Optics (2023) Horse
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About
Optics is a 3yo bay trained by M McDowall in Cork. He is by Equiano out of Promiseofparadise. Optics has yet to win, remaining maiden after four runs. In his most recent race at Cork on 30th Aug 2026, Nathan Crosse rode him to a 13th place finish behind winner Feel Happy.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cork 30-Aug-26 1207m SOFT R6 Md (of $19,462) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:12.710, SP: 101.00 1st Feel Happy ( P Harnett 129 , Cd 126 ) 2nd Grande Cuvee ( S Heffernan 129 ) 0.20L 3rd She's Too Kool ( A Browne-souza 129 , Cd 122 ) 0.70L 13th Optics ( N Crosse 134 ) 17.15L See full results | N Crosse 60.8kg 17.15L | 13 (17) |
| Dundalk 15-Aug-26 1006m GOOD R1 Md $491 (of $14,723) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.640, SP: 41.00 1st Institute ( W Lordan 129 ) 2nd Grande Cuvee ( S Heffernan 129 ) 2.50L 3rd Beach Barbie ( J Ryan 132 ) 1.50L 6th Optics ( N Crosse 134 ) 7.15L See full results | N Crosse 60.8kg 7.15L | 6 (14) |
| Cork 25-Jul-26 1207m GOOD R4 Md (of $11,730) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:10.080, SP: 151.00 1st Finika ( R Whelan 129 ) 2nd Stooked ( C Keane 129 ) 1.00L 3rd Trek Home ( S Foley 134 ) 1.75L 7th Optics ( N Crosse 134 ) 7.50L See full results | N Crosse 60.8kg 7.50L | 7 (16) |
| Listowel 23-Sep-25 1420m HEAVY R1 Md (of $19,294) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:34.950, SP: 201.00 1st Straight Up ( W Lordan 133 ) 2nd King Of Sparta ( J Cleary 133 ) 3.00L 3rd Perisher ( D B Mcmonagle 133 ) 5.00L 13th Optics ( K Leonard 133 ) 26.80L See full results | K Leonard 60.3kg 26.80L | 13 (13) |