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I Hope You Dance (FR)

3yo filly · Trainer Henry de Bromhead · Owner J Halley Mrs Ciara Hogan
by Galiway (GB) out of Particule (FR) (Pivotal)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 20 Oct 2026 · 6th of 7 Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Typically ridden prominently in 5 of 8 analysed runs — I Hope You Dance (FR) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Cork (May 2026).

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent
Official rating79↓ 1lb off peak
79 70–80

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 144 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cork, 19 May 2026

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 144A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft5116A793 runs · 116 / 78
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f6144A896 runs · 144 / 89
1m – 1m1f289C84—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 28 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 71A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Roscommon (IRE), 31 Aug 2026 Official rating 79 at the last run, 20 Oct 2026

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 8 figures · best 74A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft566A623 runs · 64 / 62
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f674A67.56 runs · 74 / 67.5
1m – 1m1f266A62.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 28 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 20 Oct 2026: fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 20 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Run style from 8 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Prominent 5 (63%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 1,752 runs since Mar 2019 (289 horses).

Strongest on good going: 15.4% from 267. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.1% from 397. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.6% from 235. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.5% from 488.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm4149.8%−1.8—
Good2674115.4%+3.8—
Good to Soft3153611.4%−0.20 from 1
Soft4875912.1%+0.50 from 5
Heavy2453112.7%+1.10 from 1
Standard (AW)397328.1%−3.50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f13215.4%+3.8—
6f – 7f2332912.4%+0.8—
1m – 1m1f488275.5%−6.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f5416311.6%00 from 6
1m5f – 2m2354619.6%+8—
2m1f – 2m4f2153014%+2.4—
2m5f – 3m27622.2%+10.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2019 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Particule (FR) (Pivotal)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Atome (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f–1m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Atome (GB)2417f—
Geopolitical (FR)1211m1½f—
Expertise (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
W J Lee 3 0 0% −3.00
Ronan Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
W. J. Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Slattery 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
2025 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 6 runs
20 Oct 26+42d Curragh (IRE) Bill Hanlon Memorial Fillies Maiden 1m4f · Yielding · 7 ran Prominent in 2nd at halfway - dropped to 4th over 2f out under urging - soon scrubbed with nothing left in 6th over 1f out - plodded on inside the final furlong to finish 6th 6/7 nk 9-3 79116A62B W. J. Lee 16/1
08 Sep 26+8d Galway (IRE) Sean Cleary Memorial Fillies Maiden 1m4f · Soft · 17 ran Sat close up early - hit the front after 3f - pressed and lost command 2 1/2f out - stayed on same gear to finish 4th 4/17 3½ 9-3 7978C62A Ronan Whelan 11/2
31 Aug 26+89d Roscommon (IRE) Racing Here Again On September 28th Maiden 1m4f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Sat behind the front pack early - third at halfway before being asked for effort to move into second 2f out - stayed on gamely into the final furlong - flattened out and dropped a spot near the line to finish third 3/15 1 9-3 7991C71A Gary Carroll 6/1
03 Jun 26+15d Curragh Try Racing TV For Free Now At racingtv.com/freetrial Fillies Maiden 1m4f · Yielding · 9 ran Sat close to the pace early - 4th at halfway - unable to threaten up front and held late for 6th 6/9 ½ 9-1 8069A64A Ronan Whelan 4/1
19 May 26+26d Cork Mallow Fillies Maiden 1m4f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran Went clear early - driven approaching 2f out then overtaken with a furlong left - couldn't quicken again but stayed on steadily to finish second 2/12 2¼ 9-0 70144A74A W J Lee 9/2
23 Apr 26+187d Dundalk (AW) Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Maiden 1m4f · Standard · 7 ran Sat behind the front pack early - up to second by halfway - made ground into the front group 3f out - driven to join the pace 2f out - went after the front-runner over a furlong out - drifted a touch left under pressure - stayed on to finish second by half a length 2/7 ½ 9-3 —87A72A W J Lee 10/1
2025 · 2 runs
18 Oct 25+18d Leopardstown Irish EBF Fillies Maiden (Smullen Series) 1m · Yielding · 10 ran Held up at the back - driven approaching straight but made no headway 2f out - stayed on same speed wide to snatch 5th close home 5/10 3 9-2 —79C59C Andrew Slattery 40/1
30 Sep 25 Cork Irish EBF Fillies Maiden (Smullen Series) 1m · Yielding · 16 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward approaching 2f out - asked for more soon after but made no headway from inside the final furlong - finished eighth 8/16 nk 9-2 —89C66A W J Lee 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has I Hope You Dance won?
I Hope You Dance (FR) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trains I Hope You Dance?
I Hope You Dance (FR) is trained by Henry de Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 October 2026.
Who is I Hope You Dance's sire?
I Hope You Dance (FR) is by Galiway (GB) out of Particule (FR), whose sire is Pivotal.
What is I Hope You Dance's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 20 October 2026. The highest on record is 80.
What is I Hope You Dance's sire's record?
Galiway (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 1,752 runs since Mar 2019 (289 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 15.4% from 267. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.1% from 397. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.6% from 235. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.5% from 488.
Who are I Hope You Dance's siblings?
Out of Particule (FR), I Hope You Dance (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Atome (GB) (1). The wins came over 7f–1m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2025. 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.