Best Suggestion

(NZ)

Country

New Zealand

Foal Date

04-Nov-10

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Any Suggestion

Dam

Western World

Prize Money

$135806

Trainer

L & S Hope

Owners

A P & Mrs M Birrell, M J & Mrs N C Birrell, R J & Mrs S M Bannear, G M Turner, A J Gribble, T D & Mrs L L Mitchell, A J Scannell, C J Shinn, Jenal Australia Pty Ltd & Riverside Racing No 2

About

Best Suggestion is a 14yo bay gelding from New Zealand trained by L & S Hope. He is sired by the stallion Any Suggestion out of the dam Western World. Best Suggestion has won 5 races in his career. On 15th Jun 2014 at Bendigo, Best Suggestion achieved his most notable victory, taking the $32500 2014 Slickpix/tvn Silver Bowl Series Heat 3. He has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had bet on Best Suggestion throughout his career you'd have gained a 31% return on investment. Best Suggestion has retired from racing, last running on the 27th Jul 2017 at Echuca.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Echuca 27-Jul-17 1600m SOFT 5 R8 Bm70 $900 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.289, SP: $14 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th	L King 59kg, Cd 57kg 4.70L	5 (9)
Ladbrokes Park Lakeside 05-Jul-17 1400m SOFT 6 R3 Bm70 $1,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.500, SP: $10 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.560 last, widest turn, ran home only fairly	B Mertens 59kg, Cd 57.5kg 4.05L	5 (11)
Ladbrokes Park Lakeside 07-Jun-17 1300m SOFT 5 R6 Bm70 $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:19.789, SP: $18 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.970 6L back, under riding 400m, worked home OK	M Aitken 59kg, Cd 56kg 3.30L	10 (16)
bet365 Park Kilmore 18-May-17 1200m SOFT 6 R4 Bm64 $11,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.510, SP: $4.80 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240	L King 60, Cd 57kg	1 (9)
Moonee Valley 10-Feb-17 1519m GOOD 4 R7 Bm70 $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:32.390, SP: $19 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.790 got back, under severe pressure 400m, battled	B E Thompson 58kg, Cd 56kg 10.15L	10 (11)
Racing.com Park 19-Jan-17 1600m GOOD 4 R6 Bm70 $900 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.920, SP: $11 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.440 Behind leader 2l, railed up 350m, fought on hard.	B E Thompson 58kg 0.70L	5 (9)
bet365 Geelong 12-Jan-17 1500m GOOD 4 R7 Bm70 $2,700 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:31.240, SP: $6 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 6th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.280	B Thompson 58kg 0.50L	3 (10)
Ladbrokes Park Hillside 04-Jan-17 1400m GOOD 3 R8 Bm70 $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.090, SP: $41 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 settled 3 back the rail, best work early, swamped	B Mertens 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 3.50L	8 (14)
Bendigo 18-Dec-16 1300m GOOD 4 R8 Bm70 $600 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.720, SP: $20 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.280	T Hope 59.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 4.45L	10 (11)
Benalla 06-Nov-16 1412m GOOD 3 R6 Euroa cup $600 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.650, SP: $4F In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.560 Wide early. Got hoim well late out wide.	T Hope 59.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 0.60L	5 (9)
Bendigo 15-Oct-16 1300m GOOD 4 R8 Bm70 $500 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.030, SP: $8 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760	B Mertens 60 2.35L	6 (12)
Ladbrokes Park Hillside 24-Aug-16 1500m SOFT 7 R4 Bm70 $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:33.800, SP: $16 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.800 behind leader rail, struggled in straight, plain	B E Thompson 60.5kg, Cd 58.5kg 5.10L	6 (12)
Wangaratta 15-Aug-16 1400m SOFT 7 R7 Bm78 $500 (of $20,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:25.020, SP: $8 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.760	T Hope 57kg, Cd 54kg 2.55L	7 (12)
Ladbrokes Park Lakeside 27-Jul-16 1500m HEAVY 8 R7 Bm70 $1,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.550, SP: $8 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.270 6L back, asked for effort 400m, one-paced response	B E Thompson 61.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 11.30L	5 (15)
Caulfield 16-Jul-16 1400m GOOD 4 R6 Bm78 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.710, SP: $8.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680 4L back, lost ground mid-race, eased down late	C Williams 58kg 6.45L	14 (14)
Ladbrokes Park Hillside 29-Jun-16 1400m HEAVY 8 R4 Bm78 $7,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.880, SP: $4F In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.890 5L back, held up 500m - 300m, through line nicely	J Childs 58kg, Cd 56.5kg 2.50L	2 (9)
Sportsbet-Ballarat 16-Jun-16 1200m HEAVY 10 R7 Bm78 $16,500 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.780, SP: $20 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.480	B Thompson 56kg	1 (11)
Ladbrokes Park Hillside 17-Feb-16 1600m GOOD 4 R8 Bm70 $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.009, SP: $9 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040 2L back, drove to lead 300m, grabbed on post	J Childs 60, Cd 58kg 0.30L	4 (13)
Flemington 30-Jan-16 1400m GOOD 4 R8 Bm84 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.490, SP: $11 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.570 one out one back, weakened badly straight	B E Thompson 54kg, Cd 51kg 7.80L	11 (12)
Ladbrokes Park Lakeside 13-Jan-16 1400m GOOD 4 R7 Bm70 $7,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.850, SP: $8.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.440 2L back, 3 wide no cover, spaced but solid effort	J Childs 60, Cd 58kg 4.75L	2 (10)
Ladbrokes Park Lakeside 30-Dec-15 1400m GOOD 3 R5 Bm64 $19,250 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.560, SP: $17 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.470 4L back rail, got run 300m, drove home to win	J Childs 60.5kg, Cd 58.5kg	1 (13)
Wangaratta 08-Dec-15 1170m GOOD 4 R8 Bm70 $500 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.450, SP: $6.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.960	M Aitken 58kg, Cd 55kg 3.95L	7 (12)
Kilmore 22-Nov-15 1200m GOOD 4 R6 Bm78 $600 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.030, SP: $3.60F In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320 over raced early, stuck on rails, weakened	C Newitt 54kg 4.35L	6 (10)
Tatura 29-Oct-15 1000m GOOD 3 R10 CL2- Trial, Winning Time: 00:59.880 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.440	R Wheeler	1 (8)
Ballarat 26-Feb-15 1400m GOOD 4 R6 SHOW BM70 $5,400 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.610, SP: $3.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.260	D Oliver 58kg 0.50L	2 (11)
Flemington 31-Jan-15 1420m GOOD 3 R2 3&4Y BM78 $7,200 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.280, SP: $9 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.570 sat 2L off leader, loomed after turn, tried hard	D Oliver 54.5kg 1.70L	3 (10)
Seymour 06-Jan-15 1400m GOOD 4 R7 BM64 $2,550 (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.100, SP: $1.90F In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.520	J Mott 61kg 1.50L	2 (9)
Benalla 23-Dec-14 1206m GOOD 4 R6 BM70 $2,550 (of $15,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.960, SP: $2.80F In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.320	B Shinn 58kg 1.75L	2 (8)
Caulfield 23-Jul-14 1600m SOFT 7 R7 3Y BM70 $875 (of $35,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:41.400, SP: $3.80 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.170 restrained, 2nd last, made nice ground in run home	D Thornton 59.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 5.70L	5 (12)
Flemington 12-Jul-14 1600m SOFT 6 R5 Silverbowl fnl $3,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:38.940, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040 raced wide no cover, did well to finish close up	B Melham 54kg, Cd 54.5kg 3.15L	5 (14)
Caulfield 05-Jul-14 1400m SOFT 6 R4 3Y HCP (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:26.240, SP: $4.40 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.720 behind leader on rail, not fully tested late	B Melham 54kg, Cd 54.5kg 5.05L	UPD (9)
Bendigo 15-Jun-14 1400m HEAVY 8 R7 3Y BM78 $19,501 (of $32,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:26.340, SP: $4.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.720	D Yendall 54.5kg	1 (7)
Seymour 08-May-14 1412m GOOD 4 R8 SHOW BM64 $2,700 (of $30,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:25.490, SP: $4.40F In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.000	D Oliver 59.5kg 0.40L	3 (14)
Kilmore 28-Apr-14 1212m GOOD 3 R7 BM64 $270 (of $15,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.880, SP: $2.50F In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200	R Bayliss 59kg, Cd 57kg 4.55L	6 (11)
Flemington 05-Apr-14 1200m GOOD 3 R4 3Y HCP $960 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.880, SP: $21 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.560 lacked early speed, made nice ground late on rail	J Mcneil 54.5kg, Cd 51.5kg 1.60L	9 (15)
Cranbourne-Trn 24-Mar-14 800m GOOD 4 R5 3YC&G-TRL, Winning Time: 00:46.970	D Oliver	1 (7)
Geelong 29-Jan-14 1312m GOOD 4 R8 SHOW 0-64 $2,700 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.170, SP: $2.30F In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.940	C Williams 58kg 1.35L	3 (11)
Benalla 27-Dec-13 1206m GOOD 4 R2 3Y MDN-SW $9,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.360, SP: $1.80F In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100	R Wheeler 58kg	1 (11)
Kilmore 31-Aug-13 1200m HEAVY 9 R3 MDN-SW $2,550 (of $15,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.980, SP: $3.20F In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.720	R Wheeler 56kg 1.25L	2 (9)