Horse

Bold Optimist (IRE)

6yo gelding · by Gleneagles out of Katy Spirit (Invincible Spirit) · Trainer Daniel McLoughlin · Owner Chris Mullins

3 wins from 23 runs, placed in 8.

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Runs

Win rate

13%

3 wins

Placed

35%

8 of 23

Official rating

peak 84

Prize money

£41k

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Form over time finishing position and official rating

May 24 → Aug 26

Run history

Date	Course	Race	Dist	Going	Class	Draw	Pos	Beaten	Weight	OR	Jockey	Trainer	SP	BSP
22 Aug 26	Curragh	Friends Of Moorefield GAA Handicap	6f	Good	—	21	11/27	5½L	9-13	69	Scott McCullagh	Daniel McLoughlin	17.0	26.8
16 Aug 26	Curragh	Bet With Tote On Racing & Sports Handicap	5f	Good	—	2	3/11	1¼L	9-13	69	Ben Coen	Daniel McLoughlin	5.00	6.40
04 Jul 26	Naas	Lawlor's Of Naas Supporting Naas GAA Senior Football Race Day Apprentice Handicap	5f	Good	—	11	2/12	½L	9-11	67	Conor Cusack	Daniel McLoughlin	8.00	9.35
20 Mar 26	Dundalk	Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Awards Day Handicap	5f	Standard	—	8	4/10	3½L	10-0	70	Ben Coen	Daniel McLoughlin	3.75	4.20
06 Mar 26	Dundalk	Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap	6f	Standard	—	5	6/11	5¼L	9-5	71	Ross Fagan	Daniel McLoughlin	5.00	5.50
13 Feb 26	Dundalk	Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap	5f	Standard	—	5	3/11	½L	9-13	69	Ben Coen	Daniel McLoughlin	5.00	5.92
08 Aug 25	Tipperary	Junction Gastro Bar & Guesthouse Handicap	5f	Good	—	6	8/15	4¾L	9-12	75	Sam Coen	Daniel McLoughlin	9.00	11.5
13 Jun 25	Cork	Ryans Cleaning Handicap	5f	Good To Yielding	—	13	12/15	7¾L	9-13	77	Ben Coen	Daniel McLoughlin	5.50	7.80
07 Jun 25	Navan	Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap	5f	Good	—	2	6/7	3¼L	8-8	80	Nathan Crosse	Daniel McLoughlin	5.50	6.61
17 May 25	Navan	Best of Luck On Your Retirement Joey Martin Handicap	5f	Good	—	1	3/9	4¼L	9-8	84	Ben Coen	Daniel McLoughlin	5.00	5.96
12 Apr 25	Curragh	SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap	5f	Good	—	9	5/10	2¼L	9-8	84	Ben Coen	Daniel McLoughlin	9.50	11.6
15 Sep 24	Curragh	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Bold Lad Sprint Handicap (Premier Handicap)	6f	Good	—	21	17/25	6½L	8-2	84	Wayne Hassett	Daniel McLoughlin	19.0	20.0
21 Aug 24	York	Symphony Group Handicap (Heritage Handicap)	5f 110y	Good To Firm	C2	4	16/22	6¾L	8-6	84	S De Sousa	Daniel McLoughlin	13.0	17.3
10 Aug 24	Curragh	Holden Plant Rentals Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	—	11	1/10	—	8-13	81	Ben Coen	Daniel McLoughlin	6.00	6.41
26 Jul 24	Cork	Doneraile Handicap (Premier Handicap)	5f	Good	—	4	4/9	2L	9-3	81	Ben Coen	Daniel McLoughlin	6.50	8.01
30 Jun 24	Curragh	Dubai Duty Free Rockingham Handicap (Premier Handicap)	5f	Yielding	—	11	5/16	2½L	8-0	84	Keithen Kennedy	Daniel McLoughlin	34.0	48.6
21 Jun 24	Down Royal	G Dunlop Electrical Handicap	5f	Good	—	1	9/12	2L	9-11	75	Scott McCullagh	Daniel McLoughlin	6.00	6.80
14 Jun 24	Cork	Sign Up To Our Newsletter Handicap	5f	Good To Yielding	—	3	1/8	—	8-12	69	Ben Coen	Daniel McLoughlin	6.50	7.42
05 Jun 24	Curragh	Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap	6f 110y	Good	—	7	15/19	8L	9-13	72	Oisin McSweeney	Daniel McLoughlin	11.0	14.3
11 May 24	Naas	Danny Trundle Heating & Plumbing Handicap	5f	Good	—	3	5/13	3L	9-10	72	Oisin McSweeney	Daniel McLoughlin	12.0	13.2
01 Dec 23	Dundalk	Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap	6f	Standard	—	5	3/11	2¼L	9-11	74	Oisin McSweeney	Michael McCullagh	4.50	5.38
20 Oct 23	Dundalk	Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden	6f	Standard	—	4	1/12	—	9-3	—	Oisin McSweeney	Michael McCullagh	13.0	19.6
12 Jul 23	Fairyhouse	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden	7f	Good	—	6	5/14	7L	9-3	—	Oisin McSweeney	Michael McCullagh	29.0	49.9