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Be Optimistic
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Trained by Luke Fernie at Ascot, Be Optimistic is a 6 year old mare by the sire Blackfriars, out of the dam Mekie's Dream.

She has won a total of 6 races from 35 starts for a win percentage of 17%. Her career earnings are $644k, with the biggest win of her career coming at Ascot on January 1st in 2024 when she won $186,000 in the Tabtouch - Perth Cup (a handicap race over 2,400 metres).

Be Optimistic is a top level performer, having started 14 times at group race level, with 2 wins.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-340.

The mare tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $18k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$644k
Starts
35
Wins
6
Second
5
Third
5
Win %
17
Place %
46
Profit
-3.4
Conditions
Good
29
5-4-5
$18k
Soft
6
1-1-0
$7k
Heavy
0
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
14
2-2-0
Group 1
1
0-0-0
Group 2
1
0-1-0
Group 3
5
0-0-0
Race Distance
1800m
5
1-0-0
-1.6
1600m
8
1-1-1
-3.4
2200m
2
0-0-0
-2
2000m
2
0-0-1
-2
2400m
1
0-1-0
-1
2100m
2
1-1-0
+12
2300m
1
1-0-0
+2.2
1760m
1
0-0-1
-1
1400m
8
2-1-1
-1.6
1500m
1
0-1-0
-1
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
1100m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
1
0-0-1
-1
1000m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Ascot
15
2-1-1
+3.2
Northam
2
0-0-0
-2
Bunbury
1
0-0-0
-1
Belmont Park
7
0-1-2
-7
Morphettville
1
0-0-0
-1
Kalgoorlie
3
1-1-1
+0.2
Pinjarra
3
1-1-1
+1.6
Pinjarra Scarpside
2
1-1-0
+1.4
Geraldton
1
1-0-0
+1.2
Race State
WA
34
6-5-5
-2.4
SA
1
0-0-0
-1

Declared to Run

Ascot 5 • Saturday Glenroy Chaff - A.J. Scahill Cup
$21Bet

Race History

Nov-9 24
11/15
6.4
$61
Ascot
4
1800
Luckygray Stakes 
$0k
$125k
C Johnston-Porter
59
110.30
35.50
14
14,14
+3
Oct-27 24
12/14
6.8
$26
Northam
4
1600
XXXX Northam Cup 
$0k
$150k
C Johnston-Porter
59
94.24
35.23
5
5,5
-7
Spell of 119 Days
Jun-30 24
6/6
8.8
$2.9
Bunbury
5
2200
Wittens Irrigation & Design South West Cup 
$2k
$125k
C Johnston-Porter
55½
138.85
36.87
4
4,5
-1
Jun-15 24
5/7
2.1
$13
Belmont Park
5
2000
Swan Draught - Strickland Stakes 
$6k
$200k
C Johnston-Porter
57
126.55
35.59
5
6,7
+2
May-11 24
5/15
2.5
$21
Morphettville
4
1600
Hahn The Cummings Stakes 
$8k
$220k
D Lane
54½
97.97
37.77
9
9,9,9
+4
Spell of 131 Days
Jan-1 24
2/16
0.1
$8.5
Ascot
4
2400
Tabtouch - Perth Cup 
$186k
$1M
C Johnston-Porter
53
149.12
36.81
15
15,13
+11
Dec-9 23
13/16
4.7
$51
Ascot
4
1800
Northerly Stakes 
$0k
$1.5M
C Johnston-Porter
57
108.61
35.79
10
11,11
-2
Nov-25 23
1/12
1.5
$14
Ascot
4
2100
Glenroy Chaff - A.J. Scahill Cup 
$69k
$125k
C Johnston-Porter
54
129.90
35.74
11
11,10
+9
Nov-11 23
9/13
2.7
$21
Ascot
4
1800
Luckygray Stakes 
$2k
$125k
C Johnston-Porter
54
110.63
35.43
12
13,10
+1
Oct-7 23
1/11
0.1
$3.2
Kalgoorlie
4
2300
Kalgoorlie Cup 
$89k
$157k
C Johnston-Porter
56½
144.22
35.91
2
3,2
+1
Sep-24 23
2/10
1.8
$3.8
Kalgoorlie
4
2100
Blue Spec Drilling Boulder Cup 
$23k
$127k
C Johnston-Porter
54
130.18
36.85
5
6,6
+4
Sep-10 23
3/8
0.9
$3.8
Kalgoorlie
4
1760
Coolgardie Tyre Service Coolgardie Cup
$9k
$102k
C Johnston-Porter
54
108.62
35.03
7
7,7
+4
Aug-26 23
6/7
1.4
$5
Belmont Park
4
1600
Gotta Love The Bowlo (Bm72+)
$1k
$80k
H Watson
55
99.13
34.75
1
1,1
-5
Aug-19 23
2/10
3.3
$21
Belmont Park
6
1400
Quayclean (Bm72+)
$15k
$80k
H Watson
54
85.05
36.95
4
4,4
+2
Spell of 147 Days
Mar-25 23
6/9
6.5
$6.5
Ascot
4
1400
Ladies In Pink (Bm66+)
$1k
$80k
H Watson
57½
82.64
34.82
6
5,5
-1
Mar-11 23
4/7
1.8
$3.5
Ascot
4
1400
Master Plumbers&Gasfit.-Bm72+
$3k
$80k
H Watson
53½
82.23
35.25
5
4,4
Mar-4 23
3/13
1.3
$2.15
Ascot
4
1600
Western Racepix (Bm72+)
$7k
$80k
W Pike
56
96.07
35.61
3
4,4
+1
Feb-18 23
2/15
2.8
$8
Pinjarra
4
1600
Geisel Park Stud (Bm66+)
$15k
$80k
H Watson
56½
97.05
-
11
11,10
+8
Feb-5 23
1/10
0.4
$4.2
Ascot
4
1400
Amelia Park (Rs1mw)
$33k
$60k
H Watson
57½
83.39
34.89
9
9,8
+7
Jan-26 23
3/8
1.0
$5
Belmont Park
4
1400
Australia Day (Rs0ly)
$2k
$28k
H Watson
59
84.78
35.88
6
5,5
+2
Spell of 194 Days
Jul-16 22
8/8
79.4
$12
Belmont Park
6
2200
Belmont Classic
$2k
$125k
H Watson
54½
140.11
36.11
5
0,6,8
Jul-2 22
3/8
0.3
$20
Belmont Park
4
2000
Belmont Oaks
$11k
$125k
H Watson
55½
126.94
36.24
6
0,6,7
+4
Jun-18 22
7/8
11.9
$31
Belmont Park
5
1600
Belmont Guineas
$2k
$125k
H Watson
54½
98.38
35.58
3
0,3,3
-4
Jun-5 22
1/9
3.3
$4.6
Pinjarra
4
1600
Bnl Contracting Handicap (C3)
$15k
$25k
H Watson
57½
98.56
34.85
3
0,4,3
+2
May-11 22
2/9
0.1
$4.4
Pinjarra Scarpside
4
1500
Hygain (Rs0ly)
$6k
$30k
H Watson
57½
91.32
35.95
8
0,9,8
+6
Apr-27 22
1/10
0.8
$3.4
Pinjarra Scarpside
5
1800
Pij. Festival Racing 5/6 (C1)
$15k
$25k
H Watson
57
111.57
-
3
0,5,5
+4
Apr-16 22
8/14
3.5
$15
Ascot
4
1800
Seacorp (Rs1mw)
$1k
$60k
H Watson
53
109.37
37.68
4
0,6,5
-3
Apr-10 22
1/10
1.3
$2.2
Geraldton
4
1400
Hit 96.5 Geraldton Maiden
$12k
$20k
H Watson
55½
85.80
-
10
0,10,8
+7
Spell of 148 Days
Nov-13 21
9/11
8.3
$101
Ascot
3
1600
Euroz Hartleys-Champ. Fillies 
$2k
$200k
B Parnham
55½
96.48
34.84
5
0,6,4
-5
Oct-28 21
5/11
1.5
$3.8
Northam
4
1300
Avon Valley Contractors Maiden
$0k
$20k
C Parnham
55
76.86
36.23
3
0,4,4
-1
Spell of 194 Days
Apr-17 21
11/14
6.1
$31
Ascot
4
1400
W.A. Sires' Produce Stakes 
$0k
$200k
P Knuckey
54½
84.56
36.94
7
0,7,11
Apr-2 21
8/13
4.4
$3.6
Ascot
4
1400
Amelia Park Lodge (Rs0mw)
$0k
$30k
B Parnham
55
85.20
37.15
1
0,1,1
-7
Mar-20 21
8/14
2.9
$26
Ascot
4
1100
Gimcrack Stakes 
$2k
$150k
J Mc Naught
54
64.70
-
5
0,0,6
-2
Feb-6 21
3/13
1.2
$51
Pinjarra
4
1200
M. Millions Wa 2yo Classic-Rl
$19k
$253k
J Mc Naught
54½
72.35
35.95
2
0,2,2
-1
Jan-23 21
8/10
5.0
$14
Ascot
4
1000
Crown Perth Plate
$1k
$70k
S O'Donnell
54
59.31
34.80
6
0,0,9
+1