Optimism (GB)
Optimism (GB) is yet to win from 3 starts.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Optimism (GB) has 2 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Over Claddagh (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| State Of Harmony (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 22dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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 12.1% of 5,585 runs since Jan 2008 (512 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 16% from 1,084. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 1,280. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.2% from 591. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 574.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 21 | 5 | 23.8% | +11.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 571 | 71 | 12.4% | +0.3 | — |
| Good | 1,318 | 145 | 11% | −1.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 859 | 112 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| Soft | 1,084 | 173 | 16% | +3.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 451 | 67 | 14.9% | +2.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,280 | 100 | 7.8% | −4.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 41 | 3 | 7.3% | −4.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 574 | 50 | 8.7% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,110 | 108 | 9.7% | −2.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,852 | 243 | 13.1% | +1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,216 | 160 | 13.2% | +1.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 591 | 90 | 15.2% | +3.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 182 | 17 | 9.3% | −2.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 19 | 3 | 15.8% | +3.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Green Day Packer (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m½f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Green Day Packer (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Day Packer (IRE) | 25 | 1 | 2m1f | Class 4 |
| Waldorf (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 6 |
| White Heather (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Dwyer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Carson | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 3 runs | ||||||||
| 20 Apr 12+21d | Newbury | Whitley Stud Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Div 1) | 14/14 | 57 | 9-0 | 57C | Martin Dwyer | 100/1 |
| 30 Mar 12+23d | Lingfield (AW) | Barry O'Connor Celebration Birthday Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 6/8 | 1¾ | 8-6 | 47A | Martin Dwyer | 20/1 |
| 07 Mar 12 | Kempton (AW) | Free Betdaq Cheltenham Preview Here Tonight Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 8/8 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 43C | William Carson | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Optimism won?
- Optimism (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2012.
- Who trained Optimism?
- Optimism (GB) was trained by William Muir on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 20 April 2012.
- Who is Optimism's sire?
- Optimism (GB) is by Motivator (GB) out of Durrah Green (GB), whose sire is Green Desert.
- What is Optimism's sire's record?
- Motivator (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,585 runs since Jan 2008 (512 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 16% from 1,084. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 1,280. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.2% from 591. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 574.
- Who are Optimism's siblings?
- Out of Durrah Green (GB), Optimism (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Green Day Packer (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Green Day Packer (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Optimism produced winners?
- As a dam, Optimism (GB) has 2 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.