Optician (GB)
6yo b g ·
Form & record 2022-06-18 to 2026-07-10 — from our verified UK & Irish results database.
Trained by
Michael Herrington.
Pedigree
Expert Eye (GB) × Starlit Sands (GB) (by Oasis Dream)
OwnerMichael Herrington Racing Club
BreederMiss K Rausing
Ratings
Official 75
· best RPR 83
· best TS 77
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Full form — last 30 runs
Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed.
Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
| Date | Off | Course | Dist | Going | Cl |
Pos | Btn | Jockey | Wgt |
OR | RPR | TS | SP |
| 2026-07-10 |
26d |
York |
12f |
Firm |
4 |
5/10 |
2 |
Conor Whiteley |
131 |
75 |
70 |
66 |
13/2 |
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travelled in the pack early - driven along and made progress to overhaul faltering opponents over 1f out - had nothing more to offer towards the finish
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| 2026-06-14 |
14d |
Doncaster |
12f |
Soft |
5 |
1/6 |
0 |
Conor Whiteley |
136 |
72 |
79 |
75 |
9/2 |
|
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Turf
Apres Christmas Village At Doncaster Racecourse Apprentice Handicap
Pulled keenly - chased the pace in the pack - worked smoothly into contention 3f out - put under pressure and displaced 2f out - rallied gamely and retook the lead inside final furlong - veered away from true but always had the runner-up covered
|
| 2026-05-31 |
50d |
Thirsk |
12f |
Good |
4 |
10/12 |
6 |
David Probert |
124 |
74 |
58 |
52 |
22/1 |
|
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Raced wide - never better than midfield - hampered over 2f out - not recover (jockey said gelding suffered interference approximately 3f out)(op 25/1)
|
| 2026-04-11 |
358d |
Southwell (AW) |
11f |
Standard |
5 |
4/9 |
0.75 |
Dylan Hogan |
135 |
75 |
79 |
42 |
18/1 |
|
Flat
AW
Happy 60th Sarah Parker Handicap
Midfield - headway over 2f out - wandered around over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 22/1)
|
| 2025-04-18 |
35d |
Lingfield (AW) |
16f |
Standard |
4 |
11/14 |
1.25 |
Gina Mangan t |
132 |
76 |
72 |
67 |
18/1 |
|
Flat
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|
| 2025-03-14 |
31d |
Wolverhampton (AW) |
14f |
Standard |
– |
3/7 |
– |
Rossa Ryan t |
131 |
76 |
81 |
61 |
7/2 |
|
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| 2025-02-11 |
11d |
Wolverhampton (AW) |
14f |
Standard |
4 |
2/6 |
– |
Rossa Ryan t |
130 |
75 |
81 |
35 |
5/1 |
|
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| 2025-01-31 |
27d |
Southwell (AW) |
14f |
Standard |
4 |
6/8 |
– |
Rossa Ryan t |
136 |
76 |
78 |
55 |
3/1 |
|
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| 2025-01-04 |
15d |
Wolverhampton (AW) |
14f |
Standard |
4 |
3/7 |
2.5 |
Charles Bishop t |
134 |
76 |
76 |
70 |
7/2 |
|
Flat
AW
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Held up in rear - headway over 3f out - went modest third inside final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 10/3)
|
| 2024-12-20 |
27d |
Wolverhampton (AW) |
14f |
Standard |
4 |
1/7 |
0 |
Rossa Ryan t |
133 |
73 |
81 |
77 |
2/1 |
|
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AW
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Took keen hold - towards rear - headway over 1f out - ridden and led 1f out - hung right but kept on well inside final furlong(op 5/2)
|
| 2024-11-23 |
19d |
Wolverhampton (AW) |
14f |
Standard |
5 |
2/10 |
3.25 |
Charles Bishop t |
137 |
73 |
76 |
71 |
14/1 |
|
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AW
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Prominent early - midfield after 2f - headway and in touch with leaders over 6f out - headway from over 2f out - no impression over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/1)
|
| 2024-11-04 |
28d |
Wolverhampton (AW) |
12f |
Standard |
4 |
6/8 |
0.5 |
Jim Crowley t |
133 |
75 |
76 |
32 |
15/2 |
|
Flat
AW
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Prominent - ridden against far rail over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 7/1)
|
| 2024-10-07 |
32d |
Wolverhampton (AW) |
12f |
Standard |
4 |
5/7 |
1 |
David Probert t |
130 |
76 |
77 |
53 |
4/1 |
|
Flat
AW
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Midfield but raced wide early - raced wide from over 3f out - some headway over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 10/3)
|
| 2024-09-05 |
27d |
Lingfield (AW) |
12f |
Standard |
4 |
7/9 |
0.75 |
Luke Morris t |
132 |
76 |
76 |
70 |
7/2 |
|
Flat
AW
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Took keen hold - midfield - headway 4f out - weakened over 1f out(op 6/1)
|
| 2024-08-09 |
21d |
Thirsk |
12f |
Firm |
3 |
2/5 |
1.75 |
David Allan t |
122 |
76 |
80 |
– |
7/2 |
|
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Laura Barry Memorial Handicap
Raced in second - lost second and in touch with leaders over 5f out - ridden and went second over 1f out - soon edged right - no match for winner
|
| 2024-07-19 |
18d |
Pontefract |
12f |
Good |
4 |
3/7 |
0.5 |
David Allan |
141 |
76 |
80 |
66 |
13/2 |
|
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Prominent - outpaced from under 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
|
| 2024-07-01 |
94d |
Wolverhampton (AW) |
12f |
Standard |
5 |
2/11 |
1.5 |
Luke Morris t |
137 |
74 |
83 |
75 |
11/2 |
|
Flat
AW
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Ducked right start - midfield - headway from over 3f out - raced wide from 3f out - pressed leader from over 2f out - briefly led over 1f out - kept on but no extra inside final furlong(tchd 5/1)
|
| 2024-03-29 |
17d |
Lingfield (AW) |
12f |
Standard |
4 |
4/16 |
0.5 |
Liam Wright t |
125 |
74 |
77 |
65 |
13/2F |
|
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AW
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Awkward start and slowly away - towards rear - still plenty to do when pushed along over 2f out - switched right over 1f out - ran on inside final 110yds - nearest finish(op 7/1)
|
| 2024-03-12 |
18d |
Southwell (AW) |
12f |
Standard |
5 |
2/7 |
0.1 |
Rossa Ryan t |
130 |
70 |
80 |
54 |
9/4 |
|
Flat
AW
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Towards rear - pushed along over 3f out - headway from over 2f out - ran on well and challenging inside final furlong - just held(op 15/8)
|
| 2024-02-23 |
14d |
Wolverhampton (AW) |
12f |
Standard |
6 |
1/8 |
0 |
Daniel Tudhope t |
138 |
65 |
77 |
68 |
8/13F |
|
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AW
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Midfield - headway 2f out - soon shaken up - led 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - always doing enough(op 4/6)
|
| 2024-02-09 |
20d |
Wolverhampton (AW) |
12f |
Standard |
6 |
1/12 |
0 |
Rossa Ryan t |
135 |
62 |
72 |
53 |
11/8F |
|
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AW
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Took keen hold - midfield - ridden and headway up the centre over 1f out - led final strides(op 7/4)
|
| 2024-01-20 |
46d |
Wolverhampton (AW) |
12f |
Standard |
6 |
1/8 |
0 |
Daniel Tudhope t |
131 |
59 |
68 |
22 |
15/8 |
|
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AW
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Travelled strongly - prominent on outer - went third over 2f out - raced slightly wide home turn - went second over 1f out - carried right when challenging inside final furlong - ridden to lead inside final 110yds - won going away(op 2/1 tchd 7/4)
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| 2023-12-05 |
46d |
Wolverhampton (AW) |
12f |
Standard |
6 |
1/11 |
0 |
Rossa Ryan t |
131 |
55 |
64 |
58 |
15/8F |
|
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Prominent - going easily 2f out - led over 1f out - idled and drifted right inside final furlong - faced challenge and kept on well inside final 110yds(op 5/2 tchd 11/4)
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| 2023-10-20 |
28d |
Redcar |
10f |
Heavy |
6 |
8/10 |
0.75 |
Mrs Emily Roberts p |
142 |
57 |
29 |
– |
7/1 |
|
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Raced in last - struggling 4f out - never on terms(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
|
| 2023-09-22 |
17d |
Ayr |
13f |
Soft |
5 |
4/10 |
– |
David Allan p |
123 |
58 |
60 |
23 |
9/1 |
|
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|
| 2023-09-05 |
18d |
Ripon |
12f |
Good |
6 |
4/7 |
– |
David Allan p |
130 |
58 |
63 |
45 |
13/2 |
|
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| 2023-08-18 |
23d |
Thirsk |
12f |
Good |
6 |
6/15 |
– |
David Allan p |
131 |
60 |
58 |
48 |
9/1 |
|
Ray McLean Memorial Handicap
|
| 2023-07-26 |
19d |
Leicester |
12f |
Soft |
6 |
4/7 |
– |
Duran Fentiman p |
137 |
62 |
42 |
1 |
12/1 |
|
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|
| 2023-07-07 |
18d |
Beverley |
12f |
Firm |
6 |
6/6 |
– |
David Allan |
129 |
64 |
64 |
29 |
4/1 |
|
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|
| 2023-06-19 |
13d |
Carlisle |
11f |
Soft |
5 |
2/6 |
– |
David Allan |
129 |
64 |
65 |
59 |
6/1 |
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Record by layoff
Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run?
Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
| Time since last run | Runs | Wins | SR |
| Quick (under 2wk) | 4 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Normal (2-4wk) | 20 | 2 | 10.0% |
| Freshened (1-2m) | 7 | 2 | 28.6% |
| Layoff (2-6m) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Long break (6m+) | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
Record by class
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR |
| Class 4 | 12 | 1 | 8.3% |
| Class 5 | 12 | 1 | 8.3% |
| Class 6 | 9 | 4 | 44.4% |
Record by distance
| Trip | Runs | Wins | SR |
| Sprint (5-6f) | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mile (7-9f) | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Middle (10-12f) | 23 | 5 | 21.7% |
| Staying (13f+) | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
Record by going
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
| Standard | 18 | 5 | 27.8% |
| Firm | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
Record by course
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 12 | 5 | 41.7% |
| Redcar | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Thirsk | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2022-06-18–2026-07-10. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.