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Hopes Are High (IRE)

3yo gr g · Form & record 2025-01-10 to 2025-10-14 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by William Durkan.

Pedigree Shaman (IRE) × Silver Rainbow (IRE) (by Starspangledbanner)

OwnerDont Tell Your Mother Syndicate

BreederYeomanstown Stud

Ratings Official 78 · best RPR 113 · best TS 102

Runs

Wins

22.2%

Strike rate

66.7%

Place rate

1.38

Actual / Expected

105.6%

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Full form — last 9 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2025-10-14	23d	Punchestown	16f	Soft	–	2/8	6.5	Philip Byrnes	162	–	111	75	11/4
Hurdle Turf Download The William Hill App Today 3-Y-O Hurdle In rear - in touch with leaders 5th - challenging 2 out - already led narrowly when hit last - soon headed - kept on(op 3/1 tchd 5/2 and tchd 10/3)
2025-09-21	23d	Listowel	16f	Soft	–	1/10	0	Philip Byrnes	158	–	113	90	5/2
Hurdle Turf Charleville Cheese 3-Y-O Hurdle In touch with leaders - headway 3 out - hung left and led 2 out - pushed out run-in(tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4)
2025-08-29	18d	Down Royal	17.5f	Good	–	3/7	5	Philip Byrnes	158	–	98	62	11/4
Hurdle Turf Golden Cow 3-Y-O Hurdle Held up in rear - headway after 3rd - prominent when hit 4 out - pressed leader 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 10/3 tchd 5/2)
2025-08-11	45d	Ballinrobe	16.5f	Good	–	1/12	0	Philip Byrnes	154	–	105	102	14/1
Hurdle Turf C.J. Sheeran Ltd 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle Midfield - headway 2 out - led and ridden last - clear 1f out - reduced lead towards finish - always doing enough(op 12/1)
2025-06-27	42d	Curragh	7f	Good	–	12/16	0.2	N G McCullagh	119	78	64	35	16/1
Flat Turf JJ Mahon & Sons Handicap Midfield up the centre - no extra inside final furlong(Mkt1: op 12/1 tchd 14/1; Mkt2 op 12/1)
2025-05-16	9d	Leopardstown	8f	Good	–	4/17	0.1	Colin Keane	134	80	78	54	10/3
Flat Turf Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden In touch with leaders - chased clear leader over 1f out - no extra final 110yds - lost third final strides(op 9/2)
2025-05-07	21d	Gowran Park	7f	Good	–	4/15	2.25	Shane Foley	134	–	73	6	12/1
Flat Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Maiden
2025-04-16	96d	Gowran Park	7f	Soft	–	3/16	0.75	Shane Foley	134	–	82	45	7/1
Flat Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden
2025-01-10	DEB	Dundalk (AW)	8f	Standard	–	3/10	–	Leigh Roche	134	–	69	33	12/1
Group Deals Available At Dundalk Stadium Maiden

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.

Time since last run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	1	0	0.0%
Normal (2-4wk)	4	1	25.0%
Freshened (1-2m)	2	1	50.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	1	0	0.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Mile (7-9f)	5	0	0.0%
Staying (13f+)	4	2	50.0%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Good	5	1	20.0%
Soft	3	1	33.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2025-01-10–2025-10-14. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.