Bold Optimist · Laytown 17:49

Published 10 September 2026 · Updated 10 September 2026 · HorseWhale

At 11:06 on 10 September 2026, 19 bookmakers cut Bold Optimist from 6/1 to 5/1 in the 17:49 at Laytown. At the time of the alert, 6/1 was still available at Boyle Sports, Matchbook and Hollywood Bets. The race returned an SP of 9.00, making the alert price -18% better than SP, or -2.4 probability points. It finished 8 of 10, beaten 10.25 lengths.

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Bold Optimist

Laytown · 17:49 · 10 runners · Handicap

THE MOVE

6/1 → 5/1

Still 6/1 at 3 firms when alerted
Boyle Sports · Matchbook · Hollywood Bets

19 firms had already cut to 5/1 when alerted

Selection rating

Medium · bottom 25% of alerts today

Risks

• Up 27lb. 21lb below career-high OR 84.

RESULT
LOST · finished 8
Alert price: 13/2 (7.40)
SP: 9.00
Beat SP: No
-18% better than SP · -2.4 probability points

Fired 11:06, 10 Sept 2026

What this record shows

This is a permanent HorseWhale record of a qualifying market-movement alert. It records the observed event and what happened next; it is not a recommendation or a prediction of the race result.

Alert recorded

11:06 on 10 September 2026

Horse and race

Bold Optimist · Laytown · 17:49

Observed move

6/1 → 5/1

Qualifying bookmaker movement

19 bookmakers had cut when alerted

Earlier price still recorded

6/1 at Boyle Sports · Matchbook · Hollywood Bets

Context at the time

Risks

• Up 27lb. 21lb below career-high OR 84.

Outcome and grade

LOST · SP: 9.00 · Beat SP: No

A recorded price cut does not identify individual bettors, bet size, bookmaker liabilities or the reason for the move. A horse can have a recorded move and still lose.

Bold Optimist · Laytown 17:49

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