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Horse profile

Hopeful (GB)

4yo filly (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner Prince A A Faisal
by Make Believe (GB) out of Moon Mountain (GB) (Frankel)
7 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Oct 2024 — 738 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 6th of 13 Won at Newcastle (AW) Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Hopeful won one of seven starts, the success coming in a Class 5 novice at Newcastle over 1m to 1m1f on standard all-weather in Jan 2024. She is 0 from five on turf. The filly, by Make Believe out of a Frankel mare, last ran at Ascot in Oct 2024 where she finished sixth of 13 in a Class 1 race off a mark of 93.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newmarket, 18 May 2024

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.

Flat 7 figures · best 106A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft2100B87—
Good2106A92.5—
Standard (AW)2102A91.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f4106A98—
6f – 7f279A76.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 105A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 19 Jun 2024 Official rating 93 at the last run, 5 Oct 2024

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Flat 7 figures · best 105A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft292A91.5—
Good295A87—
Standard (AW)298A87.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f4105A96.5—
6f – 7f292A85.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Make Believe (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,585 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+8.9—
Good to Firm3414312.6%+1.50 from 1
Good8709911.4%+0.30 from 2
Good to Soft4305613%+1.9—
Soft6937010.1%−10 from 2
Heavy270259.3%−1.8—
Standard (AW)97610310.6%−0.51 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8178.6%−2.5—
6f – 7f8459511.2%+0.10 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,04310510.1%−11 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f7849412%+0.90 from 1
1m5f – 2m5317113.4%+2.3—
2m1f – 2m4f229229.6%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m6223.2%−7.9—
Over 3m10110%−1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Moon Mountain (GB) (Frankel)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Eydon (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m1f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Eydon (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Eydon (IRE)1421m1f–1m4fGroup 3
Teeran (IRE)811m2f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +2.50
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +3.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 2 1 50% +2.50
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% +0.50
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Probert 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Stott 2 0 0% −2.00
Mickael Barzalona 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 1 100% +3.50
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 6 1 17% −1.50
2022 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
05 Oct 24+108d Ascot McGee Group British EBF October Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Listed) Class 1 · 7f · Soft · 13 ran Sat behind the pace on the far rail - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - couldn't find another gear approaching the final furlong - eased back through the field to finish sixth 6/13 1¼ 9-2 9374C92A David Probert 6/1
19 Jun 24+32d Ascot Kensington Palace Stakes Fillies' Handicap (Str) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 24 ran 2/24 hd 8-10 8494C105A Mickael Barzalona 13/2F
18 May 24+16d Newmarket JenningsBet Britain's Leading Independent Bookmakers Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 nk 9-5 84106A95A Kevin Stott 4/1
02 May 24+51d Redcar Racing TV Free Trial Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 ½ 9-3 82100B91B Kevin Stott 13/8F
12 Mar 24+68d Newcastle (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Novice Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 6 ran 5/6 nk 9-7 —81A77B David Probert 13/8
04 Jan 24+442d Newcastle (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Novice Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 1/7 8-13 —102A98A P J McDonald 7/2
19 Oct 22 Newmarket Discover Newmarket Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 1¾ 9-2 —79A79A Rob Hornby 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hopeful (GB) won?
Hopeful (GB) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trained Hopeful (GB)?
Hopeful (GB) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 5 October 2024.
Who is Hopeful (GB)'s sire?
Hopeful (GB) is by Make Believe (GB) out of Moon Mountain (GB), whose sire is Frankel.
What is Hopeful (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 5 October 2024. That is also the highest on record.
What is Hopeful (GB)'s sire's record?
Make Believe (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,585 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hopeful (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Moon Mountain (GB), Hopeful (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Eydon (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Eydon (IRE)). The wins came over 1m1f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.