Horse Details

Optimistic Belief (IRE)

13 Runs 1 Wins (7.7%) 2 Places (15.4%)
Owner: Michael O'Callaghan Silks Michael O'Callaghan Trainer: M D O'Callaghan
4 years old
Sire: Make Believe (GB)
Dam: Panglossian (IRE)
Damsire: Barathea
Past Runs (13 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
10/02/23
15:35 		Kempton - 2m5f Niall Houlihan Pat Phelan 99 - - 90 10-5 12/1
Towards rear - pushed along 6th - ridden and struggling 7th - became detached home turn - pulled up before 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
26/12/22
15:27 		Fontwell - 2m3f Niall Houlihan Pat Phelan 6 5:17.07 .5 91 11-5 11/1
Midfield - weakened 2 out(tchd 9/1)
25/10/22
16:20 		Chepstow - 2m3½f Niall Houlihan Pat Phelan 2nd 5:6.68 3.75 89 10-7 25/1
Held up in rear - good headway before 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - ridden and kept on approaching last - no impression run-in(op 33/1)
21/09/22
19:45 		Kempton (AW) 10 1m4f Shane Kelly Pat Phelan 13 2:41.42 4.75 62 9-13 100/1
Prominent - weakened over 2f out(op 50/1)
31/08/22
15:30 		Lingfield (AW) 5 1m Paddy Bradley Pat Phelan 10 1:38.25 .5 64 9-6 66/1
Never better than mid-division(op 40/1)
10/05/22
20:15 		Lingfield (AW) 1 1m2f Liam Keniry Pat Phelan 8 2:7.23 2 73 9-7 66/1
Slowly into stride - in rear - pushed along over 2f out - never dangerous
19/04/22
15:30 		Epsom 11 1m4f Franny Norton Pat Phelan 7 2:45.84 8 77 8-3 50/1
Midfield on outer - towards rear when switched left on inner 5f out - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and weakened from 2f out(op 40/1)
02/04/22
16:15 		Lingfield (AW) 9 1m2f Rhys Clutterbuck Pat Phelan 10 2:5.32 0.1 79 8-10 100/1
Towards rear of midfield - ridden over 3f out - weakened over 2f out(op 50/1)
27/12/21
12:45 		Kempton - 2m Niall Houlihan Pat Phelan 99 - - – 10-12 18/1
Chased leaders - lost position 5th - lost touch and tailed off when pulled up 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
03/12/21
13:15 		Sandown - 2m Niall Houlihan Pat Phelan 5 4:14.86 2.75 – 11-0 11/1
Held up in rear - pushed along after 3 out - ridden before 2 out - made no telling impression (jockey said gelding ran too freely early on)(op 18/1)
13/07/21
18:55 		Killarney (IRE) 1 1m3f Leigh Roche M D O'Callaghan 1st 2:27.89 Won 75 9-7 12/1
Made all - pushed along and went clear under 2f out - ridden from over 1f out - much reduced lead inside final furlong - faced strong challenge towards finish - just held on(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
21/06/21
17:10 		Ballinrobe (IRE) 10 1m1½f Leigh Roche M D O'Callaghan 4 2:5.83 .5 – 9-7 13/2
Soon led - 1 length ahead halfway - pushed along from over 2f out - ridden and faced challenge over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - soon no extra - weakened inside final 110yds(op 6/1)
31/05/21
19:15 		Roscommon (IRE) 5 1m2f Leigh Roche M D O'Callaghan 3rd 2:16.62 0.2 – 9-7 80/1
Chased leaders - niggled along briefly over 4f out - nudged along from 3f out - ridden under 2f out - went second but held inside final furlong - lost second final strides(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)