Hopeful Hero (2021) Horse
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The five-year-old bay gelding Hopeful Hero, by Raven's Pass and out of Time Passes, is under the guidance of trainer T Hogan and belongs to the Cool Out Again Syndicate. Over 18 career starts he has secured two victories, placed second five times and third five times, accumulating $58,056 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Clonmel on 5 November 2026, where he finished 2nd out of a field of 7. He last tasted win at Clonmel on 1 October 2026.
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Clonmel • Chepstow • Navan • Kilbeggan • Down Royal • Galway • Bellewstown • Sligo • Naas • Punchestown • Roscommon • Killarney • TipperaryRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Clonmel 05-Nov-26 4828m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES ) R3 Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle, SP: 4.00 | Mark Walsh 2.5L | 2 (7) |
| Chepstow 09-Oct-26 3914m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL1 Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Midfield, ridden before 3 out, no impression when not fluent 2 out | J J Burke 69.9kg 2 1/4l | 5 (11) |
| Clonmel 01-Oct-26 4581m GOOD R6 NvHcpH $14,651 (of $24,419), Winning Time: 05:51.900, SP: 4.50 1st Hopeful Hero ( D Meyler 160 ) 2nd Kashchei ( A O'sullivan 166 , Cd 161 ) 2.50L 3rd St Lawrence's Well ( K Healy 160 , Cd 153 ) 7.00L See full results | D Meyler 72.6kg | 1 (6) |
| Navan 19-Sep-26 3168m SOFT R2 HcpH $1,212 (of $14,548), Winning Time: 03:37.200, SP: 5.00 1st Bells Grove ( K Buckley 162 ) 2nd Lips Freedom ( D Meyler 159 ) 0.75L 3rd Simple Things ( P Smithers 151 ) 6.00L 4th Hopeful Hero ( A O'sullivan 159 , Cd 154 ) 9.75L See full results | A O'sullivan 72.1kg, Cd 69.9kg 9.75L | 4 (15) |
| Kilbeggan 05-Sep-26 3242m SOFT R2 HcpH $6,474 (of $19,423), Winning Time: 03:48.200, SP: 4.00 1st My Trump Card ( A Harvey 157 ) 2nd Hopeful Hero ( D Meyler 154 ) 0.50L 3rd Hopes Are High ( P Byrnes 166 ) 2.25L See full results | D Meyler 69.9kg 0.50L | 2 (10) |
| Down Royal 29-Aug-26 3499m GOOD R3 HcpH $1,948 (of $11,688), Winning Time: 03:57.800, SP: 5.00 1st Mo Ghille Mar ( H Sexton 160 ) 2nd Whispering Willow ( C Stone-walsh 152 ) 3.00L 3rd Hopeful Hero ( M Kenneally 165 , Cd 160 ) 3.15L See full results | M Kenneally 74.8kg, Cd 72.6kg 3.15L | 3 (16) |
| Galway 28-Jul-26 3338m GOOD R2 HcpH (of $17,110), Winning Time: 03:54.900, SP: 5.50 1st Timurshah ( C Smithers 165 ) 2nd Whats New ( D O'keeffe 160 ) 6.50L 3rd Soldante ( E Finegan 160 ) 3.75L 15th Hopeful Hero ( A O'sullivan 165 , Cd 160 ) 36.00L See full results | A O'sullivan 74.8kg, Cd 72.6kg 36.00L | 15 (23) |
| Bellewstown 04-Jul-26 3456m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 11/2 Mid-division, headway into 3rd travelling well 2 out, led before last, ridden and stayed on strongly inside final furlong, easily | Alan O'Sullivan 71.7kg | 1 (16) |
| Sligo 09-Jun-26 3563m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 5/1 Mid-division, closer after 3 out, 5th 2 out, improved to challenge entering straight, disputed last and slight mistake, soon headed and ridden, kept on same pace run-in | Alan O'Sullivan 75.3kg 3l | 3 (16) |
| Naas 09-Nov-25 3219m SOFT TO HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 13/2 In rear, not fluent 1st and slightly detached, niggled along after 2nd, moderate 5th after 4th, improved to 3rd behind clear leader 3 out, 2nd approaching straight, took closer order 2 out where slight mistake, one paced run-in | Donagh Meyler 69.9kg 4l | 3 (5) |
| Down Royal 31-Oct-25 3392m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) NH Flat, SP: 10/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, progress to challenge from 2f out, pushed along and edged right over 1f out, ridden and slightly impeded inside final furlong, no impression on winner and kept on same pace close home | Alan O'Sullivan 72.6kg 3 1/4l | 2 (4) |
| Punchestown 15-Oct-25 3306m GOOD TO YIELDING NH Flat, SP: 11/4 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, went 4th travelling well entering straight, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, soon no extra and headed, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner | Alan O'Sullivan 71.2kg 2 1/2l | 2 (10) |
| Roscommon 29-Sep-25 3141m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress into 3rd 2 out, ridden to go 2nd and challenged last, soon no extra and dropped to 3rd close home | Donagh Meyler 73kg Neck | 3 (15) |
| Killarney 21-Aug-25 3420m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) NH Flat, SP: 5/1 Raced mainly in 5th, good progress into 3rd from 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out and soon ridden, no impression on winner from over 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong | Alan O'Sullivan 74.8kg 11l | 2 (7) |
| Roscommon 05-Aug-25 3118m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) NH Flat, SP: 11/2 Mid-division, slipped up when mid-division at halfway | Alan O'Sullivan 74.4kg | UPL (13) |
| Killarney 17-Jul-25 3420m YIELDING TO SOFT NH Flat, SP: 20/1 In rear and slightly detached, headway over 3f out, progress in 5th over 1f out, no impression on principals, kept on same pace closing stages | Joshua Halford 74.4kg 5l | 5 (13) |
| Tipperary 03-Jul-25 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING NH Flat, SP: 28/1 Ran freely early, soon towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on into 5th 1f out, kept on well closing stages | Joshua Halford 74.4kg 1 length | 3 (16) |
| Punchestown 07-Jun-25 3310m GOOD TO YIELDING NH Flat, SP: 25/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, briefly went 3rd over 3f out, pushed along and weakened entering straight, no impression from over 2f out | Mr J L Gleeson 72.1kg 13l | 6 (10) |