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Horse profile

Hopeful Gleam (IRE)

8yo mare (at last run, Jan 2011) · Last trainer Aidan Anthony Howard · Last owner Mrs M Mcgearty
by Simply Great (FR) out of Dramatic Dame (IRE) (Buckskin)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Dec 2010
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Jan 2011 — 5,762 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2011 · 24th of 30
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Dec 2010 and Jan 2011, the last of them as an 8yo mare. Finished 24 of 30 at Navan last time. By Simply Great (FR), whose progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 460 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Hopeful Gleam (IRE) has 5 produce in the archive, 2 winners — most wins Honey I'm Good (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m5f–3m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Honey I'm Good (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Honey I'm Good (IRE)2742m5f–3m3½fClass 4
Beyond Redemption (IRE)1113m1fClass 5
Benefaktor (IRE)30——
Our Nel (IRE)110——
Ballinclay Court (IRE)50——

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

Best recent KTB Rating 93C the best of the last 1 rated run · Navan, 25 Jan 2011

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 →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Simply Great (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 460 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses).

Strongest on good going: 11.4% from 140. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−7.4—
Good to Firm6746%−1.4—
Good1401611.4%+4—
Good to Soft6734.5%−2.9—
Soft11176.3%−1.10 from 1
Heavy6146.6%−0.80 from 1
Standard (AW)800%−7.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−7.4—
1m2f – 1m4f10110%+2.6—
1m5f – 2m10111%−6.4—
2m1f – 2m4f14142.8%−4.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m141139.2%+1.80 from 1
Over 3m661522.7%+15.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dramatic Dame (IRE) (Buckskin)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mount Benbulben (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Mount Benbulben (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mount Benbulben (IRE)2072m–3m1fGrade 1
Dramatic Duke (IRE)60——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2011 · 1 run
25 Jan 11+40d Navan Tote Jackpot Guarantee Maiden Hurdle 2m7f · Soft · 30 ran 24/30 8 11-7 93C B M Cash 80/1
2010 · 1 run
16 Dec 10 Clonmel Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-8 — L McNiff 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hopeful Gleam won?
Hopeful Gleam (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2010 and 2011.
Who trained Hopeful Gleam?
Hopeful Gleam (IRE) was trained by Aidan Anthony Howard on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 25 January 2011.
Who is Hopeful Gleam's sire?
Hopeful Gleam (IRE) is by Simply Great (FR) out of Dramatic Dame (IRE), whose sire is Buckskin.
What is Hopeful Gleam's sire's record?
Simply Great (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 460 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 11.4% from 140. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1% from 101.
Who are Hopeful Gleam's siblings?
Out of Dramatic Dame (IRE), Hopeful Gleam (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mount Benbulben (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Mount Benbulben (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Hopeful Gleam produced winners?
As a dam, Hopeful Gleam (IRE) has 5 produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Honey I'm Good (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Honey I'm Good (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5f–3m3½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2010. 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.