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Horse profile

Stay Hopeful (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Cian Collins · Owner Del Boy Partnership
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of J'Espere (IRE) (Oscar)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Hexham New yard Ran 15 days ago · 1st of 7 Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Stay Hopeful is 1 from 8 with the win at Class 5 level. The gelding won last time out at Hexham in Oct 2026 in the Lee Bazza Jenkinson Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase over 2m5f to 3m on good ground off an official rating of 72. That success was his first for trainer Cian Collins. He has raced five times on good ground for one win and is held up in his races.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating72↓ 8lb off peak
72 72–80

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 16 Jul 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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 107B · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good5107B825 · 107 / 82
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3107B813 · 107 / 81
1m5f – 2m381C693 · 81 / 69
2m1f – 2m4f299C90.52 · 99 / 90.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 10 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 105A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 2 Oct 2026 Official rating 72 at the last run, 2 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 105A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good5105A865 · 105 / 86
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3105A973 · 105 / 97
1m5f – 2m3103C993 · 103 / 99
2m1f – 2m4f286A80.52 · 86 / 80.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 from 6 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (17%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Walk In The Park (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,925 runs since Jan 2008 (686 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm491122.4%+9.2—
Good1,85925313.6%+0.41 from 5
Good to Soft1,54521013.6%+0.40 from 1
Soft2,44531412.8%−0.40 from 1
Heavy99012812.9%−0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)3712.7%−10.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.2—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.6—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.2—
1m2f – 1m4f75912%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m2,21230713.9%+0.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,77939514.2%+10 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,53017011.1%−2.11 from 3
Over 3m2843512.3%−0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
J'Espere (IRE) (Oscar)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% −3.09
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 1 20% −3.09
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 3 0 0% −3.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 1 1 100% +0.91
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% −1.09
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lee Edwards 7 0 0% −7.00
Sean Bowen 1 1 100% +0.91

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 2 1 50% −0.09

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 1 20% −3.09
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 3 1 33% −1.09

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
02 Oct 26+78d Hexham Lee "Bazza" Jenkinson Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 7 ran In mid-pack and wide all the way - closed on the front pair 3 out - up to second on the bend before the last - pushed along after the last - stayed on strongly to hit the front inside the final 110yds - pulled clear to win 1/7 10-2 7273B105A Sean Bowen 10/11F
16 Jul 26+40d Worcester CopyBet Pay First Past The Post Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) Class 5 · 23f · Good · 8 ran set the pace from the off - driven 2 out - mistake at the last and overtaken with nothing more to give 3/8 1¼ 10-2 72107B97B Lee Edwards 9/2
06 Jun 26+9d Worcester CopyBet Supporting UK Horse Racing Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 11 ran Towards the back and fencing inexpertly throughout - never threatened and finished a distant 7th 7/11 7½ 10-2 7481C82C Lee Edwards 11/1
28 May 26+12d Worcester CopyBet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran Held up handy in the early stages - lost ground approaching two out - dropped away after the final fence - finished sixth well beaten 6/9 3¼ 10-6 7882B86A Lee Edwards 14/1
16 May 26+140d Uttoxeter Somersby Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 12 ran Handy in the lead group early - pushed along approaching three out - lost touch after two out 4/12 11 10-8 8099C75C Lee Edwards 5/1
27 Dec 25+8d Chepstow Play Corals Free 'Racing-Super-Series' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up at the back throughout - never able to challenge - well held at the finish 9/11 2½ 11-0 —66C99C Lee Edwards 200/1
19 Dec 25+20d Uttoxeter Serenity Care Childrens Homes Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 11 ran Held up at the back of the field - lost touch after 3 out - dropped away tamely from there - well beaten in 9th 9/11 5 11-7 —69C93C Lee Edwards 80/1
29 Nov 25 Bangor-on-Dee Remembering Sally Anne Malam Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - clumsy over the opening obstacle - unable to land a blow thereafter - well held in 8th 8/12 7½ 11-0 —81C103C Lee Edwards 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Stay Hopeful (IRE) won?
Stay Hopeful (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Stay Hopeful (IRE)?
Stay Hopeful (IRE) is trained by Cian Collins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 October 2026.
Who is Stay Hopeful (IRE)'s sire?
Stay Hopeful (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of J'Espere (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What going does Stay Hopeful (IRE) prefer?
Stay Hopeful (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Stay Hopeful (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 2 October 2026. The highest on record is 80.
What is Stay Hopeful (IRE)'s sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,925 runs since Jan 2008 (686 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.