Optiva Star
4-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 3 wins from 25 runs who runs best on good ground over 7f – 1m.
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%)
✔ Course specialist at Brighton: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 21% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 513-day absence
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Nov
3rd
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
17 Oct
3rd
Brighton
7f – 1m · Soft · 12 runners
12 Sep
6th
Epsom Downs
7f – 1m · Soft · 15 runners
7 Aug
6th
Brighton
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
13 Jul
14th
Ascot
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
17 Jun
3rd
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
1 May
13th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
15 Apr
3rd
Windsor
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
6 Nov
12th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
19 Oct
2nd
Brighton
7f – 1m · Soft · 12 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Brighton Undulating |
6 |
3 wins, 1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
17 Oct |
50% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
1 May |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
3 |
2 thirds, 1 other |
15 Apr |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
27 May |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
17 Jun |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jun |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Jun |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 May |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
26 Jul |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jul |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
1 Nov |
0% |