Horse profile
Whispering Hopes (IRE)
by Estidhkaar (IRE) out of Grandegrandegrande (IRE) (High Chaparral)
22 runs · 13 courses · from May 2023
As at 19 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 8 days ago · 4th of 12
Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile
Whispering Hopes (IRE) is yet to win from 22 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 7 at Sligo (Aug 2025). Last raced off 91, 19lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 22 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 19 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 19lb off peak
- 0–22Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 4 (18.2%)Placed
- −22.00£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=22 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 59dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating91↓ 19lb off peak
91
55–110
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 142
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 142B | 98.5 | 3 · 142 / 92 |
| Soft | 4 | 74C | 67 | 2 · 74 / 69 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 100B | 80 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 142B | 89 | 4 · 142 / 81.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 95B | 92 | 1 · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 116A | 90 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 116A | 100 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 72C | 55.5 | — |
Of 22 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 22 runs · as at 18 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 11 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (55%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (18%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (18%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (9%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 6.9% of 1,585 runs since Jan 2008 (112 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 11.8% from 119. Weakest on soft going: 2.7% from 226.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −6.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 119 | 14 | 11.8% | +4.9 | — |
| Good | 362 | 17 | 4.7% | −2.2 | 0 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 133 | 4 | 3% | −3.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 226 | 6 | 2.7% | −4.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 91 | 2 | 2.2% | −4.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 653 | 67 | 10.3% | +3.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 66 | 6 | 9.1% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 514 | 45 | 8.8% | +1.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 454 | 28 | 6.2% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 295 | 16 | 5.4% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 163 | 12 | 7.4% | +0.5 | 0 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 83 | 3 | 3.6% | −3.3 | 0 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −6.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Grandegrandegrande (IRE) (High Chaparral)
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them In From The Cold (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Elixsoft (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In From The Cold (IRE) | 73 | 7 | 5½f–2m½f | — |
| Elixsoft (IRE) | 67 | 7 | 7f–1m½f | Class 5 |
| Cloch Liath (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Spirit Of Indalo (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Royal | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr E P Powell | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dean Curran | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieren Buckley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Julian Pietropaolo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Flat | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 26+22d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle Prominent early - fourth turning into the straight - never threatened front pair and plodded on to finish 4th | 4/12 | 7 | 10-13 | 91 | 92C | 87C | Kieren Buckley | 50/1 |
| 18 Sep 26+159d | Downpatrick (IRE) | MB McGrady And Co Chartered Accountants Handicap Hurdle (Div I) Held up towards the back - unable to make headway before 3 out - beaten well before the finish | 7/12 | 1¾ | 11-0 | 93 | 89C | 85C | Mr E P Powell | 18/1 |
| 12 Apr 26+26d | Down Royal | Carsena Bloodstock Mares Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved from 3 out and edged into 4th soon after - moved up to 3rd before the final fence - stayed on at one gait to finish third | 3/15 | 7 | 10-6 | 95 | 142B | 99A | Mr E P Powell | 22/1 |
| 17 Mar 26+56d | Down Royal | Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle Small blunder at the opening fence - settled around midfield - pushed along with no threat entering the straight and dropped away | 8/19 | 23 | 10-4 | 100 | 74C | 87C | Mr E P Powell | 200/1 |
| 20 Jan 26+102d | Down Royal | Molson Coors Beverage Company Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back of the pack - unable to make ground from 3 out - dropped away and beaten a long way | 14/20 | 7½ | 10-4 | 102 | 64C | 92C | Mr E P Powell | 150/1 |
| 10 Oct 25+16d | Downpatrick | Northern Ireland On Course Bookmakers Association Novice Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early while drifting left - lost the advantage at the 3rd and continued veering off a true line - slipped to the back by the 5th and stayed there - shut down after 3 out - well held at the finish | 6/6 | 33 | 11-7 | 104 | 33C | 84C | Jack Kennedy | 5/1 |
| 24 Sep 25+35d | Perth | Bet With The Dewhurst Ring Handicap Hurdle Travelled strongly early - disputed front spot then went ahead after the 1st - lost command before the 4th - losing touch when down at the second last | F/8 | — | 11-4 | 110 | — | — | Danny Gilligan | 9/1 |
| 20 Aug 25+13d | Sligo | Sligo Plumb Centre Mares Maiden Hurdle Sat close up early - fumbled effort at 3rd - drifted left in 2nd spot at 4th - moved into contention after 3 out - made ground before 2 out - bumped nearing last - stayed on but lost 2nd late to finish 3rd | 3/16 | 1 | 10-13 | 104 | 124B | 121A | Jack Kennedy | 11/10F |
| 07 Aug 25+35d | Sligo | Martin Reilly Hyundai Mares Maiden Hurdle Sat just behind the front-runner - edged closer and moved into contention before 2 out to hit the front - challenged again but faltered slightly at the last then lost the advantage - driven out but unable to find more late | 2/7 | 3¼ | 11-7 | 101 | 102A | 108B | Jack Kennedy | 4/1 |
| 03 Jul 25+26d | Bellewstown | McNallys Pharmacy Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Sat close to the front pack and 4th at halfway - dropped back over 2f out and needed urging into the last furlong - finished 7th without finding more | 7/10 | nk | 9-9 | 55 | 116A | 67A | Julian Pietropaolo | 13/2 |
| 07 Jun 25+24d | Navan | Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 13th Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 2f left - 11th approaching final furlong and unable to close | 10/20 | ½ | 9-13 | 57 | 78C | 69A | Chris Hayes | 14/1 |
| 14 May 25+178d | Tipperary | tipperaryraces.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle Went straight to the front - held advantage until having company at the second-last - came down there | F/16 | — | 10-13 | 101 | — | — | Danny Gilligan | 3/1F |
| 17 Nov 24+24d | Navan | Gaeil Colmcille GAA Kells 'Day At The Races' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Held up in the pack - pressed for effort with nothing forthcoming before the turn - couldn't quicken and dropped away late - finished well beaten in 11th | 11/23 | 10 | 12-0 | 102 | 70C | 99C | Sam Ewing | 33/1 |
| 24 Oct 24+13d | Clonmel | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle Sat close to front group early - blundered 5th fence - driven into 6th spot after 3 out - never threatened when up to 5th before last then stayed on same speed to finish | 5/15 | 2¼ | 11-6 | — | 60C | 92C | Jordan Gainford | 8/1 |
| 11 Oct 24+7d | Downpatrick | Toals Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle Sat behind front-runner early - still second at halfway and made headway 3 out - went up to winner for a moment at the last - asked for effort inside final 150 yards but couldn't quicken - stayed on at same rate for second | 2/7 | 7 | 11-4 | — | 100B | 112B | Jack Kennedy | 5/1 |
| 04 Oct 24+36d | Gowran Park | Xenon Security Maiden Hurdle Started towards the back and stumbled at the opening fence - settled in the pack from the 3rd - improved into 5th and pushed along 2 out - held that spot at the last - stayed on steadily to finish 4th | 4/18 | 4¼ | 11-0 | — | 95B | 112A | Jordan Gainford | 40/1 |
| 29 Aug 24+35d | Navan | Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 7th Handicap (47-65) Held a midfield spot on the rail - pushed along with 3f left - 6th approaching final furlong with no headway made | 6/22 | ½ | 9-11 | 60 | 101C | 75A | Declan McDonogh | 28/1 |
| 25 Jul 24+21d | Leopardstown | Hipodromo De La Zarzuela Madrid Handicap | 10/14 | ½ | 8-13 | 62 | 99C | 59A | Keithen Kennedy | 14/1 |
| 04 Jul 24+12d | Bellewstown | Smiths Of Drogheda Ford Classic Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 4/12 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 63 | 104A | 67A | Keithen Kennedy | 25/1 |
| 22 Jun 24+340d | Down Royal | Jack Murphy Jewellers Maiden | 6/8 | 3½ | 9-4 | — | 79A | 59A | Leigh Roche | 40/1 |
| 18 Jul 23+56d | Killarney | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 13/14 | 13 | 8-10 | — | 39C | 44C | Dean Curran | 200/1 |
| 23 May 23 | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Median Auction Fillies Maiden | 15/17 | 1½ | 8-10 | — | 72C | 36C | Dean Curran | 150/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Whispering Hopes (IRE) won?
- Whispering Hopes (IRE) has yet to win, from 22 archived starts between 2023 and 2026. Placed 4 times in total (18.2% of starts).
- Who trains Whispering Hopes (IRE)?
- Whispering Hopes (IRE) is trained by Liam Lennon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
- Who is Whispering Hopes (IRE)'s sire?
- Whispering Hopes (IRE) is by Estidhkaar (IRE) out of Grandegrandegrande (IRE), whose sire is High Chaparral.
- What is Whispering Hopes (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 10 October 2026. The highest on record is 110.
- What is Whispering Hopes (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Estidhkaar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.9% of 1,585 runs since Jan 2008 (112 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.8% from 119. Weakest on soft going: 2.7% from 226.
- Who are Whispering Hopes (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Grandegrandegrande (IRE), Whispering Hopes (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: In From The Cold (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Elixsoft (IRE)). The wins came over 5½f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.