Hopes Are High (2022)

Foal Date

01-Jan-22

Colour

Sire

Shaman

Dam

Silver Rainbow

Prize Money

40810

Trainer

W Durkan

Owners

Don't Tell Your Mother Syndicate

About

Hopes Are High is a 3yo g trained by W Durkan, who is based at Dublin. It is by Shaman out of Silver Rainbow. The horse has secured two wins so far. Its most notable victory came on 21 Sep 2025 at Listowel, where it earned the $15,000 prize. It has proved a profitable runner for bettors; a lifetime bet on Hopes Are High would have generated a 106% return on investment.

Raced At

Punchestown • Listowel • Down Royal • Ballinrobe • Curragh • Leopardstown • Gowran Park • Dundalk

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Punchestown 15-Oct-25 3260m SOFT R1 H $2,700 (of $13,500), Winning Time: 04:06.300, SP: 3.75	P Byrnes 73.5kg 6.50L	2 (8)
Listowel 21-Sep-25 3220m SOFT R1 H $9,000 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 03:58.800, SP: 3.50	P Byrnes 71.7kg	1 (10)
Down Royal 30-Aug-25 3500m GOOD R1 H $1,150 (of $11,499), Winning Time: 04:01.000, SP: 3.75	P Byrnes 71.7kg 14.50L	3 (7)
Ballinrobe 12-Aug-25 3370m GOOD R1 MdH $6,000 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 03:55.900, SP: 15.00	P Byrnes 69.9kg	1 (13)
Curragh 28-Jun-25 1410m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $30,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:24.730, SP: 17.00 Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out and soon ridden, no impression from over 1f out, no extra	N G Mccullagh 54kg 7.65L	12 (15)
Leopardstown 17-May-25 1610m GOOD R2 Md $800 (of $15,999) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.650, SP: 4.33 Tracked leaders, headway into 4th 2f out, ridden and went 2nd 1 1/2f out, 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th close home	C Keane 60.8kg 6.65L	4 (17)
Gowran Park 08-May-25 1410m GOOD R1 Md $600 (of $12,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.300, SP: 13.00 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong	S Foley 60.8kg 9.00L	4 (15)
Gowran Park 16-Apr-25 1410m SOFT R2 Md $1,600 (of $15,999) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:32.260, SP: 8.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway to dispute lead briefly early final furlong, 3rd and no impression closing stages	S Foley 60.8kg 0.95L	3 (16)
Dundalk 11-Jan-25 1610m GOOD R4 Md $1,199 (of $11,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:41.540, SP: 13.00 Rear of mid-division early, 6th halfway, pushed along and some headway under 2f out, 4th over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong	L F Roche 60.8kg 3.25L	3 (10)