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Wishful Thinker
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Trained by C H Yip at Hong Kong, Wishful Thinker is a 2024 year old gelding by the sire I Am Invincible, out of the dam Zebithea.

He has won a total of 16 races from 84 starts for a win percentage of 19%. His career earnings are $5M, with the biggest win of his career coming at Moonee Valley on June 3rd in 2017 when he won $55,000 in the Dominant Handicap (a handicap race over 1,200 metres).

Wishful Thinker is a top level performer, having started 21 times at group race level, with 1 win.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-2880.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $18k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$5M
Starts
84
Wins
16
Second
2
Third
13
Win %
19
Place %
37
Profit
-28.8
Conditions
Good
80
14-1-8
$18k
Soft
4
2-0-0
$7k
Heavy
0
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
21
1-0-4
Group 1
9
0-0-0
Group 2
6
1-0-1
Group 3
6
0-0-3
Race Distance
1200m
30
7-1-4
-22.8
1650m
1
0-0-0
-1
1000m
3
0-0-1
-3
1400m
2
0-0-0
-2
Race Track
Sha Tin
30
4-1-4
-30
Happy Valley
1
1-0-0
-1
Moonee Valley
1
1-0-0
+3.4
Caulfield
2
0-0-1
-2
Sandown Lakeside
1
0-0-0
-1
Ballarat
1
1-0-0
+1.8
Race State
31
5-1-4
-5
VIC
5
2-0-1
+5.2

Race History

Dec-12 21
8/
0.0
62
Sha Tin
4
1200
Lord Kanaloa Handicap (C2)
$0k
$384k
J Noonan
59
0.00
-
11
11
+3
Oct-27 21
7/
19.3
20
Sha Tin
4
1650
Hebe Hill Handicap (C2)
$0k
$384k
J Noonan
60
117.93
-
8
8,8
+1
Oct-17 21
6/
4.0
63
Sha Tin
4
1200
The Premier Bowl 
$0k
$760k
J Noonan
52½
71.95
-
12
12
+6
Oct-1 21
9/
4.0
46
Sha Tin
4
1000
The National Day Cup 
$0k
$592k
J Noonan
54½
58.96
-
11
13
+4
Sep-5 21
7/
4.1
30
Sha Tin
4
1200
Hksar Chief Executive's Cup-C1
$0k
$504k
J Noonan
57½
72.21
-
12
12
+5
Jul-11 21
6/
4.5
28
Sha Tin
4
1200
H.K. Racehorse Owners Assoc-C1
$0k
$480k
J Noonan
58½
72.11
-
11
8
+2
May-23 21
9/
5.3
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
The Sha Tin Vase 
$0k
$560k
J Noonan
59
73.46
-
9
8
-1
Apr-25 21
5/
2.8
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
The Chairman's Sprint 
$0k
$2.9M
J Noonan
57
71.44
-
10
7
+2
Apr-5 21
4/
2.0
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
Sprint Cup 
$0k
$720k
J Noonan
56
70.24
-
13
12
+8
Feb-21 21
7/
4.0
0
Sha Tin
4
1400
Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup 
$0k
$1.9M
J Noonan
57
84.78
-
5
5,4
-3
Jan-24 21
8/11
4.5
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
The Centenary Sprint Cup 
$0k
$1.9M
J Noonan
57
72.51
-
9
8
Dec-13 20
4/14
0.8
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
Hong Kong Sprint 
$0k
$3.5M
J Noonan
57
69.25
-
14
14
+10
Nov-22 20
9/10
4.3
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
The Jockey Club Sprint 
$0k
$720k
J Noonan
56
72.30
-
9
9
Oct-18 20
1/7
0.0
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
The Premier Bowl 
$0k
$720k
J Noonan
54½
67.89
-
6
6
+5
Oct-1 20
5/7
10.5
0
Sha Tin
4
1000
The National Day Cup 
$0k
$560k
J Noonan
60½
66.34
-
7
3
-2
Sep-6 20
8/11
3.5
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
Hksar Chief Executive's Cup-C1
$0k
$480k
J Noonan
60½
71.92
-
7
8
May-24 20
6/8
3.3
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
The Sha Tin Vase 
$0k
$520k
J Noonan
56½
72.26
-
8
7,8
+2
Apr-26 20
5/11
1.8
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
The Chairman's Sprint 
$0k
$2.9M
J Noonan
57
70.20
-
10
11,10
+5
Feb-16 20
7/7
5.8
0
Sha Tin
4
1400
Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup 
$0k
$1.6M
J Noonan
57
87.44
-
7
7,7
Jan-19 20
4/8
1.8
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
The Centenary Sprint Cup 
$0k
$1.6M
J Noonan
57
70.37
-
4
3
-1
Dec-8 19
6/14
1.5
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
Hong Kong Sprint 
$0k
$3.2M
J Noonan
57
69.62
-
10
9
+3
May-26 19
3/10
1.3
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
The Sha Tin Vase 
$0k
$520k
J Noonan
58½
70.12
-
7
7
+4
Mar-10 19
1/4
0.0
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
Flamingo Flower Handicap (C1)
$0k
$420k
J Noonan
56½
70.06
-
2
2
+1
Feb-13 19
1/10
0.0
0
Happy Valley
4
1200
The Happy Valley Trophy (C1)
$0k
$420k
J Noonan
59
69.29
-
9
8
+7
Jan-6 19
3/6
2.0
0
Sha Tin
4
1000
The Bauhinia Sprint Trophy 
$0k
$520k
J Noonan
51½
58.63
-
5
4,5
+2
Jun-3 18
3/14
2.0
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
Hku J.C. Student Village (C2)
$0k
$298k
J Noonan
58
70.23
-
10
10
+7
Apr-29 18
1/14
0.0
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
Piguet Lady Millenary Handicap (C2)
$0k
$298k
J Noonan
52½
69.20
-
13
12
+11
Apr-8 18
2/12
0.3
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
Beijing Clubhouse Anniv.Cup-C3
$0k
$210k
J Noonan
60
69.56
-
6
7
+5
Mar-18 18
9/13
4.5
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
Luger Handicap (C3)
$0k
$210k
J Noonan
60½
74.01
-
12
13
+4
Feb-18 18
1/
0.0
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
Kung Hei Handicap (C3)
$0k
$210k
J Noonan
58
69.49
-
11
9
+8
Jan-21 18
3/
2.5
0
Sha Tin
4
1200
The Lok Sin Tong Cup Handicap (C3)
$0k
$210k
J Noonan
58½
71.92
-
11
10
+7
Jun-3 17
1/
0.0
4.4
Moonee Valley
4
1200
Dominant Handicap
$55k
$100k
J Noonan
54
70.80
-
10
10,6
+5
May-13 17
4/
1.2
7.5
Caulfield
3
1200
Clanbrooke Racing Handicap
$5k
$100k
J Noonan
52½
70.31
-
11
10,12
+8
Apr-29 17
3/
0.4
9.5
Caulfield
5
1200
Next Payments Handicap
$9k
$100k
J Noonan
53
70.26
-
9
9,6
+3
Apr-17 17
4/
1.0
7.5
Sandown Lakeside
4
1200
Le Pine Funerals (Bm64)
$2k
$40k
J Noonan
59
72.96
-
6
6,6
+2
Feb-19 17
1/
0.0
2.8
Ballarat
5
1200
Whiteheads Timber Sales Maiden
$13k
$23k
J Noonan
58
73.67
-
4
4,4
+3