Encouraged (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

19-Oct-21

Sex

gelding

Colour

brown

Sire

Smart Missile

Dam

Be Happy

Prize Money

49405

Trainer

Darryl Hansen

Owners

P R Gassner, C W Neal, P M Willis, B J Tom & J C Turner

About

Encouraged, a 4yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Darryl Hansen at Sunshine Coast, is entered in the Sunshine Coast R5 LANDSBOROUGH PUB Class 2 Handicap. He is by Smart Missile out of Be Happy and has won two races to date. His most important victory occurred on 16 Mar 2025 at Sunshine Coast, securing the $30000.00 Ch&g Maiden Set Weight.

Raced At

Doomben • Sunshine Coast • Eagle Farm • Sunshine Coast Poly • Benalla • Wangaratta • Sale • Pakenham Synthetic

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Doomben 17-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 CG&E BM68 $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.530, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.230 1st The Gambling Greek ( B S Lerena 58 ) 2nd Broken Hero ( P F Hamblin 60.5 ) 2.69L 3rd Super Quick ( S N Cormack 61 ) 3.10L 7th Encouraged ( T Fenlon 56 , Cd 54 ) 5.70L See full results	T Fenlon 56kg, Cd 54kg 5.70L	7 (7)
Sunshine Coast 01-Jan-26 1000m SOFT 5 R8 BM68 $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 00:57.680, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.770 1st Break Free ( D G Moor 58 ) 2nd Greyzous ( K Wilson-taylor 57.5 ) 0.84L 3rd Belle Affair ( G J Cartwright 55 ) 0.85L 9th Encouraged ( C Collis 56.5 ) 2.79L See full results	C Collis 56.5kg 2.79L	9 (12)
Sunshine Coast 14-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 CL3 $2,650 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.870, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.670 1st King Of The Jungle ( C Graham 55 ) 2nd Giliana ( B E Thompson 57 ) 1.18L 3rd Encouraged ( M Philpot 56 , Cd 54 ) 1.57L See full results	M Philpot 56kg, Cd 54kg 1.57L	3 (5)
Sunshine Coast 26-Oct-25 1000m GOOD 4 R5 CL2-SW $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.100, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.060 1st Bundella ( A Jones 60 ) 2nd Limero ( J Franklin 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 2.15L 3rd Introducing ( B E Thompson 60 ) 2.51L 6th Encouraged ( C Sutherland 60 , Cd 58 ) 4.69L See full results	C Sutherland 60, Cd 58kg 4.69L	6 (6)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 14-Oct-25 850m SOFT 7 R15 CL3-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:51.250 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.300 1st Ambassadors ( D R A Boche ) 2nd Amosu ( B E Thompson ) 0.20L 3rd Encouraged ( R Wiggins ) 0.60L	R Wiggins 0.60L	3 (8)
Eagle Farm 02-Jul-25 1000m SOFT 5 R4 CL2 Hcp $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.470, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400 1st Miss Personality ( T M Fenlon 56 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Neil ( J L Bayliss 57.5 ) 1.56L 3rd Port Erin ( J Guthmann-chester 59 ) 2.21L 6th Encouraged ( J Huxtable 57.5 ) 4.52L See full results	J Huxtable 57.5kg 4.52L	6 (12)
Sunshine Coast 15-Jun-25 1200m GOOD 4 R8 CH&G BM 58 Hcp $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:12.050, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.770 1st Bold Julius ( L I Martyn 61 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Rylov ( J H Huxtable 60.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Major Look ( C Graham 60.5 ) 1.60L 10th Encouraged ( C Sutherland 62 , Cd 60 ) 6.70L See full results	C Sutherland 62kg, Cd 60 6.70L	10 (14)
Sunshine Coast 30-May-25 1000m HEAVY 10 R8 BM 60 Hcp $1,450 (of $28,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:01.170, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040 1st Break Free ( N S Beriman 59.5 ) 2nd Bold And Smooth ( L I Martyn 60 , Cd 57 ) 3.00L 3rd Irish Thunder ( D Thornton 57 ) 3.20L 4th Encouraged ( C Vitler 61 , Cd 59 ) 3.70L See full results	C Vitler 61kg, Cd 59kg 3.70L	4 (8)
Sunshine Coast Poly 11-May-25 1100m SYNTHETIC R6 BM 60 Hcp $15,600 (of $28,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:04.420, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.560 1st Encouraged ( C Sutherland 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd I Am Voodoo ( F Sandkuhl 66 , Cd 63 ) 0.20L 3rd Divine Gem ( N Thomas 57 ) 3.00L See full results	C Sutherland 59.5kg, Cd 57.5kg	1 (11)
Sunshine Coast 20-Apr-25 1000m SOFT 5 R4 3YO+ CL1 Set Weight $1,450 (of $28,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.180, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.950 1st A Touch From Fayt ( P Hamblin 58 ) 2nd Barassi ( K Wilson-taylor 60 ) 1.30L 3rd Lone Artist ( J Stanley 59 ) 1.40L 4th Encouraged ( J Huxtable 59 ) 1.60L See full results	J Huxtable 59kg 1.60L	4 (11)
Sunshine Coast 16-Mar-25 1000m SOFT 5 R2 CH&G Mdn Set Weight $16,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:58.790, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.140 1st Encouraged ( C Graham 57 ) 2nd Jimmyinthejungle ( K Wilson-taylor 57 ) 0.40L 3rd Colinton ( J J Lloyd 58 ) 0.80L See full results	C Graham 57kg	1 (10)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 04-Mar-25 850m GOOD 4 R12 MDN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:52.440 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 1st Vesper Lynd ( L H Smyth ) 2nd Encouraged ( C Graham ) 0.30L 3rd Stanage Bay ( K P Barker ) 4.80L	C Graham 0.30L	2 (8)
Benalla 28-Oct-24 1106m GOOD 3 R3 Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:03.860, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.920 1st Jenni The Jet ( D Bates 57.5 ) 2nd Cavill Tycoon ( W J Egan 59.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Eagle Express ( C Newitt 55 ) 1.55L 9th Encouraged ( K Jennings 57 ) 6.10L See full results	K Jennings 57kg 6.10L	9 (12)
Wangaratta 08-Oct-24 1100m GOOD 3 R3 3YO Mdn Set Weight $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.890, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.200 1st Charcoals ( J Mott 58 ) 2nd Flitgrove ( P M Moloney 56 ) 2.00L 3rd Encouraged ( B Allen 58 ) 3.75L See full results	B Allen 58kg 3.75L	3 (8)
Sale 11-Sep-24 1206m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:10.670, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.970 1st The Mansman ( D W Stackhouse 59.5 ) 2nd Pop Award ( D M Lane 57.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Silver Hammer ( C Williams 59.5 ) 0.90L 9th Encouraged ( M Dee 57 ) 4.08L See full results	M Dee 57kg 4.08L	9 (14)
Pakenham SYNTHETIC 25-Aug-24 1000m SYNTHETIC R3 Mdn Set Weight $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:58.770, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.720 1st Rose De Vellor ( Z Spain 55 ) 2nd Encouraged ( B Mcdougall 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Let's Trot ( D W Stackhouse 57 ) 2.50L See full results	B Mcdougall 57kg 0.50L	2 (11)
Sportsbet-Pakenham 13-Aug-24 800m R8 Jump Out-S5 1st Encouraged ( M Dee ) 2nd Laura's Gold ( B Allen ) 3rd Lovely Sam ( J Noonan )	M Dee	1 (9)
Sportsbet-Pakenham 23-Jul-24 800m R8 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 00:52.200 1st Statuario ( J C Maskiell ) 2nd Luzia ( M J Dee ) 3rd Blue Hawaiian ( L Nolen ) 4th Encouraged ( B Allen )	B Allen	4 (8)