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Hopeless Dancer: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Hopeless Dancer is a 5-year-old gelding by Dragon Dancer, trained by Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies. He has won 0 of 5 starts and placed in 5 more, for £6,162 in prize money. He runs next in the 2:45 at Hexham on 6 November, where the best price is 14/1 with William Hill. His best performance rating is 117, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 5
  • Wins 0
  • Placed 5
  • Strike rate 0%
  • Prize money £6,162
  • Best rating 117
  • Official rating –

Where Hopeless Dancer runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:45 Hexham carpetgallop.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Race 14/1 William Hill William Hill

Hopeless Dancer form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
3 Dec 25 Ludlow Marsh Commercial Insurance Novices' Claiming Hurdle Class 4 2m Good To Soft 2 .25 4/11F Sam Twiston-Davies –
6 Nov 25 Ludlow Bright Maize 'Introductory' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 5f Good 3 9.75 11/2 Sam Twiston-Davies –
28 Oct 25 Ffos Las DragonBet BOG And Extra Places NH Flat Race (Conditional/Amateur) (GBB Race) Class 5 2m Soft 2 2.75 11/2 James Turner –
1 Oct 25 Warwick Assets Out For Zoo Accounting Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m Good 2 2.25 11/8F Jamie Brace –
15 Sep 25 Worcester PJ Nicholls KGM Korea Genuinely Made Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m Good To Soft 3 6.5 11/4 Sam Twiston-Davies –

Last time out

Finished 2 in the Marsh Commercial Insurance Novices' Claiming Hurdle at Ludlow on 3 December 2025. Up with the front runner - nudged for effort approaching 3 out - hit the front before the last and into the run-in - caught and denied by a short head.

Hopeless Dancer by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 4 0 0% —
21f 1 0 0% —

Hopeless Dancer by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Soft 2 0 0% —
Good 2 0 0% —
Soft 1 0 0% —

Hopeless Dancer by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Ludlow 2 0 0% —
Ffos Las 1 0 0% —
Warwick 1 0 0% —
Worcester 1 0 0% —

Hopeless Dancer breeding

  • Sire Dragon Dancer (GB)
  • Dam Caerlonore (IRE)
  • Damsire Traditionally (USA)
  • Breeder T C Dawson
  • Foaled 6 April 2021

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