Hopeful Start (IRE)
Owner: Mr John P McManus Trainer: J & A O'Neill Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Flemensfirth / Calishee (Callernish)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||||
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft places Chase Course;Hurdles;Heavy, Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2012 | Wetherby | Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 3m 1f | 3 | Mac Aeda | 10st 6lbs | PulledUp of 12 | R P McLernon | |
| 23 Jan 2012 | Wetherby | Soft (Good to Soft in places ) | 3m 1f | 4 | Hopeful Start | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 6 | R P McLernon | 5/4 |
| chased leaders, disputing close 2nd after 14th, challenged and upsides when not much room 4 out, led and pecked 2 out, stayed on strongly and drew clear fom last | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 2011 | Taunton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 7f 110y | 4 | Mr Chow | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 15 | A P McCoy | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, left 3rd 12th, went 2nd 4 out, outpaced when hit next, soon no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2011 | Uttoxeter | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m | 4 | Run To Fly | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 9 | A P McCoy | 6/4 |
| tracked leaders, not fluent and reminders 11th, went 2nd next, led 3 out, headed when mistake next, weakened last | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2011 | Carlisle | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 4 | Notus De La Tour | 11st 3lbs | 4 of 7 | R P McLernon | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, chased winner from 9th until 11th, weakened after 5 out | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2011 | Taunton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 4 | Shoreacres | 11st | 3 of 6 | R P McLernon | 25/1 |
| in last pair, mistake 2nd, lost touch 7th, left poor 3rd 10th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2011 | Taunton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 3f | 4 | Qozak | 11st | 9 of 10 | R P McLernon | 33/1 |
| held up in touch, lost place after 7th, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 17 Jan 2011 | Fakenham | Soft | 3m 110y | 5 | Evella | 11st | of 6 | A P McCoy | |
| 31 Dec 2010 | Uttoxeter | Heavy | 3m | 4 | Glenwood Knight | 11st | 4 of 6 | R P McLernon | 17/2 |
| in rear, not fluent 2nd, blundered badly 12th, soon struggling, tailed off | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2010 | Exeter | Good to Soft | 3m | 4 | Wymott | 11st | 8 of 8 | A P McCoy | 11/1 |
| held up towards rear, pushed along 11th, mistake 13th, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2010 | Aintree | Good | 3m 110y | 1 | Wayward Prince | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 14 | A P McCoy | |
| 20 Mar 2010 | Ffos Las | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 4 | Hopeful Start | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 6 | R P McLernon | 13/8 |
| held up in touch, headway approaching 4 out, went 2nd approaching next, ridden to challenge when not fluent last, kept on to lead flat, held on well | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2010 | Chepstow | Heavy | 3m | 3 | Hopeful Start | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 11 | R P McLernon | 6/1 |
| held up in rear, steady headway 6th, challenged on bit approaching last, led and not fluent at hurdle, shaken up, eased when clear | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2010 | Ffos Las | Good to Soft | 3m | 4 | Sona Sasta | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 16 | A P McCoy | 9/2 |
| held up, headway 7th, every chance 2 out, not quicken | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2009 | Fontwell | Heavy | 2m 4f | 4 | Casual Garcia | 11st | 3 of 6 | R P McLernon | 5/4 |
| held up and off the pace, headway 6th, headway into modest 4th and hit 3 out, soon ridden, no chance when left poor 3rd last | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2009 | Exeter | Good to Soft (Soft places Chase Course;Hurdles;Heavy, Soft in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 3 | Moleskin | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 11 | R P McLernon | 9/1 |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 5th, not fluent and lost place next, progress after 7th, weakened approaching 3 out | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2009 | Worcester | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Emperor Concerto | 11st | 5 of 13 | A P McCoy | 11/4 |
| mid-division, soon racing keenly, switched right after 6th, headway after next, weakened approaching 2 out | |||||||||