Hopeforthebest (GB)
Hopeforthebest is a gelding who won one of 17 starts, the success coming in a Class 6 handicap at Wolverhampton over 1m to 1m1f on standard all-weather ground in Apr 2023. He has never won on turf from eight starts. His last run, at Uttoxeter in Oct 2023, was his first for Stuart Edmunds and came off a career-high official rating of 99 when he finished fifth of 14 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle. Headgear returned that day.
- 1–17Wins / Runs
- 5.9%Strike rate
- 2 (11.8%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 1.55Fair A/E n=17 · 1.32 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 24dBetween runs (median)longest 294 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 107
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 107B | 104 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 107B | 101 | — |
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 96A | 72 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 81A | 62.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 75A | 74 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 96A | 74 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 80A | 53 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 40B | -0.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 4,852 runs since Mar 2016 (351 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 12.8% from 148.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 7 | 25.9% | +16.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 739 | 85 | 11.5% | +2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 932 | 78 | 8.4% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 502 | 42 | 8.4% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 568 | 44 | 7.7% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 148 | 19 | 12.8% | +3.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,936 | 180 | 9.3% | −0.1 | 1 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 224 | 17 | 7.6% | −1.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,444 | 136 | 9.4% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,273 | 119 | 9.3% | −0.1 | 1 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,073 | 106 | 9.9% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 558 | 50 | 9% | −0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 206 | 20 | 9.7% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 65 | 6 | 9.2% | −0.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +1.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2016 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Foxtrot Liv (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxtrot Liv (GB) | 8 | 2 | 7f–1m | — |
| So Golden (GB) | 6 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
| Tigerfilly (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bois D'Argile (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Dobie | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Josephine Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taylor Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Tate | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 14 | 1 | 7% | −6.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Oct 23+19d | Uttoxeter | Christmas Jumper Raceday Tuesday 12th December Handicap Hurdle | 5/14 | 5 | 11-12 | 99 | 107B | 117A | Ciaran Gethings | 22/1 |
| 19 Sep 23+20d | Uttoxeter | Jal Roofing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/11 | 8½ | 10-12 | — | 101B | 103A | Ciaran Gethings | 20/1 |
| 30 Aug 23+42d | Uttoxeter | Gents Day On Sunday 8th October Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/7 | 6½ | 10-11 | — | 94B | 113B | Ciaran Gethings | 33/1 |
| 19 Jul 23+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap | 13/13 | nk | 9-9 | 52 | 72B | 46A | Josephine Gordon | 28/1 |
| 28 Jun 23+14d | Kempton (AW) | Kempton Park Supporting Racing Staff Week Handicap | 10/12 | 37 | 8-13 | 53 | 26C | 56C | Georgia Dobie | 33/1 |
| 14 Jun 23+30d | Kempton (AW) | racingtv.com Handicap | 8/12 | ¾ | 9-0 | 54 | 80A | 55A | Georgia Dobie | 33/1 |
| 15 May 23+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap | 6/6 | 2¾ | 9-0 | 54 | 80C | 40C | Georgia Dobie | 5/1 |
| 29 Apr 23+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | At The Races App Form Study Handicap | 1/9 | 9-1 | 50 | 96A | 71A | Georgia Dobie | 7/1 | |
| 15 Apr 23+37d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Selling Handicap | 2/8 | nk | 8-13 | 50 | 85A | 65A | Taylor Fisher | 22/1 |
| 09 Mar 23+24d | Southwell (AW) | Spreadex Sports Get 50 In Bonuses Handicap | 13/14 | 7 | 9-8 | 54 | 70C | 41C | Marco Ghiani | 100/1 |
| 13 Feb 23+108d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spreadex Sports 2nd To Rag Insurance Handicap | 13/13 | 6 | 9-3 | 59 | 62C | 36C | Daniel Muscutt | 25/1 |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 22+18d | Newmarket | Watch Racing TV Free For 31 Days Handicap | 15/16 | 3 | 8-13 | 63 | 44C | 53C | Darragh Keenan | 100/1 |
| 10 Oct 22+80d | Yarmouth | Cazoo Search Drive Smile Handicap | 9/12 | 3½ | 9-2 | 66 | 81A | 50A | Adam Farragher | 80/1 |
| 22 Jul 22+29d | Newmarket | Racing TV Free For A Month Handicap | 6/6 | nk | 9-6 | 67 | 73A | 55B | Hollie Doyle | 10/1 |
| 23 Jun 22+294d | Nottingham | Bet At racingtv.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/6 | nk | 9-4 | — | 75A | 67B | Darragh Keenan | 200/1 |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Sep 21+33d | Chelmsford City (AW) | tote Placepot Your First Bet EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 14/14 | 1½ | 9-5 | — | 40B | 38A | Ryan Tate | 100/1 |
| 31 Jul 21 | Lingfield | Cazoo Restricted Maiden Stakes | 11/11 | 18 | 9-5 | — | -41C | 46C | Tom Queally | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hopeforthebest won?
- Hopeforthebest (GB) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2021 and 2023, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 2 times in total (11.8% of starts).
- Who trained Hopeforthebest?
- Hopeforthebest (GB) was trained by Stuart Edmunds on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 8 October 2023.
- Who is Hopeforthebest's sire?
- Hopeforthebest (GB) is by Helmet (AUS) out of Bestfootforward (GB), whose sire is Motivator.
- What going does Hopeforthebest prefer?
- Hopeforthebest (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hopeforthebest's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 8 October 2023. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Hopeforthebest's sire's record?
- Helmet (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 4,852 runs since Mar 2016 (351 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.8% from 148.
- Who are Hopeforthebest's siblings?
- Out of Bestfootforward (GB), Hopeforthebest (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Foxtrot Liv (GB) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m1½f. As at Nov 2026.