Great Idea (AUS) Horse
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Great Idea is a 7yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Nacim Dilmi in Wyong. He is by the stallion So You Think out of Abyssinie. To date he has recorded five wins. His top achievement came on 6 Oct 2026 at Newcastle, where he captured the $42,000 5yo&up Bm 64 Hcp. He has been a profitable runner for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have produced an 89% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 06-Oct-26 1500m GOOD 4 R7 5Y+ BM64 $20,550 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:31.150, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.200 1st Great Idea ( C Reith 61.5 ) 2nd Hellfire Express ( W Stanley 63.5 , Cd 62 ) 2.23L 3rd Chestime ( C Schofield 56 ) 2.86L See full results | C Reith 61.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Taree 31-Aug-26 1400m SOFT 6 R7 CL3 $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.330, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.170 1st Great Idea ( C Reith 58.5 ) 2nd Explosive Tycoon ( G Buckley 55 ) 3.34L 3rd Broadway Follies ( M Fitzgerald 58 ) 6.24L See full results | C Reith 58.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Gosford 18-Aug-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R3 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:01.110 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.030 1st Night Agent ( H Bowman ) 2nd Air Kiss ( J Taylor ) 0.58L 3rd Florino ( L H Smyth ) 0.86L 5th Great Idea ( C Reith ) 3.46L | C Reith 3.46L | 5 (10) |
| Gosford 22-Jul-26 800m HEAVY 8 R7 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:49.680 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.210 1st Better Late ( A R D Morgan ) 2nd Gringotts ( L Day ) 0.82L 3rd Under Focus ( A Gibbons ) 1.37L 7th Great Idea ( C Reith ) 3.37L | C Reith 3.37L | 7 (7) |
| Muswellbrook 27-Mar-26 1450m SOFT 5 R5 CTRY CL3 (of $50,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:26.710, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.790 1st Solitario ( A R D Morgan 58 ) 2nd Tanglewood Jimmy ( A Gibbons 57 ) 1.02L 3rd Laizabout ( K Nestor 57.5 ) 1.26L 11th Great Idea ( B Nock 57.5 ) 6.63L See full results | B Nock 57.5kg 6.63L | 11 (14) |