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Horse profile

American Hope (USA)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2015) · Last trainer Mike Murphy · Last owner The Magnificent Seven
by Lemon Drop Kid (USA) out of Cedrat (FR) (Enrique)
13 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2013
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jun 2015 — 4,157 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2015 · 6th of 30 Won at Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

American Hope (USA) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since Dec 2013. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 6 on turf.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf
Official rating101↓ 3lb off peak
101 95–104

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 105A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 17 Jun 2015 Official rating 101 at the last run, 17 Jun 2015

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 13 figures · best 114A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)799A89—
Good to Firm4107A98—
Good2114A92.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f999A89—
1m – 1m1f4114A106—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Lemon Drop Kid (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 1,419 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 9.6% from 198.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15213.3%+0.5—
Good to Firm2412811.6%−1.20 from 4
Good3525114.5%+1.70 from 2
Good to Soft1422114.8%+2—
Soft198199.6%−3.2—
Heavy6357.9%−4.9—
Standard (AW)4085513.5%+0.71 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f17423.5%+10.7—
6f – 7f2142210.3%−2.51 from 9
1m – 1m1f3274313.1%+0.30 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f4526614.6%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m2663111.7%−1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f1011211.9%−0.9—
2m5f – 3m3425.9%−6.9—
Over 3m8112.5%−0.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cedrat (FR) (Enrique)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 1 14% −2.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 4 0 0% −4.00
Lingfield (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 1 50% +3.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 1 11% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Kelly 11 0 0% −11.00
Seamie Heffernan 2 1 50% +3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 7 0 0% −7.00
2013 2 1 50% +3.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 4 runs
17 Jun 15+39d Ascot Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 · 1m · Good To Firm · 30 ran 6/30 ½ 9-1 101105A Shane Kelly 20/1
09 May 15+23d Ascot totescoop6 Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 26 ran 25/26 4½ 9-3 10271C Shane Kelly 11/1
16 Apr 15+19d Newmarket Connaught Access Flooring Abernant Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 9-6 10391A Shane Kelly 10/1
28 Mar 15+217d Kempton (AW) 888sport Conditions Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 hd 9-3 10493A Shane Kelly 6/4F
2014 · 7 runs
23 Aug 14+28d Goodwood 32Red Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 1½ 9-5 10471A Shane Kelly 13/2
26 Jul 14+37d Ascot Weatherbys Private Banking Handicap (Bobis Race) Class 2 · 1m · Good · 11 ran 2/11 nk 9-7 99114A Shane Kelly 11/2
19 Jun 14+62d Ascot Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 · 1m · Good To Firm · 30 ran 6/30 ½ 9-2 99107A Shane Kelly 50/1
18 Apr 14+13d Lingfield (AW) 32Red All-Weather 3 Year Old Championships Conditions Stakes (BOBIS Race) Class 2 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 nse 9-5 9995A Shane Kelly 10/1
05 Apr 14+14d Lingfield (AW) 32Red International Trial Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m · Standard · 3 ran 3/3 1¾ 9-0 9987C Shane Kelly 6/1
22 Mar 14+22d Lingfield (AW) 32Red Spring Cup (Fast Track Qualifier) (Listed) Class 1 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 2/13 hd 9-1 9599A Shane Kelly 16/1
28 Feb 14+84d Lingfield (AW) 32red Free 10 Bonus Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 2/6 ½ 9-2 —86B Shane Kelly 10/1
2013 · 2 runs
06 Dec 13+28d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 6f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-5 —89A Seamie Heffernan 4/1
08 Nov 13 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 6f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 ¾ 9-5 —79A Seamie Heffernan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has American Hope won?
American Hope (USA) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2013 and 2015, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 5 times in total (38.5% of starts).
Who trained American Hope?
American Hope (USA) was trained by Mike Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 17 June 2015.
Who is American Hope's sire?
American Hope (USA) is by Lemon Drop Kid (USA) out of Cedrat (FR), whose sire is Enrique.
What going does American Hope prefer?
American Hope (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is American Hope's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 17 June 2015. The highest on record is 104.
What is American Hope's sire's record?
Lemon Drop Kid (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 1,419 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 9.6% from 198.

Record shown from November 2013. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.