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Horse profile

E Hopeful (AUS)

4yo gelding · Trainer W Y So · Owner Jeffrey Yim Tsz Yu
by Shalaa (IRE) out of Heavenly Mum (AUS) (Sebring)
2 runs · 1 course · from Jun 2026
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 4 Oct 2026 · 7th of 14
KTB Profile

E Hopeful is a lightly raced gelding with two starts since Jun 2026, both at Sha Tin over 6f to 7f on turf. He finished 7 of 14 in the Kwok Shui Handicap at Sha Tin in Oct 2026. By Shalaa, whose progeny in the archive have won 9.5% of 2,420 runs since Jan 2008, with a strongest record on heavy ground. He has reached an official rating of 50.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Jun 2026 · updated 1 Nov 2026

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

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

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 2,443 runs since May 2020 (279 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 14.8% from 142.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−9.7—
Good to Firm185147.6%−2.10 from 1
Good340257.4%−2.30 from 1
Good to Soft295258.5%−1.2—
Soft364277.4%−2.3—
Heavy1422114.8%+5.1—
Standard (AW)1,11312411.1%+1.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2092110%+0.3—
6f – 7f1,11112010.8%+1.10 from 2
1m – 1m1f731567.7%−2—
1m2f – 1m4f267228.2%−1.5—
1m5f – 2m5547.3%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f651320%+10.3—
2m5f – 3m400%−9.7—
Over 3m100%−9.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2020 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Heavenly Mum (AUS) (Sebring)

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.

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
04 Oct 26+119d Sha Tin (HK) Kwok Shui Handicap 6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7/14 nk 8-10 — Harry Bentley —
07 Jun 26 Sha Tin (HK) HKU Faculties Of Dentistry And Social Sciences Handicap (Course C) (Turf) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 12 ran In touch with leaders on outer - headway 3f out - pressed leaders over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong 10/12 1½ 9-1 50 Ethan Brown 29/1

Quick answers

How many races has E Hopeful won?
E Hopeful (AUS) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains E Hopeful?
E Hopeful (AUS) is trained by W Y So, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
Who is E Hopeful's sire?
E Hopeful (AUS) is by Shalaa (IRE) out of Heavenly Mum (AUS), whose sire is Sebring.
What is E Hopeful's official rating?
E Hopeful (AUS)'s highest official rating on record is 50.
What is E Hopeful's sire's record?
Shalaa (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 2,443 runs since May 2020 (279 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 14.8% from 142.

Record shown from June 2026. 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.