Nation's Hope (IRE)
Nation's Hope is a Ghaiyyath colt who has two wins from three starts, both at Class 4 level over 1m to 1m1f on Standard AW at Kempton. He won the British EBF Future Stayers Maiden Stakes in Nov 2025 and the Heros Charity Creating Bright Futures EBF Novice Stakes the following month. He ran once on turf when fifth of eight in the Class 1 Star Sports Heron Stakes at Sandown in May 2026 off an official rating of 99.
- 2–3Wins / Runs
- 66.7%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- +1.06£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 99Highest OR
- 103dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 95
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 92A | 88.5 | 2 runs · 92 / 88.5 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 95A | 92 | 3 runs · 95 / 92 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 3 analysed runs since Nov 2025
- Led 2 (67%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,113 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses).
Strongest on good going: 19% from 305. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 291.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 218 | 40 | 18.3% | +2.8 | — |
| Good | 305 | 58 | 19% | +3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 124 | 16 | 12.9% | −2.6 | — |
| Soft | 140 | 18 | 12.9% | −2.6 | — |
| Heavy | 33 | 5 | 15.2% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 291 | 35 | 12% | −3.5 | 2 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 293 | 39 | 13.3% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 384 | 66 | 17.2% | +1.7 | 2 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 372 | 58 | 15.6% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 44 | 8 | 18.2% | +2.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +17.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Nations Pride (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Nations Pride (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nations Pride (IRE) | 5 | 3 | 1m–1m2f | Listed |
| Making History (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Good Old Days (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Crystal Of Time (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.06 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.06 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.06 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Doyle | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.06 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.06 |
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 | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 28 May 26+169d | Sandown | Star Sports Heron Stakes (Listed) Went straight to front after 1f - travelled with eagerness dictating a brisk gallop - asked for effort 3f out - overtaken inside final 2f - dropped away close home - finished fifth | 5/8 | nk | 9-2 | 99 | 95A | 94A | Rossa Ryan | 9/1 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 25+37d | Kempton (AW) | Heros Charity Creating Bright Futures EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Set the pace from the off - edged clear approaching 2f out - strode further ahead inside the final furlong to score comfortably | 1/5 | 9-11 | — | 85C | 98B | James Doyle | 1/16F | |
| 03 Nov 25 | Kempton (AW) | British EBF Future Stayers Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Settled just off the front rank in 5th - moved through wide with ease over 2f out to hit the front inside the final furlong - asked for effort and pulled away - relaxed off near the line to win | 1/12 | 9-7 | — | 92A | 97A | James Doyle | 2/1J | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Nation's Hope won?
- Nation's Hope (IRE) won 2 of 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Nation's Hope?
- Nation's Hope (IRE) is trained by Charlie Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 May 2026.
- Who is Nation's Hope's sire?
- Nation's Hope (IRE) is by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Important Time (IRE), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
- What is Nation's Hope's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 28 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Nation's Hope's sire's record?
- Ghaiyyath (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,113 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19% from 305. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 291.
- Who are Nation's Hope's siblings?
- Out of Important Time (IRE), Nation's Hope (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Nations Pride (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Nations Pride (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.