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Simply Optimistic is a 11 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 17/07/2024 and it has not been nominated for any upcoming race.
Career form is 6 wins, 3 seconds, 4 thirds from 35 starts with a lifetime career prize money of $270,504.
With a 17% Win Percentage and 37% Place Percentage. Simply Optimistic's last race event was at Sandown-Lakeside.
Exposed form for its last starts is 0-0-7-0-9.
Last Updated: 17/07/2024
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