Dark Optimist (IRE)
Dark Optimist (IRE) is 1 from 11, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since May 2019. Last raced off 72, 9lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–11Wins / Runs
- 9.1%Strike rate
- 2 (18.2%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.50Fair A/E n=11 · 1.31 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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 59
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 81B | 67 | — |
| Good | 3 | 55A | 45 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 81B | 58 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 67C | 43 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · 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 8.3% of 2,632 runs since Jan 2008 (160 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 11.7% from 179. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 11.5% from 253.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +9.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 315 | 25 | 7.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 635 | 53 | 8.3% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 270 | 21 | 7.8% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 486 | 35 | 7.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 179 | 21 | 11.7% | +3.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 736 | 62 | 8.4% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 329 | 30 | 9.1% | +0.8 | 1 from 6 |
| 6f – 7f | 902 | 69 | 7.6% | −0.7 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 620 | 48 | 7.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 368 | 32 | 8.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 253 | 29 | 11.5% | +3.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 109 | 6 | 5.5% | −2.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 39 | 5 | 12.8% | +4.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Apres Dark (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Heddon Street (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apres Dark (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Mister Magic (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Heddon Street (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Dyllan (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Marayel (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 1m | Class 6 |
| Pivotal Rio (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| My Lea (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Royal Lea (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Royal Mylea (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J F Egan | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Bentley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Eoin Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood + tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Jul 20+229d | Haydock | Cash Out At bet365 Handicap | 9/9 | 2 | 9-5 | 72 | 41C | 57C | Eoin Walsh | 80/1 |
| 18 Nov 19+65d | Southwell (AW) | Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Nursery | 11/14 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 74 | 42C | 53C | Clifford Lee | 66/1 |
| 14 Sep 19+20d | Chester | Stellar Group Nursery | 6/6 | 9 | 8-10 | 77 | 45A | 29B | Harry Bentley | 8/1 |
| 25 Aug 19+9d | Yarmouth | Download The MansionBet App Nursery | 4/4 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 79 | 67C | 62B | J F Egan | 6/1 |
| 16 Aug 19+41d | Newbury | Pepper Pink Gin Nursery | 3/6 | ¾ | 9-7 | 79 | 59A | 70B | Kieran Shoemark | 9/1 |
| 06 Jul 19+42d | Haydock | bet365 Nursery | 7/10 | nk | 9-10 | 81 | 43A | 60A | J F Egan | 14/1 |
| 25 May 19+7d | Salisbury | George Smith Horseboxes British EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 1/7 | 9-5 | — | 81B | 82B | J F Egan | 7/1 | |
| 18 May 19+16d | Newbury | Olympic Glory Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) | 8/8 | 2¼ | 9-5 | — | 55A | 68A | J F Egan | 33/1 |
| 02 May 19+13d | Salisbury | William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 3/8 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 77A | 77A | J F Egan | 16/1 |
| 19 Apr 19+20d | Bath | Heed Your Hunch Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) | 4/6 | 1½ | 9-2 | — | 57A | 58B | Harry Bentley | 14/1 |
| 30 Mar 19 | Doncaster | Unibet Brocklesby Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) | 10/17 | 1½ | 9-3 | — | 22C | 35A | Clifford Lee | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Optimist (IRE) won?
- Dark Optimist (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2019 and 2020, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
- Who trained Dark Optimist (IRE)?
- Dark Optimist (IRE) was trained by David Evans on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 4 July 2020.
- Who is Dark Optimist (IRE)'s sire?
- Dark Optimist (IRE) is by Alhebayeb (IRE) out of Luvmedo (IRE), whose sire is One Cool Cat.
- What going does Dark Optimist (IRE) prefer?
- Dark Optimist (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dark Optimist (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 4 July 2020. The highest on record is 81.
- What is Dark Optimist (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Alhebayeb (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,632 runs since Jan 2008 (160 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11.7% from 179. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 11.5% from 253.
- Who are Dark Optimist (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Luvmedo (IRE), Dark Optimist (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Apres Dark (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Heddon Street (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.