Horse Profile

Simply Optimistic
Stable

Trained by Brendon Hawtin at Cranbourne, Simply Optimistic is a 9 year old gelding by the sire Encosta De Lago, out of the dam Iron Rose.

He has won a total of 6 races from 32 starts for a win percentage of 19%. His career earnings are $275k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Moonee Valley on September 25th in 2020 when he won $68,750 in the Msc Signs Lockdown Legend-Bm84 (a handicap race over 1,200 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $990.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $11k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$275k
Starts
32
Wins
6
Second
3
Third
4
Win %
19
Place %
41
Profit
+9.9
Conditions
Good
11
2-1-0
$9k
Soft
17
3-2-3
$7k
Heavy
4
1-0-1
$11k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1200m
16
5-0-3
+19.2
1100m
9
0-1-0
-9
1400m
6
0-2-1
-6
1300m
1
1-0-0
+5.7
Race Track
Moonee Valley
4
1-0-0
+1
Flemington
5
0-0-0
-5
Warrnambool
2
0-0-1
-2
Bendigo
3
0-1-0
-3
Caulfield
5
0-0-1
-5
Geelong
1
1-0-0
+8.5
Sandown Lakeside
2
0-0-1
-2
Randwick
1
1-0-0
+9
Ruakaka
1
1-0-0
+5.3
Hastings
1
1-0-0
+5.7
Te Rapa
5
0-2-0
-5
Pukekohe Park
1
1-0-0
+3.4
Te Aroha
1
0-0-1
-1
Race State
VIC
22
2-1-3
-6.5
NSW
1
1-0-0
+9
9
3-2-1
+8.4

Race History

Sep-16 23
13/16
3.3
201
Flemington
4
1100
Robert Cram Sprint (Bm78)
$0k
$80k
59
68.08
-
14,15
Aug-26 23
9/10
9.0
$41
Moonee Valley
4
1200
Ladbrokes Racing Club Challenger (Bm70)
$2k
$80k
W Pinn
62
69.57
33.74
9
9,8
-1
Aug-5 23
5/16
3.8
$91
Flemington
4
1200
VRC Member Pamela Perry Aspirant (Bm70)
$2k
$80k
W Pinn
62
69.45
34.06
1
1,1
-4
Spell of 77 Days
May-20 23
10/16
6.9
$201
Flemington
5
1100
3aw (Bm90)
$3k
$150k
J Fry
57
64.40
35.21
16
16,16
+6
Spell of 381 Days
May-4 22
14/14
14.1
$61
Warrnambool
10
1200
Wangoom Handicap
$0k
$201k
A Kelly
54
74.70
38.79
7
7,12
-2
Apr-2 22
11/14
3.8
$26
Bendigo
4
1100
Immix Metal Recycling (Bm84)
$0k
$130k
B Prebble
59½
64.34
35.44
8
8,9
-2
Spell of 210 Days
Sep-4 21
9/14
4.7
$51
Moonee Valley
6
1200
Chautauqua Stakes
$0k
$161k
D Moor
54
71.83
36.70
11
12
+3
Aug-28 21
8/10
2.2
$26
Caulfield
4
1100
Volvo Cars Brighton (Bm78)
$2k
$75k
J Richards
60
65.24
34.28
7
7,10
+2
Aug-7 21
8/13
2.7
$21
Flemington
5
1100
Vrc Member Kate Crosby (Bm84)
$3k
$130k
C Williams
60½
64.89
33.92
9
3
-5
Jun-26 21
9/14
7.9
$19
Caulfield
7
1200
Filter Form (Bm84)
$3k
$125k
T Stockdale
59
72.23
36.58
6
6,6
-3
May-5 21
3/16
1.3
$7
Warrnambool
7
1200
Wangoom Handicap
$16k
$176k
D Moor
54
72.19
37.66
9
9,8
+5
Apr-10 21
3/5
2.8
$4.4
Caulfield
5
1200
Filter Form Handicap
$11k
$125k
D Moor
54
70.92
35.14
3
4
+1
Mar-27 21
2/9
1.5
$4.6
Bendigo
5
1100
Drinking. Driving. (Bm84)
$23k
$125k
D Moor
60
63.63
34.16
5
5,6
+4
Spell of 155 Days
Oct-23 20
4/6
1.9
$3.6
Moonee Valley
3
1200
Antler Luggage Handicap
$6k
$125k
C Williams
56
69.57
34.00
3
3,3
-1
Sep-25 20
1/9
1.5
$5
Moonee Valley
4
1200
Msc Signs Lockdown Legend-Bm84
$69k
$125k
C Williams
58½
71.84
35.54
2
2,2
+1
Sep-6 20
1/12
1.3
$9.5
Geelong
3
1200
Iga Liquor (Bm78)
$28k
$50k
C Williams
59
71.24
34.28
7
7,8
+7
Aug-19 20
5/10
4.6
$4.2
Sandown Lakeside
9
1200
(Bm78)
$2k
$50k
C Williams
59½
73.89
36.69
6
6,5
Spell of 74 Days
Jun-6 20
5/13
1.7
$9.5
Flemington
5
1400
G H Mumm Picnic (Bm78)
$2k
$60k
R Bayliss
59
83.70
34.78
3
3,3
-2
May-24 20
3/10
3.9
$5.5
Sandown Lakeside
8
1400
Odds Boost (Bm78)
$4k
$40k
R Bayliss
59
87.69
36.17
10
10,8
+5
May-9 20
6/12
1.8
$7
Caulfield
7
1400
Bill Collins (Bm78)
$1k
$60k
R Bayliss
59
87.89
36.38
10
9,7
+1
Apr-18 20
7/13
3.3
$5
Caulfield
4
1400
Same Race Multi (Bm78)
$1k
$60k
M Walker
59½
83.11
36.50
8
9,12
+5
Mar-28 20
4/15
1.3
$8
Bendigo
4
1100
Underground Cabling Sys.-Bm84
$4k
$75k
M Walker
57½
63.22
34.16
14
14,14
+10
Spell of 294 Days
Jun-8 19
1/10
0.8
$10
Randwick
8
1200
Tab.Com.Au (Bm78)
$58k
$125k
J Parr
57
71.20
35.45
4
4
+3
Spell of 280 Days
Sep-1 18
1/11
1.5
$6.3
Ruakaka
5
1200
Harcourts Bream Bay (Bm72)
$16k
$25k
B Grylls
57½
72.04
35.58
1
3
+2
Spell of 100 Days
May-24 18
1/16
1.8
$6.7
Hastings
6
1300
Nufarm Ltd (Bm65)
$6k
$10k
R Myers
58½
78.15
-
2
3,3
+2
May-5 18
8/14
5.9
$5.1
Te Rapa
4
1200
True Colours (Bm65)
$0k
$23k
G Cooksley
59
71.34
35.37
3
6
-2
Apr-8 18
1/9
0.1
$4.4
Pukekohe Park
5
1200
Fasttrack Insurance Maiden
$6k
$10k
D Johnson
57½
70.92
-
8
8
+7
Spell of 133 Days
Nov-26 17
2/10
0.2
$1.9
Te Rapa
4
1400
Monovale Sand Maiden
$2k
$10k
D Johnson
57
83.81
-
2
2,2
Nov-11 17
2/14
0.4
$7.1
Te Rapa
3
1400
L3 Airline Academy Maiden
$2k
$10k
G Cooksley
57
84.06
-
5
5,3
+1
Oct-18 17
3/14
2.5
$0
Te Aroha
4
1200
Donaghys Uddermax Maiden
$1k
$10k
M Cameron
56
72.37
-
3
3
Sep-20 17
5/9
6.1
$0
Te Rapa
9
1100
Flagstaff Cafe&Sports Bar Maiden
$0k
$10k
T Harris
58
68.12
-
2
2
-3
Aug-19 17
5/6
2.2
$0
Te Rapa
9
1100
Doug Hawkings 50th B'day 3yo
$1k
$25k
D Johnson
56
67.76
-
3
3,5