Hopeful Champion (2023) Horse
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About
Hopeful Champion is a 3yo bay or brown filly trained by Jerome Hunter. She is by Banquo out of Wannabe. She has not yet broken her maiden, remaining winless from 1 start. In her latest outing at Pakenham Synthetic on 24th Aug 2026, she was ridden by Lachlan Neindorf and placed 5th behind Sweet Kanzai.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 24-Aug-26 1000m SYNTHETIC R5 MDN-SW $960 (of $32,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:57.790, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.680 1st Sweet Kanzai ( J Radley 55 ) 2nd The Troubleshooter ( L Nolen 57 ) 0.75L 3rd Seaticflash ( J Childs 57.5 ) 1.00L 5th Hopeful Champion ( L Neindorf 55 ) 2.50L See full results | L Neindorf 55kg 2.50L | 5 (12) |
| Southside Pakenham SYNTHETIC 11-Aug-26 1000m R6 JumpOut-Synth 1st Hopeful Champion ( L Neindorf ) 2nd Monsieur Claude ( P M Moloney ) 3rd Rose Of Churchill ( D W Stackhouse ) | L Neindorf | 1 (7) |
| Mornington 29-Jul-26 750m R12 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:47.950 1st Aryna ( Z Spain ) 2nd Hopeful Champion ( N Singh ) | N Singh | 2 (6) |
| Balnarring 22-Apr-26 1000m R6 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 01:02.840 1st Thalestris ( D W Stackhouse ) 2nd She Won't Fold ( M Castle ) 3rd Hopeful Champion ( N Singh ) | N Singh | 3 (7) |
| Mornington 08-Apr-26 750m R9 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:45.130 1st Adakite ( D J Dunn ) 2nd Moraza ( B D Kennedy ) 3rd Lonnegan ( R Mcleod ) 4th Hopeful Champion ( N Singh ) | N Singh | 4 (8) |