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Whispering Hopes: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Whispering Hopes is a 6-year-old mare by Estidhkaar, trained by Liam Lennon. She has won 0 of 20 starts and placed in 4 more. She runs next in the 2:47 at Downpatrick on 18 September. Her best performance rating is 102, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 20
  • Wins 0
  • Placed 4
  • Strike rate 0%
  • Best rating 102
  • Official rating 95

Where Whispering Hopes runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:47 Downpatrick MB McGrady And Co Chartered Accountants Handicap Hurdle (Div I) —

Whispering Hopes form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
12 Apr 26 Down Royal Carsena Bloodstock Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m 4f Good 3 14.5 22/1 Mr E P Powell 95
17 Mar 26 Down Royal Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle 2m 1.5f Yielding 8 57.75 200/1 Mr E P Powell 100
20 Jan 26 Down Royal Molson Coors Beverage Company Maiden Hurdle 2m 1f Yielding To Soft 14 67.75 150/1 Mr E P Powell 102
10 Oct 25 Downpatrick Northern Ireland On Course Bookmakers Association Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m 1.5f Yielding 6 51.5 5/1 Jack Kennedy 104
24 Sep 25 Perth Bet With The Dewhurst Ring Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Good F - 9/1 Danny Gilligan 110
20 Aug 25 Sligo Sligo Plumb Centre Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m 1.5f Good 3 1.25 11/10F Jack Kennedy 104
7 Aug 25 Sligo Martin Reilly Hyundai Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m 2f Good 2 3.25 4/1 Jack Kennedy 101
3 Jul 25 Bellewstown McNallys Pharmacy Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 1m 6.5f Good 7 3.75 13/2 Julian Pietropaolo 55
7 Jun 25 Navan Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 13th Handicap (0-60) 1m 5f Good 10 10.5 14/1 Chris Hayes 57
14 May 25 Tipperary tipperaryraces.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m 1f Good To Yielding F - 3/1F Danny Gilligan 101
17 Nov 24 Navan Gaeil Colmcille GAA Kells 'Day At The Races' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m Yielding 11 31.75 33/1 Sam Ewing 102
24 Oct 24 Clonmel Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m 3.5f Good To Yielding 5 37.25 8/1 Jordan Gainford –
11 Oct 24 Downpatrick Toals Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle 2m 1.5f Good To Yielding 2 7 5/1 Jack Kennedy –
4 Oct 24 Gowran Park Xenon Security Maiden Hurdle 2m Good 4 7 40/1 Jordan Gainford –
29 Aug 24 Navan Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 7th Handicap (47-65) 1m 6f Good 6 2.75 28/1 Declan McDonogh 60
25 Jul 24 Leopardstown Hipodromo De La Zarzuela Madrid Handicap 1m 7f Good To Yielding 10 9 14/1 Keithen Kennedy 62
4 Jul 24 Bellewstown Smiths Of Drogheda Ford Classic Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 1m 6.5f Good 4 7 25/1 Keithen Kennedy 63
22 Jun 24 Down Royal Jack Murphy Jewellers Maiden 1m 5f Good 6 11.75 40/1 Leigh Roche –
18 Jul 23 Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 1m Yielding 13 29.5 200/1 Dean Curran –
23 May 23 Gowran Park Gowran Park Median Auction Fillies Maiden 1m 1.5f Good 15 20.75 150/1 Dean Curran –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the Carsena Bloodstock Mares Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal on 12 April 2026. Settled in the pack early - improved from 3 out and edged into 4th soon after - moved up to 3rd before the final fence - stayed on at one gait to finish third.

Whispering Hopes by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
17.5f 4 0 0% —
16f 3 0 0% —
17f 2 0 0% —
14.5f 2 0 0% —
13f 2 0 0% —
20f 1 0 0% —
18f 1 0 0% —
19.5f 1 0 0% —
14f 1 0 0% —
15f 1 0 0% —
8f 1 0 0% —
9.5f 1 0 0% —

Whispering Hopes by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 11 0 0% —
Yielding 4 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 4 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 1 0 0% —

Whispering Hopes by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Down Royal 4 0 0% —
Navan 3 0 0% —
Downpatrick 2 0 0% —
Sligo 2 0 0% —
Bellewstown 2 0 0% —
Gowran Park 2 0 0% —
Perth 1 0 0% —
Tipperary 1 0 0% —
Clonmel 1 0 0% —
Leopardstown 1 0 0% —

Whispering Hopes breeding

  • Sire Estidhkaar (IRE)
  • Dam Grandegrandegrande (IRE)
  • Damsire High Chaparral (IRE)
  • Breeder Ciara Eglington
  • Foaled 11 March 2020

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