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Horse profile

Keep Hope Alive (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2014) · Last trainer Michael O'Hare · Last owner Mrs Tracey Ohare
by Exit To Nowhere (USA) out of Baily Mist (IRE) (Zaffaran)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2013
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jun 2014 — 4,526 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2014 · 8th of 14 Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Keep Hope Alive (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 93.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 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 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 27 Apr 2014 Official rating 93 at the last run, 6 Jun 2014

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. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 116A · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft2116A104—
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3116A92—
2m1f – 2m4f292C88.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Exit To Nowhere (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,787 runs since Jan 2008 (290 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 155.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2015%−3.5—
Good to Firm242145.8%−2.70 from 1
Good890738.2%−0.30 from 1
Good to Soft4734810.1%+1.60 from 1
Soft721699.6%+1.10 from 2
Heavy406317.6%−0.90 from 1
Standard (AW)3525.7%−2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f700%−8.5—
1m – 1m1f1200%−8.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3026.7%−1.8—
1m5f – 2m872596.8%−1.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f951778.1%−0.40 from 2
2m5f – 3m7607610%+1.50 from 1
Over 3m1552415.5%+7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Baily Mist (IRE) (Zaffaran)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Lets Hope So (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Lets Hope So (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lets Hope So (GB)622mClass 4
Mist The Boat (GB)1912m½fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Colgan 3 0 0% −3.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D G Lavery 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Harding 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 5 runs
06 Jun 14+32d Downpatrick Downpatricks Looking Good Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 22f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 16 11-3 9389C Robbie Colgan 16/1
05 May 14+8d Down Royal Bet With The Tote Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 10/20 nk 11-4 —87A Robbie Colgan 12/1
27 Apr 14+35d Limerick www.limerickraces.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 17 ran 5/17 1¼ 11-12 —116A A E Lynch 16/1
23 Mar 14+22d Downpatrick www.downpatrickracecourse.co.uk Maiden Hurdle 18f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 12 11-4 —92C Robbie Colgan 33/1
01 Mar 14+121d Navan Athboy (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 10/12 4¼ 11-9 —92C Mr D G Lavery 16/1
2013 · 1 run
31 Oct 13 Sedgefield Horse Racing Free Bets At bookmakers.co.uk Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 4 11-2 —85C Brian Harding 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Keep Hope Alive won?
Keep Hope Alive (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2013 and 2014.
Who trained Keep Hope Alive?
Keep Hope Alive (GB) was trained by Michael O'Hare on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 6 June 2014.
Who is Keep Hope Alive's sire?
Keep Hope Alive (GB) is by Exit To Nowhere (USA) out of Baily Mist (IRE), whose sire is Zaffaran.
What is Keep Hope Alive's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 6 June 2014. That is also the highest on record.
What is Keep Hope Alive's sire's record?
Exit To Nowhere (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,787 runs since Jan 2008 (290 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 155.
Who are Keep Hope Alive's siblings?
Out of Baily Mist (IRE), Keep Hope Alive (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Lets Hope So (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Lets Hope So (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2013. 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.