Hopeful Purchase (IRE)
Owner: Mrs M Findlay Trainer: Evan Williams Sex: Gelding Age: 22
Form Summary
GoingView detailed form hide detailed form![]() |
Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places on the Chase Course) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Polytrack | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (All Weather; Standard) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 6 | |||
| Totals | 20 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2008 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 2f | 5 | Ryedale Ovation | 9st 5lbs | 12 of 14 | Adrian Nicholls | 33/1 |
| led until headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2008 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f | 6 | Trimlestown | 9st 10lbs | 11 of 14 | David Probert | 11/1 |
| always behind and struggling final 2f | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2008 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f | 4 | Shamrock Lady | 9st 5lbs | of 11 | David Probert | |
| 04 Oct 2008 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 32y | 5 | Final Verse | 9st 6lbs | 11 of 12 | David Probert | 20/1 |
| slowly into stride, always in the rear | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 2008 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 4 | Multakka | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 11 | J P Spencer | 12/1 |
| led until headed over 1f out, weakened rapidly | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2008 | Lingfield | Soft (All Weather; Standard) | 7f | 4 | Fiefdom | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 12 | David Probert | 16/1 |
| chased leader, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on one pace after | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2008 | Windsor | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 67y | 4 | Grande Annee | 9st 10lbs | 8 of 10 | J F Egan | 33/1 |
| led until headed 3f out, kept on, no chance and beaten when eased just over 1f out | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2008 | Sandown | Good to Soft | 1m 1f | 4 | Curzon Prince | 9st 11lbs | of 8 | Jim Crowley | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 05 May 2008 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 3 | Viva Vettori | 9st | 11 of 14 | N Chalmers | 66/1 |
| in touch, effort over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2007 | Stratford | Good to Firm (Good in places on the Chase Course) | 2m 110y | 4 | Artic Bliss | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 12 | Christian Williams | 13/8 |
| pulled hard and prominent, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened last | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2007 | Cartmel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f 110y | 4 | Ta An Athas Orm | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 10 | Christian Williams | 5/4 |
| chased leaders, challenged last, edged right and not quicken flat | |||||||||
| 07 Jun 2007 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Wheelavit | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 15 | Christian Williams | 4/6 |
| mid-division, headway approaching 5th, went 2nd after 3 out, ridden and hung left approaching last, not quicken | |||||||||
| 26 May 2007 | CARTMEL | Good | 3850 | 4 | Trafalgar Man | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | Christian Williams | |
| chased leaders, blundered 4 out, ridden to lead approaching last, headed soon after, kept on | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2007 | PONTEFRACT | Good | 1764 | 3 | Robustian | 8st 11lbs | 7 of 14 | R Hills | |
| went right start, soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2007 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1540 | 2 | Red Cape | 8st 3lbs | 7 of 13 | Liam Jones | |
| chased leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2006 | GOODWOOD | Good to Firm | 2172 | 2 | Road To Love | 9st 7lbs | 10 of 16 | Tony Culhane | |
| mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2006 | ASCOT | Good to Firm | 2200 | 1 | Snoqualmie Boy | 8st 11lbs | 7 of 15 | Tony Culhane | |
| held up in mid-division, effort and driven 2f out, one pace and no impression over 1f out | |||||||||
| 30 May 2006 | REDCAR | Good to Firm | 2200 | 5 | Hopeful Purchase | 8st 10lbs | 1 of 9 | Tony Culhane | |
| in touch, switched right and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, readily | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2006 | SANDOWN | Good | 1774 | 3 | Ivy Creek | 8st 10lbs | 4 of 6 | R Hills | |
| held up in last pair, headway until not much room inside final 2f and again 1f out, not pace to reach leaders | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2005 | NEWMARKET | Soft | 1540 | 5 | Olympian Odyssey | 8st 11lbs | 3 of 13 | R Hills | |
| held up in rear, headway on bit over 2f out, pushed out final furlong, never placed to challenge | |||||||||


