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Horse profile

Ultimate Optimist (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2023) · Last trainer D M Christie · Last owner R Nicholas
by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Malabar Rose (IRE) (Oscar Schindler)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Dec 2022
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Apr 2023 — 1,291 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2023 · 2nd of 8 2 wins · Down Royal & Limerick Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Ultimate Optimist (IRE) is 2 from 3. Hasn't won since Mar 2023. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 136 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 17 Mar 2023

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 3 figures · best 136A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft2136A113.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2136A113.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 133A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 27 Dec 2022 Official rating 127 at the last run, 10 Apr 2023

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 3 figures · best 133A · median 129
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft2129B128.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2129B128.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
Fame And Glory (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,203 runs since Jan 2008 (504 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm48918.8%+6.3—
Good1,83324813.5%+1—
Good to Soft1,34615611.6%−0.9—
Soft2,09725512.2%−0.31 from 2
Heavy84510512.4%−0.11 from 1
Standard (AW)3213.1%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f1100%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81322512.4%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f2,33430513.1%+0.61 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,66621012.6%+0.11 from 1
Over 3m344349.9%−2.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Malabar Rose (IRE) (Oscar Schindler)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dunkereen (IRE)80——
Embracincurvacious (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 1 50% +0.20
Heavy 1 1 100% +1.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 1 100% +1.20
Limerick 1 1 100% +1.75

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +0.20
2m5f – 3m 1 1 100% +1.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr B O'Neill 2 1 50% +0.75
Mr A Harvey 1 1 100% +1.20

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 1 50% +0.20
2022 1 1 100% +1.75

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
10 Apr 23+24d Cork Jack Tyner Memorial Hunters Chase 20f · Yielding · 8 ran 2/8 3¾ 12-0 12791B128B Mr B O'Neill 4/6F
17 Mar 23+80d Down Royal Bluegrass Mare Prepare Hunters Chase 19.5f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 —136A129B Mr A Harvey 6/5F
27 Dec 22 Limerick Earl Of Harrington Memorial Maiden Hunters Chase 22.5f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 12-0 —99B133A Mr B O'Neill 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Ultimate Optimist (IRE) won?
Ultimate Optimist (IRE) won 2 of 3 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 3 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trained Ultimate Optimist (IRE)?
Ultimate Optimist (IRE) was trained by D M Christie on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 10 April 2023.
Who is Ultimate Optimist (IRE)'s sire?
Ultimate Optimist (IRE) is by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Malabar Rose (IRE), whose sire is Oscar Schindler.
What is Ultimate Optimist (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 10 April 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Ultimate Optimist (IRE)'s sire's record?
Fame And Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,203 runs since Jan 2008 (504 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ultimate Optimist (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Malabar Rose (IRE), Ultimate Optimist (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2022. 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.