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Pillar Of Hope: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Pillar Of Hope is an 8-year-old gelding by Awtaad, trained by P Sweeney. He has won 8 of 47 starts and placed in 2 more, for £42,998 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 2f, where 3 wins from 7 is a 43% strike rate against 13% at every other distance. He runs next in the 8:30 at Dundalk (AW) on 30 October. His best performance rating is 92, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 47
  • Wins 8
  • Placed 10
  • Strike rate 17%
  • Prize money £42,998
  • Best rating 92
  • Official rating 89

Where Pillar Of Hope runs next

Time Course Race Best price
8:30 Dundalk (AW) Book Your Christmas Party At Dundalk Stadium Handicap —

Pillar Of Hope form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
18 Oct 26 Leopardstown (IRE) Bahrain Turf Club October Handicap 1m 3.5f Good 7 3.25 28/1 Patrick McGettigan 89
12 Oct 26 Roscommon (IRE) On-Course Vets Handicap 1m 4f Soft 1 — 11/2 Patrick McGettigan 80
28 Sep 26 Down Royal (IRE) Molson Coors Beverage Handicap 1m 5f Good To Yielding 1 — 22/1 Patrick McGettigan 71
15 Sep 26 Punchestown (IRE) Punchestown Jumps Opener October 13th Handicap 1m Good 8 6.5 22/1 Patrick McGettigan 71
1 Aug 26 Galway (IRE) McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap 1m 4f Yielding 4 3 12/1 Patrick McGettigan 72
20 Jul 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Tote.ie Everyday Is A Money Back Day Handicap 1m 5f Good To Yielding 6 9 14/1 Patrick McGettigan 75
4 Jun 26 Leopardstown BOYLE Sports Best Odds From 8am Handicap 1m 1f Soft 4 6.75 14/1 Patrick McGettigan 77
23 May 26 Curragh Keadeen Hotel Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m 2f Good 18 13.5 33/1 Rory Mulligan 80
8 May 26 Ballinrobe KOG Logistics Handicap 1m 5f Good To Yielding 8 13.25 16/1 Luke McAteer 82
28 Mar 26 Curragh Feel The Rush With 1xBet.ie Handicap 1m Soft To Heavy 8 16.5 16/1 Patrick McGettigan 83
2 Nov 25 Curragh Finlay Volvo Premier Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m Heavy 4 4.5 14/1 Patrick McGettigan 82
21 Oct 25 Curragh Final Furlong Podcast With 1xbet.ie Handicap 1m 2f Heavy 2 .5 5/2F Patrick McGettigan 70
19 Oct 25 Leopardstown Christmas Festival Tickets On Sale Now Handicap 1m 2f Heavy 1 — 17/2 Patrick McGettigan 70
29 Sep 25 Down Royal Molson Coors Beverage Company Handicap 1m 5f Yielding 4 5 5/1 Patrick McGettigan 70
19 Aug 25 Roscommon Campbell's Bar Ballinlough Handicap 1m 4f Good 7 12.5 7/2 Patrick McGettigan 72
2 Aug 25 Galway McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap 1m 4f Yielding 5 3.75 11/2 Patrick McGettigan 72
27 Jun 25 Curragh Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Apprentice Derby Handicap 1m 4f Good 1 — 14/1 Patrick McGettigan 65
5 Jun 25 Leopardstown Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap (Div 1) 1m 1f Good 9 5.75 11/1 Patrick McGettigan 65
14 Mar 25 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) 1m 2.5f Standard 2 1.5 13/2 Luke McAteer 58
14 Feb 25 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) 1m 2.5f Standard 5 4 11/1 Patrick McGettigan 59
6 Dec 24 Dundalk (AW) Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 1m Standard 13 14.25 11/2 Robbie Colgan 62
17 Sep 24 Punchestown William Hill Offers Proper Prices Handicap (50-75) 1m Good 5 3.5 12/1 Robert Whearty 68
30 Jul 24 Galway Caulfield Industrial Handicap (50-70) 1m 0.5f Yielding 4 3.5 7/1 Seamie Heffernan 70
19 Jul 24 Down Royal Harvertech Handicap 1m 2.5f Good 5 5.25 25/1 Seamie Heffernan 72
24 Jun 24 Ballinrobe Treacy's Pharmacies Handicap 1m 1.5f Good 8 15 18/1 Seamie Heffernan 76
13 Jun 24 Leopardstown 1888 Restaurant Apprentice Handicap 7f Good To Yielding 4 6.25 20/1 Daniel King 79
23 Feb 24 Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m 4f Standard 8 4.5 33/1 Adam Caffrey 67
9 Feb 24 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m Standard 10 9.75 50/1 Seamie Heffernan 70
31 Jan 24 Dundalk (AW) Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap (47-80) 1m 2.5f Standard 14 10.75 28/1 Seamie Heffernan 75
19 Jan 24 Dundalk (AW) Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap 1m Standard 11 9 40/1 Seamie Heffernan 78
22 Dec 23 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Rated Race 1m Standard 11 10.5 50/1 Conor Stone-Walsh 81
8 Dec 23 Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing 'Bet 10 Euros Get 50 Euros Sign Up Offer' Handicap 1m Standard 7 8 25/1 Seamie Heffernan 84
13 Oct 23 Newcastle (AW) Margaret Macklam Memorial Handicap Class 4 1m Standard To Slow 6 7.75 10/3 Jason Hart 84
27 Sep 23 Redcar Weatherbys Digital Solutions Handicap Class 4 1m 2f Good To Firm 1 — 9/2F Jason Hart 79
2 Sep 23 Beverley Chapter House Handicap Class 4 1m 0.5f Good 4 2 11/2 Joe Fanning 80
2 Aug 23 Leicester Kube - Leicester's Premier Events Venue Handicap Class 4 1m Soft 9 11.75 13/2 Oliver Stammers 81
28 Jun 23 Carlisle Stablemate By Agma Carlisle Bell Handicap Class 4 1m Good To Soft 8 7 9/2F Joe Fanning 82
29 May 23 Redcar Racing TV Zetland Gold Cup Handicap Class 2 1m 2f Good To Firm 4 2.75 10/3 Joe Fanning 82
27 Apr 23 Beverley Paul Norris Memorial Handicap Class 4 1m 0.5f Good To Soft 1 — 13/2 Joe Fanning 80
9 Mar 23 Newcastle (AW) Spreadex Sports Best Premier League Odds Handicap Class 4 1m Standard 5 4 9/1 Jack Mitchell 82
19 Nov 22 Wolverhampton (AW) Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap Class 3 1m 1.5f Standard 10 9 6/1 Jason Hart 84
31 Oct 22 Kempton (AW) Unibet London Middle Distance Series (Final) Handicap Class 2 1m 3f Standard To Slow 10 39.5 12/1 Daniel Muscutt 86
28 Sep 22 Kempton (AW) Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap Class 3 1m 3f Standard To Slow 7 5.5 11/1 Jason Hart 86
13 Sep 22 Redcar Join Racing TV Today Handicap Class 4 1m 2f Good To Soft 1 — 10/1 Jason Hart 82
27 Mar 21 Kempton (AW) Watch Racing Free Online At Ladbrokes EBF Novice Stakes Class 5 1m 2f Standard To Slow 4 6.75 11/10F Franny Norton –
20 Feb 21 Newcastle (AW) Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Maiden Stakes Class 5 1m Standard To Slow 1 — 13/2 Franny Norton –
25 Jul 20 York Skybet First Race Special Every Saturday Novice Median Auction Stakes (Plus 10) Class 5 7f Good 7 7.75 25/1 Connor Beasley –

Last time out

Finished 7 in the Bahrain Turf Club October Handicap at Leopardstown (IRE) on 18 October 2026. Raced in the pack - niggled early in the straight and short of room over 1f out - stayed on inside the final 150 yards to finish 7th.

Pillar Of Hope by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
8f 14 1 7% —
10f 7 3 43% —
12f 6 2 33% —
13f 4 1 25% —
10.5f 4 0 0% —
8.5f 3 1 33% —
9f 2 0 0% —
9.5f 2 0 0% —
7f 2 0 0% —
11f 2 0 0% —
11.5f 1 0 0% —

Pillar Of Hope by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 11 1 9% —
Standard 11 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 5 1 20% —
Good To Yielding 4 1 25% —
Yielding 4 0 0% —
Soft 3 1 33% —
Heavy 3 1 33% —
Good To Soft 3 2 67% —
Good To Firm 2 1 50% —
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0% —

Pillar Of Hope by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Dundalk (AW) 9 0 0% —
Curragh 5 1 20% —
Leopardstown 4 1 25% —
Newcastle (AW) 3 1 33% —
Redcar 3 2 67% —
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% —
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% —
Down Royal 2 0 0% —
Galway 2 0 0% —
Beverley 2 1 50% —

Pillar Of Hope breeding

  • Sire Awtaad (IRE)
  • Dam Great Hope (IRE)
  • Damsire Halling (USA)
  • Breeder Petches Farm Ltd
  • Foaled 10 April 2018

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