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Horse profile

Classy Hopes (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer John Butler · Last owner Adnan Bahbahani
by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Keska (GB) (Iffraaj)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Oct 2024 — 746 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 2nd of 7 Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Classy Hopes is a maiden who has failed to win in seven starts but has placed twice. His best effort came when second of seven in a Class 6 handicap at Kempton (AW) in Oct 2024. The colt, by Exceed and Excel out of a daughter of Iffraaj, was beaten favourite on that occasion and last raced off an official rating of 45. He has raced mainly over 6f to 7f on standard all-weather surfaces.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 11 Oct 2024

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 94C · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)593A56—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f694C77.5—
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 66A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 2 Oct 2024 Official rating 45 at the last run, 11 Oct 2024

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 66A · median 49
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)566A56—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f666A52.5—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 from 5 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Exceed and Excel (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,030 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1984120.7%+8.8—
Good to Firm3,25139912.3%+0.40 from 1
Good3,14632810.4%−1.5—
Good to Soft1,3101309.9%−2—
Soft1,194947.9%−40 from 1
Heavy273259.2%−2.7—
Standard (AW)6,65888313.3%+1.40 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,86052113.5%+1.60 from 1
6f – 7f8,00695111.9%00 from 6
1m – 1m1f2,75528910.5%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1,02510210%−1.9—
1m5f – 2m273269.5%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f102109.8%−2.1—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−0.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Keska (GB) (Iffraaj)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Inns And Out (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Inns And Out (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Inns And Out (IRE)817fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Egan 3 0 0% −3.00
Jack Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Orr 1 0 0% −1.00
Rowan Scott 1 0 0% −1.00
Dylan Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 6 0 0% −6.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 6 runs
11 Oct 24+9d Kempton (AW) Racing TV Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran Settled towards the back early - crept into the picture wide with a furlong and a half left - pushed along and finished strongly inside the last - narrowly denied at the line 2/7 ½ 9-0 4593A65A Jack Mitchell 5/2F
02 Oct 24+33d Kempton (AW) Vetit Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Sat just off the pace - hit the front with a furlong left and battled on - caught in the final strides 2/12 hd 8-13 4573A66A David Egan 33/1
30 Aug 24+10d Thirsk Anderson Barrowcliff Chartered Accountants Classified Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Settled off the pace early - asked for effort inside final furlong - unable to make headway - finished seventh 7/9 nk 9-6 4682A49A Oisin Orr 66/1
20 Aug 24+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Classified Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran Held up handy early - driven approaching final two furlongs - dropped away inside last - eventually finished ninth 9/9 3 9-7 4753B23A David Egan 20/1
06 Aug 24+39d Ffos Las Christine Bielby Memorial / EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 5 ran Settled off the pace midpack - pushed along 2f out and edged up to 3rd approaching the last furlong - then dropped away quickly to finish 5th 5/5 2¾ 9-5 —94C48B David Egan 125/1
28 Jun 24+319d Newcastle (AW) Race Ahead With Sage From X3Consulting Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 8/8 18 9-4 —-4C56C Rowan Scott 80/1
2023 · 1 run
14 Aug 23 Kempton (AW) Unibet More Boosts In More Races/EBF Newcomers' Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 8/10 1 9-7 —56B48A Dylan Hogan 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Classy Hopes won?
Classy Hopes (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trained Classy Hopes?
Classy Hopes (IRE) was trained by John Butler on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 11 October 2024.
Who is Classy Hopes's sire?
Classy Hopes (IRE) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Keska (GB), whose sire is Iffraaj.
What is Classy Hopes's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 11 October 2024. The highest on record is 47.
What is Classy Hopes's sire's record?
Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,030 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
Who are Classy Hopes's siblings?
Out of Keska (GB), Classy Hopes (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Inns And Out (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Inns And Out (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.