The overall numbers tell a different story. From 37 races, Optician has won just 5 times and placed in the frame another 16 occasions—a win rate of roughly one victory in every seven attempts, which is modest but honest work for a horse racing regularly in competitive fields. It clearly thrives on normal ground conditions: 4 wins from 19 outings on that surface represents a 21 percent win rate, well above its career average. Switch to softer or faster ground, and the horse becomes considerably less effective.
Recent form shows the typical pattern of a consistent but inconsistent campaigner. A ninth-place finish most recently, followed by a second, a fifth, a win, a tenth, and a fourth before that paints the picture of a horse that can still find the frame but is struggling to recapture the consistency it showed earlier in the year. Most intriguingly, David Allan, the jockey who rides Optician most regularly, has yet to steer the horse to a single victory in 11 attempts together—a partnership that clearly lacks chemistry. The absence of a click between rider and horse may explain some of those frustrating runs in the frame without the win. Michael Herrington's Lincolnshire yard continues to fire in winners elsewhere, but Optician remains one of its mid-tier earners rather than a star turn.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
12 | 4 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds, 3 other | 17 Aug | 33.3% |
| Redcar Galloping |
5 | 1 second, 4 other | 29 Jul | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
4 | 1 second, 3 other | 11 Apr | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 31 May | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
3 | 3 other | 18 Apr | 0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 19 Jun | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 14 Jun | 100% |
| York Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 Jul | 0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 5 Sep | 0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 7 Jul | 0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 | 1 third | 19 Jul | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 26 Jul | 0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 6 Jun | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 22 Sep | 0% |