Opticality Horse Racing Form | Taunton 15:35 25th March 2025

Opticality' Form | 25th March 2025

25th March 2025 Paddy Kenneally Cillas Cottage 1955 Winner Handicap Hurdle

Age
7
Weight
10-5
Trainer
Tim Vaughan
(Last 14 Days: 1-6, 16.67%)
Owner
Mr Paul Simmons
Sex
mare
Breeder
North Bradon Stud
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2018-04-20
Race Type
Hurdle Turf
Class
5
Classifications
Handicap, Hurdle
Ground
Good
Distance
2m 0f 104y
Runners
14
Prize Money
£9,000
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Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Opticality Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2025-02-25 17:30 Wolverhampton / 6 / 1m 1f 104y / Flat AW / 6K
Handicap
9-5
Visor
Standard 5 /8 - btn 4.55 City Escape 9-4 2m 1.59s

in touch, asked for effort and some headway over 2f out, stayed on up centre inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge

Tim Vaughan
Sean Kirrane
8.5 11.44
2.74
53
1 2025-01-31 13:58 Newcastle / 6 / 1m 4f 98y / Flat AW / 6K
Handicap
9-9
Visor
Standard 3 /9 - btn 3.5 Flying Scotsman 9-11 2m 48.46s

prominent, pushed along over 3f out, headway to chase winner over 1f out, soon outpaced, lost 2nd close home

Tim Vaughan
Billy Loughnane
8 8.84
2.65
54
2 2024-12-20 14:17 Southwell / 6 / 1m 4f 14y / Flat AW / 5.7K
Handicap
9-4
Visor
Standard 10 /10 - btn 96.25 Busby 8-6 2m 56.51s

led 1f, soon steadied tracking leaders and ran in snatches, weakened over 4f out, soon behind, tailed off

Tim Vaughan
Sean Kirrane
7.5 9.59
2.53
55
3 2024-10-31 19:45 Southwell / 6 / 1m 3f 23y / Flat AW / 5.7K
Handicap
9-3
Visor
Standard 2 /9 - btn 1.25 Come On John 8-6 2m 23.72s

handy, pushed along well over 1f out, ridden and led over 1f out, headed over 110 yards out, not pace of winner

Tim Vaughan
Sean Kirrane
17 24.61
4.57
54
4 2024-10-05 16:20 Wolverhampton / 6 / 1m 4f 51y / Flat AW / 5.7K
Handicap
9-5
Visor
Standard 2 /9 - btn 1.75 Renoir 9-9 2m 42.73s

prominent, headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden, diminishing advantage entering final furlong, headed close home, held on for 2nd final strides

Tim Vaughan
S D Bowen
34 44
10.5
54
5 2024-04-19 16:05 Fontwell / 5 / 2m 1f 162y / Hurdle Turf / 6.15K
Handicap, Hurdle, Limited, Mares, Novice
10-8
Cheekpieces
Good 7 /8 - btn 36.25 Bethpage 11-12 4m 29.942s

held up towards rear, not always fluent, well beaten from 3 out

M Hunt
Cameron Iles
7 9.52
2.56
80
6 2024-03-26 16:15 Southwell / 6 / 1m 4f 14y / Flat AW / 9K
Apprentice, Handicap
9-5
Visor
Standard 11 /14 - btn 6.65 Defence Treaty 9-0 2m 41.97s

in touch, ridden and some headway under 3f out, weakened inside final furlong

M Hunt
Callum Hutchinson
8.5 10
3.1
54
7 2024-03-14 18:45 Southwell / 6 / 1m 3f 23y / Flat AW / 11.2K
Handicap
9-5
Visor
Standard 1 /6 - win 0.5 Max Of Stars 9-9 2m 25.24s

tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 4f out, headway on inside 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on

M Hunt
Sean Kirrane
9 11.72
2.4
51
8 2024-02-14 20:30 Kempton / 6 / 1m 2f 219y / Flat AW / 6K
Handicap
9-8
Visor
Standard To Slow 4 /12 - btn 2.5 Storm Valley 9-8 2m 26.305s

off the pace towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went never nearer 4th towards finish

M Hunt
Rhys Clutterbuck
10 13.41
3.8
51
9 2024-01-08 16:05 Taunton / 5 / 2m 0f 104y / Hurdle Turf / 9.15K
Handicap, Hurdle, Mares
11-5
Cheekpieces
Soft 5 /13 - btn 9.55 Sawpit Sienna 11-2 4m 15.41s

off the pace in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 5th, close 2nd after 3 out, no impression turning in, lost 2nd 2 out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened run-in

M Hunt
Sean Houlihan
17 25.91
6
82
10 2023-11-16 13:50 Taunton / 4 / 2m 0f 104y / Hurdle Turf / 9.1K
Hurdle, Novice
10-9 Good To Soft 4 /10 - btn 29 Panjari 11-2 4m 13.143s

rear of midfield, minor headway 3 out, ridden in modest 4th 2 out, kept on steadily from last

M Hunt
Sean Houlihan
101 210
14
11 2023-11-02 15:55 Wolverhampton / 6 / 1m 1f 104y / Flat AW / 6.6K
Handicap
9-9
Visor
Standard 7 /12 - btn 5 Star Of St Louis 9-7 2m 2.35s

off the pace in last pair, some late minor headway, never on terms

M Hunt
Rhys Clutterbuck
4.33 4.85
1.76
52
12 2023-10-23 19:10 Wolverhampton / 6 / 1m 1f 104y / Flat AW / 9.8K
Handicap
9-6
Visor
Standard 7 /12 - btn 5.3 Fast Affair 9-7 1m 59.72s

towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, not clear run briefly inside final furlong, not trouble leaders

M Hunt
Rhys Clutterbuck
9 13.11
3.1
52
13 2023-10-03 20:30 Wolverhampton / 6 / 1m 0f 142y / Flat AW / 6K
Handicap
9-8
Visor
Standard 1 /10 - win 0.3 Polar Rock 9-5 -

mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, not clear run and angled out turning in, went between horses over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and kept on gamely

M Hunt
Rhys Clutterbuck
4.5 5.29
1.86
50
14 2023-09-13 13:40 Bath / 6 / 1m 2f 37y / Flat Turf / 6.2K
Apprentice, Handicap
9-8
Visor
Good 5 /7 - btn 5.2 Jimmy Mark 8-10 2m 10.82s

tracking leaders when bumped after 1f, outpaced and dropped to rear 2f out, plugging on against rail but no chance when not much room inside final furlong

M Hunt
Aidan Keeley
10 10.38
2.75
52
15 2023-04-07 17:10 Bath / 6 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 26K
Handicap
9-1
Visor
Soft 3 /14 - btn 4.85 Moon Over The Sea 9-4 1m 49.923s

slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inside, closer 2f out, went 3rd final strides

M Hunt
Sean Kirrane
6.5 6.8
2.77
52
16 2023-02-22 14:35 Ludlow / 4 / 1m 7f 169y / Hurdle Turf / 9K
Hurdle, Maiden
10-11 Good 8 /15 - btn 18.75 Welsh Charger 11-7 4m 0.82499999999999s

held up in mid-division, no impression from 3 out

M Hunt
Charlie Price
26 57.14
7.4
17 2023-02-11 13:35 Uttoxeter / 4 / 1m 7f 168y / Hurdle Turf / 8.3K
Hurdle, Mares, Novice
11-3 Good To Soft 5 /11 - btn 16.5 Western Safire 11-0 4m 4.7s

not jump well, mid-division, closed 4th, 3rd before 3 out, weakened from 2 out

M Hunt
Sean Houlihan
8 7.9
2.84
18 2023-01-20 13:50 Southwell / 6 / 1m 3f 23y / Flat AW / 6.5K
Handicap
9-9
Tongue Strap
Standard 11 /12 - btn 13.65 Ciao Adios 9-6 2m 28.13s

mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders halfway, weakened final 2f

M Hunt
Rob Hornby
9.5 12.02
3.6
55
19 2022-12-14 15:25 Lingfield / 6 / 1m 2f 0y / Flat AW / 7.5K
Handicap
9-0
Cheekpieces
Standard 7 /11 - btn 8.8 Goldsmith 9-6 2m 6.34s

tracked leaders, led over 4f out, pushed along and headed turning in, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong

M Hunt
Christian Howarth
9.5 11
3.55
58
20 2022-11-30 17:50 Kempton / 6 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat AW / 6K
Handicap
9-10
Cheekpieces
Standard To Slow 10 /12 - btn 6.3 Adace 9-2 1m 41.855s

chased leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong

M Hunt
George Rooke
11 13
3.69
61
21 2022-10-18 20:00 Kempton / 5 / 1m 2f 219y / Flat AW / 8K
Fillies, Handicap
9-5 Standard To Slow 10 /10 - btn 6.5 Nordhalla 9-8 2m 23.725s

off the pace in last pair, never on terms

M Hunt
Aidan Keeley
7 8.15
2.65
63
22 2022-10-05 13:30 Nottingham / 6 / 1m 2f 50y / Flat Turf / 5.6K
Apprentice, Handicap
9-11 Good To Soft 8 /16 - btn 13.85 Aldbourne 9-5 2m 20.622s

mid-division, headway well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and weakened

M Hunt
Aidan Keeley
5 5.5
1.88
64
23 2022-09-03 16:40 Wolverhampton / 6 / 1m 0f 142y / Flat AW / 7.5K
Apprentice, Grand, Handicap
9-10 Standard 3 /8 - btn 1.75 River Wharfe 9-13 1m 48.39s

towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, kept on strongly and went third inside final 110yds

M Hunt
Aidan Keeley
3.5 3.5
1.45
64
24 2022-08-25 16:03 Ffos Las / 5 / 1m 2f 0y / Flat Turf / 9K
Handicap
8-9 Good To Soft 2 /9 - btn 0.75 Magical Mile 9-8 2m 11.158s

in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on

M Hunt
Aidan Keeley
7 7.6
2.7
61
25 2022-08-17 16:00 Wolverhampton / 6 / 1m 0f 142y / Flat AW / 7.5K
Handicap
9-1 Standard 2 /11 - btn 1.75 One Step Beyond 9-2 1m 49.27s

midfield, pushed along over 2f out, headway to chase leaders 1f out, stayed on

M Hunt
Aidan Keeley
11 12.28
4.2
61
26 2022-08-03 17:15 Kempton / 6 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat AW / 6K
Handicap
9-9 Standard To Slow 14 /14 - btn 42.45 Sandy Paradise 9-6 1m 50.772s

Prominent, ridden and weakened 3f out

M Hunt
A Kirby
5 5.35
2.14
61
27 2022-07-06 20:50 Kempton / 6 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat AW / 6K
Handicap
9-2 Standard To Slow 2 /10 - btn 1 Adelisa 9-5 1m 39s

chased front pair, ridden 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, ran on, not reach winner

M Hunt
Marco Ghiani
12 13.17
3.95
58
28 2022-01-13 17:30 Chelmsford / 5 / 1m 2f 0y / Flat AW / 9K
Novice, Stakes
8-13 Standard 5 /6 - btn 10.25 Cerulean 9-4 2m 11.42s

went left start, chased winner until pushed along over 3f out, lost 3rd inside final 2f, weakened soon after

M Hunt
Rob Hornby
6.5 6.28
3.09
29 2021-12-08 18:00 Kempton / 5 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat AW / 6.5K
Fillies, Novice, Stakes
8-9 Standard To Slow 4 /12 - btn 3.05 Sea Speedwell 9-0 1m 42.493s

raced wide soon pressed winner, ridden 2f out, no extra and lost two place inside final furlong

M Hunt
Ellie Mackenzie
21 27
5.25
30 2021-11-01 13:35 Kempton / 5 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat AW / 8K
Fillies, Novice, Stakes
8-9 Standard To Slow 4 /14 - btn 9.75 Miss Marble 9-7 1m 42.247s

mid division, ridden 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong for 4th

M Hunt
Ellie Mackenzie
201 1000
199.41