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Optimistic Heart
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Trained by Leon Murray at Quorn, Optimistic Heart is a 2024 year old gelding by the sire Show A Heart, out of the dam Joan's Best.

Optimistic Heart is still a maiden as he is yet to win a race from 45 starts. His career earnings are $14k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Ipswich on August 4th in 2017 when he won $2,800 in the Barrier Reef Pools Qld Maiden Handicap (a handicap race over 1,350 metres).

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $2k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$14k
Starts
45
Wins
0
Second
2
Third
6
Win %
0
Place %
18
Profit
-20.0
Conditions
Good
34
0-1-2
$1k
Soft
6
0-0-0
$2k
Heavy
5
0-0-1
$2k
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
1100m
5
0-0-2
-5
1396m
2
0-0-0
-2
1498m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
2
0-0-0
-2
1400m
1
0-0-0
-1
1300m
2
0-0-1
-2
1350m
3
0-1-0
-3
1625m
1
0-0-0
-1
1800m
1
0-0-0
-1
1666m
1
0-0-0
-1
1000m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Port Augusta
6
0-0-1
-6
Broken Hill
1
0-0-1
-1
Chinchilla
1
0-0-0
-1
Toowoomba
3
0-0-0
-3
Ipswich
5
0-1-0
-5
Clifton
1
0-0-0
-1
Gold Coast
2
0-0-1
-2
Dalby
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
SA
6
0-0-1
NSW
1
0-0-1
QLD
13
0-1-1

Race History

Jul-22 18
7/7
15.1
61
Port Augusta
4
1100
Cheers Mick Madigan Maiden Plate
$0k
$10k
58
79.49
-
7,7
Jul-8 18
9/10
10.8
101
Port Augusta
3
1396
Solar Reserve Handicap (C2)
$0k
$12k
54
93.13
-
9
9,9
Jun-24 18
8/12
6.5
20
Port Augusta
4
1498
Landmark Port Augusta Maiden
$0k
$10k
58
96.14
-
10
9,10
+2
Jun-14 18
9/10
8.3
16
Port Augusta
4
1396
Max Cranes Maiden
$0k
$10k
58
92.88
-
10
10,7
-2
May-19 18
3/10
9.3
17
Port Augusta
3
1100
Port Augusta Refrigeration Maiden
$1k
$10k
58
72.76
-
9,6
May-6 18
11/12
7.1
41
Port Augusta
4
1200
Office National Maiden
$0k
$10k
58
77.83
-
9,8
Mar-17 18
3/
6.0
6
Broken Hill
4
1100
Mdn Plate
$0k
$11k
59
0.00
-
Mar-3 18
4/
2.9
4.2
Chinchilla
7
1400
Mdn Plate
$0k
$7k
58½
0.00
-
Feb-17 18
8/
8.8
9.5
Toowoomba
4
1300
Art & Soul Maiden Plate
$0k
$14k
57½
89.29
-
2,2
Feb-7 18
8/
4.8
21
Ipswich
4
1200
Channel 7 Maiden Plate
$0k
$20k
57
76.65
-
10,10
Nov-15 17
8/8
13.0
31
Ipswich
4
1350
Gold Maiden Handicap
$0k
$20k
54
94.18
-
5
7,8
Oct-28 17
4/
0.0
7
Clifton
4
1100
Mdn Plate
$0k
$7k
58½
0.00
-
Aug-19 17
4/
4.6
8.5
Toowoomba
4
1625
Potters Boutique Hotel Maiden
$1k
$12k
56
105.50
-
3
4,5,8
+4
Aug-4 17
2/
0.2
21
Ipswich
4
1350
Barrier Reef Pools Qld Maiden Handicap
$3k
$14k
54
82.26
-
6,5
Jul-8 17
5/
6.8
17
Gold Coast
9
1800
Pat Welsh Maiden Handicap
$0k
$14k
55½
123.51
-
6
6,5,6
+1
Jun-30 17
7/
8.1
18
Ipswich
6
1666
'under The Louvre' Maiden Plate
$0k
$14k
57½
110.65
-
10
10,10,10
+3
Jun-17 17
3/
6.8
201
Gold Coast
10
1300
Accor Vacation Club Maiden Handicap
$1k
$14k
54
89.30
-
8,7
Jun-3 17
4/
5.3
51
Toowoomba
4
1100
K&R Plumbing Supplies Maiden
$1k
$12k
57½
73.44
-
6,5
Apr-29 17
13/
10.5
81
Dalby
3
1000
Black Toyota Maiden Plate
$0k
$11k
57½
68.21
-
11,14
Jan-14 17
6/
7.4
71
Ipswich
4
1350
Struddys Sports Maiden Plate
$0k
$14k
57
88.17
-
7
7,7
+1