Irish Optimism (IRE)
Irish Optimism (IRE) is 3 from 9. Won last time out at Chelmsford City (AW) (Class 4). Last raced off a career-high mark of 79.
- 3–9Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 7 (77.8%)Placed
- +3.25£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.88Fair A/E n=9 · 1.64 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 24dAvg 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 110
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 110A | 100 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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 2,686 runs since Jan 2008 (179 horses).
Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 553.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +2.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 488 | 44 | 9% | +0.7 | 2 from 3 |
| Good | 503 | 59 | 11.7% | +3.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 226 | 13 | 5.8% | −2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 315 | 19 | 6% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 86 | 3 | 3.5% | −4.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,050 | 82 | 7.8% | −0.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 553 | 64 | 11.6% | +3.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,308 | 105 | 8% | −0.3 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 484 | 32 | 6.6% | −1.7 | 2 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 216 | 19 | 8.8% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 92 | 2 | 2.2% | −6.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 32 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Clean Bowled (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Clean Bowled (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Bowled (IRE) | 16 | 5 | 1m–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Boga (IRE) | 39 | 3 | 5f–7f | Class 6 |
| Spectacular Lady (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Little White Owl (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Soviet Union (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Hoofprintintheland (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.25 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.25 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.25 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hart | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Makin | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 3 | 38% | +4.25 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 16+35d | Chelmsford City (AW) | totepool Live Info Download The App Handicap | 1/12 | 9-4 | 79 | 110A | 98A | Jason Hart | 3/1F | |
| 15 Sep 16+7d | Pontefract | Matty Bown Handicap (Div 2) | 1/9 | 8-13 | 74 | 90A | 94A | Jack Garritty | 5/4F | |
| 08 Sep 16+15d | Epsom Downs | Pinsent Masons Handicap | 2/12 | hd | 9-6 | 74 | — | 94A | Jason Hart | 9/2 |
| 24 Aug 16+51d | Musselburgh | RAE Hawthorne Memorial Handicap | 3/7 | ¾ | 9-5 | 75 | — | 83A | Jason Hart | 9/4F |
| 04 Jul 16+10d | Ayr | racinguk.com/hd Handicap | 3/10 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 77 | — | 84A | Cam Hardie | 10/1 |
| 24 Jun 16+27d | Chester | Caldwell Construction Apprentice Handicap | 3/9 | 1 | 9-5 | 77 | — | 83A | Kevin Stott | 11/2 |
| 28 May 16+33d | Haydock | Best Odds Guaranteed At 188Bet Handicap | 8/13 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 78 | — | 73A | Cam Hardie | 25/1 |
| 25 Apr 16+14d | Ayr | Racing UK 1 Price 3 Devices Maiden Stakes | 1/10 | 9-3 | — | — | 93A | Phillip Makin | 5/1 | |
| 11 Apr 16 | Redcar | Follow Redcarracing On Facebook & Twitter Apprentice Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 2/6 | hd | 9-0 | — | — | 72B | Callum Shepherd | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Irish Optimism (IRE) won?
- Irish Optimism (IRE) won 3 of 9 archived starts in 2016, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 7 times in total (77.8% of starts).
- Who trained Irish Optimism (IRE)?
- Irish Optimism (IRE) was trained by John Quinn on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 20 October 2016.
- Who is Irish Optimism (IRE)'s sire?
- Irish Optimism (IRE) is by Approve (IRE) out of Miznapp (GB), whose sire is Pennekamp.
- What going does Irish Optimism (IRE) prefer?
- Irish Optimism (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Irish Optimism (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 20 October 2016. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Irish Optimism (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Approve (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Jan 2008 (179 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 553.
- Who are Irish Optimism (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Miznapp (GB), Irish Optimism (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Clean Bowled (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Clean Bowled (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.