Never Give Up (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
15-Sep-19
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Dam
Virginia Plain
Prize Money
$98250
Trainer
Corey & Kylie Geran
Owners
G M Goodrum, A M Ackerman, R J Hawkswell, K J O'Brien, B Ible, D J Hayward, J M Toms, J Sexton, T J Ackerman, M Chapman, Mrs P Chapman, T R Holyoak, Mrs A Holyoak, Miss S L Bird & C G Geran
About

Never Give Up is a 6yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Corey & Kylie Geran. He is by the stallion Heroic Valour out of the mare Virginia Plain. So far he has recorded five wins. On 24 Mar 2023 at Sunshine Coast he achieved his most important triumph, taking the $30,000 Mdn Handicap.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Birdsville 05-Sep-25 1200m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $250 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.070, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7thG Geran 63.5kg 6.69L6 (7)
Toowoomba 23-Aug-25 1200m GOOD 4 R5 BM65 Hcp $420 (of $22,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.170, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.760K Zechner 61.5kg 2.80L6 (8)
Bundaberg 21-Jun-25 1380m GOOD R4 Open Set Weight $500 (of $10,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.080, SP: 4.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.740K Gates 56kg 6.46L4 (6)
Dalby 03-Jun-25 1400m SOFT 6 R5 BM 70 Hcp $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.660, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.210K Zechner 60 8.32L10 (10)
Toowoomba 10-May-25 1300m GOOD 4 R4 BM 70 Hcp $750 (of $22,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:19.750, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.540J Molloy 60.5kg 5.30L5 (9)
Dalby 26-Apr-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 Open Hcp (of $16,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.660, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.220L Sykes 56.5kg, Cd 55kg 0.71L5 (10)
Toowoomba 05-Apr-25 1300m SOFT 6 R6 BM 70 Hcp $12,500 (of $22,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:21.610, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.740K Zechner 59kg1 (9)
Toowoomba Inner Track 01-Apr-25 925m SOFT 7 R2 OPN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.360 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.470L Sykes 0.80L2 (6)
Toowoomba 01-Mar-25 1300m GOOD 4 R2 BM70 Hcp $420 (of $22,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:18.190, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060L Tilley 60 7.10L6 (8)
Sunshine Coast 14-Feb-25 1400m SOFT 6 R6 Cls 4 Hcp $1,450 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.580, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.570K Wilson-taylor 59kg 2.00L4 (8)
Doomben 01-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 4 R10 CL4 Hcp (of $75,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.720, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.340J Huxtable 56kg 5.45L11 (12)
Ipswich 07-Jan-25 1200m GOOD 4 R4 BM 68 Hcp $15,600 (of $28,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.990, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.570J Huxtable 59.5kg1 (7)
Gatton 27-Dec-24 860m GOOD 4 R7 CL3-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:51.240G Geran 0.30L2 (5)
Doomben 27-Jul-24 1615m GOOD 4 R2 CL3 Set Weight $1,000 (of $75,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.690, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.110K Zechner 60 12.87L10 (11)
Beaudesert 06-Jul-24 1650m SOFT 7 R7 BM 70 Hcp $1,900 (of $35,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:41.000, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.100K Zechner 59kg 4.60L4 (12)
Sunshine Coast 14-Jun-24 1400m SOFT 5 R4 BM 68 Hcp $4,800 (of $28,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.330, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780K Zechner 59.5kg 0.20L2 (13)
Kilcoy 02-Jun-24 1200m SOFT 7 R6 BM 65 Hcp $1,900 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.840, SP: 2.25 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.420K Zechner 61kg 2.00L4 (9)
Toowoomba 18-May-24 1200m SOFT 5 R2 BM60 Hcp $12,500 (of $22,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.370, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.350K Zechner 61.5kg1 (10)
Toowoomba Inner 07-May-24 925m GOOD 4 R4 Barrier Trial CL2 Catch Weight Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.240 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.740L Sykes 1.50L2 (5)
Doomben 20-Dec-23 1650m GOOD 4 R1 CL3 Hcp $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.800, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.750C Graham 58.5kg, Cd 57kg 3.84L6 (8)
Sunshine Coast 01-Dec-23 1600m SOFT 5 R7 Cls 4 Hcp $4,800 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.060, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700K Wilson-taylor 56.5kg 3.80L2 (8)
Doomben 15-Nov-23 1650m GOOD 4 R4 CL2 Hcp $1,900 (of $38,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.070, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.940J Orman 60 1.66L4 (8)
Sunshine Coast 27-Oct-23 1400m GOOD 4 R6 Cls 1 Hcp $15,600 (of $28,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.820, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.890J Orman 57.5kg1 (12)
Ipswich 18-Oct-23 1350m GOOD 3 R6 CL1 Set Weight $1,100 (of $38,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:20.430, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.680J Huxtable 59kg 5.00L5 (9)
Ipswich 27-Sep-23 1200m GOOD 4 R5 CL2 Set Weight $1,900 (of $38,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.990, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670J Huxtable 57.5kg 1.40L4 (8)
Sunshine Coast 22-Aug-23 850m GOOD 4 R7 CL3-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:50.200 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.210K Wilson-taylor 0 2.00L4 (5)
Sunshine Coast 09-Apr-23 1200m SOFT 5 R5 CL1 Hcp $1,000 (of $28,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.060, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.880K Wilson-taylor 57kg 6.40L5 (9)
Sunshine Coast 24-Mar-23 1200m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Hcp $16,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.570, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.970K Wilson-taylor 58kg1 (10)
Deagon 21-Feb-23 1200m SOFT 6 R4 MDN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.420 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600K Wilson-taylor 0 0.20L2 (6)
Sunshine Coast 07-Feb-23 850m GOOD 4 R16 MDN-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:51.110 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.240J Byrne 0 5.10L6 (8)
Sunshine Coast 18-Oct-22 850m GOOD 4 R18 MDN-TRL Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:51.250 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.810K Wilson-taylor 01 (8)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 03-May-22 850m HEAVY 8 R17 2Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.010P Hamblin 0 13.30L5 (6)