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    Bold Optimist

    Age
    6 (Bay Gelding)
    Sire
    Gleneagles
    Dam
    Katy Spirit
    Trainer
    Daniel McLoughlin
    Owner
    Chris Mullins
    Run to form 33% Over the last 12 runs
    RPR 51 Racing Post Rating
    Official rating 63 Current handicap mark
    Top speed 86 Best speed figure recorded

    Recent Form

    Date
    Course
    Class
    Dist
    Going
    Jockey
    SP
    Pos
    RPR
    Date 17:49 Thu 10 Sep 2026
    Course Laytown
    Class —
    Dist 6f
    Going Standard
    Jockey Mr N McParlan
    SP 8/1
    Pos 8th/10
    RPR 51
    Date 16:38 Wed 2 Sep 2026
    Course Navan
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Good
    Jockey Ben Coen
    SP 8/1
    Pos 7th/16
    RPR 85
    Date 17:08 Sat 22 Aug 2026
    Course Curragh
    Class —
    Dist 6f
    Going Good
    Jockey Scott McCullagh
    SP 16/1
    Pos 11th/27
    RPR 75
    Date 17:25 Sun 16 Aug 2026
    Course Curragh
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Good
    Jockey Ben Coen
    SP 4/1
    Pos 3rd/11
    RPR 75
    Date 15:08 Sat 4 Jul 2026
    Course Naas
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Good
    Jockey Conor Cusack
    SP 7/1
    Pos 2nd/12
    RPR 71
    Date 16:37 Fri 20 Mar 2026
    Course Dundalk
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Standard
    Jockey Ben Coen
    SP 11/4
    Pos 4th/10
    RPR 74
    Date 17:45 Fri 6 Mar 2026
    Course Dundalk
    Class —
    Dist 6f
    Going Standard
    Jockey Ross Fagan
    SP 4/1
    Pos 6th/11
    RPR 75
    Date 16:28 Fri 13 Feb 2026
    Course Dundalk
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Standard
    Jockey Ben Coen
    SP 4/1
    Pos 3rd/11
    RPR 79
    Date 17:12 Fri 8 Aug 2025
    Course Tipperary
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Good
    Jockey Sam Coen
    SP 8/1
    Pos 8th/15
    RPR 78
    Date 19:09 Fri 13 Jun 2025
    Course Cork
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Good
    Jockey Ben Coen
    SP 9/2
    Pos 12th/15
    RPR 90
    Date 14:35 Sat 7 Jun 2025
    Course Navan
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Good
    Jockey Nathan Crosse
    SP 9/2
    Pos 6th/7
    RPR 109
    Date 15:15 Sat 17 May 2025
    Course Navan
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Good
    Jockey Ben Coen
    SP 4/1
    Pos 3rd/9
    RPR 97
    Date 14:50 Sat 12 Apr 2025
    Course Curragh
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Good
    Jockey Ben Coen
    SP 17/2
    Pos 5th/10
    RPR 95
    Date 13:50 Sun 15 Sep 2024
    Course Curragh
    Class —
    Dist 6f
    Going Good
    Jockey Wayne Hassett
    SP 18/1
    Pos 17th/25
    RPR 112
    Date 13:50 Wed 21 Aug 2024
    Course York
    Class Class 2
    Dist 5f89y
    Going Good To Firm
    Jockey Silvestre De Sousa
    SP 12/1
    Pos 16th/22
    RPR 113
    Date 16:00 Sat 10 Aug 2024
    Course Curragh
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Good To Firm
    Jockey Ben Coen
    SP 5/1
    Pos 1st/10
    RPR 99
    Date 18:00 Fri 26 Jul 2024
    Course Cork
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Good
    Jockey Ben Coen
    SP 11/2
    Pos 4th/9
    RPR 95
    Date 14:50 Sun 30 Jun 2024
    Course Curragh
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Yielding
    Jockey Keithen Kennedy
    SP 33/1
    Pos 5th/16
    RPR 102
    Date 18:30 Fri 21 Jun 2024
    Course Down Royal
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Good
    Jockey Scott McCullagh
    SP 5/1
    Pos 9th/12
    RPR 81
    Date 17:58 Fri 14 Jun 2024
    Course Cork
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Good To Yielding
    Jockey Ben Coen
    SP 11/2
    Pos 1st/8
    RPR 95

    Career Wins

    Date
    Course
    Class
    Dist
    Going
    Prize
    Date 16:00 Sat 10 Aug 2024
    Course Curragh
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Good To Firm
    Prize €12,980
    Date 17:58 Fri 14 Jun 2024
    Course Cork
    Class —
    Dist 5f
    Going Good To Yielding
    Prize €7,080
    Date 20:15 Fri 20 Oct 2023
    Course Dundalk
    Class —
    Dist 6f
    Going Standard
    Prize €7,506
    Date 15:40 Wed 18 Feb 2015
    Course Punchestown
    Class —
    Dist 2m4f
    Going Yielding
    Prize €5,520
    Date 15:35 Thu 30 Dec 2010
    Course Leopardstown
    Class —
    Dist 2m
    Going Soft To Heavy
    Prize €17,257

    Course Record

    Course
    Runs
    Wins
    Win %
    Places (1-2-3-4)
    Place %
    Course Curragh
    Runs 7
    Wins 1
    Win % 14%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 1-0-1-0
    Place % 29%
    Course Dundalk
    Runs 5
    Wins 1
    Win % 20%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 1-0-2-1
    Place % 80%
    Course Cork
    Runs 4
    Wins 1
    Win % 25%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 1-0-0-1
    Place % 50%
    Course Naas
    Runs 3
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-1-0-0
    Place % 33%
    Course Navan
    Runs 3
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-0-1-0
    Place % 33%
    Course Gowran Park
    Runs 2
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-0-0-0
    Place % 0%
    Course Down Royal
    Runs 1
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-0-0-0
    Place % 0%
    Course Fairyhouse
    Runs 1
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-0-0-0
    Place % 0%
    Course Laytown
    Runs 1
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-0-0-0
    Place % 0%
    Course Leopardstown
    Runs 1
    Wins 1
    Win % 100%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 1-0-0-0
    Place % 100%
    Course Limerick
    Runs 1
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-0-0-0
    Place % 0%
    Course Punchestown
    Runs 1
    Wins 1
    Win % 100%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 1-0-0-0
    Place % 100%
    Course Thurles
    Runs 1
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-0-0-0
    Place % 0%
    Course Tipperary
    Runs 1
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-0-0-0
    Place % 0%
    Course York
    Runs 1
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-0-0-0
    Place % 0%