Blightys Hope (2021) Horse
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Blightys Hope is a 5yo brown or black mare trained by Declan Maher. She is by Ten Sovereigns out of Maid to Dream. She has not yet broken her maiden, having failed to win in seven starts. In her latest start at Ipswich on 6 Mar 2026, she was ridden by Jasper Franklin and finished seventh behind Montevecchio.
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Ipswich • Eagle Farm • Sunshine Coast • Doomben • Gold Coast • Muswellbrook • Kembla Grange • Warwick FarmRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich 06-Mar-26 2200m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:18.700, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.800 1st Montevecchio ( J Lloyd 58.5 ) 2nd Classic Shiraz ( D Turner 56.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Isla Delilah ( B Osmond 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 0.14L 7th Blightys Hope ( J Franklin 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 11.59L See full results | J Franklin 56.5kg, Cd 55kg 11.59L | 7 (10) |
| Eagle Farm 18-Feb-26 1800m SOFT 5 R1 MDN $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:50.060, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.290 1st Lady Tangalooma ( B E Thompson 56.5 ) 2nd Wanna Kiss ( F T Larson 58 ) 3.06L 3rd Blightys Hope ( J Mcmurray 56 ) 3.13L See full results | J Mcmurray 56kg 3.13L | 3 (9) |
| Sunshine Coast 01-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R3 4UP MDN $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.130, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.510 1st Parisienne Piper ( R G Thorburn 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Oakfield Galaxy ( J J Lloyd 58.5 ) 1.03L 3rd Irish Accolade ( C Graham 54 ) 6.04L 5th Blightys Hope ( B Thornton 59 ) 10.67L See full results | B Thornton 59kg 10.67L | 5 (11) |
| Doomben 14-Jan-26 1615m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.470, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920 1st Banxi ( R Maloney 58.5 ) 2nd Forging Ahead ( A J Mallyon 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Caramelfudgesundae ( C Graham 55 ) 3.61L 6th Blightys Hope ( D Thornton 56.5 ) 5.46L See full results | D Thornton 56.5kg 5.46L | 6 (9) |
| Gold Coast 30-Dec-25 1000m SOFT 5 R13 MDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.340 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.580 1st Ciphertext ( M Hellyer ) 2nd Swag ( B Thornton ) 1.30L 3rd Butwedid ( D Thornton ) 1.40L 4th Blightys Hope ( J Franklin ) 2.70L | J Franklin 2.70L | 4 (8) |
| Ipswich 17-Dec-25 1350m GOOD 4 R4 MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:20.800, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.590 1st Stabilizer ( H N Richardson 56 ) 2nd Ratenotice ( B S Lerena 56 ) 0.48L 3rd Sexy Time ( A Jones 59.5 ) 0.82L 7th Blightys Hope ( D Thornton 56.5 ) 3.36L See full results | D Thornton 56.5kg 3.36L | 7 (10) |
| Gold Coast 02-Dec-25 1000m GOOD 4 R14 MDN- Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:57.720 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.530 1st Bay Of The South ( C Baker ) 2nd Aweigh ( M R D Plessis ) 1.30L 3rd Kingzou ( C M Krahnen ) 2.30L 4th Blightys Hope ( J Franklin ) 2.50L | J Franklin 2.50L | 4 (8) |
| Muswellbrook 03-Nov-24 1750m GOOD 3 R5 CL1 Set Weight $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:46.270, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720 1st Royale Veloute ( C Gallagher 57 ) 2nd Space Ace ( A Gibbons 56.5 ) 0.60L 3rd Solarosa ( M Owen 57 ) 2.10L 6th Blightys Hope ( H V D Hoven 55 ) 9.98L See full results | H V D Hoven 55kg 9.98L | 6 (8) |
| Kembla Grange 12-Oct-24 1500m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ F&M Mdn Hcp $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:31.810, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.310 1st Dame Commander ( O S Chambers 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Zan ( K Latham 56 ) 1.50L 3rd Celtic Sin ( A Adkins 56 ) 2.50L 9th Blightys Hope ( M Fitzgerald 59 , Cd 56 ) 8.80L See full results | M Fitzgerald 59kg, Cd 56kg 8.80L | 9 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 30-Sep-24 1207m HEAVY 8 R3 3Y+ CL1/MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:14.940 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.310 1st Anderson Bridge ( J Collett ) 2nd Nanyehi ( R King ) 0.33L 3rd Blightys Hope ( T Schiller ) 0.44L | T Schiller 0.44L | 3 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 13-Sep-24 787m GOOD 4 R13 4Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.750 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.720 1st Wild Sensation ( J Ford ) 2nd De Luca ( J Collett ) 0.10L 3rd Noble One ( Z T Lloyd ) 0.21L 8th Blightys Hope ( T Schiller 0 ) 3.76L | T Schiller 0 3.76L | 8 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 26-Apr-24 1200m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:14.730 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.420 1st Junebug ( C Schofield ) 2nd Black Bugatti ( R Jones ) 1.73L 3rd Ten Downing Street ( J J Lloyd ) 2.11L 5th Blightys Hope ( T Schiller 0 ) 2.59L | T Schiller 0 2.59L | 5 (5) |
| Warwick Farm 12-Apr-24 816m SOFT 7 R14 3YF MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.700 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.410 1st She's High Society ( R King ) 2nd Felicitas ( J Taylor ) 2.95L 3rd Heavenly Az ( J Ford ) 3.07L 8th Blightys Hope ( T Schiller 0 ) 10.78L | T Schiller 0 10.78L | 8 (8) |