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Hope And Joy (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer Lisa Williamson · Owner Miss Alexandra Vickers
by Coulsty (IRE) out of Kardyls Hope (IRE) (Fath)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Aug 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 15 Aug 2026 · 3rd of 4 Last raced off OR 23
KTB Profile

Hope And Joy is a gelding by Coulsty out of Kardyls Hope. He is yet to win from four starts on turf and all-weather and has shown no placed form. His best effort came when third of four in a Class 4 novice stakes at Doncaster in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 23. He has raced over trips from under 6f to 7f on good to firm, good to soft and standard going.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 4 figures · best 73C · median 40
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)248C391 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
6f – 7f373C482 runs · 73 / 60.5
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 53B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 15 Aug 2026 Official rating 23 at the last run, 15 Aug 2026

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 4 figures · best 53B · median 40.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)243C381 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
6f – 7f353B432 runs · 53 / 48
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Coulsty (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,553 runs since Jun 2020 (168 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5240%+30.3—
Good to Firm235177.2%−2.50 from 1
Good3833910.2%+0.5—
Good to Soft1581610.1%+0.40 from 1
Soft2442510.2%+0.5—
Heavy69811.6%+1.9—
Standard (AW)459439.4%−0.30 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f252259.9%+0.20 from 1
6f – 7f747719.5%−0.20 from 3
1m – 1m1f333319.3%−0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1401611.4%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m63711.1%+1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1700%−9.7—
2m5f – 3m100%−9.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kardyls Hope (IRE) (Fath)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Brandy Station (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Brandy Station (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Brandy Station (IRE)7495fClass 4
Sugar Hill Babe (IRE)4875fClass 4
Karlsberg (IRE)2337f–1m—
Chickenfortea (IRE)3826f–7fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oisin McSweeney 1 0 0% −1.00
Faye McManoman 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Kirrane 1 0 0% −1.00
Joey Haynes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2026 · 2 runs
15 Aug 26+39d Doncaster Skopes At Meadowhall Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 4 ran Drifted left at the off - fought for control early - hit the front through the middle of the track - overtaken after a furlong - pressed for effort with 3f left - dropped from second place over 2f out - faded in the closing stages - finished third 3/4 8 9-7 2373C53B Oisin McSweeney 250/1
07 Jul 26+289d Wolverhampton (AW) Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran Pulled hard early - up with the pace - began to drop back 4f out - driven along over 3f out - soon faded 8/9 9½ 9-4 —48C43C Faye McManoman 300/1
2025 · 2 runs
21 Sep 25+24d Southwell (AW) Free Bets On attheraces.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran Settled with the group early - pushed for effort and lost place over 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong - well held at the finish 6/8 11 9-7 —30C33C Sean Kirrane 125/1
28 Aug 25 Ffos Las BetWright Bet The Wright Way Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Knocked at the break - settled on the bridle among the pack before dropping back approaching 2f out - untroubled for the places from 1f out and finished 10th 10/10 13 9-7 —32C38C Joey Haynes 200/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hope And Joy won?
Hope And Joy (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Hope And Joy?
Hope And Joy (IRE) is trained by Lisa Williamson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 August 2026.
Who is Hope And Joy's sire?
Hope And Joy (IRE) is by Coulsty (IRE) out of Kardyls Hope (IRE), whose sire is Fath.
What is Hope And Joy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 23, from the run on 15 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Hope And Joy's sire's record?
Coulsty (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,553 runs since Jun 2020 (168 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hope And Joy's siblings?
Out of Kardyls Hope (IRE), Hope And Joy (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Brandy Station (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Brandy Station (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2025. 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.