Don't Hope Do (AUS) Horse
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Don’t Hope Do is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Simon Zahra at Flemington. He is by the stallion So You Think out of the mare Letsdothis. To date he has recorded four career wins. On 15 Oct 2025 at Caulfield, he captured his biggest victory, earning the $130,000 Bm78 Hcp purse. The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors, delivering roughly a 50% return on investment for those who supported him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Caulfield 19-Sep-26 1100m GOOD 3 R3 BM100 $4,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.850, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320 1st Pallaton ( J Childs 56 ) 2nd Ndola ( J Radley 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.02L 3rd Bev's Nine ( B Shinn 59.5 ) 0.77L 5th Don't Hope Do ( J Mott 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.02L See full results | J Mott 55kg, Cd 55.5kg 2.02L | 5 (9) |
| Caulfield 29-Aug-26 1100m SOFT 6 R6 G3 THE HEATH 1100 $4,000 (of $201,750) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:03.810, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.480 1st Oliveanotherday ( H T Coffey 58 ) 2nd Bridal Waltz ( B J Melham 55 ) 1.50L 3rd War Machine ( M Zahra 59 ) 2.75L 8th Don't Hope Do ( D Thornton 57 ) 7.10L See full results | D Thornton 57kg 7.10L | 8 (8) |
| Flemington 14-Aug-26 800m R5 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:49.130 1st Photograph ( M Zahra ) 2nd Don't Hope Do ( D Thornton ) 3rd Fluent ( H T Coffey ) | D Thornton | 2 (6) |
| Flemington 03-Aug-26 800m R5 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 00:48.950 1st I Stand By You ( L Currie ) 2nd Don't Hope Do ( D Thornton ) 3rd Gold Coast Belle ( M Zahra ) | D Thornton | 2 (8) |
| Ballarat 03-Apr-26 1100m GOOD 3 R7 DISCOVERY $9,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:02.530, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:32.310 1st Spywire ( E P Brown 56 ) 2nd Geegees Mistruth ( L J Neindorf 54 ) 1.50L 3rd Recommendation ( T Stockdale 56 ) 3.25L 5th Don't Hope Do ( D Stackhouse 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 4.85L See full results | D Stackhouse 54kg, Cd 54.5kg 4.85L | 5 (14) |