How many races has Positive Thinker (IRE) won?

Positive Thinker (IRE) won 3 of 26 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 16 times in total (61.5% of starts).

Who trains Positive Thinker (IRE)?

Positive Thinker (IRE) is trained by Michael J McDonagh, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 October 2026.

Who is Positive Thinker (IRE)'s sire?

Positive Thinker (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Clip Her Tail (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.

What going does Positive Thinker (IRE) prefer?

Positive Thinker (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Positive Thinker (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 18 October 2026. The highest on record is 127.

What is Positive Thinker (IRE)'s sire's record?

Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,980 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.1% from 191.

Who are Positive Thinker (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Clip Her Tail (IRE), Positive Thinker (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Positive Thinker (IRE)

9yo gelding · Trainer Michael J McDonagh · Owner Michael J Mcdonagh

by Ocovango (GB) out of Clip Her Tail (IRE) (Old Vic)

26 runs · 15 courses · from Sep 2022

As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

3 wins · Limerick, Gowran Park & Tipperary Headgear returns LTO Ran yesterday · 7th of 11 Last raced off OR 118

KTB Profile

Positive Thinker is a gelding with three wins from 26 starts on turf, all in handicaps. He won the John Thomas McNamara Series Handicap Hurdle at Limerick over 2m5f – 3m on heavy ground in Oct 2023 off an official rating of 102, the Hospitality At Gowran Park Handicap Chase over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy in Sep 2023 off 105, and the Tipperary Handicap Chase over 2m5f – 3m on soft in Apr 2023 off 99. Two of his wins came at trips of 2m5f – 3m. He finished 7 of 11, prominent, in the Class 1 BOYLE Sports JT McNamara Munster National Handicap Steeplechase at Limerick in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 118, with headgear returning. Aged 9 at his last run in Oct 2026.

Based on 26 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak

3–26Wins / Runs
11.5%Strike rate
16 (61.5%)Placed
−18.64£1 level staken=26 at SP
0.70Fair A/E n=26 · 0.57 incl. margin
127Highest OR
60dAvg between runs

Official rating118↓ 9lb off peak

118 92–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 96 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Gowran Park (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 →

Jumps 23 figures · best 158^A · median 102

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 20 Oct 2025
Soft	10	119^A	106	1 · —
Heavy	8	158^A	107	2 · 112 / 64.5
Good	3	97^C	96	1 · —
Good to Soft	2	153^B	112.5	1 · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 20 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m	10	153^B	106	2 · 72 / 44.5
2m1f – 2m4f	7	158^A	104	2 · 112 / 104
Over 3m	3	113^A	99	1 · —
1m5f – 2m	3	108^A	99	—

Of 26 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 26 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick (IRE), 18 Oct 2026 Official rating 118 at the last run, 18 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 →

Jumps 25 figures · best 133^A · median 116

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 20 Oct 2025
Soft	11	127^A	121	1 · —
Heavy	9	133^A	116	2 · 110 / 105
Good	3	123^A	102	1 · —
Good to Soft	2	112^A	108	1 · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 20 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m	12	133^A	118	2 · 104 / 102
2m1f – 2m4f	7	127^A	116	2 · 110 / 106
Over 3m	3	123^A	123	1 · —
1m5f – 2m	3	115^A	113	—

Of 26 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 26 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 3 analysed runs

Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Ocovango (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,980 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.1% from 191.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good to Firm	27	8	29.6%	+20.2	—
Good	934	92	9.9%	+0.5	0 from 4
Good to Soft	699	69	9.9%	+0.5	0 from 2
Soft	911	75	8.2%	−1.2	1 from 11
Heavy	393	37	9.4%	0	2 from 9
Standard (AW)	16	0	0%	−9.4	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
1m – 1m1f	6	0	0%	−9.4	—
1m2f – 1m4f	11	0	0%	−9.4	—
1m5f – 2m	786	63	8%	−1.4	0 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f	1,092	98	9%	−0.4	1 from 7
2m5f – 3m	894	93	10.4%	+1	2 from 12
Over 3m	191	27	14.1%	+4.7	0 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Clip Her Tail (IRE) (Old Vic)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Winter Carnival (IRE)	23	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Soft	11	1	9%	−7.75
Heavy	9	2	22%	−4.89
Good	4	0	0%	−4.00
Good to Soft	2	0	0%	−2.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 1	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Gowran Park	4	1	25%	−2.09
Fairyhouse	3	0	0%	−3.00
Cork	3	0	0%	−3.00
Limerick	3	1	33%	−0.80
Naas	2	0	0%	−2.00
Tipperary	2	1	50%	+1.25
Limerick (IRE)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Gowran Park (IRE)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Roscommon	1	0	0%	−1.00
Navan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Down Royal	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ballinrobe	1	0	0%	−1.00
Wexford	1	0	0%	−1.00
Punchestown	1	0	0%	−1.00
Galway	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2m5f – 3m	12	2	17%	−6.55
2m1f – 2m4f	7	1	14%	−5.09
1m5f – 2m	4	0	0%	−4.00
Over 3m	3	0	0%	−3.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Sean O'Keeffe	9	2	22%	−3.84
Cian Quirke	6	0	0%	−6.00
Cathal Landers	6	0	0%	−6.00
Mr A P Ryan	4	1	25%	−1.80
Calum Hogan	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	23	3	13%	−15.64
Cheekpieces	3	0	0%	−3.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	3	0	0%	−3.00
2025	2	0	0%	−2.00
2024	6	0	0%	−6.00
2023	9	3	33%	−1.64
2022	6	0	0%	−6.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	17	1	6%	−14.80
Chase	9	2	22%	−3.84

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	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
18 Oct 26+16d	Limerick (IRE)	BOYLE Sports JT McNamara Munster National Handicap Steeplechase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Prominent early and 4th when jumping errors at the 8th and 9th - under urging before the following fence - another minor error 4 out - faded after 3 out and finished 7th	7/11	7½	9-9	118	72^A	104^A	Cian Quirke	33/1
02 Oct 26+253d	Gowran Park (IRE)	Paddy Monaghan 90th Birthday Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good · 14 ran Up with the pace early - in the pack at halfway - slipped back 3 out - nothing left in the straight and finished 11th	11/14	½	11-0	108	96^B	102^A	Cian Quirke	20/1
22 Jan 26+53d	Gowran Park	Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle 23.5f · Heavy · 15 ran Sat close to the pace early - 4th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out but made no headway and faded thereafter	8/15	1¼	11-1	111	17^B	100^A	Calum Hogan	17/2
30 Nov 25+21d	Fairyhouse	BAR 1 Betting Porterstown Handicap Chase (Listed) 30f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran Sat close to pace early - up in second at halfway - hesitant jumping 14th - urged forward before 4 out - dropped away entering straight and unable to find more from 2 out - finished tenth well beaten	10/15	4¾	10-11	127	99^B	108^A	Sean O'Keeffe	14/1
09 Nov 25+371d	Naas	SIS Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran Just ahead early - then overtaken after the 1st - staying involved past the 3rd - down to 5th then 6th - dropped away after the 7th - finished steadily but well held to the line	8/14	1¾	10-2	113	112^B	110^A	Sean O'Keeffe	33/1
03 Nov 24+34d	Cork	Paddy Power Cork Grand National Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed) 28f · Good · 10 ran Sat behind the pace early - second at halfway - dropped to 4th 7 out - moved up 3 out but hit the fence and lost fluency - pushed along and slipped to 5th - rallied late to share 2nd near the last - finished strongly up the run-in to get within a whisker of the winner - narrowly denied	2/10	shd	11-2	126	83^A	123^A	Cian Quirke	11/2
30 Sep 24+182d	Roscommon	Image Furnishings Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 24f · Soft · 12 ran Sat behind the front group early - up to 2nd 5 out - driven from 3 out and scrappy over the following obstacle - held in 3rd with no headway before the last - stayed on without finding extra to finish third	3/12	5½	11-8	113	100^A	116^A	Cian Quirke	11/2
01 Apr 24+22d	Fairyhouse	Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 22f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran	4/8	13	10-1	113	118^A	98^B	Cian Quirke	11/4
10 Mar 24+28d	Naas	Bar One Racing Leinster National Handicap Chase (Listed) 25f · Soft · 12 ran	2/12	1½	9-9	119	113^A	123^A	Cian Quirke	17/2
11 Feb 24+19d	Navan	William Hill Extra Place Races Every Day Handicap Chase 24f · Heavy · 8 ran	3/8	4¼	11-1	119	41^A	120^A	Mr A P Ryan	5/2F
23 Jan 24+38d	Down Royal	Madri Excepcional Handicap Chase (0-123) 24f · Soft · 7 ran	2/7	2¼	11-3	117	119^A	123^B	Mr A P Ryan	6/4F
16 Dec 23+20d	Fairyhouse	Tote Always SP Or Better At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase 24.5f · Heavy · 9 ran	2/9	shd	10-11	113	123^A	127^A	Sean O'Keeffe	11/4F
26 Nov 23+35d	Cork	Cork Welcomes Racing TV Members Handicap Hurdle 20f · Soft · 12 ran	3/12	2¼	10-7	110	104^A	124^A	Mr A P Ryan	2/1F
22 Oct 23+22d	Limerick	John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran	1/13		11-11	102	—	133^A	Mr A P Ryan	6/5F
30 Sep 23+15d	Gowran Park	Hospitality At Gowran Park Handicap Chase 20f · Heavy · 6 ran	1/6		10-8	105	158^A	116^B	Sean O'Keeffe	10/11F
15 Sep 23+134d	Ballinrobe	Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 22f · Yielding · 14 ran	2/14	¾	11-1	99	112^B	121^A	Sean O'Keeffe	5/1
04 May 23+16d	Tipperary	Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24.5f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran	6/19	1½	11-4	99	153^B	112^A	Sean O'Keeffe	7/2F
18 Apr 23+19d	Tipperary	Tipperary Handicap Chase (0-109) 23.5f · Yielding · 11 ran	1/11		11-6	99	—	127^A	Sean O'Keeffe	9/4F
30 Mar 23+19d	Limerick	Shannsoft Computer Networks Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 16f · Soft · 8 ran	2/8	¾	10-9	97	108^A	113^A	Sean O'Keeffe	6/5F
11 Mar 23+90d	Gowran Park	BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran	3/20	8½	11-2	97	102^B	119^A	Sean O'Keeffe	3/1F
11 Dec 22+19d	Cork	Finbarr Quaid Electrical Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 24 ran	2/24	hd	11-6	94	118^B	127^A	Cathal Landers	4/1F
22 Nov 22+22d	Limerick	Follow Us On Twitter At LimerickRaces Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 21f · Soft · 14 ran	2/14	1½	11-4	92	84^B	113^A	Cathal Landers	10/3J
31 Oct 22+19d	Wexford	Peter Nolan Bloodstock Maiden Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 14 ran	3/14	14	11-12	—	79^B	110^B	Cathal Landers	4/1
12 Oct 22+12d	Punchestown	Festival 2023 On Sale Now Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 12 ran	BD/12	—	11-12	—	—	—	Cathal Landers	66/1
30 Sep 22+25d	Gowran Park	Gowran Park Racing Club Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 16 ran	4/16	12	11-12	—	99^B	115^A	Cathal Landers	40/1
05 Sep 22	Galway	Kenny Developments Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 19 ran	8/19	3¼	11-12	—	97^C	99^C	Cathal Landers	80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Positive Thinker (IRE) won?: Positive Thinker (IRE) won 3 of 26 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 16 times in total (61.5% of starts).
Who trains Positive Thinker (IRE)?: Positive Thinker (IRE) is trained by Michael J McDonagh, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 October 2026.
Who is Positive Thinker (IRE)'s sire?: Positive Thinker (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Clip Her Tail (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What going does Positive Thinker (IRE) prefer?: Positive Thinker (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Positive Thinker (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 18 October 2026. The highest on record is 127.
What is Positive Thinker (IRE)'s sire's record?: Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,980 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.1% from 191.
Who are Positive Thinker (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Clip Her Tail (IRE), Positive Thinker (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 3 analysed runs

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

▾Going

▾Class 1 of 26 runs

▾Course

▾Distance

▾Jockey

▾Headgear

▾Season

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Form

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