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Horse profile

Sweet Hope (USA)

3yo filly (at last run, Jan 2008) · Last trainer Kevin Ryan · Last owner Highbank Syndicate
by Lemon Drop Kid (USA) out of High Heeled Hope (USA) (Salt Lake)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Aug 2007
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Jan 2008 — 6,858 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2008 · 4th of 5 Won at Lingfield (AW) Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Sweet Hope (USA) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2007. Last raced off a career-high mark of 82.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Sweet Hope (USA) has 4 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins White Royale (USA) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (White Royale (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
White Royale (USA)916fClass 5
Candy Banter (USA)40——
Street Sensation (IRE)60——
Radebe (USA)40——

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 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 19 Dec 2007 Official rating 82 at the last run, 18 Jan 2008

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 86C · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)486C71—
Good to Firm371C66—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f486C74—
1m – 1m1f265C64—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Lemon Drop Kid (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 1,419 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 9.6% from 198.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15213.3%+0.5—
Good to Firm2412811.6%−1.20 from 3
Good3525114.5%+1.7—
Good to Soft1422114.8%+2—
Soft198199.6%−3.2—
Heavy6357.9%−4.9—
Standard (AW)4085513.5%+0.71 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f17423.5%+10.70 from 1
6f – 7f2142210.3%−2.51 from 4
1m – 1m1f3274313.1%+0.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f4526614.6%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m2663111.7%−1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f1011211.9%−0.9—
2m5f – 3m3425.9%−6.9—
Over 3m8112.5%−0.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
High Heeled Hope (USA) (Salt Lake)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Well Heeled Lady (USA)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% +3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +4.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 1 50% +5.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 1 25% +3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Neil Callan 3 0 0% −3.00
Daragh O'Donohoe 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 1 100% +6.00
Pat Cosgrave 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 2 1 50% +5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 6 1 17% +1.00

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
2008 · 1 run
18 Jan 08+30d Wolverhampton (AW) Make A Break For Pontin's Today Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 2½ 9-3 8263B Neil Callan 13/2
2007 · 6 runs
19 Dec 07+48d Lingfield (AW) E.B.F. Pontin's Great Family Holidays Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-0 8286C Paul Mulrennan 6/1
01 Nov 07+15d Wolverhampton (AW) Horizons Restaurant Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 1 9-0 7565C Neil Callan 4/1
17 Oct 07+25d Lingfield (AW) Dawson News E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 8-12 7877C Neil Callan 8/1
22 Sep 07+22d Newbury E.B.F. Dubai Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3/12 2 8-12 —71C Daragh O'Donohoe 8/1
31 Aug 07+27d Chester E.B.F. Combermere Fillies' Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 5/5 1¼ 8-12 —66C Pat Cosgrave 8/1
04 Aug 07 Thirsk E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 ½ 8-12 —39C Daragh O'Donohoe 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Sweet Hope won?
Sweet Hope (USA) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Sweet Hope?
Sweet Hope (USA) was trained by Kevin Ryan on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 18 January 2008.
Who is Sweet Hope's sire?
Sweet Hope (USA) is by Lemon Drop Kid (USA) out of High Heeled Hope (USA), whose sire is Salt Lake.
What going does Sweet Hope prefer?
Sweet Hope (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sweet Hope's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 18 January 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Sweet Hope's sire's record?
Lemon Drop Kid (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 1,419 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 9.6% from 198.
Who are Sweet Hope's siblings?
Out of High Heeled Hope (USA), Sweet Hope (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.
Has Sweet Hope produced winners?
As a dam, Sweet Hope (USA) has 4 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: White Royale (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (White Royale (USA)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2007. 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.