Whispering Hopes (2020)

Foal Date

11-Mar-20

Colour

bay

Sire

Estidhkaar

Dam

Grandegrandegrande

Prize Money

12424

Trainer

G Elliott

Owners

Little Emperor Syndicate

About

Whispering Hopes is a 5yo b trained by G Elliott. The colt is by Estidhkaar out of Grandegrandegrande. He has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in 17 starts. In his latest outing at Downpatrick on 11 Oct 2025, Jack Kennedy rode Whispering Hopes to a sixth‑place finish behind the winner Oh Janey.

Raced At

Downpatrick • Perth • Sligo • Bellewstown • Navan • Tipperary • Clonmel • Gowran Park • Leopardstown • Down Royal • Killarney

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Downpatrick 11-Oct-25 3480m SOFT R2 NvHcpH $290 (of $14,501), Winning Time: 04:25.400, SP: 6.00	J Kennedy 73kg 51.5kgL	6 (6)
Perth 24-Sep-25 3260m GOOD R3 CL4 HcpH (of $9,837), Winning Time: 03:58.500, SP: 10.00	D Gilligan 71.7kg 0.00L	UPD (8)
Sligo 21-Aug-25 3520m GOOD R1 MdH $999 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:09.000, SP: 2.10	J W Kennedy 69.4kg 1.20L	3 (16)
Sligo 08-Aug-25 3600m GOOD R2 MdH $2,000 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:21.800, SP: 5.00	J W Kennedy 73kg 3.25L	2 (7)
Bellewstown 04-Jul-25 2920m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:15.770, SP: 7.50 Tracked leaders and 4th halfway, lost place over 2f out and soon pushed along, ridden over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong	J Pietropaolo 62.1kg, Cd 63kg 3.85L	7 (10)
Navan 07-Jun-25 2620m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:55.670, SP: 15.00 Rear of mid-division, ridden over 2f out, 11th 1f out, no impression	C Hayes 63kg 10.65L	10 (20)
Tipperary 15-May-25 3390m SOFT R2 MdH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:08.200, SP: 3.00 Led, joined when fell 2 out	D Gilligan 69.4kg 0.00L	UPD (16)
Navan 17-Nov-24 3220m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $15,000), Winning Time: 03:58.200, SP: 34.00 Mid-division best, ridden and no impression before straight, soon no extra	S Ewing 76.2kg 31.90L	11 (23)
Clonmel 24-Oct-24 3930m SOFT R3 MdH $450 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 04:59.700, SP: 9.00 Tracked leaders, mistake 5th, pushed along in 6th after 3 out, no impression when left moderate 5th next, kept on one pace from last	J C Gainford 72.6kg 37.25L	5 (15)
Downpatrick 12-Oct-24 3480m SOFT R1 MdH $2,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:15.700, SP: 6.00 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, closer 3 out, challenged briefly at last, soon ridden and no impression on winner inside final 150 yards, kept on one pace	J W Kennedy 71.7kg 7.00L	2 (7)
Gowran Park 04-Oct-24 3220m GOOD R1 MdH $650 (of $8,207), Winning Time: 03:51.400, SP: 40/1 Towards rear, mistake at 1st, mid-division from 3rd, headway into 5th and ridden 2 out, 5th at last, kept on one pace	J C Gainford 69.9kg, Cd 0 7.25L	4 (18)
Navan 29-Aug-24 2820m GOOD R7 Hcp $200 (of $6,313), Winning Time: 03:04.560, SP: 28/1 Mid-division on inner, ridden 3f out, 6th 1f out, no impression	D Mcdonogh 62.1kg, Cd 0 2.50L	6 (22)
Leopardstown 26-Jul-24 3020m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $9,470), Winning Time: 03:18.860, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, ridden entering straight, weakened	K Kennedy 59.9kg, Cd 0 9.00L	10 (14)
Bellewstown 05-Jul-24 2920m GOOD R6 Hcp $526 (of $6,300), Winning Time: 03:09.570, SP: 25/1 Held up in mid-division, ridden under 2f out, no impression in 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong	K Kennedy 63.5kg, Cd 0 6.75L	4 (12)
Down Royal 22-Jun-24 2570m GOOD R7 Md $220 (of $6,600), Winning Time: 02:49.530, SP: 40/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and lost place 2f out, soon no impression and no extra final furlong	L F Roche 59kg, Cd 0 11.75L	6 (8)
Killarney 18-Jul-23 1640m SOFT R1 Md (of $8,854), Winning Time: 01:43.860, SP: 200/1 A bit slow into stride and pushed along from stalls, 11th on inner halfway, ridden and no impression from 3f out, eased from over 1f out	D N Curran 58.5kg, Cd 0 29.50L	13 (15)
Gowran Park 24-May-23 1900m GOOD R3 Md (of $7,633) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:02.220, SP: 150/1 Always towards rear, no extra 1 1/2f out, never a factor	D N Curran 58.5kg, Cd 0 20.50L	15 (17)