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Horse profile

Positive Thinking

Lope De Vega × Lamar (Cape Cross (IRE))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2023
Colour: bay

See also: Positive Thinking (IRE) · Paul Nolan · 1 run · 0 wins

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Official rating: Unrated
Last run (GB & IRE): 26 Sep 2026, Curragh (IRE) (18/18)
Last win (GB & IRE): Yet to win

Recent form

Positive Thinking has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
26 Sep 26	Curragh (IRE)	18/18	14/1	dist	Seamie Heffernan	Miss Natalia Lupini	Grá Chocolates Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	1m2f	Good to Yielding	9-8	Come What May (IRE)	€12,000	2/9

18/1826 Sep 26 · Curragh (IRE)14/1
Grá Chocolates Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)1m2fGood to Yielding
All fields
Date
26 Sep 26
Course
Curragh (IRE)
Pos
18/18
SP
14/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Seamie Heffernan
Trainer
Miss Natalia Lupini
Race
Grá Chocolates Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m2f
Going
Good to Yielding
Wgt
9-8
Winner / 2nd
Come What May (IRE)
Winner prize
€12,000
Future form
2/9

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
26 Sep 26	Curragh (IRE)	Grá Chocolates Maiden	18/18	Almazann (IRE)	2	15 Oct 26	Curragh (IRE)	DNG People & Property Maiden
26 Sep 26	Curragh (IRE)	Grá Chocolates Maiden	18/18	State Of Wyoming (IRE)	6	12 Oct 26	Roscommon (IRE)	Roscommon Racecourse (C & G) Maiden

18/1826 Sep 26 · Curragh (IRE)
Grá Chocolates Maiden
All fields
Date
26 Sep 26
Course
Curragh (IRE)
Race
Grá Chocolates Maiden
This horse
18/18
Winner next time
Almazann (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
15 Oct 26
At
Curragh (IRE)
Race won
DNG People & Property Maiden
18/1826 Sep 26 · Curragh (IRE)
Grá Chocolates Maiden
All fields
Date
26 Sep 26
Course
Curragh (IRE)
Race
Grá Chocolates Maiden
This horse
18/18
Winner next time
State Of Wyoming (IRE)
Their pos
6
Won on
12 Oct 26
At
Roscommon (IRE)
Race won
Roscommon Racecourse (C & G) Maiden

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Miss Natalia Lupini	26 Sep 26	26 Sep 26	18/18	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Miss Natalia Lupini

Trainer: Miss Natalia Lupini
First run: 26 Sep 26
Last run: 26 Sep 26
First run for yard: 18/18
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	26 Sep 26	26 Sep 26

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 26 Sep 26
Last run: 26 Sep 26

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchLope De Vega

Parent · 1

SireLope De Vega

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchLamar

Parent · 1

DamLamar

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireCape Cross (IRE)
Dam's damDeveron (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireCozzene (USA)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Lope De Vega

Lamar

Not traced

Cape Cross (IRE)

Deveron (USA)

Not traced

Cozzene (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorsePositive Thinking

Sexgelding

Foaled2023

SireLope De Vega

DamLamar

DamsireCape Cross (IRE)

2nd damDeveron (USA)

2nd dam's sireCozzene (USA)

Dam's own recordListed winner

Dam's produce0 winners from 5 runners

Notable siblingUnresolved (GB)

Female line

Lamar (IRE) · by Cape Cross (IRE) · 0 winners from 5 runners · Listed winner
Deveron (USA) · by Cozzene (USA) · 8 winners from 14 runners · Black-type placed
Cruisie (USA) · 1 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Lope De Vega	Lamar	Cape Cross (IRE)	1 Jan 23	bay	gelding	Flat 8.6f · NH 2m1f	Flat 8.3f · NH 2m2f

Lope De Vega

Sire: Lope De Vega
Dam: Lamar
Damsire: Cape Cross (IRE)
Foaled: 1 Jan 23
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.6f · NH 2m1f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.3f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Lope De Vega in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	9,447	1,315	3,194	13.9%	33.8%	1
At 9f to 11f	2,333	329	808	14.1%	34.6%	1
On Good going	2,314	317	783	13.7%	33.8%	1
At 9f to 11f on Good going	596	71	194	11.9%	32.6%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 9,447
Wins: 1,315
Placed: 3,194
Win %: 13.9%
Place %: 33.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 9f to 11f

Condition: At 9f to 11f
Runs: 2,333
Wins: 329
Placed: 808
Win %: 14.1%
Place %: 34.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 2,314
Wins: 317
Placed: 783
Win %: 13.7%
Place %: 33.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 9f to 11f on Good going

Condition: At 9f to 11f on Good going
Runs: 596
Wins: 71
Placed: 194
Win %: 11.9%
Place %: 32.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Lope De Vega × Cape Cross mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	22	16	72.7%	4	257	44	70	17.1%	£1,397,732	€731,972
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	0	5	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0
All runs	22	16	72.7%	4	262	44	70	16.8%	£1,397,732	€731,972

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 22
Winners: 16
Winners %: 72.7%
Black-type winners: 4
Runs: 257
Wins: 44
2nd/3rd: 70
Win %: 17.1%
Prize GB (£): £1,397,732
Prize IRE (€): €731,972

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 22
Winners: 16
Winners %: 72.7%
Black-type winners: 4
Runs: 262
Wins: 44
2nd/3rd: 70
Win %: 16.8%
Prize GB (£): £1,397,732
Prize IRE (€): €731,972

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Best win	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Almaqam (GB)	12	4	3	Group/Grade 1	£655,781	€357,000
Lucky Vega (IRE)	8	2	1	Group/Grade 1	£165,624	€163,345
Duke De Sessa (IRE)	10	4	3	Group/Grade 3	£0	€160,335
Venetia (GB)	9	2	1	Listed	£82,293	€0
Yaaser (IRE)	82	10	0	-	£132,460	€0
Walsingham (IRE)	26	5	0	-	£39,380	€7,930
Balance Play (IRE)	8	3	0	-	£76,561	€0
Lou Lou's Gift (GB)	11	3	0	-	£58,432	€0
She Is No Lady (GB)	16	3	0	-	£83,416	€0
Stop The Cavalry (GB)	8	2	0	-	£27,600	€0
Shadow Road (IRE)	4	1	0	-	£10,156	€0
Tarima (IRE)	5	1	0	-	£0	€21,800

Almaqam (GB)

Horse: Almaqam (GB)
Runs: 12
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 3
Best win: Group/Grade 1
Prize GB (£): £655,781
Prize IRE (€): €357,000

Lucky Vega (IRE)

Horse: Lucky Vega (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Group/Grade 1
Prize GB (£): £165,624
Prize IRE (€): €163,345

Duke De Sessa (IRE)

Horse: Duke De Sessa (IRE)
Runs: 10
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 3
Best win: Group/Grade 3
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €160,335

Venetia (GB)

Horse: Venetia (GB)
Runs: 9
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Listed
Prize GB (£): £82,293
Prize IRE (€): €0

Yaaser (IRE)

Horse: Yaaser (IRE)
Runs: 82
Wins: 10
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £132,460
Prize IRE (€): €0

Walsingham (IRE)

Horse: Walsingham (IRE)
Runs: 26
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £39,380
Prize IRE (€): €7,930

Balance Play (IRE)

Horse: Balance Play (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £76,561
Prize IRE (€): €0

Lou Lou's Gift (GB)

Horse: Lou Lou's Gift (GB)
Runs: 11
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £58,432
Prize IRE (€): €0

She Is No Lady (GB)

Horse: She Is No Lady (GB)
Runs: 16
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £83,416
Prize IRE (€): €0

Stop The Cavalry (GB)

Horse: Stop The Cavalry (GB)
Runs: 8
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £27,600
Prize IRE (€): €0

Shadow Road (IRE)

Horse: Shadow Road (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £10,156
Prize IRE (€): €0

Tarima (IRE)

Horse: Tarima (IRE)
Runs: 5
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €21,800

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Lamar (IRE)

Record: Listed winner
G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 5 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Lamar (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Female line

1Lamar (IRE) · by Cape Cross (IRE)
2Deveron (USA) · by Cozzene (USA)
3Cruisie (USA)

Notable relatives

Dam

Lamar (IRE)6W · 24R · 1 black-type

Uncle (out of 2nd dam)

Haddaf (IRE)5W · 34R · 1 black-type

View full Cruisie family

In brief

How old is Positive Thinking?

Positive Thinking is a 3-year-old bay gelding, foaled on 1 January 2023.

Who are the sire and dam of Positive Thinking?

Positive Thinking is by Lope De Vega out of Lamar, a daughter of Cape Cross (IRE).

Who trains Positive Thinking?

Positive Thinking is trained by Miss Natalia Lupini and owned by Eoin Joseph McDonagh, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is Positive Thinking's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Positive Thinking has run 1 time and is yet to win.

When did Positive Thinking last run?

Positive Thinking last ran in Britain or Ireland on 26 September 2026 at Curragh (IRE) in the Grá Chocolates Maiden, finishing 18th of 18.

Is Positive Thinking related to any top horses?

Positive Thinking's black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Lamar (IRE) (dam, Listed winner) and Haddaf (IRE) (uncle, Listed winner), from the Cruisie (USA) family.

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Updated 2026-09-26

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Positive Thinking

Form

Race record

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Trainer changes

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Pedigree

Pedigree

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Breeding card

Female line

Sire, dam and damsire

Progeny of Lope De Vega in this horse's best conditions

Lope De Vega × Cape Cross mares (the cross)

Best of the cross

Family

Dam summary

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Frankel (GB)

By Kingman (GB)

By Shamardal (USA)

By Too Darn Hot (GB)

Female line

Notable relatives

Dam

Uncle (out of 2nd dam)

In brief

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