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Horse profile

Optimum Force (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2011) · Last trainer D T Hughes · Last owner G Burke
by City Honours (USA) out of Schindlers Cousin (IRE) (Yashgan)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 May 2011 — 5,628 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2011 · 13th of 20 2 wins · Killarney & Cork Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Optimum Force (IRE) is 2 from 8. Hasn't won since May 2011. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 115.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

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

Best recent KTB Rating 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 16 May 2011 Official rating 115 at the last run, 25 May 2011

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 125A · median 110.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good5125A111—
Soft3113C110—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4125A117.5—
Over 3m2105C102.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2113C112—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
City Honours (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,050 runs since Jan 2008 (125 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19315.8%+7.8—
Good to Firm103109.7%+1.7—
Good241239.5%+1.52 from 5
Good to Soft143107%−1—
Soft314175.4%−2.60 from 3
Heavy224208.9%+0.9—
Standard (AW)6116.7%+8.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f500%−8—
1m5f – 2m288206.9%−1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f357298.1%+0.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m317299.1%+1.12 from 4
Over 3m8367.2%−0.80 from 2

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
Schindlers Cousin (IRE) (Yashgan)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Guess Who's Back (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 2 40% +6.50
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +6.00
Cork 1 1 100% +3.50
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 2 50% +7.50
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr K E Power 4 2 50% +7.50
Shane Jackson 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr D G Porter 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 3 1 33% +4.00
Cheekpieces 1 1 100% +3.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 4 2 50% +7.50
2007 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 2 50% +7.50
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
25 May 11+9d Punchestown Conyngham Cup (Q.R.) Handicap Chase (0-123) 25f · Good · 20 ran 13/20 nk 11-10 115105C Mr K E Power 12/1
16 May 11+10d Killarney Dan Linehan's Bar Hunters Chase 22f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-9 107125A Mr K E Power 6/1
06 May 11+11d Punchestown Irish Racing Post Champion Hunters Chase 25f · Yielding · 18 ran 8/18 19 12-0 —100C Mr K E Power 25/1
25 Apr 11+1250d Cork Coolmore N.H. Sires Ask & Getaway Hunters Chase 24f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 12-0 —125B Mr K E Power 7/2
22 Nov 07+25d Thurles I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle 22.5f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 11 11-0 101110C Shane Jackson 10/1
28 Oct 07+183d Wexford I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle 24f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 1¼ 11-2 101110C Shane Jackson 7/1
28 Apr 07+34d Punchestown Ballymore Festival (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race 18f · Good · 25 ran 4/25 nk 11-6 —111C Mr D G Porter 12/1
25 Mar 07 Downpatrick Toals (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race 18.5f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 1½ 11-5 —113C Mr D G Porter 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Optimum Force (IRE) won?
Optimum Force (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2007 and 2011, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Optimum Force (IRE)?
Optimum Force (IRE) was trained by D T Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 25 May 2011.
Who is Optimum Force (IRE)'s sire?
Optimum Force (IRE) is by City Honours (USA) out of Schindlers Cousin (IRE), whose sire is Yashgan.
What going does Optimum Force (IRE) prefer?
Optimum Force (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Optimum Force (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 25 May 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is Optimum Force (IRE)'s sire's record?
City Honours (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,050 runs since Jan 2008 (125 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Optimum Force (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Schindlers Cousin (IRE), Optimum Force (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2007. 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.