Encouraged (AUS) Horse
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Encouraged is a 5yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Darryl Hansen in Sunshine Coast. He is by Smart Missile out of Be Happy. He has won 3 races so far. On 16 Mar 2025 at Sunshine Coast he claimed his most important win, earning the $30,000 Ch&g Maiden Set Weight prize.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast 20-Sep-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 0-60 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.200, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.450 1st Fiery Lass ( M Mankelow 56 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Makamae ( B Lerena 57.5 ) 0.37L 3rd Sir Goldalot ( K Lenton 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.41L 6th Encouraged ( A Mccolm 59 , Cd 56 ) 3.20L See full results | A Mccolm 59kg, Cd 56kg 3.20L | 6 (8) |
| Lismore 10-Sep-26 1526m SOFT 5 R6 ROUSILLON BM66 $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:32.610, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040 1st Vixenette ( J Newman 60 ) 2nd Herald Angel ( A Mallyon 58 ) 0.04L 3rd Caracoron ( S Rigley 60 , Cd 56 ) 0.64L 5th Encouraged ( A Mccolm 56 , Cd 54 ) 1.10L See full results | A Mccolm 56kg, Cd 54kg 1.10L | 5 (10) |
| Rockhampton 13-Aug-26 1500m GOOD 4 R6 0-55 $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:29.590, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.170 1st Encouraged ( S Wilcock 60 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Remember The Boys ( R M S Olivera 59 ) 1.09L 3rd Shiny Love ( S N Cormack 57.5 ) 3.00L See full results | S Wilcock 60, Cd 57kg | 1 (11) |
| Gold Coast 01-Aug-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 BM58 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.890, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Precise Star ( G J Cartwright 60.5 ) 2nd Monte Carlo Miss ( M E Apel 57 , Cd 55 ) 3.95L 3rd Atlantic Coast ( A M Thompson 60 ) 4.48L 7th Encouraged ( D Peisley 59 ) 6.26L See full results | D Peisley 59kg 6.26L | 7 (12) |
| Sunshine Coast 19-Jul-26 1400m SOFT 5 R7 BM58 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:26.860, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 1st Badda Boom Baby ( J L Bayliss 56 ) 2nd Supairo ( J W Mcmurray 57.5 ) 1.72L 3rd Pride Of Savabella ( A M Thompson 58 ) 2.02L 10th Encouraged ( M Philpot 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 4.15L See full results | M Philpot 59.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 4.15L | 10 (13) |