Hopeful Hero Racehorse Profile
Hopeful Hero is a 5-year-old Gelding, trained by T HOGAN, based at Chepstow. With 16 career starts and 2 wins, it has earned $33,301.
- Age
- 5
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- T HOGAN
- Trained at
- Chepstow
- Sire
- Raven's Pass
- Dam
- Time Passes
- Sire of dam
- Dalakhani
- Career
- 16:2-4-5
- Prize money
- $33,301
- Last start
- 9 Oct 2026
- Recent form
- 103241
Hopeful Hero Form Guide
Hopeful Hero — last 16 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Clonmel (ire) | 4581m | Clonmel Novice Handicap Hurdle | Good | 0 | 160kg | Donagh Meyler | 1 of 6 | — | 5:51.90 | — | Hopeful Hero (IRE) |
| 19 Sept 2026 | Navan (ire) | 3168m | SIS, Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle | Good | 0 | 154kg | Alan O'sullivan | 4 of 13 | 9.75L | 3:39.15 | — | Bells Grove (IRE) |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Kilbeggan (ire) | 3242m | Séan Daly Memorial Handicap Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 154kg | Donagh Meyler | 2 of 9 | 0.5L | 3:48.31 | — | My Trump Card (IRE) |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Down Royal (ire) | 3499m | Golden Cow Handicap Hurdle | Good | 0 | 160kg | Michael Kenneally | 3 of 14 | 3L | 3:58.40 | — | Mo Ghille Mar (IRE) |
| 27 July 2026 | Galway (ire) | 3338m | EASYFIX Iggy Daly Handicap Hurdle | Good | 0 | 160kg | Alan O'sullivan | 15 of 20 | 36L | 4:2.10 | — | Timurshah (IRE) |
| 4 July 2026 | Bellewstown | 3456m | Grimme Ireland Maiden Hurdle | Good | 0 | 153kg | Alan O'sullivan | 1 of 16 | — | 4:5.80 | — | Hopeful Hero (IRE) |
| 9 June 2026 | Sligo | 3563m | RSS Record Storage Service Maiden Hurdle | Good | 0 | 159kg | Alan O'sullivan | 3 of 16 | 3.25L | 4:21.85 | — | Let's Go La Fichad (FR) |
| 9 Nov 2025 | Naas | 3219m | Overlander Fishery Lane Novice Hurdle | Soft To Heavy | 0 | 154kg | Donagh Meyler | 3 of 5 | 7.75L | 4:5.05 | — | Tir Og (IRE) |
| 31 Oct 2025 | Down Royal | 3392m | WTW Willis Flat Race | Good To Yielding | 0 | 153kg | Mr Alan O'sullivan | 2 of 4 | 3.25L | 4:10.22 | — | Skerry Hill (IRE) |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Punchestown | 3306m | BetVictor Flat Race | Good To Yielding | 0 | 150kg | Mr Alan O'sullivan | 2 of 10 | 2.5L | 4:11.76 | — | Famous Figure (IRE) |
| 29 Sept 2025 | Roscommon | 3141m | Athleague Maiden Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 161kg | Donagh Meyler | 3 of 15 | 5L | 3:46.01 | — | Rakki (GB) |
| 21 Aug 2025 | Killarney | 3420m | Rally Masters Ireland Flat Race | Good | 0 | 158kg | Mr Alan O'sullivan | 2 of 7 | 11L | 4:18.70 | — | Parnell Street (IRE) |
| 5 Aug 2025 | Roscommon | 3118m | Brian Keenan On-Course Bookmaker Flat Race | Good To Yielding | 0 | 157kg | Mr Alan O'sullivan | SU of 13 | — | - | — | Ripsnorter (FR) |
| 17 July 2025 | Killarney | 3420m | Kerry Drains Flat Race | Yielding To Soft | 0 | 157kg | Mr J M Halford | 5 of 13 | 8.5L | 4:21.70 | — | Galileo Sand (IRE) |
| 3 July 2025 | Tipperary | 3219m | Tipperary Flat Race | Good To Yielding | 0 | 157kg | Mr J M Halford | 3 of 16 | 4.25L | 3:58.54 | — | Ebony King (IRE) |
| 7 June 2025 | Punchestown (ire) | 3310m | Allied Recycling Supporting Ballymacad Hunt (Pro/Am) Flat Race | Good To Yielding | 0 | 159kg | Mr J L Gleeson | 6 of 10 | 37.75L | 4:0.99 | — | Davy Crockett (IRE) |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| Good | 6 | 1-1-2 | 17% | 67% |
| Soft | 8 | 0-3-2 | 0% | 63% |
| First-up | 2 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 50% |
| Second-up | 2 | 1-0-1 | 50% | 100% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey
Career Wins
Races won
| Date | Race | Event | Dist | Jockey |
|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | R6 | Clonmel Novice Handicap Hurdle | 4626m | Donagh Meyler |
| 4 July 2026 | R2 | Grimme Ireland Maiden Hurdle | 3419m | Alan O'sullivan(5) |