Hopeful Start (IRE)
Hopeful Start (IRE) is 3 from 16. Hasn't won since Jan 2012. Last raced off 115, 19lb below the career-high mark.
- 3–16Wins / Runs
- 18.8%Strike rate
- 5 (31.3%)Placed
- −4.13£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.07Fair A/E n=16 · 0.93 incl. margin
- 134Highest OR
- 57dAvg between runs
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
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
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 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 38 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 522 | 50 | 9.6% | −2.2 | — |
| Good | 4,053 | 441 | 10.9% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,933 | 354 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 5,876 | 751 | 12.8% | +1 | 2 from 4 |
| Heavy | 3,817 | 449 | 11.8% | 0 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −7.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,484 | 547 | 12.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,081 | 724 | 11.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5,257 | 622 | 11.8% | 0 | 2 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 1,432 | 153 | 10.7% | −1.1 | 1 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Calvic (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m5f–3m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Calvic (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvic (IRE) | 12 | 4 | 2m5f–3m5½f | Class 3 |
| Cresent Place (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lady Calie (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Calluso (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Calies Old Vic (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Presentingcalie (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Calithyne (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.87 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −7.13 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Exeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 2 | 22% | +0.62 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie McLernon | 11 | 3 | 27% | +0.87 |
| A P McCoy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 2 | 14% | −4.38 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2010 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.62 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.75 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.62 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Hopeful Start won?
- Hopeful Start (IRE) won 3 of 16 archived starts between 2009 and 2012, a strike rate of 18.8%. Placed 5 times in total (31.3% of starts).
- Who trained Hopeful Start?
- Hopeful Start (IRE) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 21 February 2012.
- Who is Hopeful Start's sire?
- Hopeful Start (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Calishee (IRE), whose sire is Callernish.
- What going does Hopeful Start prefer?
- Hopeful Start (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hopeful Start's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 21 February 2012. The highest on record is 134.
- What is Hopeful Start's sire's record?
- Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Hopeful Start's siblings?
- Out of Calishee (IRE), Hopeful Start (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Calvic (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Calvic (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5f–3m5½f. As at Oct 2026.