Hopeful Joy (2022) Horse
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Hopeful Joy is a 4yo bay trained by M Walford at Sheriff Hutton. She is sired by the stallion Mehmas out of the dam Joyful Hope. Hopeful Joy has not yet broken her maiden status, having failed to win in six starts. In her most recent race at Ripon on 7th Jul 2026, she was ridden by J Garritty and finished 5th behind the winner Jesmond Dawn.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ripon 07-Jul-26 1609m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp $275 (of $8,853) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.840, SP: 13.00 1st Jesmond Dawn ( O J Orr 130 ) 2nd Up The Jazz ( W Fentiman 132 , Cd 129 ) 0.75L 3rd Poet's Dawn ( D Allan 132 ) 3.50L 5th Hopeful Joy ( J Garritty 130 ) 6.00L See full results | J Garritty 59kg 6.00L | 5 (9) |
| Pontefract 23-May-26 1615m SOFT R6 CL5 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:45.310, SP: 19.00 1st Callisto Dream ( C Rodriguez 135 ) 2nd Selection ( J Hart 135 ) 0.00L 3rd Distinction ( F Bassett 121 ) 0.20L 9th Hopeful Joy ( P Mulrennan 128 ) 10.55L See full results | P Mulrennan 58.1kg 10.55L | 9 (10) |
| Beverley 12-May-26 1701m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp (of $8,508) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:46.760, SP: 41.00 1st Coolree ( O J Orr 129 ) 2nd Superfortress ( J P Sullivan 133 ) 1.50L 3rd Dr Rio ( Z Wheatley 129 ) 1.25L 7th Hopeful Joy ( J Garritty 133 ) 5.55L See full results | J Garritty 60.3kg 5.55L | 7 (13) |
| Ripon 30-Jul-25 1610m GOOD R5 CL5 Nv $1,104 (of $8,853) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.410, SP: 15.00 1st Abloom ( C Fallon 128 ) 2nd Renewal ( E Greatrex 128 ) 3.25L 3rd Hopeful Joy ( W Pyle 128 , Cd 131 ) 6.75L See full results | W Pyle 58.1kg, Cd 59.4kg 6.75L | 3 (7) |
| Ripon 08-Jul-25 1610m GOOD R2 CL5 Md $2,282 (of $8,854) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.030, SP: 41.00 Took keen hold, close up, led under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish 1st Lovette ( M Tabti 124 ) 2nd Hopeful Joy ( D C Costello 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Balayaged ( J Fanning 126 ) 2.25L See full results | D C Costello 58.1kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |