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Simply Optimistic is a 9 year old chestnut gelding. Simply Optimistic is trained by B Hawtin, at Cranbourne and owned by K W Hawtin & B W Hawtin.
Simply Optimistic’s last race event was at 13/04/2024 and their next race is on 25/04/2024 at Flemington.
Career form is 6 wins, 3 seconds, 4 thirds from 33 starts with a lifetime career prize money of $270,504.
With a 18% Win Percentage and 39% Place Percentage. Simply Optimistic's last race event was at Bendigo.
Exposed form for its last starts is 7-0-9-5-0.
Last Updated: 23/04/2024
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