Da Optimist

(AUS)

Country

Australia

Foal Date

01-Aug-18

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Exceed And Excel

Dam

Chateau D'yquem

Prize Money

$26071

Trainer

Kevin Myers

Owners

J Bell, C Rogers, O Anderson-Rogers, Brian J. De Lore Partnership, The Lake Syndicate, W Grieve, W Harris, S & R Bell, M Balzer MNZM & P Smith-Schmidt

About

Da Optimist is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Kevin Myers. He is sired by the stallion Exceed And Excel out of the dam Chateau D'yquem. Da Optimist has won 2 races in his career. On 24th Nov 2023 at New Plymouth Raceway, Da Optimist achieved his most notable victory, taking the prize in the $25000 Benchmark 65 Handicap. He has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had supported Da Optimist throughout his career, you would have gained a 54% return on investment.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Awapuni Synthetic 23-Aug-24 1000m SYNTHETIC R7 BM 65 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 00:58.330, SP: 7.30 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th	A Riddell 56.5kg 9.70L	9 (10)
Awapuni Synthetic 09-Aug-24 1200m SYNTHETIC R7 BM 65 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.020, SP: 9.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th	L Sutherland 57kg, Cd 56kg 3.50L	5 (8)
Awapuni Synthetic 25-Jul-24 1400m SYNTHETIC R2 BM 65 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.140, SP: 9.60 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th	S O'malley 57.5kg 15.60L	5 (5)
Awapuni Synthetic 30-May-24 1000m SYNTHETIC R2 BM 65 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.660, SP: 6.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd	J Riddell 58.5kg 6.00L	6 (7)
Te Rapa 04-May-24 1200m SOFT 7 R5 BM 65 Hcp $525 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.100, SP: 31.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st	W Kennedy 58.5kg 7.60L	10 (11)
Te Rapa 31-Jan-24 1100m GOOD 3 R4 BM 65 Hcp $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:04.670, SP: 16.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th	D Danis 59kg 6.80L	9 (11)
Matamata 24-Jan-24 1400m GOOD 3 R4 BM 75 Hcp $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.330, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 3rd	W Pinn 55kg 6.90L	9 (9)
New Plymouth Raceway 27-Dec-23 1600m SOFT 5 R7 BM 75 Hcp $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.830, SP: 8.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 5th	J Riddell 58kg 20.80L	5 (5)
Te Rapa 16-Dec-23 1200m GOOD 4 R3 BM 75 Hcp $975 (of $65,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.920, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 6th	C Grylls 56kg 7.50L	10 (10)
New Plymouth Raceway 24-Nov-23 1400m GOOD 3 R5 BM 65 Hcp $14,375 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.270, SP: 11.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st	J Parkes 59kg	1 (11)
Taupo 11-Oct-23 1100m GOOD 3 R5 BM65 Hcp $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:06.080, SP: 6.10 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 9th	W Kennedy 59kg 5.10L	9 (11)
Cambridge 16-Aug-23 970m GOOD R6 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $9,520 (of $17,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:55.740, SP: 8.20 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st	W Kennedy 58.5kg	1 (9)
Arawa Park 05-Jul-23 1230m HEAVY 10 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances (of $14,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.210, SP: 4.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 10th	W Kennedy 58.5kg 38.80L	12 (12)
Sha Tin 18-Oct-22 800m GOOD 3 R7 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:46.480, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:22.200	V Ho 0 8.00L	11 (11)
Sha Tin 05-Jul-22 1050m GOOD R4 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:01.320, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:22.700	V Ho 0 8.80L	10 (12)
Sha Tin 10-Jun-22 1050m SOFT R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:19.030, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100	V Ho 0 3.40L	3 (5)
Sha Tin 17-May-22 1050m GOOD R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:00.850, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:22.700	V Ho 0 9.30L	10 (10)
Happy Valley 30-Apr-22 1000m GOOD R7 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:59.220, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:22.900	K Teetan 0 5.30L	9 (9)
Conghua Turf 11-Apr-22 1000m GOOD R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.810, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:22.500	K L M Chui 0 10.80L	8 (8)
Conghua Turf 24-Mar-22 1200m GOOD R4 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.080, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:24.700	K L M Chui 0 9.00L	6 (7)
Conghua Turf 11-Mar-22 800m GOOD R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:47.060, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:22.000	K L M Chui 0 0.50L	2 (4)
Conghua Turf 03-Jan-22 1000m GOOD R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.580, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:24.500	K L M Chui 0 13.50L	6 (6)
Conghua Turf 09-Dec-21 800m GOOD R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:47.810, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:22.800	K L M Chui 0	1 (8)
Conghua Turf 25-Nov-21 800m GOOD R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:47.760, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:23.000	K L M Chui 0 3.30L	2 (5)