Hopeless Dancer (GB)
Hopeless Dancer is a maiden who has placed four times from five starts on turf. He finished second of six in a Class 4 novices’ claiming hurdle at Ludlow in Dec 2025 and was the beaten favourite that day. All four placings have come over 1m5f – 2m. He is by Dragon Dancer out of a Traditionally mare and is trained by Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 4 (80%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 20dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 131
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 125A | 108.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 2 | 131B | 129.5 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 131B | 115 | 2 runs · 105 / 98.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 4 analysed runs since Sep 2025
- Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 570 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses).
Strongest on good going: 12% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 16 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Good | 158 | 19 | 12% | +3.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 128 | 10 | 7.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 139 | 13 | 9.4% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 80 | 9 | 11.3% | +2.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 49 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 30 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 73 | 1 | 1.4% | −7.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 181 | 20 | 11% | +2.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 174 | 15 | 8.6% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 73 | 10 | 13.7% | +4.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 23 | 5 | 21.7% | +12.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Rectory Road (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Rectory Road (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rectory Road (GB) | 42 | 5 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Glorious Star (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Rongwayriley (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Clear Intent (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ensign Ewart (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Youonlyliveonce (IRE) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| James Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Brace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 25+27d | Ludlow | Marsh Commercial Insurance Novices' Claiming Hurdle Up with the front runner - nudged for effort approaching 3 out - hit the front before the last and into the run-in - caught and denied by a short head | 2/6 | nk | 11-10 | 92A | 116B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 4/11F |
| 06 Nov 25+9d | Ludlow | Bright Maize 'Introductory' Hurdle (GBB Race) Jumping a little untidy - settled at the back - lost touch 7th - shaved deficit despite a mistake 2 out but couldn't get to grips with leaders | 3/3 | 2¾ | 11-1 | 128C | 118C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 11/2 |
| 28 Oct 25+27d | Ffos Las | DragonBet BOG And Extra Places NH Flat Race (Conditional/Amateur) (GBB Race) Took a strong hold early - hit the front - driven along and challenged 2f out - overtaken inside final furlong - stayed on same gear but couldn't reel in winner | 2/9 | 2¾ | 10-10 | 105A | 115A | James Turner | 11/2 |
| 01 Oct 25+16d | Warwick | Assets Out For Zoo Accounting Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Disputed pace early before hitting front 5f out - lost advantage inside final 2f - pushed along and battled on late to finish second | 2/7 | 2¼ | 10-10 | 131B | 111B | Jamie Brace | 11/8F |
| 15 Sep 25 | Worcester | PJ Nicholls KGM Korea Genuinely Made Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Handy early - hit front at halfway - driven out with over 2f left then lost lead - kept responding to finish but never able to threaten winner | 3/10 | 4½ | 11-0 | 125A | 121A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 11/4 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hopeless Dancer won?
- Hopeless Dancer (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2025. Placed 4 times in total (80% of starts).
- Who trains Hopeless Dancer?
- Hopeless Dancer (GB) is trained by Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 December 2025.
- Who is Hopeless Dancer's sire?
- Hopeless Dancer (GB) is by Dragon Dancer (GB) out of Caerlonore (IRE), whose sire is Traditionally.
- What is Hopeless Dancer's sire's record?
- Dragon Dancer (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 570 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 12% from 158.
- Who are Hopeless Dancer's siblings?
- Out of Caerlonore (IRE), Hopeless Dancer (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Rectory Road (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Rectory Road (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.