75 | — | 44C | Martin Dwyer | 25/1 |
| 28 Apr 16+180d | Lingfield (AW) | Haslemere Building Company Handicap | 9/9 | 4½ | 8-12 | 76 | — | 43C | Martin Dwyer | 12/1 |
| 31 Oct 15+24d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32Red Nursery | 3/8 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 77 | — | 75A | Steve Drowne | 11/1 |
| 07 Oct 15+24d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino/British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Div 2) | 8/13 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 79 | — | 66A | Sam Hitchcott | 8/1 |
| 13 Sep 15+11d | Ffos Las | Sinclair Maiden Stakes (Plus 10 Race) | 2/5 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 79 | — | 80B | Sam Hitchcott | 6/4 |
| 02 Sep 15+19d | Lingfield | TitanBet.co.uk Maiden Stakes | 2/9 | nk | 9-5 | — | — | 73A | Martin Dwyer | 6/4F |
| 14 Aug 15+15d | Nottingham | Racingfx.co.uk Ebf Stallions Maiden Stakes | 2/9 | shd | 9-5 | — | — | 88A | Franny Norton | 9/2 |
| 30 Jul 15 | Ffos Las | Studs EBF Maiden Stakes | 3/9 | 1½ | 9-5 | — | — | 83A | Franny Norton | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Cautious Optimism (GB) won?
- Cautious Optimism (GB) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2015 and 2016. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
- Who trained Cautious Optimism (GB)?
- Cautious Optimism (GB) was trained by William Muir on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 19 September 2016.
- Who is Cautious Optimism (GB)'s sire?
- Cautious Optimism (GB) is by Showcasing (GB) out of Queen of Havana (USA), whose sire is King Of Kings.
- What is Cautious Optimism (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 19 September 2016. The highest on record is 79.
- What is Cautious Optimism (GB)'s sire's record?
- Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 11,584 runs since Jan 2008 (996 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
- Who are Cautious Optimism (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Queen of Havana (USA), Cautious Optimism (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Valley Queen (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Valley Queen (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.