Horse Profile

So Astounding
Stable

Trained by John Keys at Seven Mile Beach, So Astounding is a 8 year old gelding by the sire So You Think, out of the dam Astounded.

He has won a total of 5 races from 50 starts for a win percentage of 10%. His career earnings are $185k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Launceston on March 16th in 2022 when he won $30,250 in the Tasmanian St Leger (a quality race over 2,400 metres).

So Astounding has started 2 times at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-480.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $4k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$185k
Starts
50
Wins
5
Second
11
Third
7
Win %
10
Place %
46
Profit
-4.8
Conditions
Good
32
4-7-3
$4k
Soft
13
1-4-3
$3k
Heavy
3
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
2
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
2
0-0-0
Race Distance
1600m
12
1-5-1
-9.3
1400m
4
0-1-0
-4
2400m
5
1-0-0
+26
2100m
9
2-2-1
-1.9
2200m
2
0-0-0
-2
1620m
2
0-1-0
-2
1350m
2
0-0-0
-2
1800m
1
0-0-1
-1
1650m
1
0-0-1
-1
2150m
1
0-0-1
-1
1420m
1
0-0-1
-1
1850m
1
0-0-0
-1
1479m
1
0-1-0
-1
1619m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
2
0-0-0
-2
1550m
2
0-1-0
-2
1300m
2
1-0-0
+2.4
1000m
1
0-0-1
-1
Race Track
Launceston
17
2-3-4
+17.9
Hobart
13
2-4-0
-7.1
Devonport Synthetic
2
0-0-1
-2
Longford
1
0-0-1
-1
Terang
1
0-1-0
-1
Kyneton
2
0-1-0
-2
Ballarat
4
0-1-1
-4
Moe
1
0-0-0
-1
Swan Hill
1
0-0-0
-1
Warrnambool
2
0-0-0
-2
Morphettville Parks
2
0-1-0
-2
Murtoa
1
0-0-0
-1
Donald
1
0-0-0
-1
Seymour
1
0-0-0
-1
Cranbourne
1
1-0-0
+3.4
Race State
TAS
33
4-7-6
+8.8
VIC
15
1-3-1
-10.6
SA
2
0-1-0
-2

Race History

Oct-18 23
8/10
12.8
31
Launceston
4
2100
Book Your Xmas Function With Us (Bm68)
$0k
$25k
Taylor Johnstone
60½
145.31
-
3,4,3
Oct-11 23
7/8
4.0
$61
Launceston
4
1600
Erica Byrne-Burke (Bm68)
$0k
$25k
T Johnstone
59½
97.75
-
3
4,3,4
-3
Sep-3 23
10/10
8.2
$81
Hobart
4
1400
Winning Edge Presentations (Bm68)
$0k
$25k
R Morimoto
57
87.04
36.77
2
2,5
-5
Spell of 172 Days
Mar-15 23
8/9
16.7
$31
Launceston
4
2400
Tasmanian St Leger
$1k
$50k
M Poy
58
151.60
35.36
4
4,4,6
-2
Feb-5 23
10/10
9.6
$41
Launceston
4
2100
Sydeston Cup
$0k
$50k
C Baker
54½
131.95
35.93
7
5,5,9
-1
Jan-22 23
9/10
10.4
$51
Hobart
4
2200
Summer Cup
$0k
$100k
S Tsaikos
59
140.39
36.10
4
5,4,5
-4
Jan-6 23
11/11
12.6
$9.5
Hobart
4
2100
Qlty
$0k
$50k
T Johnstone
54
131.37
37.00
5
4,4,8
-3
Dec-18 22
1/5
0.3
$3.2
Hobart
4
2100
Hobart United Fc (Bm70)
$16k
$25k
T Johnstone
57½
132.70
36.45
2
2,2,3
+2
Nov-27 22
4/9
3.0
$4.8
Hobart
4
2400
Raine & Horne Kingston (Bm76)
$1k
$27k
T Johnstone
57
153.04
36.74
3
3,3,3
-1
Nov-16 22
1/10
0.2
$3.9
Launceston
4
2100
Market Control-Bm62
$15k
$24k
T Johnstone
61
132.70
36.96
3
2,4,5
+4
Oct-26 22
6/7
8.2
$13
Launceston
4
1620
Robyn Whishaw (Bm76)
$0k
$27k
G Catania
57
99.31
33.65
4
5,4,5
-1
Oct-5 22
7/10
2.1
$26
Launceston
4
1400
P Hughes Office Solutions-Bm68
$0k
$24k
G Catania
61
84.54
46.15
6
5,4
-3
Sep-18 22
6/6
6.8
$21
Devonport Synthetic
0
1350
Fight Mnd Handicap
$0k
$30k
T Baker
54
82.49
34.60
5
5,6
Spell of 186 Days
Mar-16 22
1/10
0.3
$31
Launceston
4
2400
Tasmanian St Leger
$30k
$50k
G Catania
54
149.67
48.78
4
3,3,4
+3
Feb-23 22
9/10
17.4
$81
Launceston
4
2400
Launceston Cup 
$0k
$250k
G Catania
54
150.55
48.12
2
2,3,7
-2
Feb-13 22
6/12
7.4
$151
Hobart
4
2400
Hobart Cup 
$5k
$250k
G Catania
54
152.50
37.21
4
3,3,2
-4
Jan-23 22
7/14
5.8
$81
Hobart
4
2200
Summer Cup
$2k
$75k
G Catania
59
136.50
38.01
7
7,7,8
+1
Jan-7 22
4/8
2.8
$18
Hobart
4
2100
Tasmanian Bloodstock Brighton
$1k
$30k
G Catania
54
134.30
36.60
3
5,5,5
+1
Jan-1 22
3/9
4.5
$4.8
Longford
4
1800
J Osborne Longford Cup
$3k
$25k
G Catania
54
0.00
-
2
2,3,1
-2
Dec-19 21
2/11
2.8
$3.5
Hobart
4
1600
Ladbroke It (Bm62)
$4k
$21k
D Pires
59½
100.04
38.49
6
6,7,8
+6
Nov-28 21
2/6
0.1
$3.8
Hobart
5
1600
Raine & Horne Com. Hobart-Bm68
$4k
$21k
G Catania
55½
99.49
36.79
3
3,3,3
+1
Nov-17 21
2/9
2.3
$3.2
Launceston
4
1600
Brick Oven Pate Tasmania-Bm62
$4k
$21k
G Catania
59½
97.00
47.21
4
5,5,4
+2
Nov-3 21
3/7
3.0
$6
Launceston
7
1600
(Bm68)
$2k
$21k
G Catania
55½
100.37
49.00
2
2,1,1
-2
Oct-22 21
2/5
0.1
$8.5
Launceston
4
1620
Balmoral On York (Bm68)
$4k
$21k
D Pires
56½
99.56
47.78
3
2,2,1
-1
Oct-6 21
5/10
4.9
$7.5
Launceston
4
1400
Dulux&Inspirations Paint-Bm62
$0k
$21k
G Catania
59½
83.81
47.02
6
6,7
+2
Spell of 164 Days
Apr-25 21
3/7
1.5
$2.5
Devonport Synthetic
0
1650
Teddy Sheean Vc (Bm66)
$2k
$20k
G Catania
58½
105.44
35.34
4
4,5,3
Apr-7 21
3/7
1.9
$13
Launceston
5
2150
Tasmanian St Leger
$3k
$30k
G Catania
54
135.18
50.64
6
6,7,5
+2
Mar-28 21
2/5
1.3
$1.85
Hobart
5
2100
Hobart Events (Bm66)
$4k
$20k
D Pires
59½
136.80
36.36
1
2,1,2
Mar-17 21
2/6
1.0
$5.5
Launceston
4
2100
Pfd Food Services (Bm74)
$4k
$20k
D Pires
55
132.87
47.46
3
3,3,3
+1
Feb-24 21
3/14
3.3
$7.5
Launceston
4
2100
City Of Launceston (Bm66)
$2k
$21k
D Pires
57½
132.94
49.15
2
3,4,4
+1
Feb-7 21
1/10
0.1
$2.7
Hobart
5
1600
The Mills New Norfolk (C1)
$13k
$21k
D Pires
59
102.23
36.47
3
3,3,2
+1
Jan-24 21
2/12
0.2
$3.8
Hobart
4
1600
Hygain (C1)
$4k
$19k
D Pires
59
101.97
37.62
3
5,4,5
+3
Jan-16 21
3/9
0.6
$2.7
Launceston
5
1420
Ray Trinder Memorial (Bm60)
$2k
$19k
D Pires
60
86.72
50.20
6
6,6
+3
Nov-20 20
2/12
0.2
$17
Terang
4
1600
Tac Be Races Ready (Bm58)
$3k
$22k
M Payne
59½
98.32
35.36
2
2,2,2
Nov-13 20
6/7
9.0
$4.8
Kyneton
7
1850
Tac Be Races Ready Handicap (C1)
$1k
$22k
M Payne
58½
121.19
36.71
7
6,6,7
+1
Nov-2 20
5/13
3.5
$7.5
Ballarat
4
1600
Sportsbet/Money Podcast (Bm58)
$1k
$22k
M Payne
59
100.12
37.95
5
5,5,5
Oct-13 20
2/10
2.0
$15
Kyneton
7
1479
Iron Jack Lager (Bm58)
$4k
$22k
M Payne
59
92.30
38.50
2
2,2
Sep-30 20
11/11
12.2
$26
Ballarat
8
1600
Sportsbet-Watch Live (Bm64)
$0k
$35k
B Egan
57
104.19
37.27
9
11,9,8
-3
Sep-8 20
6/12
5.8
$14
Moe
7
1619
Moe Denture Clinic (Bm58)
$1k
$22k
B Egan
60½
104.99
37.16
3
4,4,3
-3
Aug-24 20
4/12
4.1
$6
Swan Hill
5
1600
1332 3sh - Mixxfm (Bm58)
$1k
$22k
B Egan
60½
99.51
36.10
7
7,7,6
+2
Aug-6 20
12/12
9.1
$41
Warrnambool
10
1200
The Midfield Group (Bm64)
$0k
$35k
M Payne
58½
76.28
38.80
10
10,12
Jul-23 20
9/10
9.9
$17
Warrnambool
10
1200
Wdea Works Employment (Bm64)
$1k
$32k
M Payne
58½
76.88
38.74
8
8,9
Spell of 243 Days
Nov-23 19
6/8
5.3
$9
Morphettville Parks
3
1550
John Haigh's 90th B'day (Bm70)
$1k
$40k
D Tourneur
55½
94.82
35.39
3
3,3,4
-2
Nov-9 19
2/8
0.2
$11
Morphettville Parks
4
1550
David Fazakerley Freedom-Bm70
$7k
$40k
D Tourneur
55
93.88
36.36
6
6,6,4
+2
Oct-13 19
4/12
4.4
$5
Murtoa
4
1600
Chs Group Horsham (Bm64)
$5k
$100k
B Egan
59
96.55
-
4
5,6,5
+1
Oct-8 19
5/9
1.4
$6
Donald
5
1350
Bet365 Odds Protector (Bm64)
$1k
$22k
B Egan
59
81.20
36.36
8
8,8
+3
Sep-22 19
2/9
1.0
$14
Ballarat
7
1400
Hygain Winners Choice (Bm64)
$6k
$35k
B Egan
59
87.36
37.72
7
8,9
+7
Sep-5 19
10/13
5.3
$6
Seymour
5
1300
Kellys Country Homes Handicap (C1)
$1k
$35k
J McNeil
60
76.31
-
9
9,11
+1
Spell of 146 Days
Apr-12 19
1/10
0.5
$4.4
Cranbourne
3
1300
Cranbourne Hyundai Maiden Plate
$19k
$35k
J McNeil
58
78.19
-
6
6,6
+5
Spell of 219 Days
Sep-5 18
3/7
2.4
$21
Ballarat
4
1000
Cervus Equipment (Bm70)
$3k
$30k
M Payne
57
59.43
34.44
7
7,6
+3