Hopeless Romantic (AUS) Horse
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Hopeless Romantic is a 3yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, trained by Neil Dyer. He is by Hellbent out of the dam Bound for Love. To date he has recorded one win, the highlight coming on 7th Jun 2026 at Swan Hill where he captured the $40000.00 2 & 3-y-o Maiden Plte. The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors, yielding about a 10% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Swan Hill 07-Jun-26 1600m SOFT 5 R2 2&3Y MDN-SW $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.920, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Hopeless Romantic ( D Dunn 59.5 ) 2nd Li'L Miss Drama ( J Stanley 57.5 ) 0.06L 3rd King'S Anchor ( H Coffey 59.5 ) 1.56L See full results | D Dunn 59.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Echuca 23-May-26 1412m SOFT 7 R2 MDN $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:27.630, SP: 1.75 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780 1st Wild Ruby ( R J Hurdle 57.5 ) 2nd Hopeless Romantic ( C Macredmond 59.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Impending Swan ( M T Aitken 57.5 ) 0.85L See full results | C Macredmond 59.5kg 0.75L | 2 (12) |
| Kyneton 14-May-26 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:49.120 1st GOODello ( T J Hope ) 2nd Hopeless Romantic ( C Macredmond ) 3rd Points For Effort ( M T Aitken ) | C Macredmond | 2 (5) |
| Wangaratta 03-May-26 1300m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:18.260, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.570 1st Princess Mess ( W J Egan 57.5 ) 2nd Hopeless Romantic ( D Dunn 59.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Lei ( F W Kersley 57.5 ) 3.75L See full results | D Dunn 59.5kg 1.75L | 2 (14) |
| Kyneton 24-Apr-26 800m R2 Jump Out-G4 1st Hopeless Romantic ( J Keating ) 2nd Queen Of Arendelle ( D Dean ) 3rd Swooping Senor ( J Robertson ) | J Keating | 1 (4) |
| bet365 Echuca 24-Mar-26 900m R8 Jump Out-G4 1st Hopeless Romantic ( S M Brown ) 2nd My Mate Tom ( J Baldock ) 3rd Spirit Maker ( S J Noble ) | S M Brown | 1 (7) |
| Cranbourne 28-Apr-25 800m R12 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.400 1st Wiltshire Square ( Z E Waller ) 2nd Planet Red ( M Zahra ) 3rd Donato ( J Melham ) 6th Hopeless Romantic ( S Duric ) | S Duric | 6 (9) |
| Cranbourne 25-Nov-24 800m R3 Jump Out-G4 2nd Hebridean Way ( S R Osborne ) 3rd Medieval Warrior ( B Shinn ) 6th Hopeless Romantic ( L Riordan ) | L Riordan | 6 (7) |