Hopeful Joy (GB)
Hopeful Joy is a maiden who has run seven times without a win and placed once. Her best effort came when second of seven at Ripon in Jul 2025. All starts have been over 1m to 1m1f on turf, with four runs at Ripon. She finished 13 of 13 at Ripon in Sep 2026 when last raced off OR 63.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 68Highest OR
- 22dBetween runs (median)longest 287 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 83
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 83B | 74.5 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 107C | 74 | 4 runs · 107 / 78.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 6 analysed runs since Jul 2025
- Mid-division 4 (67%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,232 runs since Jun 2020 (753 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,457 | 179 | 12.3% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,958 | 221 | 11.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 763 | 84 | 11% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 935 | 98 | 10.5% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 228 | 22 | 9.6% | −1.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,872 | 343 | 11.9% | +0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,105 | 267 | 12.7% | +1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,328 | 479 | 11.1% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,391 | 159 | 11.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 368 | 43 | 11.7% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 33 | 1 | 3% | −8.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 8 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 Mister Allegro (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mister Allegro (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mister Allegro (GB) | 26 | 3 | 1m–2m | Class 4 |
| Dubai Jemila (GB) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Speranzoso (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Sky Lagoon (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Garritty | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Pyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Sep 26+57d | Ripon | attheraces.com Handicap Stakes Held up close to the pace early - urged along with 2f left - form gave way in a hurry - beaten a long way at the finish | 13/13 | 8 | 9-7 | 63 | 19C | 52C | Jack Garritty | 16/1 |
| 06 Jul 26+45d | Ripon | Napoleons Casino And Restaurant Leeds Handicap Settled in the pack - short of room over 2f out - given encouragement over 1f out - found a shade of extra ground inside the final 110yds and stayed on | 5/9 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 65 | 83B | 65A | Jack Garritty | 12/1 |
| 22 May 26+10d | Pontefract | Summer Sutton 18th Birthday Celebration Handicap Settled in the pack - urged forward with 2f left - dropped away final furlong - finished ninth | 9/10 | ½ | 9-2 | 68 | 74B | 58A | Paul Mulrennan | 18/1 |
| 12 May 26+287d | Beverley | Napoleons Casino And Restaurant Hull Handicap Held up in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - lost ground a furlong out - responded to finish having stuck on but held for 7th | 7/13 | ¾ | 9-7 | 68 | 107C | 74A | Jack Garritty | 40/1 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Jul 25+22d | Ripon | Family Day Bank Holiday Monday 25th August Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled in 5th - urged forward approaching 3f out - lost ground inside final 2f - stayed on late to snatch 3rd close home | 3/7 | 3½ | 8-13 | — | 75B | 63A | William Pyle | 14/1 |
| 07 Jul 25+5d | Ripon | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Pulled hard early - tracked the pace - moved in front approaching final two furlongs - pushed along then caught right at the line | 2/7 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 74B | 74A | Dougie Costello | 40/1 |
| 02 Jul 25 | Thirsk | Racing TV Club EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Held up in the pack early - up to fourth passing the furlong marker - pushed along but unable to close - finished a well-held fourth | 4/8 | 7 | 8-13 | — | 48A | 49A | Dougie Costello | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hopeful Joy won?
- Hopeful Joy (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trains Hopeful Joy?
- Hopeful Joy (GB) is trained by Mark Walford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 September 2026.
- Who is Hopeful Joy's sire?
- Hopeful Joy (GB) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Joyful Hope (GB), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What is Hopeful Joy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 1 September 2026. The highest on record is 68.
- What is Hopeful Joy's sire's record?
- Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,232 runs since Jun 2020 (753 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Hopeful Joy's siblings?
- Out of Joyful Hope (GB), Hopeful Joy (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mister Allegro (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mister Allegro (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Nov 2026.