Divine Effort (AUS) Horse
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Divine Effort, a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Samantha McGuren in Grafton. He is by Divine Prophet out of Optimist. So far he has won one race. On 7 Apr 2026 at Grafton he captured his biggest victory, the $27,000 Maiden Plate. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 767% ROI for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Grafton 07-Apr-26 1708m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.490, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.280 1st Divine Effort ( G Palmer 59 ) 2nd Elegant Force ( A J Mallyon 56.5 ) 1.53L 3rd Stainless Steel ( J Worley 59 ) 2.07L See full results | G Palmer 59kg | 1 (8) |
| Ballina 23-Mar-26 1250m HEAVY 10 R5 MDN $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:19.380, SP: 71.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.830 1st Odin's Mount ( J L Bayliss 58 ) 2nd Caramelfudgesundae ( B Looker 55.5 ) 7.54L 3rd Shamolatte ( B A Youngberry 56 ) 8.76L 5th Divine Effort ( O Dalton 59 , Cd 57 ) 11.34L See full results | O Dalton 59kg, Cd 57kg 11.34L | 5 (10) |
| Southside Cranbourne 15-Sep-25 1000m R16 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:01.600 1st Torvega ( B Mertens ) 2nd Captain Barbossa ( S Young ) 3rd Icaro ( R Lamont ) 9th Divine Effort ( L Mcneil ) | L Mcneil | 9 (9) |
| Sale 04-May-25 1105m SOFT 5 R1 3YO Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:04.340, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.580 1st Electric Star ( B J Melham 56 ) 2nd National Code ( C G Gaudray 56 ) 0.10L 3rd Insain Harry ( L Riordan 58 ) 0.40L 10th Divine Effort ( C Hefel 58 ) 13.65L See full results | C Hefel 58kg 13.65L | 10 (10) |
| Cranbourne 21-Apr-25 1000m R14 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:00.100 1st Adelante ( B Shinn ) 2nd Tuscaloosa Gem ( J Childs ) 3rd Irrefutably ( S R Hateley ) 11th Divine Effort ( L Mcneil ) | L Mcneil | 11 (12) |
| Cranbourne 31-Mar-25 800m R9 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:46.700 1st Impish Lady ( J Mott ) 2nd I Am Piki ( J Mcneil ) 3rd Marble Point ( C Ma ) 6th Divine Effort ( L Cartwright ) | L Cartwright | 6 (11) |
| Cranbourne 17-Mar-25 650m R12 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:34.800 1st Zoom To The Moon ( L J Bates ) 2nd Hellacious ( D Moor ) 3rd Bontobewild ( E J Lloyd ) 5th Divine Effort ( L Wood ) | L Wood | 5 (10) |
| Cranbourne 18-Nov-24 650m R8 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:39.200 1st Invincible Woman ( L K Cartwright ) 2nd Asiatic ( L Currie ) 3rd Enuff Skeptical ( J B Stanley ) 8th Divine Effort ( C Hefel ) | C Hefel | 8 (8) |
| Cranbourne 28-Oct-24 650m R11 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:40.400 1st Eastwatch ( L Wood ) 3rd Divine Effort ( C Hefel ) | C Hefel | 3 (5) |