Hopes Are High Racehorse Profile
Hopes Are High is a 4-year-old Gelding, trained by WILLIAM DURKAN, based at Down Royal. With 12 career starts and 2 wins.
- Age
- 4
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- WILLIAM DURKAN
- Trained at
- Down Royal
- Sire
- Shaman
- Dam
- Silver Rainbow
- Sire of dam
- Starspangledbanner
- Career
- 12:2-1-4
- Last start
- 31 Oct 2026
- Recent form
- 312-36
Hopes Are High Form Guide
Hopes Are High — last 12 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 24 Sept 2026 | Listowel (ire) | 3219m | Class 1 | Good | 0 | 158kg | Philip Byrnes | 6 of 13 | 5.5L | 4:2.70 | — | Game Point (IRE) |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Kilbeggan (ire) | 3242m | Séan Daly Memorial Handicap Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 166kg | Philip Byrnes | 3 of 9 | 2.75L | 3:48.81 | — | My Trump Card (IRE) |
| 29 July 2026 | Galway (ire) | 2453m | Visit Tote26 On Course Today (Q.R.) Maiden | Yielding | 8 | 166kg | Mr J C Barry | 6 of 18 | 20L | 2:56.45 | — | Abbotsford (GB) |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Punchestown | 3261m | Download The William Hill App Today 3-Y-O Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 162kg | Philip Byrnes | 2 of 8 | 6.5L | 4:7.74 | — | Secret Force (IRE) |
| 21 Sept 2025 | Listowel | 3219m | Charleville Cheese 3-Y-O Hurdle | Yielding To Soft | 0 | 158kg | Philip Byrnes | 1 of 10 | — | 3:58.80 | — | Hopes Are High (IRE) |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Down Royal | 3499m | Golden Cow 3-Y-O Hurdle | Good | 0 | 158kg | Philip Byrnes | 3 of 7 | 14.5L | 4:3.90 | — | Cinammon Coco (IRE) |
| 11 Aug 2025 | Ballinrobe | 3318m | C.J. Sheeran Ltd 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | Good | 0 | 154kg | Philip Byrnes | 1 of 13 | — | 3:55.90 | — | Hopes Are High (IRE) |
| 27 June 2025 | Curragh | 1408m | JJ Mahon & Sons Handicap | Good | 13 | 119kg | N G Mccullagh | 12 of 15 | 7.75L | 1:26.06 | — | Quadruple (GB) |
| 16 May 2025 | Leopardstown | 1609m | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | Good | 7 | 134kg | Colin Keane | 4 of 17 | 6.5L | 1:43.75 | — | Banner Beauty (IRE) |
| 7 May 2025 | Gowran Park | 1408m | Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Maiden | Good | 5 | 134kg | Shane Foley | 4 of 15 | 9L | 1:27.80 | — | Storm Piece (GB) |
| 16 Apr 2025 | Gowran Park | 1408m | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | Soft | 7 | 134kg | Shane Foley | 3 of 16 | 1L | 1:32.46 | — | Aston Value (IRE) |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Dundalk (aw) | 1609m | Group Deals Available At Dundalk Stadium Maiden | Standard | 8 | 134kg | Leigh Roche | 3 of 10 | 3.25L | 1:42.08 | — | Calm The Jets (GB) |
Hopes Are High Race Entries
Recorded race entries
| Date | Track | Race | Distance | Class | Jockey | Barrier | Going |
|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | Down Royal | R3 — Kildress Plumbing Handicap Hurdle | 3419m | — | Patrick M O'brien(5) | 0 | Good To Yielding |
| 24 Sept 2026 | Listowel | R3 — Listowel Races Supporters Club Lartigue Hurdle (Handicap) In Memory Of John Molyneaux (Listed) | 3218m | Class 1 | Philip Byrnes | 0 | Yielding |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Kilbeggan | R2 — Séan Daly Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 3218m | — | Philip Byrnes | 0 | Good To Yielding |
| 29 July 2026 | Galway | R5 — Visit Tote26 On Course Today (Q.R.) Maiden | 2414m | — | Mr J C Barry | 8 | Good |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This distance | 1 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 100% |
| Good | 7 | 1-0-1 | 14% | 29% |
| Soft | 4 | 1-1-2 | 25% | 100% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey