Positive Thinker (2017) Horse
About
Positive Thinker is an 8yo bay trained by M J McDonagh. He is by the stallion Ocovango out of Clip Her Tail. He has won three races to date. On 30 Sep 2023 at Gowran Park, Positive Thinker earned his most valuable victory, collecting $14,500.00 in the handicap.
Raced At
Fairyhouse
• Naas
• Cork
• Roscommon
• Navan
• Down Royal
• Limerick
• Gowran Park
• Ballinrobe
• Tipperary
• Wexford
• Punchestown
• GalwayRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 30-Nov-25 6040m SOFT R3 CL1 HcpCh (of $45,001), SP: 15.00 1st Better Times Ahead ( M Walsh 146 ) 2nd Will Do ( J Kennedy 153 ) 0.30L 3rd Lonesome Boatman ( D O'keeffe 152 ) 10.30L 10th Positive Thinker ( S O'keeffe 151 ) 24.85L See full results | S O'keeffe 68.5kg 24.85L | 10 (15) |
| Naas 09-Nov-25 4020m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpH (of $45,001), SP: 34.00 1st Letos ( D Mullins 148 ) 2nd The Nagger Reidy ( M Kenneally 140 ) 1.50L 3rd Staffordshire Knot ( C Millar 166 ) 0.30L 8th Positive Thinker ( S O'keeffe 142 ) 16.80L See full results | S O'keeffe 64.4kg 16.80L | 8 (14) |
| Cork 03-Nov-24 5630m GOOD R6 CL1 HcpChNHF $9,000 (of $45,001), Winning Time: 07:11.200, SP: 6.50 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 4th 7 out, challenged 3 out and not fluent, soon ridden, under pressure in 5th next, stayed on and disputed 2nd last, kept on well run-in, pressed winner close home, just failed 1st Sphagnum ( D Maxwell 160 ) 2nd Positive Thinker ( C Quirke 161 ) 0.15L 3rd Outside The Door ( P Smithers 158 ) 0.30L See full results | C Quirke 73kg 0.15L | 2 (10) |
| Roscommon 30-Sep-24 4850m SOFT R6 HcpH $1,150 (of $11,500), Winning Time: 06:20.000, SP: 6.50 Tracked leaders, 2nd 5 out, pushed along after 3 out, not fluent next, ridden in 3rd and no impression before last, kept on one pace 1st Its Not Over Yet ( P Enright 147 ) 2nd Sarah Beara ( R Deegan 168 ) 5.00L 3rd Positive Thinker ( C Quirke 167 ) 10.50L See full results | C Quirke 75.8kg 10.50L | 3 (12) |
| Fairyhouse 02-Apr-24 4470m HEAVY R3 HcpH $1,250 (of $24,999), Winning Time: 06:00.700, SP: 3.75 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 5 out, 5th and pushed along approaching straight, moderate 4th and no extra after 2 out, kept on one pace 1st Whatcouldhavebeen ( A P Kelly 161 ) 2nd O'Moore Park ( P Townend 166 ) 9.50L 3rd Party Playboy ( P J O'hanlon 150 ) 2.50L 4th Positive Thinker ( C Quirke 146 , Cd 151 ) 25.00L See full results | C Quirke 66.2kg, Cd 68.5kg 25.00L | 4 (8) |
| Naas 11-Mar-24 4990m SOFT R7 CL1 HcpChNHF $20,000 (of $100,000), Winning Time: 06:54.900, SP: 9.50 Prominent, soon tracked leaders, mistake 7th, 2nd halfway, disputed after 3 out, led on stand side 2 out, strongly pressed last, ridden and headed after last, no impression on winner, kept on same pace 1st Hartur D'arc ( S Flanagan 143 ) 2nd Positive Thinker ( C Quirke 140 ) 1.50L 3rd Fakiera ( C Stone-walsh 140 ) 6.50L See full results | C Quirke 63.5kg 1.50L | 2 (12) |
| Navan 12-Feb-24 4830m HEAVY R6 HcpCh $1,526 (of $15,266), Winning Time: 07:13.500, SP: 3.50 Tracked leaders on outer, not fluent 5th, ridden and dropped to 5th 3 out, 5th 2 out, went moderate 3rd at last, kept on one pace 1st Young Dev ( D King 156 ) 2nd Rolly Bowley Boy ( E Walsh 154 ) 3.75L 3rd Positive Thinker ( A P Ryan 162 ) 8.00L See full results | A P Ryan 73.5kg 8.00L | 3 (8) |
| Down Royal 23-Jan-24 4830m SOFT R7 HcpCh $2,900 (of $14,500), Winning Time: 06:37.500, SP: 2.50 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to dispute after 3 out, ridden in narow lead approaching 2 out, narrowly headed 2 out, soon regained lead, strongly pressed last, headed run-in, kept on same pace close home 1st Daily Present ( S F O'keeffe 167 ) 2nd Positive Thinker ( A P Ryan 164 ) 2.25L 3rd Joshua Webb ( L A Mckenna 165 ) 3.75L See full results | A P Ryan 74.4kg 2.25L | 2 (7) |
| Fairyhouse 16-Dec-23 4890m HEAVY R2 HcpCh $3,600 (of $10,991), Winning Time: 06:55.200, SP: 11/4 Prominent, dropped to 4th at 6th, 5th 3 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, 4th at last, improved into 2nd and switched right inside final furlong, stayed on well to strongly press winner to line 1st Emancipator ( J P Shinnick 151 ) 2nd Positive Thinker ( S F O'keeffe 151 ) 0.15L 3rd Where's Frankie ( R Blackmore 142 ) 5.50L See full results | S F O'keeffe 68.5kg 0.15L | 2 (9) |
| Cork 26-Nov-23 4020m SOFT R4 HcpH $1,500 (of $14,999), Winning Time: 05:18.900, SP: 3.00 Led narrowly, disputed lead at 1st, led at 3rd, headed before 4th, 3rd at 5th, 4th after 6th, improved to 3rd after 8th, led 2 out, joined last where pecked and dropped to 3rd, kept on same pace 1st Union Park ( S W Flanagan 145 ) 2nd Big Debates ( P T Enright 154 ) 0.50L 3rd Positive Thinker ( A P Ryan 154 ) 2.75L See full results | A P Ryan 69.9kg 2.75L | 3 (12) |
| Limerick 22-Oct-23 4830m HEAVY R4 HcpH $6,900 (of $11,501), Winning Time: 06:39.300, SP: 2.20 Tracked leaders, improved to dispute lead 4 out (usual 5 out) and led before next, pressed before last, ridden and kept on best run-in 1st Positive Thinker ( A P Ryan 165 ) 2nd Mont Saint Vincent ( D Doyle 164 ) 1.25L 3rd Robyndeglory ( D E Phelan 172 ) 31.00L See full results | A P Ryan 74.8kg | 1 (13) |
| Gowran Park 30-Sep-23 4020m HEAVY R6 HcpCh $8,700 (of $14,500), Winning Time: 05:21.200, SP: 1.91 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to challenge after 3 out, close 2nd and pushed along next, ridden and led run-in, kept on well 1st Positive Thinker ( S F O'keeffe 148 ) 2nd Railway Hurricane ( K M Donoghue 167 ) 2.50L 3rd Archies Charm ( B W Harvey 163 ) 7.00L See full results | S F O'keeffe 67.1kg | 1 (6) |
| Ballinrobe 16-Sep-23 4390m SOFT R3 HcpH $2,300 (of $11,501), Winning Time: 05:28.800, SP: 6.00 Tracked leaders on outer, slight mistake 5th, mistake next, went 2nd after 2 out, ridden and disputed lead at last, led after last, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home 1st Dorans River ( J P O'sullivan 158 ) 2nd Positive Thinker ( S F O'keeffe 155 ) 0.75L 3rd Tomas O Maille ( A Mccurtin 156 ) 1.25L | S F O'keeffe 70.3kg 0.75L | 2 (14) |
| Tipperary 05-May-23 4880m GOOD R2 HcpH $231 (of $11,501), Winning Time: 06:30.800, SP: 4.50 Tracked leader, slight mistake 4th, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 7th, ridden and no impression before straight, no extra in 4th and mistake 2 out, kept on one pace 1st Miss Tempo ( M P O'connor 166 ) 2nd Ladiam ( S O'callaghan 161 ) 9.00L 3rd Midnight Our Fred ( H Morgan 158 ) 3.50L 6th Positive Thinker ( S O'keeffe 158 ) 18.00L | S O'keeffe 71.7kg 18.00L | 6 (20) |
| Tipperary 18-Apr-23 4750m SOFT R6 HcpCh $6,600 (of $10,999), Winning Time: 06:10.000, SP: 3.25 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, close up briefly after 4 out, 3rd and slight mistake 3 out, ridden before straight, stayed on to challenge last, disputed run-in, edged ahead closing stages 1st Positive Thinker ( S F O'keeffe 160 ) 2nd Earths Furies ( M O'sullivan 160 ) 0.30L 3rd Bearwithmenow ( D J O'keeffe 148 ) 5.50L | S F O'keeffe 72.6kg | 1 (12) |
| Limerick 30-Mar-23 3220m SOFT R3 NvHcpH $2,300 (of $11,501), Winning Time: 04:13.200, SP: 2.20 Tracked leader, 2nd before 4th, led briefly before 2 out where headed, ridden and kept on run-in, held 1st Henning ( D King 168 ) 2nd Positive Thinker ( S F O'keeffe 149 ) 0.75L 3rd Friends N Commerce ( P K Donovan 163 ) 3.00L See full results | S F O'keeffe 67.6kg 0.75L | 2 (8) |
| Gowran Park 12-Mar-23 4020m SOFT R4 HcpH $1,150 (of $11,501), Winning Time: 05:33.200, SP: 4.00 Prominent, tracked leaders after 2nd, not fluent 5th, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 7th, mistake 3 out, disputed before next, ridden and headed before last, no impression in 3rd when mistake last, kept on one pace 1st Ardera Ru ( S O'callaghan 164 ) 2nd Early Arrival ( J J Slevin 147 ) 0.30L 3rd Positive Thinker ( S F O'keeffe 156 ) 8.75L See full results | S F O'keeffe 70.8kg 8.75L | 3 (20) |
| Cork 11-Dec-22 4020m SOFT R7 CLNvHcpH $2,100 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 05:02.070, SP: 5.00 Tracked leader, led after 1st, disputed lead after 3rd, headed at 6th, led after 4 out, soon headed, not fluent in clear 2nd 3 out, stayed on well run-in, just held 1st Nephin Beg ( J C Gainford 165 ) 2nd Positive Thinker ( C A Landers 160 ) 0.20L 3rd Light Parade ( P T Enright 160 ) 7.00L See full results | C A Landers 72.6kg 0.20L | 2 (27) |
| Limerick 22-Nov-22 4220m SOFT R6 HcpH $2,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:37.060, SP: 4.33 Disputed lead early, soon mid-division, rear of mid-division halfway, headway on outer after 3 out and went 2nd next, soon ridden and slight mistake last, kept on one pace 1st Chainofconsequence ( G Brouder 158 ) 2nd Positive Thinker ( C A Landers 158 ) 1.50L 3rd Tomjackwilliam ( A Mccurtin 156 ) 1.00L See full results | C A Landers 71.7kg 1.50L | 2 (14) |
| Wexford 01-Nov-22 4020m HEAVY R4 MdH $1,050 (of $10,499), Winning Time: 05:28.020, SP: 5.00 Mid-division and slight mistake 1st, soon settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, progress into 3rd 4 out, slight mistake next and stumbled, ridden and no impression on leaders before straight, kept on one pace 1st Harry Des Ongrais ( D N Russell 166 ) 2nd Drumderry Harlem ( T P Roche 159 ) 4.00L 3rd Positive Thinker ( C A Landers 166 ) 18.00L | C A Landers 75.3kg 18.00L | 3 (14) |
| Punchestown 13-Oct-22 3220m GOOD R1 MdH (of $12,501), Winning Time: 04:02.600, SP: 67.00 Held up, towards rear when badly hampered and unseated rider before 4th 1st Marine Nationale ( M J M O'sullivan 166 ) 2nd Viceregent ( P Byrnes 166 ) 4.00L 3rd Hisnameis Mrdevitt ( S W Flanagan 166 ) 0.30L UPL Positive Thinker ( C A Landers 166 ) 0.00L | C A Landers 75.3kg 0.00L | UPD (12) |
| Gowran Park 30-Sep-22 3220m GOOD R2 MdH $600 (of $12,001), Winning Time: 03:56.060, SP: 41.00 Rear of mid-division, progress into 6th and pushed along after 3 out, moderate 6th 2 out, no impression, kept on one pace under hands and heels 1st Saylavee ( D E Mullins 159 ) 2nd The Mediator ( D N Russell 166 ) 15.00L 3rd Ballinlough Gale ( P J O'hanlon 166 ) 2.50L 4th Positive Thinker ( C A Landers 166 ) 29.50L See full results | C A Landers 75.3kg 29.50L | 4 (16) |
| Galway 06-Sep-22 3340m GOOD R1 MdH (of $12,998), Winning Time: 04:00.300, SP: 81.00 Mid-division, slight mistakes 2nd and 5th, 9th before 2 out, soon ridden and no impression 1st Hubrisko ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Royal Romeo ( B J Cooper 166 ) 8.50L 3rd Fennor Cross ( S D Torrens 166 ) 2.50L UPL Positive Thinker ( C A Landers 166 ) 31.75L | C A Landers 75.3kg 31.75L | UPD (19) |
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