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Horse profile

Optics (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer Ms M McDowall · Owner Ms M Mcdowall
by Equiano (FR) out of Promiseofparadise (GB) (Shalaa)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 15 days ago · 7th of 12 Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile

Optics is a gelding by Equiano out of a Shalaa mare who is yet to win from five starts. He has raced twice at Dundalk on the all-weather and three times on turf without placing. His highest official rating was 60 and he last ran off 55 when seventh of 12 in a handicap at Dundalk in Oct 2026.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 74 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 2 Oct 2026

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 92C · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)274A70.52 · 74 / 70.5
Soft1——1 · —
Good to Firm1——1 · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f392C452 · 92 / 68.5
Under 6f274A70.52 · 74 / 70.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 10 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 67A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 15 Aug 2026 Official rating 55 at the last run, 2 Oct 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 67A · median 57
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)267A622 · 67 / 62
Soft1——1 · —
Good to Firm1——1 · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f365A512 · 65 / 53
Under 6f267A622 · 67 / 62

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 4 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 from 4 analysed runs

  • Held up 4 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Equiano (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 7,537 runs since Jan 2008 (549 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm75912%+2.9—
Good to Firm1,31613310.1%+10 from 1
Good1,4021238.8%−0.3—
Good to Soft740679.1%0—
Soft859859.9%+0.80 from 1
Heavy197189.1%00 from 1
Standard (AW)2,9482508.5%−0.60 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,35124710.5%+1.40 from 2
6f – 7f3,9063348.6%−0.50 from 3
1m – 1m1f942818.6%−0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f199189%−0.1—
1m5f – 2m9655.2%−3.9—
2m1f – 2m4f3900%−9.1—
2m5f – 3m400%−9.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Promiseofparadise (GB) (Shalaa)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nathan Crosse 3 0 0% −3.00
Nicola Burns 1 0 0% −1.00
Killian Leonard 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
02 Oct 26+33d Dundalk (AW) (IRE) BAR 1 Betting 'Download Our App' Handicap 5f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 nk 9-6 5574A57A Nicola Burns 28/1
30 Aug 26+15d Cork (IRE) Cork Maiden 6f · Yielding · 16 ran Held up at the back - no impression made - well beaten in 13th 13/16 ¾ 9-8 6045C41C Nathan Crosse 100/1
15 Aug 26+22d Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 5f · Standard · 12 ran Bumped and unbalanced at the break - settled just behind the front group on the inside - urged into 3rd turning in - into 4th over a furlong out and unable to find more - finished 6th 6/12 ¾ 9-8 —67A67A Nathan Crosse 40/1
24 Jul 26+304d Cork (IRE) Navigation Road Maiden 6f · Good To Firm · 13 ran Sat behind the front-runner early - ridden along 2f out - drifted right and slipped back 1f out then faded late 7/13 2 9-8 —92C65A Nathan Crosse 150/1
23 Sep 25 Listowel WTW Willis Irish EBF Maiden 7f · Heavy · 13 ran Held up at the back throughout - never troubled the leaders - finished well held in 13th 13/13 8 9-7 —21C51C Killian Leonard 200/1

Quick answers

How many races has Optics (IRE) won?
Optics (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Optics (IRE)?
Optics (IRE) is trained by Ms M McDowall, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 October 2026.
Who is Optics (IRE)'s sire?
Optics (IRE) is by Equiano (FR) out of Promiseofparadise (GB), whose sire is Shalaa.
What is Optics (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 2 October 2026. The highest on record is 60.
What is Optics (IRE)'s sire's record?
Equiano (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 7,537 runs since Jan 2008 (549 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from September 2025. 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.