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Encouraged
Stable

Trained by D J Hansen at Sunshine Coast, Encouraged is a 4 year old gelding by the sire Smart Missile, out of the dam Be Happy.

He has won a total of 2 races from 12 starts for a win percentage of 17%. His career earnings are $48k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Wangaratta on October 8th in 2024 when he won $2,160 in the Christmas Party Races - 7th Dec Mdn Plate (a set weight race over 1,100 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-440.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $0k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$48k
Starts
12
Wins
2
Second
1
Third
2
Win %
17
Place %
42
Profit
-4.4
Conditions
Good
6
0-0-2
$0k
Soft
3
1-0-0
$0k
Heavy
1
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
--
Group 1
--
Group 2
--
Group 3
--
Race Distance
1000m
7
1-1-1
-2.6
1200m
1
0-0-0
-1
1100m
2
1-0-1
+1.2
1106m
1
0-0-0
-1
1206m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Sunshine Coast
6
1-0-1
-1.6
Eagle Farm
1
0-0-0
-1
Sunshine Coast Poly
1
1-0-0
+2.2
Benalla
1
0-0-0
-1
Wangaratta
1
0-0-1
-1
Sale
1
0-0-0
-1
Pakenham Synthetic
1
0-1-0
-1
Race State
QLD
8
2-0-1
-0.4
VIC
4
0-1-1
-4

Race History

Nov-14 25
3/5
1.7
$6.5
Sunshine Coast
4
1000
XXXX Hcp (C3)
$3k
$28k
M Philpot
54
57.87
33.67
5
5,4
+1
Oct-26 25
6/6
4.7
$9.5
Sunshine Coast
4
1000
Christmas Complete Plate (C2)
$1k
$28k
C Sutherland
58
58.10
33.06
6
6,6
Spell of 116 Days
Jul-2 25
6/12
4.5
$10
Eagle Farm
5
1000
QCF Charity Raceday 19 July Hcp (C2)
$1k
$38k
J Huxtable
57½
58.47
34.40
10
10,10
+4
Jun-15 25
10/14
6.7
$10
Sunshine Coast
4
1200
Carney's Feedstores Gympie & Murgon (Bm58)
$1k
$28k
C Sutherland
60
72.05
34.77
4
4,6
-4
May-30 25
4/8
3.7
$3.3
Sunshine Coast
10
1000
Dall Designer Homes (Bm60)
$1k
$28k
C Vitler
59
61.17
36.04
8
8,6
+2
May-11 25
1/11
0.2
$3.2
Sunshine Coast Poly
0
1100
All Aspect Spraying (Bm60)
$16k
$28k
C Sutherland
57½
64.42
35.56
10
10,9
+8
Apr-20 25
4/11
1.6
$6.5
Sunshine Coast
5
1000
3yo+ Plate (C1)
$1k
$28k
J Huxtable
59
58.18
33.95
6
6,4
Mar-16 25
1/10
0.4
$4.4
Sunshine Coast
5
1000
E&G Mdn
$17k
$30k
C Graham
57
58.79
34.14
10
10,10
+9
Spell of 139 Days
Oct-28 24
9/12
6.1
$8.5
Benalla
3
1106
Royal Hotel Benalla Mdn Plate
$1k
$27k
K Jennings
57
63.86
33.92
12
12,11
+2
Oct-8 24
3/8
3.8
$6
Wangaratta
3
1100
Christmas Party Races - 7th Dec Mdn Plate
$2k
$27k
B Allen
58
63.89
34.20
8
8,7
+4
Sep-11 24
9/14
4.1
$9
Sale
4
1206
Sale Water Specialists Mdn Plate
$1k
$38k
M Dee
57
70.67
-
9
9,9
Aug-25 24
2/11
0.5
$7
Pakenham Synthetic
0
1000
Plumbingsales.Com Mdn Plate
$5k
$27k
B Mc Dougall
57
58.77
33.72
11
11,10
+8