I Hope You Dance
I Hope You Dance is a 3-year-old carrying the hopes of trainer
Henry De Bromhead's yard in Waterford, though so far the horse has not delivered a breakthrough win. In seven races, it has finished in the money three times — three placings, no victories — which means it wins roughly zero races for every five it runs in. The horse raced just yesterday and came away with a fourth-place finish, continuing a stretch where it has failed to win in its last six outings.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
J Halley Mrs Ciara Hogan
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The recent form tells a story of inconsistency: a fourth, then a third, a sixth, and two seconds sandwiched around that sixth-place run. Those two second-place finishes suggest the horse has the ability to get close, to be in contention when it matters, but something keeps it from crossing the line first. It is the kind of record that frustrates the yard — near misses that hint at potential but no concrete proof of it yet. De Bromhead's yard has been a dominant force this season with 110 winners, so the infrastructure and expertise are there to turn things around. Whether I Hope You Dance will be the next to break through, or whether those seconds will remain as close as it gets, remains to be seen. The horse is still young and active, and the racing season has more chapters to write.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Sep
4th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 17 runners
31 Aug
3rd
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
3 Jun
6th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
19 May
2nd
Cork
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 13 runners
23 Apr
2nd
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 7 runners
18 Oct
5th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 10 runners
30 Sep
8th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 16 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
19 May |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
31 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Oct |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jun |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
23 Apr |
0% |