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Optima RacingHorses › Some Nightmare (IRE)

Some Nightmare (IRE)

9yo b g · Form & record 2019-08-28 to 2026-07-16 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by John O'Shea.
Pedigree Dream Ahead (USA) × Isoldes Return (GB) (by Avonbridge)
OwnerMrs S M Maine & Mr Roger Gould & Partn
BreederPat Beirne & Dream Ahead Syndicate
Ratings Official 50 · best RPR 85 · best TS 70
72
Runs
9
Wins
12.5%
Strike rate
40.3%
Place rate
0.79
Actual / Expected
-44.2%
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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.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-07-16 19d Chepstow 6f Firm 5 3/7 0.3 Luke Morris b 117 50 57 59 16/1
Flat Turf Dragonbet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap Stakes Prominent - led 2f out - soon faced challenge - headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost second final strides(op 12/1)
2026-06-27 12d Chepstow 5f Firm 6 3/6 1.25 William Carson b 131 51 53 38 5/2
Flat Turf DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap Led on the near side - built a clear advantage before halfway - lead cut inside final furlong - passed final 110yds - could not sustain effort
2026-06-15 9d Chepstow 5f Good 5 4/7 0.2 Myla Coppins p 113 52 51 29 18/1
Flat Turf Tom Malone Bloodstock Supports Jamie's Farm Handicap Held up on the stands side - drifted right to the middle 2f out - stayed on at the same clip to hold fourth inside final furlong
2026-06-06 25d Chepstow 5f Soft 6 5/9 1.25 David Probert p 128 53 54 32 9/1
Flat Turf Michael Maine Memorial Cup Handicap Raced towards far side - in touch with leaders - disputing lead in group inside final furlong - no extra towards finish - 2nd of 5 in group(tchd 17/2)
2026-05-12 13d Bath 5.5f Firm 5 3/7 0.5 Gina Mangan p 121 54 57 23 8/1
Flat Turf Bath Mind Charity "Confined" Handicap (No Win Since The 2025 Flat Turf Season) In touch with leaders - headway 2f out - briefly disputed lead over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - lost second final strides (jockey said gelding hung both ways)(op 10/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1)
2026-04-29 20d Bath 5f Firm 5 4/6 3 Tyler Heard p 116 56 45 24 25/1
Flat Turf Watch Live Racing On fairplaybet.co.uk "Confined" Handicap (No Win Since The 2025 Flat Turf Season) Prominent - weakened inside final furlong(op 18/1)
2026-04-09 51d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 8/9 0.5 Ryan Kavanagh p 128 52 44 28 9/1
Flat AW Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap Midfield - ridden against far rail over 1f out - some headway inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds
2026-02-17 8d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 3/9 0.75 Ryan Kavanagh b 129 53 55 44 11/2
Flat AW Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) In touch with leaders - hung left but headway and prominent 1f out - no impression inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 5/1)
2026-02-09 7d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 6/8 0.3 William Carson p 134 53 47 33 10/3
Flat AW Make The Move To Midnite Handicap (Div II) Midfield - headway over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 5/1)
2026-02-02 6d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 3/9 0.75 William Carson p 135 54 55 34 7/2
Flat AW Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Travelled strongly - towards rear - steady headway over 3f out - soon on outer - hung left over 1f out - went third inside final 110yds - kept on(tchd 4/1)
2026-01-27 11d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 4/8 0.3 William Carson p 129 54 57 42 8/1
Flat AW Join The Midnite Movement Handicap (Div I) Towards rear - switched right and ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 10/1)
2026-01-16 34d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 3/9 1.25 William Carson p 135 55 55 32 13/2
Flat AW Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Midfield - good headway against far rail over 1f out - briefly led 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
2025-12-13 14d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 3/10 0.05 William Carson p 130 55 58 21 40/1
Flat AW Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Prominent - switched right over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 20/1)
2025-11-29 21d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 9/13 0.5 Gina Mangan p 134 59 56 37 80/1
Flat AW Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Soon in rear - headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 66/1)
2025-11-08 67d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 7/11 1 Jack Doughty 135 60 40 26 25/1
Flat AW Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Raced in last - headway over 1f out - never dangerous(tchd 33/1)
2025-09-02 8d Chepstow 5f Soft 6 8/8 8 William Carson p 139 59 48 10/3
Flat Turf David Lucas Wales Leading Independent Bookmaker Handicap Pressed leaders - lost position 2f out - weakened over 1f out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going on this occasion - officially described as soft)(op 85/40 tchd 2/1)
2025-08-25 11d Chepstow 5f Good 6 1/7 0 William Carson p 130 55 63 42 7/1
Flat Turf Tom's Big Bike Ride Handicap In touch with leaders - hung left 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - edged right inside final furlong - ran on(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
2025-08-14 29d Chepstow 6f Good 6 2/7 0.5 Elizabeth Gale p 131 54 60 21 4/1
Flat Turf dragonbet.co.uk 'Training Series' Apprentice Handicap (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series) Prominent - bumped over 4f out - outpaced over 2f out - headway over 1f out - challenging inside final furlong - just held(op 9/2)
2025-07-16 14d Bath 5.5f Firm 6 5/13 1.25 Elizabeth Gale p 130 55 46 36 13/2
Flat Turf Novacast Dont Come Last Handicap (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) Towards rear - towards near side when headway over 2f out - hung left from over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed under pressure)(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
2025-07-02 9d Chepstow 5f Firm 6 4/8 0.75 Taryn Langley p 127 56 56 47 8/1
Flat Turf NetBet £20 Free Bet Welcome Apprentice Handicap Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - some headway from over 1f out - kept on(op 9/1)
2025-06-23 16d Chepstow 5f Firm 5 6/6 0.05 Saffie Osborne p 117 56 51 40 12/1
Flat Turf Betting.Bet Free Bets Handicap In rear throughout(op 9/1)
2025-06-07 8d Chepstow 5f Soft 6 5/8 0.3 Gina Mangan p 132 57 58 46 11/4
Flat Turf Michael Maine Memorial Cup Handicap Towards rear - some headway over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - not reach leaders
2025-05-30 18d Chepstow 5f Good 5 1/7 0 Gina Mangan p 118 55 59 28 5/1
Flat Turf Dragonbet Born From The Betting Ring Handicap Dwelt start - raced in last - headway when not clear run over 1f out - switched right and ridden inside final furlong - ran on to lead towards finish (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding may have appreciated the return to Chepstow where he has won four times previously)(op 11/2)
2025-05-12 14d Windsor 5f Firm 5 5/6 2.5 William Carson p 123 56 46 29 12/1
Flat Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap In touch with leaders - weakened final furlong(tchd 11/1 and tchd 18/1)
2025-04-28 21d Windsor 5f Firm 5 3/11 0.5 Saffie Osborne 123 56 60 12 12/1
Flat Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap
2025-04-07 35d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 12/13 Darragh Keenan 133 58 39 26 40/1
Flat Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap
2025-03-03 153d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6/9 William Carson 133 60 60 40/1
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2024-10-01 27d Bath 5f Heavy 6 6/10 2.25 William Carson p 135 60 46 30 10/1
Flat Turf Silvershine Turf Services Handicap Towards rear - some headway over 1f out - no impression(op 11/1 tchd 8/1)
2024-09-04 1d Bath 5.5f Good 6 5/9 0.2 Sean D Bowen p 135 62 66 33 100/30
Flat Turf DragonBet Proud Sponsors Of Bath Racing Handicap Took keen hold - prominent - led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 11/4 tchd 7/2)
2024-09-03 8d Chepstow 5f Good 6 1/6 0 William Carson p 135 58 67 20 7/2
Flat Turf David Lucas Wales Leading Independent Bookmaker Handicap Hung left throughout - made all against near rail - raced alone 1f - faced challenge over 1f out - soon ridden - kept on(op 3/1 tchd 11/4)

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 runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)28414.3%
Normal (2-4wk)20210.0%
Freshened (1-2m)14214.3%
Layoff (2-6m)7114.3%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 48112.5%
Class 525312.0%
Class 635514.3%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)69913.0%
Mile (7-9f)300.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard1915.3%
Soft17211.8%
Firm17211.8%
Good14428.6%
Heavy500.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Chepstow25624.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)1815.6%
Bath900.0%
Goodwood4125.0%
Windsor300.0%
Ffos Las3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2019-08-28–2026-07-16. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.