Optics (2023) Horse
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Optics is a 3yo b trained by M McDowall. He is by Equiano out of Promiseofparadise. Optics has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in five starts. In his most recent outing at Dundalk on 3 Oct 2026, he was ridden by N Burns and finished seventh behind Caffu Zafeen.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 03-Oct-26 1006m SYNTHETIC R1 Hcp (of $16,268) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:00.200, SP: 29.00 1st Caffu Zafeen ( S Wallace 145 , Cd 138 ) 2nd Blue Anthem ( S Coen 138 , Cd 133 ) 1.50L 3rd Subiaco ( R Holohan 136 , Cd 131 ) 2.50L 7th Optics ( N Burns 137 , Cd 132 ) 5.90L See full results | N Burns 62.1kg, Cd 59.9kg 5.90L | 7 (14) |
| Cork 30-Aug-26 1207m SOFT R6 Md (of $11,677) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:12.710, SP: 101.00 1st Feel Happy ( P Harnett 129 ) 2nd Grande Cuvee ( S Heffernan 129 ) 0.20L 3rd She's Too Kool ( A Browne-souza 129 ) 0.50L 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) |