The last 15 months have been hard. Harry's Hope won last at Warwick on 4 June 2025 and has not found the winners' circle since, despite placing in four of its last six outings. That is the cruelest form of struggle in racing—the horse is clearly still competitive enough to finish second and third, but cannot quite get over the line. Recent form reads 4-2-4-2-11-2, meaning it has run 4th, 2nd, 4th, 2nd, 11th, and 2nd across those six races, most recently just a day ago. The two second places are tantalizing: the horse is in the mix, but something is missing.
Ben Jones, the jockey, has been its regular partner and has done well aboard it—4 wins from 14 rides together gives him a win rate of roughly 29 percent with this horse, which is significantly better than the horse's overall record. That partnership may be worth noting for future races. The horse is trained by Ben Pauling at Naunton in Gloucestershire, a yard that is already on a strong season with 91 winners sent out. Harry's Hope remains active and raced just yesterday, so despite the long losing streak, the yard are still putting the horse to work and looking for that next breakthrough.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Galloping |
3 | 2 seconds, 1 other | 19 Aug | 0% |
| hereford | 3 | 1 second, 1 third, 1 other | 21 Dec | 0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
2 | 1 win, 1 second | 16 Jun | 50% |
| Exeter Undulating |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 10 Oct | 50% |
| Warwick Sharp |
2 | 1 win, 1 second | 4 Jun | 50% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
2 | 2 seconds | 27 Jul | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 21 Feb | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 3 Oct | 100% |
| Bangor-on-Dee Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 4 Sep | 0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 12 Jan | 0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Feb | 0% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 9 Nov | 0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 24 Oct | 0% |