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Ireland 4yo

Optimistic (GB)

T: Derek Shaw · O: Mrs Lyndsey Shaw
By Havana Grey (GB) out of Nabat Sultan (GB)
Form 945-320
  1. 0
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 9
0/6 W/R
Resting
  • 6 runs
  • 0 wins
  • placed
  • 0% strike
  • 193 d off

Recent form

Form figures 945-320 193 days off
0 24 Mar 2026 Midnite, Building The Future Of Bet… Wolverhampton (AW) 2 2 Mar 2026 Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Cl… Wolverhampton (AW) 3 24 Feb 2026 Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie C… Southwell (AW) 5 13 Dec 2025 Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Maiden St… Wolverhampton (AW) 4 28 Oct 2025 Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite… Wolverhampton (AW) 9 14 Oct 2025 British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Leicester

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 6 runs · form score 0–100
14 Oct 2025 · Leicester · 9th/9 (btn 17) 28 Oct 2025 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 4th/5 (btn 5) 13 Dec 2025 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 5th/5 (btn 7) 24 Feb 2026 · Southwell (AW) · 3rd/8 (btn .75) 2 Mar 2026 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 2nd/10 (btn 0.2) 24 Mar 2026 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 10th/11 (btn .75)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
85
Mean
37
Win %
0%
Placed %
33%
Trend
Climbing

Course Record

3 venues

Career strike 33%; best at Wolverhampton (AW) (25% from 4 runs).

  • Wolverhampton (AW) 25% 0-1-4
  • Southwell (AW) 100% 0-1-1
  • Leicester 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

4 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

  • Faye McManoman 100% 0-2-2
  • Ben Ffrench Davis 0% 0-0-2
  • Darragh Keenan NOW 0% 0-0-1
  • Jonny Peate 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • Derek Shaw NOW 33% 0-2-6

Race history

6 of 6 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
24 Mar 2026 Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Classified Stakes (Div 1) Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 V 10th/11 .75 Standard 6f20y Darragh Keenan OR 47 11/2
2 Mar 2026 Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Classified Stakes (Div 1) Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 V 2nd/10 0.2 Standard 6f Faye McManoman OR 49 13/2
24 Feb 2026 Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie Classified Stakes Southwell (AW) Class 6 V 3rd/8 .75 Standard 4f214y Faye McManoman OR 49 28/1
13 Dec 2025 Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Wolverhampton (AW) Class 5 H 5th/5 7 Standard 7f36y Ben Ffrench Davis 200/1
28 Oct 2025 Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Wolverhampton (AW) Class 5 H 4th/5 5 Standard 6f20y Ben Ffrench Davis 250/1
14 Oct 2025 British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Leicester Class 5 H 9th/9 17 Good 7f Jonny Peate 250/1

Connections

Trainer
Derek Shaw 7%
Owner
Mrs Lyndsey Shaw
Sire
Havana Grey (GB)
Dam
Nabat Sultan (GB)
Dam sire
Invincible Spirit
Country
Ireland
Age
4yo

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