Positive Thinker Horse Racing Form | Naas 14:27 09th November 2025

Positive Thinker' Form | 09th November 2025

09th November 2025 SIS Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

Age
8
Weight
10-2
Trainer
M J McDonagh
(Last 14 Days: 1-3, 33.33%)
Owner
Michael J McDonagh
Sex
gelding
Breeder
P Brogan
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2017-05-09
Race Type
Hurdle Turf
Class
1
Classifications
Handicap, Hurdle, Listed
Ground
Soft To Heavy
Distance
2m 4f 0y
Runners
14
Prize Money
£45,000
Is Positive Thinker Improving?
Does Positive Thinker Suit This Race
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

Positive Thinker 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 2024-11-03 15:15 Cork / 1 / 3m 4f 0y / Chase Turf / 45K
Chase, Grand, Handicap, Listed, National
11-2 Good 2 /10 - btn 0.1 Sphagnum 10-13 7m 11.217s

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

M J McDonagh
Cian Quirke
6.5 7.26
2.3
126
1 2024-09-30 16:35 Roscommon / 3m 0f 25y / Hurdle Turf / 11.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-8 Soft 3 /12 - btn 10.5 Its Not Over Yet 10-7 6m 22.1s

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

M J McDonagh
Cian Quirke
6.5 7.01
2.6
113
2 2024-04-01 15:15 Fairyhouse / 2m 6f 45y / Hurdle Turf / 25K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-1
Cheekpieces
Soft To Heavy 4 /8 - btn 25 Whatcouldhavebeen 11-2 6m 5.7s

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

M J McDonagh
Cian Quirke
3.75 4.3
1.47
113
3 2024-03-10 16:37 Naas / 1 / 3m 0f 174y / Chase Turf / 100K
Chase, Handicap, Listed, National
9-9
Cheekpieces
Soft 2 /12 - btn 1.5 Hartur D'arc 10-3 6m 55.2s

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

M J McDonagh
Cian Quirke
9.5 12.16
3.41
119
4 2024-02-11 16:15 Navan / 3m 0f 0y / Chase Turf / 15.27K
Chase, Handicap
11-1 Heavy 3 /8 - btn 8 Young Dev 10-13 7m 15.1s

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

M J McDonagh
Mr A P Ryan
3.5 3.98
1.63
119
5 2024-01-23 16:00 Down Royal / 3m 0f 0y / Chase Turf / 14.5K
Chase, Handicap
11-3 Soft 2 /7 - btn 2.25 Daily Present 11-13 6m 37.95s

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

M J McDonagh
Mr A P Ryan
2.5 2.72
1.37
117
6 2023-12-16 12:30 Fairyhouse / 3m 0f 68y / Chase Turf / 18K
Chase, Handicap
10-11 Heavy 2 /9 - btn 0.1 Emancipator 10-4 6m 55.22s

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

M J McDonagh
Sean O'Keeffe
3.75 4.5
1.8
113
7 2023-11-26 13:45 Cork / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 15K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-7 Soft 3 /12 - btn 2.75 Union Park 10-5 5m 19.45s

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

M J McDonagh
Mr A P Ryan
3 3.54
1.62
110
8 2023-10-22 15:40 Limerick / 3m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 11.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-11 Soft To Heavy 1 /13 - win 1.25 Mont Saint Vincent 11-8 -

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

M J McDonagh
Mr A P Ryan
2.2 2.46
1.32
102
9 2023-09-30 17:10 Gowran Park / 2m 4f 0y / Chase Turf / 14.5K
Chase, Handicap
10-8 Heavy 1 /6 - win 2.5 Railway Hurricane 11-13 5m 21.2s

tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to challenge after 3 out, close 2nd and pushed along next, ridden and led run-in, kept on well

M J McDonagh
Sean O'Keeffe
1.91 2.06
1.41
105
10 2023-09-15 16:15 Ballinrobe / 2m 5f 181y / Hurdle Turf / 11.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-1 Yielding 2 /14 - btn 0.75 Dorans River 11-1 5m 28.95s

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

M J McDonagh
Sean O'Keeffe
6 7.2
2.84
99
11 2023-05-04 17:55 Tipperary / 3m 0f 60y / Hurdle Turf / 11.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-4 Yielding 6 /19 - btn 18 Miss Tempo 11-7 6m 34.4s

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

M J McDonagh
Sean O'Keeffe
4.5 5.39
1.79
99
12 2023-04-18 17:00 Tipperary / 2m 7f 135y / Chase Turf / 11K
Chase, Handicap
11-6 Good To Yielding 1 /11 - win 0.3 Earths Furies 11-1 6m 10s

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

M J McDonagh
Sean O'Keeffe
3.25 3.5
1.66
99
13 2023-03-30 14:50 Limerick / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 11.5K
Handicap, Hurdle, Novice
10-9 Soft 2 /8 - btn 0.75 Henning 11-9 4m 13.35s

tracked leader, 2nd before 4th, led briefly before 2 out where headed, ridden and kept on run-in, held

M J McDonagh
Sean O'Keeffe
2.2 2.41
1.3
97
14 2023-03-11 15:10 Gowran Park / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 11.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-2 Soft To Heavy 3 /20 - btn 8.8 Ardera Ru 11-3 5m 34.96s

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

M J McDonagh
Sean O'Keeffe
4 4.32
1.82
97
15 2022-12-11 15:20 Cork / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 10.5K
Handicap, Hurdle, Novice
11-6 Yielding To Soft 2 /24 - btn 0.2 Nephin Beg 11-11 5m 2.11s

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

M J McDonagh
C A Landers
5 5.5
2.04
94
16 2022-11-22 14:45 Limerick / 2m 5f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 10K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-4 Soft 2 /14 - btn 1.5 Chainofconsequence 10-13 5m 37.36s

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

M J McDonagh
C A Landers
4.33 4.6
2.14
92
17 2022-10-31 14:40 Wexford / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 10.5K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-12 Heavy 3 /14 - btn 18 Harry Des Ongrais 11-12 5m 31.62s

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

M J McDonagh
C A Landers
5 6.72
2.33
18 2022-10-12 14:10 Punchestown / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 12.5K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-12 Good B /12 - btn Marine Nationale 11-7 -

held up, towards rear when badly hampered and unseated rider before 4th

M J McDonagh
C A Landers
67 310
21
19 2022-09-30 14:07 Gowran Park / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 12K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-12 Yielding 4 /16 - btn 29.5 Saylavee 11-5 4m 1.96s

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

M J McDonagh
C A Landers
41 203.96
16.13
20 2022-09-05 16:10 Galway / 2m 0f 130y / Hurdle Turf / 13K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-12 Yielding 8 /19 - btn 31.95 Hubrisko 11-12 4m 6.69s

mid-division, slight mistakes 2nd and 5th, 9th before 2 out, soon ridden and no impression

M J McDonagh
C A Landers
81 445.67
50