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Horse profile

L'Optimiste (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2020) · Last trainer J Parize · Last owner Olivier Ulmann
by Makfi (GB) out of Shapoura (FR) (Sinndar)
13 runs · 8 courses · from May 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 May 2020 — 2,336 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2020 · 8th of 11 Headgear returns LTO
KTB Profile

L'Optimiste (FR) is yet to win from 13 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 12 at Lyon Parilly (FR) (May 2019).

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,828 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+3—
Good to Firm3454513%+1.7—
Good7849712.4%+1.10 from 2
Good to Soft5636311.2%−0.10 from 4
Soft683649.4%−1.90 from 3
Heavy2914013.7%+2.4—
Standard (AW)1,15512310.6%−0.70 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f56712.5%+1.2—
6f – 7f88210211.6%+0.30 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,14012210.7%−0.60 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f1,11013612.3%+10 from 2
1m5f – 2m4284510.5%−0.8—
2m1f – 2m4f141128.5%−2.8—
2m5f – 3m61914.8%+3.5—
Over 3m1000%−11.3—

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

Dam
Shapoura (FR) (Sinndar)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them L'Arnacoeur (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–1m2½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
L'Arnacoeur (FR)1121m2f–1m2½f—
General Joe (IRE)100——
Only Debris (IRE)70——
La Distraite (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Lyon Parilly (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Moulins (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 0 0% −7.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mme Ambre Molins 2 0 0% −2.00
Jeremy Moisan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mickael Berto 1 0 0% −1.00
Fabrice Veron 1 0 0% −1.00
Mme Marie Velon 1 0 0% −1.00
Antoine Coutier 1 0 0% −1.00
Anthony Crastus 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Huet 1 0 0% −1.00
Mme Melissa Boisgontier 1 0 0% −1.00
Vincent Cheminaud 1 0 0% −1.00
Umberto Rispoli 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 8 0 0% −8.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 4 0 0% −4.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
29 May 20+15d Moulins (FR) Prix du Jazz (Claimer) (4yo+) (Round Course) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 1¼ 8-5 Mme Ambre Molins 23/1
14 May 20+280d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Glagny (Handicap) (5yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) 8f · Good · 18 ran 16/18 ¾ 9-5 Mickael Berto 36/1
08 Aug 19+92d Deauville (FR) Prix de Barfleur (Claimer) (4yo+) (Apprentice & Young Jockeys) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 30 8-9 Mme Ambre Molins 25/1
08 May 19+11d Lyon Parilly (FR) Prix de Monplaisir (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 6½ 9-8 Fabrice Veron 18/1
27 Apr 19+73d Lyon Parilly (FR) Prix de Rillieux-la-Pape (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 6.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 2½ 9-6 Mme Marie Velon 44/5
13 Feb 19+161d Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix des Campanules (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) 7.5f · Very Soft · 15 ran 5/15 hd 9-2 Antoine Coutier 53/1
05 Sep 18+253d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Pontoise (Claimer) (5yo+) (Round Course) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 hd 9-2 Anthony Crastus 16/5
26 Dec 17+47d Deauville (FR) Prix de Balme (Claimer) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 4/16 1 8-11 Thomas Huet 11/2
09 Nov 17+23d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Theve (Handicap) (4yo) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 17 ran 5/17 shd 9-1 Jeremy Moisan 68/10
17 Oct 17+82d Deauville (FR) Prix du Maine de l'Ecu (Conditions) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 6/15 hd 8-10 Jeremy Moisan 146/10
27 Jul 17+15d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Duc d'Alburquerque (Conditions) (4yo+) (Amateur Riders) (Turf) 10.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 4 10-6 Mme Melissa Boisgontier 3/1
12 Jul 17+437d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix d'Auvergne (Handicap) (4yo) (Round) (Turf) 10f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 1½ 9-4 Vincent Cheminaud 9/2
01 May 16 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Empery (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 20 8-13 Umberto Rispoli 31/1

Quick answers

How many races has L'Optimiste (FR) won?
L'Optimiste (FR) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2016 and 2020. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
Who trained L'Optimiste (FR)?
L'Optimiste (FR) was trained by J Parize on the most recent run on record, at Moulins (FR) on 29 May 2020.
Who is L'Optimiste (FR)'s sire?
L'Optimiste (FR) is by Makfi (GB) out of Shapoura (FR), whose sire is Sinndar.
What is L'Optimiste (FR)'s sire's record?
Makfi (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,828 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are L'Optimiste (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Shapoura (FR), L'Optimiste (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: L'Arnacoeur (FR) (2). The wins came over 1m2f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.