Blightys Hope (2021) Horse
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Blightys Hope, a 5yo brown or black mare, is trained by Declan Maher on the Gold Coast. She is by Ten Sovereigns out of Maid to Dream. The filly remains a maiden after six starts. In her most recent race at Eagle Farm on 18 Feb 2026, Jace McMurray rode her to a third‑place finish behind the winner Lady Tangalooma.
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Eagle Farm • Sunshine Coast • Doomben • Gold Coast • Ipswich • Muswellbrook • Kembla Grange • Warwick FarmRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Farm 18-Feb-26 1800m GOOD 4 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 Thompson 56.5 ) 2nd Wanna Kiss ( F Larson 58 ) 3.06L 3rd Blightys Hope ( J Mcmurray 56 , Cd 54 ) 3.13L See full results | J Mcmurray 56kg, Cd 54kg 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) |