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Horse profile

Ultimate Optimist

Fame And Glory (GB) × Malabar Rose (IRE) (Oscar Schindler (IRE))

TrainerD M Christie
OwnerR Nicholas
FamilyLorna

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2016
Colour: bay

Highest OR: 127
Record (GB & IRE): 2 wins from 3 runs (67%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): €13,995 IRE
Last official rating: 127 (Jumps)
Last run (GB & IRE): 10 Apr 2023, Cork (IRE) (2/8)
Last win (GB & IRE): 17 Mar 2023, Down Royal (IRE)

Recent form

112

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	OR	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
10 Apr 23	Cork (IRE)	2/8	4/6F	3¾	Mr B O'Neill	D M Christie	Jack Tyner Memorial Hunters Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Chase	2m4f	Yielding	12-0	127	Dinny Lacey (IRE)	€5,900	24	0/7
17 Mar 23	Down Royal (IRE)	1/7	6/5F	won 6	Mr A Harvey	D M Christie	Bluegrass Mare Prepare Hunters Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Chase	2m3½f	Soft	11-7	-	The Flier Begley (IRE)	€5,900	80	1/5
27 Dec 22	Limerick (IRE)	1/13	7/4F	won 12	Mr B O'Neill	D M Christie	Earl Of Harrington Memorial Maiden Hunters Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Chase	2m6½f	Soft to Heavy	12-0	-	Johngus (IRE)	€6,195	-	1/12

2/810 Apr 23 · Cork (IRE)4/6F
Jack Tyner Memorial Hunters Chase
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m4fYielding
All fields
Date
10 Apr 23
Course
Cork (IRE)
Pos
2/8
SP
4/6F
Btn
3¾
Jockey
Mr B O'Neill
Trainer
D M Christie
Race
Jack Tyner Memorial Hunters Chase
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Chase
Dist
2m4f
Going
Yielding
Wgt
12-0
OR
127
Winner / 2nd
Dinny Lacey (IRE)
Winner prize
€5,900
Days
24
Future form
0/7
1/717 Mar 23 · Down Royal (IRE)6/5F
Bluegrass Mare Prepare Hunters Chase
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m3½fSoft
All fields
Date
17 Mar 23
Course
Down Royal (IRE)
Pos
1/7
SP
6/5F
Btn
won 6
Jockey
Mr A Harvey
Trainer
D M Christie
Race
Bluegrass Mare Prepare Hunters Chase
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Chase
Dist
2m3½f
Going
Soft
Wgt
11-7
OR
-
Winner / 2nd
The Flier Begley (IRE)
Winner prize
€5,900
Days
80
Future form
1/5
1/1327 Dec 22 · Limerick (IRE)7/4F
Earl Of Harrington Memorial Maiden Hunters Chase
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m6½fSoft to Heavy
All fields
Date
27 Dec 22
Course
Limerick (IRE)
Pos
1/13
SP
7/4F
Btn
won 12
Jockey
Mr B O'Neill
Trainer
D M Christie
Race
Earl Of Harrington Memorial Maiden Hunters Chase
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Chase
Dist
2m6½f
Going
Soft to Heavy
Wgt
12-0
OR
-
Winner / 2nd
Johngus (IRE)
Winner prize
€6,195
Days
-
Future form
1/12

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
17 Mar 23	Down Royal (IRE)	Bluegrass Mare Prepare Hunters Chase	1/7	Lord Schnitzel (IRE)	3	17 Apr 23	Tramore (IRE)	Gaultier Hunters Chase
27 Dec 22	Limerick (IRE)	Earl Of Harrington Memorial Maiden Hunters Chase	1/13	Grange Island (IRE)	6	17 Jan 23	Clonmel (IRE)	Rathronan Maiden Hunters Chase

1/717 Mar 23 · Down Royal (IRE)
Bluegrass Mare Prepare Hunters Chase
All fields
Date
17 Mar 23
Course
Down Royal (IRE)
Race
Bluegrass Mare Prepare Hunters Chase
This horse
1/7
Winner next time
Lord Schnitzel (IRE)
Their pos
3
Won on
17 Apr 23
At
Tramore (IRE)
Race won
Gaultier Hunters Chase
1/1327 Dec 22 · Limerick (IRE)
Earl Of Harrington Memorial Maiden Hunters Chase
All fields
Date
27 Dec 22
Course
Limerick (IRE)
Race
Earl Of Harrington Memorial Maiden Hunters Chase
This horse
1/13
Winner next time
Grange Island (IRE)
Their pos
6
Won on
17 Jan 23
At
Clonmel (IRE)
Race won
Rathronan Maiden Hunters Chase

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	OR first run	OR last run	Best OR	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
D M Christie	27 Dec 22	10 Apr 23	1/13	127	127	127	3	2	1	0	66.7%	100.0%	£0	€13,995

D M Christie

Trainer: D M Christie
First run: 27 Dec 22
Last run: 10 Apr 23
First run for yard: 1/13
OR first run: 127
OR last run: 127
Best OR: 127
Runs: 3
Wins: 2
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 66.7%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €13,995

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 (€)	Best OR	First run	Last run
National Hunt	3	2	1	0	66.7%	100.0%	£0	€13,995	127	27 Dec 22	10 Apr 23

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 3
Wins: 2
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 66.7%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €13,995
Best OR: 127
First run: 27 Dec 22
Last run: 10 Apr 23

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

By race type

Race type	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Chase	3	2	1	0	66.7%	100.0%	£0	€13,995

Chase

Race type: Chase
Runs: 3
Wins: 2
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 66.7%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €13,995

By going

Going	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Yielding	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€1,900
Soft	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€5,900
Soft to Heavy	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€6,195

Yielding

Going: Yielding
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €1,900

Soft

Going: Soft
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €5,900

Soft to Heavy

Going: Soft to Heavy
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €6,195

By distance

Distance	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
2m2f to 2m5f	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£0	€7,800
2m6f to 3m1f	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€6,195

2m2f to 2m5f

Distance: 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €7,800

2m6f to 3m1f

Distance: 2m6f to 3m1f
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €6,195

Flat bands: 5f-6f, 7f-1m, 9f-11f, 12f-13f, 14f+. NH bands: 2m-2m1f, 2m2f-2m5f, 2m6f-3m1f, 3m2f+.

By course

Course	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Down Royal (IRE)	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€5,900
Limerick (IRE)	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€6,195
Cork (IRE)	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€1,900

Down Royal (IRE)

Course: Down Royal (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €5,900

Limerick (IRE)

Course: Limerick (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €6,195

Cork (IRE)

Course: Cork (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €1,900

By class

Class	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Non-handicap (unclassified)	3	2	1	0	66.7%	100.0%	£0	€13,995

Non-handicap (unclassified)

Class: Non-handicap (unclassified)
Runs: 3
Wins: 2
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 66.7%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €13,995

Pattern (Group/Grade/Listed) shown ahead of class. Irish races carry no class, so they are grouped as handicap or non-handicap.

By field size

Runners	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
6 to 8 runners	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£0	€7,800
13 to 16 runners	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€6,195

6 to 8 runners

Runners: 6 to 8 runners
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €7,800

13 to 16 runners

Runners: 13 to 16 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €6,195

By month

Month	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
March	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€5,900
April	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€1,900
December	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€6,195

March

Month: March
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €5,900

April

Month: April
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €1,900

December

Month: December
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €6,195

By jockey

Jockey	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Mr B O'Neill	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£0	€8,095
Mr A Harvey	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€5,900

Mr B O'Neill

Jockey: Mr B O'Neill
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €8,095

Mr A Harvey

Jockey: Mr A Harvey
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €5,900

By trainer

Trainer	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
D M Christie	3	2	1	0	66.7%	100.0%	£0	€13,995

D M Christie

Trainer: D M Christie
Runs: 3
Wins: 2
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 66.7%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €13,995

By headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
No headgear	3	2	1	0	66.7%	100.0%	£0	€13,995

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 3
Wins: 2
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 66.7%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €13,995

Headgear codes as declared: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield.

By days since last run

Days since last run	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Debut / no previous run	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€6,195
15 to 30 days	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€1,900
61 to 120 days	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€5,900

Debut / no previous run

Days since last run: Debut / no previous run
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €6,195

15 to 30 days

Days since last run: 15 to 30 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €1,900

61 to 120 days

Days since last run: 61 to 120 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €5,900

Counted from the previous run in Britain or Ireland; runs abroad are not seen.

Pedigree

Sire branchFame And Glory (GB)

Parent · 1

SireFame And Glory (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireMontjeu (IRE)
Sire's damGryada (GB)

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 branchMalabar Rose (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamMalabar Rose (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireOscar Schindler (IRE)
Dam's damLorna (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Fame And Glory (GB)

Malabar Rose (IRE)

Montjeu (IRE)

Gryada (GB)

Oscar Schindler (IRE)

Lorna (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseUltimate Optimist (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2016

SireFame And Glory (GB)

DamMalabar Rose (IRE)

DamsireOscar Schindler (IRE)

Sire's sireMontjeu (IRE)

Sire's damGryada (GB)

2nd damLorna (IRE)

Dam's produce1 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingDunkereen (IRE)

Female line

Malabar Rose (IRE) · by Oscar Schindler (IRE) · 1 winners from 3 runners
Lorna (IRE) · 2 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Fame And Glory (GB)	Malabar Rose (IRE)	Oscar Schindler (IRE)	C Murphy	15 Apr 16	bay	gelding	Flat 15.1f · NH 2m3½f	NH 2m4f

Fame And Glory (GB)

Sire: Fame And Glory (GB)
Dam: Malabar Rose (IRE)
Damsire: Oscar Schindler (IRE)
Breeder: C Murphy
Foaled: 15 Apr 16
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 15.1f · NH 2m3½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m4f

Progeny of Fame And Glory (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All National Hunt runs	6,035	752	1,843	12.5%	30.5%	3	2
At 2m2f to 2m5f	2,244	279	697	12.4%	31.1%	2	1
On Soft going	1,547	192	503	12.4%	32.5%	2	2
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Soft going	561	70	188	12.5%	33.5%	1	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 6,035
Wins: 752
Placed: 1,843
Win %: 12.5%
Place %: 30.5%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 2

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 2,244
Wins: 279
Placed: 697
Win %: 12.4%
Place %: 31.1%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 1,547
Wins: 192
Placed: 503
Win %: 12.4%
Place %: 32.5%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 2

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Soft going
Runs: 561
Wins: 70
Placed: 188
Win %: 12.5%
Place %: 33.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

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.

Fame And Glory (GB) × Oscar Schindler (IRE) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	2	1	50.0%	0	10	2	1	20.0%	£0	€14,095

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 10
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 20.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €14,095

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Ultimate Optimist (IRE)	3	2	0	£0	€13,995
Stealing Kisses (IRE)	7	0	0	£0	€100

Ultimate Optimist (IRE)

Horse: Ultimate Optimist (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €13,995

Stealing Kisses (IRE)

Horse: Stealing Kisses (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €100

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Ratings

Official ratings

Code	Current OR	Highest OR	Lowest OR	Rated runs
National Hunt	127	127	127	1

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Current OR: 127
Highest OR: 127
Lowest OR: 127
Rated runs: 1

Current OR here is the mark carried on the latest run in each code; the page header uses a newer declared mark where one exists.

Official rating by run

Date	Course	Code	OR	Pos
10 Apr 23	Cork (IRE)	NH	127	2/8

2/810 Apr 23 · Cork (IRE)
All fields
Date
10 Apr 23
Course
Cork (IRE)
Code
NH
OR
127
Pos
2/8

Current mark v winning marks

Code	Current OR	OR last run	Change	Highest OR	v highest
National Hunt	127	127	0	127	0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Current OR: 127
OR last run: 127
Change: 0
Highest OR: 127
v highest: 0

Differences are current OR minus the mark shown (positive = higher now). Current OR in the main code uses a newer declared or published mark where one exists.

Family

Dam summary

Malabar Rose (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Malabar Rose (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Scorpion (IRE)

Dunkereen (IRE)0W · 8R

By Presenting (GB)

Embracincurvacious (IRE)0W · 3R

Female line

1Malabar Rose (IRE) · by Oscar Schindler (IRE)
2Lorna (IRE)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Lorna family

In brief

When was Ultimate Optimist foaled?

Ultimate Optimist (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 15 April 2016.

Who are the sire and dam of Ultimate Optimist?

Ultimate Optimist (IRE) is by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Malabar Rose (IRE), a daughter of Oscar Schindler (IRE), and was bred by C Murphy.

Who trained Ultimate Optimist?

Ultimate Optimist (IRE) was trained by D M Christie and owned by R Nicholas at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Ultimate Optimist's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Ultimate Optimist (IRE) won 2 of 3 races (67%).

Has Ultimate Optimist ever been beaten?

Ultimate Optimist (IRE) was beaten once in 3 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 10 April 2023 at Cork (IRE) (2nd of 8).

What was Ultimate Optimist's official rating?

Ultimate Optimist (IRE) was last officially rated 127 over jumps (also the career high).

Is Ultimate Optimist still racing?

Ultimate Optimist (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 10 April 2023 at Cork (IRE) in the Jack Tyner Memorial Hunters Chase, finishing 2nd of 8, and has not run there since.

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