Hopeful Stakes (Great Britain)
| Hopeful Stakes | |
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| Listed race | |
| Location |
July Course Newmarket, England |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Stobart Members Club |
| Website | Newmarket |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification |
Three-years-old and up exc. G1 or G2 winners since September 1st 2013 |
| Weight |
8 st 12 lb (3yo); 9 st 1 lb (4yo+) Allowances 5 lb for fillies Penalties 4 lb for Listed winners* 7 lb for Group 3 winners* * after October 31st 2013 (2yo wins not penalised) |
| Purse |
£40,000 (2014) 1st: £22,684 |
| 2014 | ||
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| Tropics | Alben Star | Reckless Abandon |
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| Tropics | Nocturn | Master Of War |
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| Hitchens | Markab | Sirius Prospect |
| 2011 | ||
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| Swiss Dream | Son Of The Cat | Royal Rock |
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| Doncaster Rover | Advanced | Dafeef |
| 2009 | ||
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| Palace Moon | Swiss Diva | Jimmy Styles |
| 2008 | ||
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| Edge Closer | Balthazaar's Gift | Strike The Deal |
| 2007 | ||
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| Beckermet | Balthazaar's Gift | Biniou |
| 2006 | ||
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| Appalachian Trail | Assertive | Sunderland Echo |
| 2005 | ||
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| Quito | Lafi | Traytonic |
| 2004 | ||
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| Prince Aaron | Atavus | Red Romeo |
| 2003 | ||
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| Fayr Jag | Somnus | Barrantes |
| 2002 | ||
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| Three Points | Mugharreb | Affaire Royale |
| 2001 | ||
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| Mugharreb | Welcome Friend | Eastern Purple |
| 2000-1997 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Vision of Night | Littlefeather | Ho Leng |
| 1999 | ||
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| Arkadian Hero | Ho Leng | Grangeville |
| 1998 | ||
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| Tipsy Creek | Bold Edge | Bayleaf |
| 1997 | ||
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| Elnadim | Bollin Joanne | Almushtarak |
The Hopeful Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,027 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
The race was awarded Listed status in 2002.
Winners since 1994
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 1994 | Rafferty's Rules | Kieren Fallon | Lynda Ramsden | 1:10.98 | |
| 1995 | Cheyenne Spirit | J Stack | Ben Hanbury | 1:10.35 | |
| 1996 | Carranita | Tim Sprake | Bryn Palling | 1:14.73 | |
| 1997 | Elnadim | Michael Kinane | John Dunlop | 1:11.04 | |
| 1998 | Tipsy Creek | Richard Hills | Ben Hanbury | ||
| 1999 | Arkadian Hero | Gérald Mossé | Luca Cumani | 1:10.26 | |
| 2000 | Vision of Night | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 1:12.96 | |
| 2001 | Mugharreb | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Ben Hanbury | 1:11.58 |
| 2002 | Three Points | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:11.30 |
| 2003 | Fayr Jag | 4 | Willie Supple | Tim Easterby | 1:11.62 |
| 2004 | Prince Aaron | 4 | Gary Carter | Conrad Allen | 1:14.02 |
| 2005 | Quito | 8 | Jamie Spencer | David Chapman | 1:13.22 |
| 2006 | Appalachian Trail | 5 | T Eaves | Ian Semple | 1:15.33 |
| 2007 | Beckermet | 5 | Chris Catlin | Roger Fisher | 1:12.53 |
| 2008 | Edge Closer | 4 | Ryan Moore | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 1:10.32 |
| 2009 | Palace Moon | 4 | Steve Drowne | Hughie Morrison | |
| 2010 | Doncaster Rover | 4 | Robert Winston | David Brown | |
| 2011 | Swiss Dream | 3 | Nicky Mackay | David Elsworth | |
| 2012 | Hitchens | 7 | Martin Dwyer | David Barron | |
| 2013 | Tropics | 5 | Jim Crowley | Dean Ivory | 1:13.30 |
| 2014 | Tropics | 6 | Robert Winston | Dean Ivory | 1:09.84 |