Half A Chance (2019) Horse
About
Half A Chance is a 6yo trained by J J Hanlon. The colt is by Beat Hollow out of Shivermetimber. To date he has recorded one win, the most notable being the $12,626.00 Connolly's Red Mills Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle at Limerick on 31 May 2024. The horse has been a solid return for bettors, delivering an estimated 73% ROI for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Raced At
Thurles
• Taunton
• Wetherby
• Tipperary
• Listowel
• Downpatrick
• Galway
• Limerick
• Kilbeggan
• Wexford
• Down Royal
• PunchestownRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thurles 20-Dec-25 3242m SOFT R4 HcpH $1,800 (of $18,001), Winning Time: 04:09.000, SP: 6.00 1st Kotkito Bello ( T P Roche 148 , Cd 151 ) 2nd Fiver Friday ( E Staples 150 , Cd 157 ) 8.50L 3rd Half A Chance ( P Hanlon 149 , Cd 156 ) 8.80L See full results | P Hanlon 67.6kg, Cd 70.8kg 8.80L | 3 (12) |
| Taunton 27-Nov-25 3820m GOOD R4 CL4 HcpH $318 (of $10,329), Winning Time: 04:34.100, SP: 8.50 1st Melton Mossy ( J O Jr 152 ) 2nd Seeyouinmydreams ( J Tidball 169 ) 3.75L 3rd Him Malaya ( O Nicholls 155 ) 3.75L 5th Half A Chance ( P Hanlon 165 , Cd 170 ) 8.75L See full results | P Hanlon 74.8kg, Cd 77.1kg 8.75L | 5 (8) |
| Wetherby 01-Nov-25 3220m GOOD R6 CL3 HcpH $4,252 (of $17,214), Winning Time: 03:48.060, SP: 8.00 1st Saligo Bay ( J England 146 ) 2nd Half A Chance ( P Hanlon 154 ) 1.50L 3rd Max Of Stars ( B S Hughes 155 ) 1.00L See full results | P Hanlon 69.9kg 1.50L | 2 (8) |
| Tipperary 05-Oct-25 3240m SOFT R6 HcpH $1,600 (of $15,999), Winning Time: 04:00.200, SP: 3.13 1st Cappa Hill ( J Kennedy 152 ) 2nd Littlefoot ( D Meyler 162 ) 1.50L 3rd Half A Chance ( S Flanagan 151 ) 1.70L See full results | S Flanagan 68.5kg 1.70L | 3 (8) |
| Listowel 26-Sep-25 3620m SOFT R2 HcpH $2,700 (of $13,500), Winning Time: 04:36.700, SP: 5.50 1st Ollie La Ba Ba ( J Townend 163 ) 2nd Half A Chance ( M O'sullivan 164 ) 0.30L 3rd Give Him A Chance ( L Costello 163 ) 5.50L See full results | M O'sullivan 74.4kg 0.30L | 2 (16) |
| Downpatrick 19-Sep-25 3570m SOFT R2 HcpH $2,300 (of $11,499), Winning Time: 04:21.000, SP: 6.00 1st Arcland ( E Staples 162 ) 2nd Half A Chance ( P Hanlon 160 ) 0.50L 3rd Must Meet Cecil ( T P Roche 160 ) 0.50L See full results | P Hanlon 72.6kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Galway 03-Aug-25 3360m SOFT R1 HcpH (of $16,998), Winning Time: 04:06.600, SP: 8.00 1st Aurea Fortuna ( J Coen 151 ) 2nd Ragmans Corner ( E Finegan 165 ) 1.50L 3rd Kotkito Bello ( T P Roche 149 ) 3.75L 10th Half A Chance ( G Brouder 155 ) 21.75L See full results | G Brouder 70.3kg 21.75L | 10 (15) |
| Galway 29-Jul-25 3340m GOOD R2 HcpH (of $17,501), Winning Time: 03:54.800, SP: 15.00 Rear of mid-division, ridden in 12th 2 out, went 8th at last, no impression 1st Jerrari ( D Meyler 161 ) 2nd Prove Yourself ( D Gilligan 163 ) 4.00L 3rd Rakki ( P Townend 157 ) 0.50L 7th Half A Chance ( S Ewing 162 , Cd 169 ) 10.50L See full results | S Ewing 73.5kg, Cd 76.7kg 10.50L | 7 (20) |
| Limerick 30-May-25 3870m GOOD R5 HcpH (of $11,499), Winning Time: 04:48.600, SP: 6.50 Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression before 2 out 1st Shadow Paddy ( G Noonan 159 ) 2nd Boston Rajj ( S Ewing 159 ) 5.50L 3rd Crowsatedappletart ( D O'keeffe 158 ) 1.25L 7th Half A Chance ( P Hanlon 163 , Cd 170 ) 17.30L See full results | P Hanlon 73.9kg, Cd 77.1kg 17.30L | 7 (12) |
| Kilbeggan 25-Apr-25 3670m SOFT R5 HcpH $230 (of $11,499), Winning Time: 04:33.900, SP: 9.50 Towards rear, 10th after 5th, progress before last, kept on without threatening run-in 1st Pakens Rock ( P Donovan 166 ) 2nd Paul Collins ( S O'keeffe 160 ) 1.50L 3rd The Niffler ( H Morgan 167 ) 1.75L 6th Half A Chance ( P Hanlon 164 , Cd 171 ) 6.45L See full results | P Hanlon 74.4kg, Cd 77.6kg 6.45L | 6 (14) |
| Wexford 18-Mar-25 3220m SOFT R3 NvHcpH (of $11,499), Winning Time: 04:01.200, SP: 8.00 Towards rear, some headway after 3 out and 9th next, no impression approaching last and kept on one pace 1st Mercury Mission ( A P Kelly 156 ) 2nd Imadpour ( C Monaghan 147 ) 0.30L 3rd Solsbury Hill ( C G O'dwyer 165 ) 3.75L 9th Half A Chance ( R Blackmore 166 ) 24.80L See full results | R Blackmore 75.3kg 24.80L | 9 (14) |
| Down Royal 21-Jan-25 3450m SOFT R2 NvH $724 (of $14,499), Winning Time: 04:23.070, SP: 6.00 Tracked leader, slight mistake 1st and jumped slightly right 2nd, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, no impression in 4th and not fluent 2 out, soon no extra 1st Disco Dancer ( D J Gilligan 160 ) 2nd Blue Mosque ( D Meyler 162 ) 0.50L 3rd Rockymountainbleu ( T P Roche 168 ) 1.50L 4th Half A Chance ( P Hanlon 158 , Cd 165 ) 12.00L See full results | P Hanlon 71.7kg, Cd 74.8kg 12.00L | 4 (4) |
| Limerick 31-May-24 3310m SOFT R2 MdH $12,000 (of $12,626), Winning Time: 04:06.800, SP: 25/1 Towards rear early, 6th halfway and closer approaching straight, headway travelling well to lead before 2 out, pushed along and 2 lengths clear last, kept on well run-in 1st Half A Chance ( P Hanlon 158 ) 2nd Field A Thistles ( D E Mullins 151 ) 1.75L 3rd Mill House Creek ( J J Slevin 157 ) 1.25L See full results | P Hanlon 71.7kg | 1 (9) |
| Punchestown 04-May-24 3790m SOFT R8 NHF (of $9,470), Winning Time: 04:56.800, SP: 40/1 Rear of mid-division early, mid-division on outer halfway, 9th and pushed along entering straight, no extra from 1 1/2f out 1st Don'tstopthemusic ( D O'connor 168 ) 2nd Coral River ( C Mullins 168 ) 6.00L 3rd Melbourne Shamrock ( J L Gleeson 168 ) 5.00L 8th Half A Chance ( P Hanlon 168 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | P Hanlon 76.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 8 (19) |
| Limerick 30-Jan-24 3220m HEAVY R7 NHF $3,000 (of $14,999), Winning Time: 04:52.200, SP: 67.00 Held up on inner, ridden to challenge under 2f out, under pressure in 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong 1st The Dancing Tree ( D G Lavery 168 ) 2nd Half A Chance ( P Hanlon 164 ) 6.50L 3rd Olympy De Cerisy ( J W Hendrick 164 ) 2.50L See full results | P Hanlon 74.4kg 6.50L | 2 (5) |
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