Horse Details

Optiva Star (IRE)

23 Runs 3 Wins (13.0%) 7 Places (30.4%)
Trainer: Richard Hannon
4 years old
Sire: U S Navy Flag (USA)
Dam: Leaf (IRE)
Damsire: Montjeu
Past Runs (23 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
01/11/24
14:52
Newmarket 4 1m Saffie Osborne Charlie Wallis 3rd 1:41.84 .5 69 9-13 14/1
In rear on far side of group - steady headway halfway - went third over 1f out - stayed on final 110yds(op 18/1 tchd 25/1)
17/10/24
15:15
Brighton 2 1m Alec Voikhansky Richard Hannon 3rd - - 69 9-8 12/1
In touch with leaders - lost ground 4f out - headway on far side of group from over 2f out - led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra when lost second towards finish(op 8/1)
12/09/24
14:35
Epsom 15 7f Joe Leavy Richard Hannon 6 1:27.89 1 71 9-4 10/1
Prominent on outer - lost ground when towards near side from 3f out - soon dropped to midfield - no chance with winner but kept on inside final furlong(op 9/1)
07/08/24
15:55
Brighton 8 1m Joe Leavy Richard Hannon 6 1:37.96 2 73 9-4 16/1
Took keen hold - led - headed 1f out - weakened final 110yds (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(tchd 18/1)
13/07/24
17:17
Ascot 6 7f Thomas Greatrex Richard Hannon 14 1:30.81 1.5 74 9-10 40/1
Raced wide - always behind
17/06/24
14:48
Chepstow 7 1m Joe Leavy Richard Hannon 3rd 1:37.34 .5 74 9-3 9/1
Took keen hold - midfield - headway 2f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 8/1)
01/05/24
20:00
Kempton (AW) 9 1m Joe Leavy Richard Hannon 13 1:42.07 5 75 8-12 40/1
Raced wide - midfield - weakened over 2f out(op 28/1)
15/04/24
16:50
Windsor 6 1m Joe Leavy Richard Hannon 3rd 1:41.55 0.2 75 8-13 11/1
Prominent - briefly went second over 1f out - kept on(op 14/1)
06/11/23
17:40
Kempton (AW) 11 7f Alec Voikhansky Richard Hannon 12 1:28.17 1 75 9-6 16/1
Took keen hold - pressed leader - led narrowly after 1f - headed 2f out - weakening when bumped over 1f out(op 12/1)
19/10/23
16:30
Brighton 7 1m Joe Leavy Richard Hannon 2nd 1:40.11 0.2 73 9-0 7/2
Sweating - took keen hold - prominent - switched to near side over 3f out - led over 1f out - kept on but headed towards finish(op 9/2)
03/09/23
16:45
Brighton 5 1m Joe Leavy Richard Hannon 1st 1:34.88 Won 69 9-3 3/1C
Sweating - took keen hold - disputing second - led 2f out - ridden and kept on well final furlong(op 10/3 tchd 7/2)
21/08/23
16:55
Brighton 2 7f Alec Voikhansky Richard Hannon 1st 1:22.09 Won 66 8-13 100/30F
Took keen hold - prominent - ridden over 1f out - challenging final 110yds - led final stride - just did enough(op 7/2 tchd 4/1)
09/08/23
17:30
Brighton 7 7f Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon 1st 1:23.98 Won 62 9-9 9/4
Took keen hold - raced in second - lost second and in touch with leaders 5f out - headway 2f out - soon pressed leader - ridden to lead inside final furlong - kept on well(op 85/40)
26/07/23
17:40
Lingfield 11 7½f Tyrese Cameron Richard Hannon 3rd 1:29.92 0.3 64 9-0 5/1
Slowly away - switched right and against near rail soon after start - in rear - going easily when hampered over 2f out - ridden and headway over 1f out - went third final 110yds - kept on(op 4/1)
20/07/23
20:05
Epsom 1 7f Tyrese Cameron Richard Hannon 4 1:25.67 .75 64 9-2 9/1
Awkward start - towards rear - headway on inner from over 3f out - prominent when short of room under 2f out - in the clear and kept on from over 1f out(op 14/1)
27/05/23
18:10
Salisbury 7 5f Joe Leavy Richard Hannon 9 1:1.03 1.75 68 8-9 18/1
Took keen hold - held up in midfield - dropped to rear halfway(tchd 16/1)
11/05/23
15:00
Southwell (AW) 2 6f Alec Voikhansky Richard Hannon 8 1:16.45 .5 73 9-1 15/2
Took keen hold - prominent - ridden 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 13/2)
04/05/23
14:10
Salisbury 4 6f Sam Hitchcott Richard Hannon 5 1:16.81 .75 73 9-7 40/1
Midfield - ridden over 2f out - no impression until kept on inside final furlong(op 33/1)
17/04/23
16:55
Windsor 6 1m Sean Levey Richard Hannon 7 1:53.27 5.5 73 9-7 6/1
Raced freely - prominent on outer - hung badly left on turn 5f out - pushed along over 2f out - weakened 2f out - eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed and bit slipped through his mouth)(op 7/1)
26/12/22
13:50
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 1m½f Alec Voikhansky Richard Hannon 5 1:51.48 4.75 76 8-7 9/1
Prominent - pushed along and outpaced over 2f out - ridden and weakened from over 1f out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
14/12/22
17:00
Kempton (AW) 6 1m Sean Levey Richard Hannon 6 1:43.08 0.3 77 9-11 12/1
Held up in rear - pushed along and minor headway over 2f out - ridden and no impression over 1f out - not pace to challenge(tchd 10/1)
09/06/22
14:10
Newbury 10 6½f Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon 6 1:21.96 1.75 9-7 16/1
Prominent on near side of group - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1)
23/05/22
17:40
Windsor 4 6f Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon 3rd 1:12.64 0.3 9-7 4/1
Chased winner - shaken up and lost second 2f out - soon ridden and outpaced - kept on inside final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 11/2)