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 (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
Winners YearWinner AgeJockeyTrainer Time 1986 Hallgate 3 John Reid Sally Hall 1:12.93 1987 Print 3 Bruce Raymond William Hastings-Bass 1:12.84 1988 Point Of Light 3 Paul Eddery Geoff Lewis 1:11.96 1989 Alo Ez 3 Dean McKeown Jeff Pearce 1:13.04 1990 Tadwin 3 Willie Carson Peter Walwyn 1:13.41 1991 Montendre 4 Steve Cauthen Matt McCormack 1:19.09 1992 Rose Indien 3 Frankie Dettori Mohammed Moubarak 1:12.60 1993 Stack Rock 6 Kieren Fallon Eric Alston 1:11.87 1994 Rafferty's Rules 3 Kieren Fallon Lynda Ramsden 1:10.98 1995 Cheyenne Spirit 3 John Stack Ben Hanbury 1:10.35 1996 Carranita 6 Tim Sprake Bryn Palling 1:14.73 1997 Elnadim 3 Michael Kinane John Dunlop 1:11.04 1998 Tipsy Creek 4 Richard Hills Ben Hanbury 1:10.90 1999 Arkadian Hero 4 Gérald Mossé Luca Cumani 1:10.26 2000 Vision Of Night 4 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 Tom 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 1:10.33 2010 Doncaster Rover 4 Robert Winston David Brown 1:13.02 2011 Swiss Dream 3 Nicky Mackay David Elsworth 1:11.24 2012 Hitchens 7 Martin Dwyer David Barron 1:10.88 2013 Tropics 5 Jim Crowley Dean Ivory 1:13.30 2014 Tropics 6 Robert Winston Dean Ivory 1:09.84 2015 Polybius 4 Ted Durcan David Lanigan 1:11.26 2016 Windfast 5 Richard Kingscote Brian Meehan 1:12.52 2017 Gifted Master 4 Pat Smullen Hugo Palmer 1:09.68 2018 Limato 6 Martin Harley Henry Candy 1:11.79 2019 Raucous 6 Alistair Rawlinson Robert Cowell 1:11.75 2020 Brad The Brief 3 Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 1:12.26 2021 Summerghand 7 Martin Harley David O'Meara 1:11.67 2022 Sam Maximus 3 P. J. McDonald James Horton 1:12.16 2023 Lezoo 3 Andrea Atzeni Ralph Beckett 1:12.06 2024 Quinault 4 Marco Ghiani Stuart Williams 1:13.19 2025 Lethal Levi 6 Sam James Karl Burke 1:10.88
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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