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Horse profile

Hopeful Mission (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2005) · Last trainer K R Burke · Last owner Mrs Elaine M Burke
by Bien Bien (USA) out of Tiama (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
5 runs · 1 course · from Jan 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Mar 2005 — 7,904 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2005 · 8th of 9 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Hopeful Mission (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 7 at Southwell (AW) (Jan 2005).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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 46C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 1 Feb 2005 Official rating 45 at the last run, 15 Mar 2005

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 48C · median 39
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)448C39—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m246C39—
1m2f – 1m4f248C29.5—

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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
Bien Bien (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 180 runs since Jan 2008 (16 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−12.8—
Good to Firm42614.3%+1.5—
Good35617.1%+4.3—
Good to Soft31516.1%+3.3—
Soft21314.3%+1.5—
Heavy14214.3%+1.5—
Standard (AW)3512.9%−9.90 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f900%−12.8—
1m2f – 1m4f66812.1%−0.70 from 3
1m5f – 2m2800%−12.80 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f23417.4%+4.6—
2m5f – 3m32825%+12.2—
Over 3m22313.6%+0.8—

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
Tiama (IRE) (Last Tycoon)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Takitwo (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Takitwo (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Takitwo (GB)7387fClass 5

Record by conditions

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 7 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Darren Williams 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr S Dobson 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 5 runs
15 Mar 05+40d Southwell (AW) Maiden Claiming Stakes Class 7 · 1m4f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 17 8-11 45— Darren Williams 13/2
03 Feb 05+2d Southwell (AW) Amateurs' Handicap Class 5 · 2m½f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 19 9-9 5132C Mr S Dobson 33/1
01 Feb 05+19d Southwell (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 1m6f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 2 8-7 4546C Darren Williams 25/1
13 Jan 05+2d Southwell (AW) Maiden Claiming Stakes Class 7 · 1m4f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 hd 8-9 —11C Darren Williams 4/1
11 Jan 05 Southwell (AW) Selling Stakes Class 6 · 1m4f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 1¾ 8-13 —48C Darren Williams 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hopeful Mission won?
Hopeful Mission (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Hopeful Mission?
Hopeful Mission (GB) was trained by K R Burke on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 15 March 2005.
Who is Hopeful Mission's sire?
Hopeful Mission (GB) is by Bien Bien (USA) out of Tiama (IRE), whose sire is Last Tycoon.
What is Hopeful Mission's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 15 March 2005. The highest on record is 51.
What is Hopeful Mission's sire's record?
Bien Bien (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 180 runs since Jan 2008 (16 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hopeful Mission's siblings?
Out of Tiama (IRE), Hopeful Mission (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Takitwo (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Takitwo (GB)). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.