Native Optimist (IRE)
Native Optimist (IRE) is 6 from 45. Hasn't won since Oct 2017. All 6 wins have come over 2m5f – 3m. Last raced off 107, 14lb below the career-high mark.
- 6–45Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 11 (24.4%)Placed
- +14.75£1 level staken=45 at SP
- 2.28Fair A/E n=45 · 1.98 incl. margin
- 121Highest OR
- 55dAvg 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 119
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 | 7 | 144B | 101 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 119A | 80 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 124C | 108 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 119A | 92.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 124C | 112 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 144B | 111 | — |
Of 21 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 21 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 11% of 743 runs since Jan 2008 (68 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| Good to Firm | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −6.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 220 | 28 | 12.7% | +1.7 | 3 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 110 | 15 | 13.6% | +2.6 | 0 from 10 |
| Soft | 220 | 23 | 10.5% | −0.5 | 1 from 12 |
| Heavy | 143 | 14 | 9.8% | −1.2 | 2 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 201 | 21 | 10.4% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 276 | 30 | 10.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 205 | 24 | 11.7% | +0.7 | 6 from 28 |
| Over 3m | 59 | 7 | 11.9% | +0.9 | 0 from 10 |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hunters Lodge (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m5½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Hunters Lodge (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunters Lodge (IRE) | 22 | 4 | 2m5½f–3m½f | Class 3 |
| Garran City (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Piercestown Rocket (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Burnt Orchid (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Stress Test (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 3 | 21% | +25.00 |
| Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Heavy | 8 | 2 | 25% | +7.75 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 20 | 2 | 10% | +14.00 |
| Class 5 | 13 | 3 | 23% | +0.75 |
| Class 3 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +5.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexham | 13 | 4 | 31% | +12.75 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Perth | 5 | 1 | 20% | +24.00 |
| Newcastle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kelso | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wetherby | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cartmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 28 | 6 | 21% | +31.75 |
| Over 3m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Catherine Walton | 29 | 4 | 14% | +12.25 |
| Finian O'Toole | 6 | 1 | 17% | +6.00 |
| Sam Coltherd | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Adam Nicol | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Becky Smith | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr T Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Colliver | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richie McGrath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 44 | 6 | 14% | +15.75 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2017 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +30.00 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2015 | 14 | 4 | 29% | +4.75 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 42 | 6 | 14% | +17.75 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Native Optimist (IRE) won?
- Native Optimist (IRE) won 6 of 45 archived starts between 2011 and 2018, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 11 times in total (24.4% of starts).
- Who trained Native Optimist (IRE)?
- Native Optimist (IRE) was trained by Sheena Walton on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 15 July 2018.
- Who is Native Optimist (IRE)'s sire?
- Native Optimist (IRE) is by Broadway Flyer (USA) out of Native Orchid (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
- What going does Native Optimist (IRE) prefer?
- Native Optimist (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 8 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 Native Optimist (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 15 July 2018. The highest on record is 121.
- What is Native Optimist (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Broadway Flyer (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 743 runs since Jan 2008 (68 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Native Optimist (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Native Orchid (IRE), Native Optimist (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hunters Lodge (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Hunters Lodge (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5½f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.