Hopeful Dream (IRE)
Hopeful Dream is a filly by No Nay Never out of a War Front mare who has yet to win from three starts between 6f and 7f. She ran twice on the all-weather at Kempton and once on turf at Newbury, finishing eighth of 12 in a Class 4 maiden at Kempton on standard going in Sep 2025 when she was held. Aged 2 at her last run in Sep 2025.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 21dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 75
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 75B | 64.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 75B | 54 | — |
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.
Run style from 3 analysed runs since Jul 2025
- Mid-division 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,361 runs since Apr 2018 (708 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9.1% from 618. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 186.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 927 | 122 | 13.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,489 | 181 | 12.2% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 618 | 56 | 9.1% | −3 | — |
| Soft | 851 | 110 | 12.9% | +0.8 | — |
| Heavy | 285 | 37 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,175 | 259 | 11.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 915 | 123 | 13.4% | +1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,406 | 443 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,189 | 131 | 11% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 583 | 54 | 9.3% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 186 | 14 | 7.5% | −4.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ruby Moon (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ruby Moon (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Moon (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Natural Rhythm (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Greatrex | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 25+21d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - ridden to make headway 2f out - never landed a blow to finish 8th | 8/12 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 54A | 58A | Edward Greatrex | 40/1 |
| 13 Aug 25+41d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Hesitant start - soon up with the pace - asked for effort 3f out - hit the front approaching 2f out - overtaken with a furlong left and held on for fifth | 5/9 | nk | 9-2 | 75B | 60A | Edward Greatrex | 12/1 |
| 03 Jul 25 | Newbury | IRE Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - urged for effort approaching final furlong - lost touch and finished down the field | 9/9 | 12 | 9-2 | 45C | 28C | Rossa Ryan | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hopeful Dream won?
- Hopeful Dream (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2025.
- Who trained Hopeful Dream?
- Hopeful Dream (IRE) was trained by Ralph Beckett on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 3 September 2025.
- Who is Hopeful Dream's sire?
- Hopeful Dream (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Ruby Shield (USA), whose sire is War Front.
- What is Hopeful Dream's sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,361 runs since Apr 2018 (708 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.1% from 618. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 186.
- Who are Hopeful Dream's siblings?
- Out of Ruby Shield (USA), Hopeful Dream (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ruby Moon (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ruby Moon (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Nov 2026.