Eagle Farm (QLD)
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R3
Trackside With Ricky Ponting (Bm78)
2206m | 12:58pm
RAIL POSITION
+7m Entire
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 78 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$85,000
 
 
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R3
6 - Guarded Optimist (7)
  • 6 Guarded Optimist (7)
  • J: D L Turner 57.0kg
  • T: P L Shailer
  • 2-2-8-6-7-2-4-1-1-1
9.5 9.5
$9.50 $9.50 - - - $9.50
RACE COMMENT
Began awkwardly, Overraced early on when lng hd win of 10 (9) $4.80 58.5 Family Of League 1800m Gold Coast (Bm65) Soft(5) Aug 2. Checked near 800m when 2-1/2 len win of 12 (5) $5.00 60.5 Hell Follows 2200m Sunshine Coast (Bm65) Soft(6) Aug 15. Chasing fourth successive win. Cruised to lead nearing turn and went right on with it at Sunshine Coast last outing. Airborne this campaign. Among the dangers.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
12-4-3-0
SOFT
1-0-1-0
TRACK
2-1-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
5-2-2-0
JKY RIDING
2/15
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
27%
WIN S/RATE
47%
PLACE S/RATE
15-4-3-0
CAREER
$89,135
PRIZE MONEY
1300 - 2200
WIN RANGE
8
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 15-4-3-0 27% 47% 2
Distance 2-1-0-0 50% 50% 1
Track 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 2
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 2-1-0-0 50% 50% 2
2nd up 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
3rd up 2-0-1-0 0% 50% 7
4th up 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 7
Group 1 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 2 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 3 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Listed 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
WFA 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Win distances: 1300m (1), 1800m (2), 2200m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Soft 12-4-3-0 33% 58% 1
Heavy 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 13-4-3-0 31% 54% 2
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 148-16-25-16 11% 39% 7
D L Turner
Trainer 12mth 229-32-44-33 14% 48% 2
P L Shailer
Trained at: Bundall
Owners: Newington Farm (Mgr: S Wilson), J R Makepeace, HJ Haydon, S Wilson, S M Watts, J M Hynes, S Haydon, Onestorm Racing (Mgr: G Felstead), Ms S Plangklang, S P Davis, T J Ferguson, R McMaster & P L Shailer
Colours: White, Black N F Motif And Armbands
Age/Sex: 5 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Almanzor - Shower Of Roses
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 12 13
Sunshine Coast (Soft) 15/08/2025, Race 4, 2200m, (Bm65)
Finished 1/12 2.5L, $15600, Jockey A Mallyon, Barrier 5, Weight 60.5kg
$5.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:36.83s
1st Guarded Optimist (NZ)
2nd Hell Follows 54.5kg 2.5L
3rd Demarcay (GB) 57.5kg 3.0L
1 of 10 14
Gold Coast (Soft) 02/08/2025, Race 6, 1800m, (Bm65)
Finished 1/10 0.2L, $15600, Jockey D L Turner, Barrier 9, Weight 58.5kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.96s
1st Guarded Optimist (NZ)
2nd Family Of League 56.5kg 0.2L
3rd Spill The Secret 58.5kg 3.0L
1 of 9 40
Gold Coast (Soft) 19/07/2025, Race 7, 1800m, (Bm65)
Finished 1/9 2.8L, $15600, Jockey D L Turner, Barrier 8, Weight 56.5kg
$3.10, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:38.07s
1st Guarded Optimist (NZ)
2nd Viadelamore (IRE) 57kg 2.8L
3rd Bovidae 59kg 5.6L
TRIAL 36
Gold Coast (Soft) 15/07/2025, Race 9, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/8 0.2L, Jockey Paige Fergusson-Smith, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.92s
1st Guarded Optimist (NZ)
2nd Rose Of Shiraz 0kg 0.2L
3rd Giliana 0kg 0.7L
TRIAL 8
Gold Coast (Soft) 17/06/2025, Race 11, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/6 6.8L, Jockey Paige Fergusson-Smith, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.54s
1st Miley's Memory
2nd Coco Jewel 0kg 5.3L
3rd Sand 'N' Power 0kg 5.8L
4 of 12 15
Grafton (Soft) 09/06/2025, Race 2, 2240m, Plate (C1)
Finished 4/12 1.5L, $1300, Jockey B Looker, Barrier 5, Weight 59kg
$3.00, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.97s
1st Justice Served
2nd Fulmen Filou 57.5kg 0.1L
3rd Mad Ana 56.5kg 0.6L
2 of 14 4
Sunshine Coast (Soft) 25/05/2025, Race 8, 1800m, (Bm58)
Finished 2/14 1.3L, $4800, Jockey D L Turner, Barrier 1, Weight 60kg
$8.00, In-running Settled 2, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:36.38s
1st La Cometa (NZ)
2nd Guarded Optimist (NZ) 60kg 1.3L
3rd Bold Tyrant 54.5kg 2.3L
7 of 14 19
Ipswich (Heavy) 21/05/2025, Race 8, 1690m, Hcp (C1)
Finished 7/14 5.6L, $500, Jockey Corey Sutherland, Barrier 2, Weight 55.5kg
$16.00, In-running Settled 10, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th, Sectional 600m 0:37.92s
1st Sunny Disposition
2nd Artzino (NZ) 59kg 0.8L
3rd Chosen Legend 57.5kg 1.0L
6 of 14 21
Warwick (Good) 02/05/2025, Race 10, 2000m, (Bm58)
Finished 6/14 2.8L, $400, Jockey D L Turner, Barrier 1, Weight 60.5kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 1, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:36.52s
1st Fire And Light
2nd Around The Buoy (NZ) 59kg 0.2L
3rd Brave Boy 58.5kg 0.4L
8 of 11 30
Gold Coast (Soft) 11/04/2025, Race 8, 1800m, (Bm58)
Finished 8/11 10.1L, $500, Jockey Jake Bayliss, Barrier 9, Weight 61kg
$3.10, In-running Settled 10, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:37.72s
1st San Jose Boy
2nd Brave Boy 58kg 0.2L
3rd Backlit Beauty 59.5kg 2.5L
TRIAL 26
Beaudesert (Heavy) 07/04/2025, Race 10, 1050m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/8 2.8L, Jockey M Rodd, Barrier 5, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:36.52s
1st Miss Shu (NZ)
2nd Pink Thunder 0kg 0.1L
3rd Shamadan 0kg 0.5L
2 of 9 18
Eagle Farm (Soft) 12/03/2025, Race 4, 1800m, Hcp (C1)
Finished 2/9 1L, $6800, Jockey M Rodd, Barrier 3, Weight 59.5kg
$8.50, In-running Settled 4, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.13s
1st Ferino (NZ)
2nd Guarded Optimist (NZ) 59.5kg 1L
3rd Majestic Angel (NZ) 52.5kg 3.3L
2 of 9 14
Gold Coast (Soft) 22/02/2025, Race 2, 1800m, 3yo+ Plate (C1)
Finished 2/9 1L, $4800, Jockey D L Turner, Barrier 9, Weight 60kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:36.72s
1st Sacred Bull (NZ)
2nd Guarded Optimist (NZ) 60kg 1L
3rd Twinkle Time 57kg 1.2L