Inspire Hope (2021) Horse
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Inspire Hope is a 5yo b trained by R Menzies at Sedgefield. Its sire is Camelot and its dam is Casual. So far the horse has claimed one victory. On 19 July 2024 at Killarney, Inspire Hope earned its biggest triumph, winning the $5,478 Killarney Grand 3‑year‑old Maiden Hurdle.
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Kelso • Musselburgh • Catterick • Ayr • Doncaster • Newbury • Wetherby • Down Royal • Tramore • Killarney • Tipperary • CurraghRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 14-Jan-26 3270m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:42.420, SP: 51.00 1st Tarbat Ness ( G Mangan 138 ) 2nd Dollar's Dream ( C Hardie 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Billy Bathgate ( P J Mcdonald 136 ) 7.25L 7th Inspire Hope ( A Mullen 133 ) 23.50L See full results | A Mullen 60.3kg 23.50L | 7 (8) |
| Kelso 29-Dec-25 3644m GOOD R6 CL4 HcpH (of $8,854), SP: 34.00 1st Speiriuil ( R Mania 151 ) 2nd Tread Softly Now ( A Doyle 144 ) 0.20L 3rd Lowlands ( D Mcmenamin 149 ) 6.50L 9th Inspire Hope ( W Maggs 151 , Cd 146 ) 57.70L See full results | W Maggs 68.5kg, Cd 66.2kg 57.7kgL | 9 (9) |
| Musselburgh 28-Nov-25 3180m GOOD R5 CL4 HcpCh (of $9,837), Winning Time: 03:56.550, SP: 23.00 1st Nathan Wells ( C Rabbitt 156 ) 2nd Okavango Delta ( R Mania 168 ) 3.00L 3rd Prospect House ( W Maggs 147 ) 5.00L 8th Inspire Hope ( R Chapman 158 ) 51.75L See full results | R Chapman 71.7kg 51.8kgL | 8 (8) |
| Catterick 29-Oct-25 3190m SOFT R5 CL6 Hcp (of $7,526) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:43.310, SP: 21.00 1st Tarbat Ness ( G Mangan 136 ) 2nd Somebodycomegether ( D C Costello 127 ) 2.50L 3rd Ebony Maw ( J Hart 138 ) 0.15L 8th Inspire Hope ( K Fraser 140 ) 7.00L See full results | K Fraser 63.5kg 7.00L | 8 (10) |
| Ayr 09-Oct-25 2640m HEAVY R7 CL6 Hcp $214 (of $6,886) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:08.430, SP: 17.00 1st Aighear ( A Waugh 127 ) 2nd Vampire Slayer ( D Nolan 137 ) 4.00L 3rd Amalfina ( J Nicholls 135 ) 9.00L 5th Inspire Hope ( K Fraser 142 ) 27.00L See full results | K Fraser 64.4kg 27.00L | 5 (10) |
| Ayr 02-May-25 3020m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $491 (of $7,870) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:30.550, SP: 7.00 1st Marbuzet ( S Kirrane 135 ) 2nd Cascade Hall ( P Mulrennan 134 ) 0.20L 3rd Zephlyn ( K Fraser 129 ) 3.25L 4th Inspire Hope ( A Mullen 135 ) 5.95L See full results | A Mullen 61.2kg 5.95L | 4 (4) |
| Newcastle 26-Mar-25 2500m GOOD R4 CL5 Nv $463 (of $7,182) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:42.790, SP: 41.00 Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, no chance from 1f out ran on final 110 yards 1st Turquino ( C Hutchinson 137 ) 2nd Don Simon ( R Ryan 130 ) 0.50L 3rd Cascade Hall ( P Mulrennan 131 ) 10.00L 4th Inspire Hope ( A Mullen 125 ) 10.65L See full results | A Mullen 56.7kg 10.65L | 4 (7) |
| Doncaster 25-Jan-25 3340m SOFT R1 CL1 H $4,280 (of $39,348), Winning Time: 04:02.500, SP: 8.00 Held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway before 3 out, no impression on leaders next, went 3rd before last 1st Belfrina ( J Tudor 154 ) 2nd Matwana ( P O'brien 154 ) 1.50L 3rd Inspire Hope ( B S Hughes 154 ) 17.50L See full results | B S Hughes 69.9kg 17.50L | 3 (6) |
| Kelso 29-Dec-24 3640m SOFT R5 CL4 HcpH $1,094 (of $8,854), Winning Time: 04:37.890, SP: 8.00 Prominent, challenging in between horses 2 out, ridden and switched left approaching last, plugged on same pace run-in 1st Komedy Kicks ( H Skelton 168 ) 2nd She's Notjoeking ( C Mccann 166 ) 2.75L 3rd Inspire Hope ( B S Hughes 161 ) 7.50L See full results | B S Hughes 73kg 7.50L | 3 (7) |
| Newbury 29-Nov-24 3280m SOFT R3 CL1 H (of $44,266), Winning Time: 04:01.800, SP: 25.00 Prominent early, chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, effort and disputing 2 lengths 2nd when fell 3 out 1st Opec ( S Bowen 154 ) 2nd Prairie Angel ( J O Jr 154 ) 8.00L 3rd Ambiente Amigo ( S Twiston-davies 154 ) 7.00L UPL Inspire Hope ( G Sheehan 154 ) 0.00L See full results | G Sheehan 69.9kg 0.00L | UPD (10) |
| Wetherby 01-Nov-24 3220m GOOD R4 CL1 H $2,132 (of $39,348), Winning Time: 03:48.100, SP: 17.00 Prominent, jumped right and slow 1st, lost place before slow and not much room 4th, headway before 3 out, 4th and no impression last 1st Liam Swagger ( S Twiston-davies 157 ) 2nd Static ( S Bowen 157 ) 0.30L 3rd Torrent ( D Noonan 154 ) 3.50L 4th Inspire Hope ( B S Hughes 147 ) 12.80L See full results | B S Hughes 66.7kg 12.80L | 4 (7) |
| Down Royal 31-Aug-24 3390m GOOD R1 H $2,300 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 04:05.000, SP: 11/2 Disputed lead, headed after 3rd and 5th halfway, headway after 3 out and disputed lead briefly next, ridden and disputed again early run-in, 2nd and no impression on winner closing stages 1st Teriferma ( J J Slevin 158 ) 2nd Inspire Hope ( R Blackmore 151 ) 0.50L 3rd Jlow ( S Ewing 145 ) 10.00L See full results | R Blackmore 68.5kg 0.50L | 2 (9) |
| Tramore 18-Aug-24 2410m SOFT R1 Md $750 (of $7,826), Winning Time: 02:42.230, SP: 11/2 Dwelt slightly, soon led, increased advantage halfway, reduced lead 4 1/2f out, headed over 3f out and dropped to 3rd, in rear 2 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong 1st Riviera Queen ( K G Kennedy 129 ) 2nd Strolling ( L F Roche 129 ) 0.30L 3rd Dark Oak ( G F Carroll 129 ) 7.00L 4th Inspire Hope ( M P Sheehy 129 , Cd 0 ) 23.25L See full results | M P Sheehy 58.5kg, Cd 0 23.25L | 4 (4) |
| Killarney 19-Jul-24 3420m GOOD R1 MdH $6,300 (of $5,478), Winning Time: 04:11.400, SP: 7/2 Prominent, tracked leaders after 1st, left 2nd before 3rd, slight mistake 5th, led after 4 out, not fluent 2 out, pushed along and 4 lengths lead when not fluent last, kept on well, comfortably 1st Inspire Hope ( J J Slevin 147 ) 2nd Game Phoenix ( D J O'keeffe 147 ) 6.50L 3rd Robbies Rock ( K M Donoghue 154 ) 5.50L See full results | J J Slevin 66.7kg | 1 (11) |
| Tipperary 05-Jul-24 3220m SOFT R1 MdH $2,100 (of $5,478), Winning Time: 03:59.800, SP: 6/4 Tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd 4 out, disputed when mistake next, pushed along and headed before 2 out, ridden and no impression when mistake 2 out, mistake last, no extra, kept on one pace 1st Butter Fingers ( L P Shanahan 154 ) 2nd Inspire Hope ( J J Slevin 147 ) 29.00L 3rd Solar Falcon ( C G O'dwyer 154 ) 1.00L See full results | J J Slevin 66.7kg 29.00L | 2 (9) |
| Curragh 06-Jun-24 2410m GOOD R3 Md $400 (of $10,435), Winning Time: 02:35.750, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression 1st Grateful ( W M Lordan 127 ) 2nd Mother Nature ( R L Moore 127 ) 0.15L 3rd Yes Oui Si ( S Foley 127 ) 1.50L 6th Inspire Hope ( D B Mcmonagle 127 , Cd 0 ) 8.50L See full results | D B Mcmonagle 57.6kg, Cd 0 8.50L | 6 (11) |