Half Hoping (FR)
Half Hoping is a gelding who has won one of three starts on turf. The win came at Fontwell in Dec 2025 in a Class 5 NH Flat race over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft. He has raced twice over 1m5f – 2m without success, finishing fourth of 10 at Newbury in a Class 1 race in Feb 2026. By Jeu St Eloi out of a Soldier Of Fortune mare, he is trained by Nick Gifford.
- 1–3Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- +0.75£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 39dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 106
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 45A | 42.5 | 2 · 45 / 42.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 786 runs since Jan 2008 (151 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 20% from 120.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +19.6 | — |
| Good | 96 | 17 | 17.7% | +4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 120 | 24 | 20% | +6.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 317 | 36 | 11.4% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 246 | 29 | 11.8% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 204 | 30 | 14.7% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 420 | 55 | 13.1% | −0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 132 | 20 | 15.2% | +1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Takachiho (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takachiho (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 1m | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Feb 26+43d | Newbury | William Hill Racing Bet Builder Beacons (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Listed) (GBB Race) Settled with the pack early - asked for effort 4f out - dropped away 3f out - found some late renewed effort to take fourth inside the last furlong - always held | 4/10 | 13 | 11-7 | 40C | 114C | James Davies | 16/1 |
| 26 Dec 25+35d | Fontwell | tigerbet.co.uk Happy New Year Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Handy early - made ground on the front group approaching 4f out - moved into second with 3f left - edged in front approaching 2 out - kicked away inside the last and stayed on strongly | 1/6 | 11-2 | 106A | 118B | James Davies | 11/4 | |
| 21 Nov 25 | Chepstow | BetWright Safer Gambling Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled towards the back of the pack - began to make progress with 4f left - driven and locked in a battle inside the last - edged out by a whisker at the line | 2/11 | nse | 11-2 | 45A | 125A | James Davies | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Half Hoping (FR) won?
- Half Hoping (FR) won 1 of 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Half Hoping (FR)?
- Half Hoping (FR) is trained by Nick Gifford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 February 2026.
- Who is Half Hoping (FR)'s sire?
- Half Hoping (FR) is by Jeu St Eloi (FR) out of Toxic Girl (FR), whose sire is Soldier Of Fortune.
- What is Half Hoping (FR)'s sire's record?
- Jeu St Eloi (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 786 runs since Jan 2008 (151 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 20% from 120.
- Who are Half Hoping (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Toxic Girl (FR), Half Hoping (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Takachiho (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.