Don't Hope Do (AUS) Horse

Country
Australia
Foal Date
11-Nov-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Sire
So You Think
Dam
Letsdothis
Prize Money
290225
Owners
Simon Zahra Racing Pty Ltd, B L Shannon, Chook's Gang, Mrs D E Caldwell, D W Franklin, Mrs F Lo Presti, J J De Marco, Mrs J M Franklin, K W Franklin, K Salagic, Mrs L J Rixon, N Lo Presti, Mrs S M Brodie, A Matthews, C M Scott, I Marr, J Bono, P J Nicoll, M J Zahra & Two Butchers & The Cook
About

Don't Hope Do is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Simon Zahra. He is by So You Think out of Letsdothis. He has earned four wins so far. On 15 Oct 2025 at Caulfield he recorded his biggest triumph, taking the $130000 3yo+ Benchmark 78 Handicap. The horse has proved a profitable option for punters; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 114% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Moonee Valley 25-Oct-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 3YO+ Open Hcp $18,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.550, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Beast Mode ( C Williams 53 ) 2nd Tonkin ( Z Lloyd 53 ) 1.50L 3rd Don't Hope Do ( H Coffey 53 ) 1.60L See full resultsH Coffey 53kg 1.60L3 (6)
Caulfield 15-Oct-25 1100m GOOD 3 R5 3YO+ BM 78 Hcp $71,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:02.350, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.750 1st Don't Hope Do ( J Childs 60 ) 2nd Grand Larceny ( B Shinn 59.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Merrigold ( H Edgley 59 , Cd 62 ) 1.50L See full resultsJ Childs 601 (11)
Morphettville 13-Sep-25 1100m GOOD 4 R8 LR Open Quality $6,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.470, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Watchme Win ( J Holder 56.5 ) 2nd Fancify ( T Pannell 56.5 ) 0.76L 3rd Aviatress ( J Toeroek 58.5 ) 1.64L 4th Don't Hope Do ( J Stanley 54 ) 2.04L See full resultsJ Stanley 54kg 2.04L4 (13)
Sandown Hillside 27-Aug-25 1000m SOFT 5 R8 3YO+ BM 78 Hcp $4,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.740, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.280 1st Tonkin ( B Melham 56 ) 2nd Kiko ( L Cartwright 57.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Don't Hope Do ( T Stockdale 60 ) 1.45L See full resultsT Stockdale 60 1.45L3 (10)
Moonee Valley 09-Aug-25 1000m SOFT 6 R5 BM 74 Hcp $71,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:59.920, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.920 1st Don't Hope Do ( T Stockdale 59.5 ) 2nd Deepfloat Diva ( M Zahra 58.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Stoli Bolli ( B Shinn 60 ) 1.20L See full resultsT Stockdale 59.5kg1 (11)
Flemington 08-Mar-25 1100m GOOD 4 R3 BM 84 Hcp $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.010, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.220 1st Mytemptation ( C Williams 54.5 ) 2nd Prinzerro ( D Stackhouse 54 ) 1.50L 3rd Marble Nine ( B Allen 59 ) 1.56L 9th Don't Hope Do ( B Egan 54.5 ) 3.88L See full resultsB Egan 54.5kg 3.88L9 (13)
Caulfield 22-Feb-25 1100m GOOD 4 R2 BM 84 Hcp $7,200 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.160, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.940 1st Winnasedge ( M Dee 54 ) 2nd Luna Cat ( H Coffey 55 ) 0.06L 3rd Don't Hope Do ( J Childs 54.5 ) 2.81L See full resultsJ Childs 54.5kg 2.81L3 (9)
Sandown Lakeside 01-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 3 R6 3YO+ BM 70 Hcp $4,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.390, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.660 1st Mighty ( B Shinn 57 ) 2nd Wolflands ( J Kennedy 62.5 , Cd 64.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Trapeze Warrior ( T Stockdale 58 ) 0.92L 4th Don't Hope Do ( R Houston 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 1.02L See full resultsR Houston 61.5kg, Cd 58.5kg 1.02L4 (11)
Ballarat 07-Dec-24 1100m GOOD 4 R6 BM 74 Hcp $44,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.790, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.260 1st Don't Hope Do ( J Childs 57 ) 2nd Overstrike ( J Holder 57.5 ) 2.25L 3rd Colsridge ( J Mott 59 ) 3.00L See full resultsJ Childs 57kg1 (12)
Cranbourne 23-Nov-24 1000m GOOD 3 R5 3YO+ BM 70 Hcp $11,700 (of $130,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:57.710, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.000 1st Harry Got Styles ( E Brown 60 ) 2nd Fission ( J Mcneil 61 ) 0.10L 3rd Don't Hope Do ( J Childs 59 ) 2.10L See full resultsJ Childs 59kg 2.10L3 (9)
Flemington 18-May-24 1100m SOFT 7 R5 BM 70 Hcp $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:04.610, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.550 1st Losesomewinmore ( M Dee 59 ) 2nd Sioux Spirit ( Z Spain 54 ) 1.25L 3rd Bifrost ( J Allen 58.5 ) 1.60L 8th Don't Hope Do ( J Mott 59 ) 4.48L See full resultsJ Mott 59kg 4.48L8 (16)
Caulfield 18-Nov-23 1400m GOOD 3 R6 G3 Open Set Weight $10,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:23.150, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.290 1st Run Harry Run ( D W Stackhouse 57 ) 2nd Brave Mead ( M Zahra 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Arkansaw Kid ( D Oliver 57 ) 2.30L 8th Don't Hope Do ( B Mcdougall 57 ) 9.15L See full resultsB Mcdougall 57kg 9.15L8 (10)
Moonee Valley 28-Oct-23 1200m GOOD 3 R10 G3 Open Set Weight With Penalties $18,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.350, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.550 1st Archo Nacho ( M Zahra 58 ) 2nd Maharba ( M J Dee 58 ) 0.40L 3rd Don't Hope Do ( B Mcdougall 57 ) 1.90L See full resultsB Mcdougall 57kg 1.90L3 (7)
Bendigo 08-Oct-23 1000m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn Set Weight $20,625 (of $37,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.780, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 1st Don't Hope Do ( B Mcdougall 57 ) 2nd Glowlight ( D Lane 57.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Three Grand ( J Fry 57.5 ) 3.50L See full resultsB Mcdougall 57kg1 (7)