HORSE PROFILE

Realistic Optimism (IRE) Horse Profile, Race Record and Form

br gelding · by Sageburg (IRE) out of Innisfree Dawn (IRE)

★ Career record

13
Runs
2
Wins
15%
Win %
6
Placed
46%
Place %
£18,424
Earnings
Recent form 2534521PU most recent on right

★ Peak ratings achieved

103
Peak OR
117
Peak RPR
94
Peak TS
1
Best finish

OR = Official Rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed

★ Performance breakdowns

By course

course Runs Wins Placed Win %
Uttoxeter 1 0 0 0%
Stratford 1 1 1 100%
Warwick 1 0 1 0%
Fakenham 1 0 0 0%
Windsor 1 0 0 0%
Ludlow 1 0 1 0%

By going

going Runs Wins Placed Win %
Good 7 1 3 14%
Good To Soft 3 0 1 0%
Good To Firm 1 1 1 100%
Good To Yielding 1 0 1 0%
Soft 1 0 0 0%

By distance

distance Runs Wins Placed Win %
2m 8 1 3 13%
2m1f–2m4f 5 1 3 20%

★ Recent form analyst notes

  • Pos PU 27 Jul Uttoxeter

    Midfield - mistake and dropped to rear 2nd - no impression when broke down and pulled up quickly after 2 out - fatally injured(tchd 4/1)

  • Pos 1 1 Jul Stratford

    Travelled strongly - midfield - headway home turn - pressed leader approaching last - ridden to lead run-in - kept on well(op 9/4 tchd 7/4 and tchd 5/2)

  • Pos 2 4 Jun Warwick

    Towards rear - hit 5th - headway after 3 out - went second approaching last - weakened run-in(op 9/2 tchd 11/2)

  • Pos 5 19 Jan Fakenham

    Pressed leaders - raced wide on turn before 3rd - pressed leader 4th - bad mistake 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 5/1)

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.

⏱ Race history

PU
27 Jul
Uttoxeter — steelbeamsderby.co.uk Handicap Hurdle
2m · Good · Class 4 · Gavin Sheehan
9/2
SP
1
1 Jul
Stratford — Davisons Law Handicap Hurdle
2m 2.5f · Good To Firm · Class 5 · Gavin Sheehan
15/8F
SP
2
4 Jun
Warwick — Rainier Developments & Strategic Land Novices' Handicap Hurdle
2m 3f · Good · Class 5 · Isabelle Ryder
5/1
SP
5
19 Jan
Fakenham — Sky Bet Acca Freeze Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle
2m · Good · Class 5 · Will Featherstone
6/1
SP
4
15 Dec
Windsor — Fitzdares Royal Windsor Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
2m · Good To Soft · Class 4 · Gavin Sheehan
18/1
SP
3
25 Nov
Ludlow — Hazlin's 50th Anniversary Year Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
2m · Good To Soft · Class 4 · Tom Cannon
4/1
SP
5
21 Oct
Plumpton — Mighty Trotter Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II)
2m · Good To Soft · Class 4 · Gavin Sheehan
11/4
SP
2
24 Sep
Listowel (IRE) — Brendan Daly Memorial Slan Abhaile (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
2m · Good To Yielding · Tom Harney
16/5
SP
5
2 Jul
Bellewstown (IRE) — Bar One Racing "Getting Out Stakes" INH Flat Race
2m 1f · Good · Tom Harney
9/4
SP
1
13 Jun
Kilbeggan (IRE) — Kilbeggan (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
2m · Good · Tom Harney
6/4
SP
2
26 May
Limerick (IRE) — Athea INH Flat Race
2m 0.5f · Good · Tom Harney
6/1
SP
9
26 Dec
Down Royal (IRE) — Metcollect Oil Recycling (Pro/Am) Flat Race
2m 1f · Soft · Tom Harney
8/1
SP

★ Breeding

Date of birth
29 Mar
Sire
Sageburg (IRE)
Dam
Innisfree Dawn (IRE)
Damsire
Yeats (IRE)
Breeder
R J Whitford