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Lee & Shannon Hope Trainer

Lee & Shannon Hope Profile

Lee & Shannon Hope is a horse trainer based in Seymour. Lee & Shannon Hope has a win strike rate of 12% and a career ROI of -16.

Lee & Shannon Hope Last 12 Months Racing Form

Lee & Shannon Hope last 12 months's career form is 143 Starts, 23 wins, 16 seconds, 16 thirds.

Lee & Shannon Hope has average win odds of 4 and an ROI of -31% over the last 12 months.

Lee & Shannon Hope Current Season Racing Form

Lee & Shannon Hope current season form is 139 Starts, 23 wins, 16 seconds, 16 thirds.

Lee & Shannon Hope has average win odds of 4.28 and an ROI of -29% over the current season.

Lee & Shannon Hope's overall Stats: Trainer Racing History

	Starts	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	Win %	Place %	Avg Win Odds	ROI
Last 12 Months	143	23	16	16	16%	38%	4.28	-31
Current Season	139	23	16	16	17%	40%	4.28	-29

Lee & Shannon Hope's Results: Trainer Racing History

Here is a list of tracks where Lee & Shannon Hope has raced in the past 12 months and the current season. The list shows performance by Lee & Shannon Hope across all tracks.

Past 12 months

Track	Starts	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	W%	P%	Avg Win Odds	ROI
Albury	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ballarat	3	1	1	-	33%	67%	$5.50	83%
Ballarat Synthetic	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Benalla	18	3	4	-	17%	39%	$4.77	-21%
Bendigo	17	3	1	1	18%	29%	$5.25	-7%
Caulfield	5	-	-	-	-	-	$4.00	-100%
Caulfield Heath	3	-	-	1	-	33%	-	-100%
Corowa	1	1	-	-	100%	100%	$5.00	400%
Cranbourne	1	-	-	-	-	-	$3.20	-100%
Echuca	5	-	-	1	-	20%	$2.00	-100%
Flemington	11	1	-	1	9%	18%	$3.20	-71%
Geelong	6	3	-	-	50%	50%	$4.97	148%
Geelong Synthetic	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Hanging Rock	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Kilmore	15	3	2	2	20%	47%	$2.39	-52%
Kyneton	3	2	-	-	67%	67%	$5.20	247%
Mansfield	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
Moe	2	-	1	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Moonee Valley	3	1	-	-	33%	33%	$5.50	83%
Mornington	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
Morphettville	2	-	-	-	-	-	$4.40	-100%
Pakenham	1	-	-	-	-	-	$5.50	-100%
Pakenham Synthetic	3	1	-	1	33%	67%	$9.50	217%
Randwick	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Rosehill	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Sale	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Sandown-Hillside	2	-	-	-	-	-	$9.50	-100%
Sandown-Lakeside	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Seymour	33	5	2	6	15%	39%	$3.34	-49%
Swan Hill	2	-	-	-	-	-	$2.40	-100%
Tatura	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Wangaratta	4	-	-	1	-	25%	$6.50	-100%
Warracknabeal	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Werribee	4	-	3	-	-	75%	$9.40	-100%
Wodonga	4	-	1	2	-	75%	$4.60	-100%
Yarra Glen	1	-	-	-	-	-	$2.70	-100%

This season

Track	Starts	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	W%	P%	Avg Win Odds	ROI
Ballarat	3	1	1	-	33%	67%	$5.50	83%
Benalla	17	3	4	-	18%	41%	$4.77	-16%
Bendigo	16	3	1	1	19%	31%	$5.25	-2%
Caulfield	4	-	-	-	-	-	$4.00	-100%
Caulfield Heath	3	-	-	1	-	33%	-	-100%
Corowa	1	1	-	-	100%	100%	$5.00	400%
Echuca	5	-	-	1	-	20%	$2.85	-100%
Flemington	10	1	-	1	10%	20%	$3.20	-68%
Geelong	6	3	-	-	50%	50%	$4.97	148%
Geelong Synthetic	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Hanging Rock	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Kilmore	15	3	2	2	20%	47%	$2.39	-52%
Kyneton	3	2	-	-	67%	67%	$5.20	247%
Mansfield	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
Moe	2	-	1	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Moonee Valley	3	1	-	-	33%	33%	$5.50	83%
Mornington	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
Morphettville	2	-	-	-	-	-	$4.40	-100%
Pakenham Synthetic	1	-	-	1	-	100%	$9.50	-100%
Sale	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Sandown-Hillside	2	-	-	-	-	-	$9.50	-100%
Sandown-Lakeside	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Seymour	32	5	2	6	16%	41%	$3.34	-48%
Swan Hill	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Tatura	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Wangaratta	4	-	-	1	-	25%	$6.50	-100%
Warracknabeal	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Werribee	4	-	3	-	-	75%	-	-100%
Wodonga	3	-	1	2	-	100%	-	-100%
Yarra Glen	1	-	-	-	-	-	$2.70	-100%

Here is a list of the top jockeys who have ridden for Lee & Shannon Hope along with their stats over the last 12 months and the current season.

Past 12 months

Jockey	Starts	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	W%	P%	Avg Win Odds	ROI
Tahlia Hope	2	1	-	-	50%	50%	$3.20	60%
Mr Ben Thompson	1	-	-	-	-	-	$3.70	-100%
C J Parish	40	8	4	2	20%	35%	$3.92	-22%
Ben Allen	2	-	1	1	-	100%	$2.00	-100%
Jordan Childs	7	-	-	2	-	29%	$6.00	-100%
Regan Bayliss	1	-	-	-	-	-	$4.60	-100%
Jye Mc Neil	2	-	-	-	-	-	$5.00	-100%
Ethan Brown	1	-	-	-	-	-	$4.00	-100%
H Coffey	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Beau Mertens	2	-	-	-	-	-	$8.50	-100%
JOHN ALLEN	1	-	-	-	-	-	$3.20	-100%
Liam Riordan	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
B Shinn	5	-	-	1	-	20%	-	-100%
A Mallyon	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M J Allen	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M J Dee	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Brook Sweeney	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Nicholas Hall	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
C Newitt	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jake Bayliss	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Declan Bates	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Craig Williams	3	-	-	-	-	-	$2.60	-100%
D Moor	1	-	-	-	-	-	$2.40	-100%
Mr M Aitken	1	-	-	-	-	-	$51.00	-100%
I Gundogdu	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jarrod Fry	22	7	4	3	32%	64%	$4.27	36%
D Yendall	4	1	-	-	25%	25%	$7.50	88%
B Melham	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jordan Turner	1	-	-	-	-	-	$4.40	-100%
Ms G Cartwright	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
D W Stackhouse	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Noonan	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Brandon Stockdale	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
W Egan	12	3	2	3	25%	67%	$5.10	28%
C A Robertson	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
S R King	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Kyle Maskiell	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M Zahra	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
W Pike	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Benbow	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
S Cahill	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
D Oliver	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms L J Meech	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Chris Caserta	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Trent Germaine	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Dean Holland	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Lachlan King	1	-	-	-	-	-	$5.00	-100%
Lester Grace	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
L Currie	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms N Beriman	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jordan Grob	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Patrick Moloney	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Lewis German	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
B Higgins	2	-	1	-	-	50%	-	-100%
Dale Smith	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
Fred W Kersley	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms S Thornton	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Emily Azzopardi	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
P Scorse	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Chelsea Macfarlane	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
J Duffy	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Michael Poy	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M J Walker	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms J Payne	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Baldock	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Alana Kelly	1	-	-	-	-	-	$9.50	-100%
Jett Stanley	5	2	-	-	40%	40%	$5.50	120%
Jack Hill	1	-	1	-	-	100%	$7.00	-100%
D R Beasley	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
W F Pinn	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Laura Lafferty	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Madison Lloyd	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Celine Gaudry	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Luke Campbell	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Thomas Stockdale	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
B Rawiller	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ben Price	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms D Keane	7	-	1	-	-	14%	-	-100%
B Mc Dougall	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms K Nisbet	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Bowditch	3	-	2	-	-	67%	$20.00	-100%
Ms J Kennedy	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
W Gordon	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
Neil Farley	3	-	-	-	-	-	$14.00	-100%
Caitlin Hollowood	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
R Mc Leod	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Matthew Cartwright	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Hannah Edgley	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Kyle Wilson-Taylor	4	-	-	1	-	25%	-	-100%
V Duric	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Luke Cartwright	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Will Price	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Ms J Beriman	10	1	2	-	10%	30%	$3.30	-67%
Damian Lane	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ryan Houston	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
Rose Hammond	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Shaun Cooper	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
Logan Bates	12	3	1	2	25%	50%	$5.70	43%

This season

Jockey	Starts	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	W%	P%	Avg Win Odds	ROI
Tahlia Hope	-	-	-	-	-	-	$3.50	-58%
Mr Ben Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	$3.70	-72%
C J Parish	40	8	4	2	20%	35%	$3.92	-22%
Ben Allen	2	-	1	1	-	100%	$2.00	-100%
Jordan Childs	5	-	-	1	-	20%	$6.00	-100%
Regan Bayliss	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jye Mc Neil	2	-	-	-	-	-	$5.00	-100%
Ethan Brown	1	-	-	-	-	-	$4.20	-100%
H Coffey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Beau Mertens	2	-	-	-	-	-	$8.50	-100%
JOHN ALLEN	-	-	-	-	-	-	$3.20	-36%
Liam Riordan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
B Shinn	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
A Mallyon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
M J Allen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M J Dee	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Brook Sweeney	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nicholas Hall	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
C Newitt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jake Bayliss	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Declan Bates	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Craig Williams	3	-	-	-	-	-	$2.60	-100%
D Moor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mr M Aitken	-	-	-	-	-	-	$25.33	-100%
I Gundogdu	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jarrod Fry	19	6	4	3	32%	68%	$3.40	7%
D Yendall	3	-	-	-	-	-	$7.50	-100%
B Melham	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jordan Turner	-	-	-	-	-	-	$4.40	120%
Ms G Cartwright	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
D W Stackhouse	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J Noonan	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Brandon Stockdale	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
W Egan	12	3	2	3	25%	67%	$5.10	28%
C A Robertson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
S R King	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kyle Maskiell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
M Zahra	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
W Pike	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J Benbow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
S Cahill	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D Oliver	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ms L J Meech	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Chris Caserta	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Trent Germaine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Dean Holland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Lachlan King	-	-	-	-	-	-	$4.88	-100%
Lester Grace	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
L Currie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms N Beriman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jordan Grob	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Patrick Moloney	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Lewis German	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
B Higgins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Dale Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Fred W Kersley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms S Thornton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Emily Azzopardi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
P Scorse	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Chelsea Macfarlane	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Duffy	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Michael Poy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M J Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms J Payne	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Baldock	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Alana Kelly	1	-	-	-	-	-	$9.50	-100%
Jett Stanley	5	2	-	-	40%	40%	$5.50	120%
Jack Hill	-	-	-	-	-	-	$7.00	-22%
D R Beasley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
W F Pinn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Laura Lafferty	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Madison Lloyd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Celine Gaudry	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Luke Campbell	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Thomas Stockdale	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
B Rawiller	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ben Price	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms D Keane	7	-	1	-	-	14%	-	-100%
B Mc Dougall	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms K Nisbet	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Bowditch	3	-	2	-	-	67%	$20.00	-100%
Ms J Kennedy	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
W Gordon	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
Neil Farley	3	-	-	-	-	-	$14.00	-100%
Caitlin Hollowood	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
R Mc Leod	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Matthew Cartwright	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Hannah Edgley	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Kyle Wilson-Taylor	4	-	-	1	-	25%	-	-100%
V Duric	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Luke Cartwright	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Will Price	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Ms J Beriman	10	1	2	-	10%	30%	$3.30	-67%
Damian Lane	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ryan Houston	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
Rose Hammond	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Shaun Cooper	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
Logan Bates	12	3	1	2	25%	50%	$5.70	43%

Here is a list of the next races and the most recent results for Lee & Shannon Hope

Upcoming Race

Slipstreaming Next Race: 11 July 2025, Moe R5
5yoaM (Bay) Contributer x Jagersfontein

CAREER 24 2-2-1

EARNING $70,175

WIN 8

PLACE 21

July 2025

Cindy Falls Last Race: 05 July 2025, Flemington R9
6yoaM (Bay) Sacred Falls x Vickezzcristal

CAREER 22 4-1-4

EARNING $174,319

WIN 18

PLACE 41
Long Brew Last Race: 05 July 2025, Flemington R6
3yoaF (Bay) Needs Further x Tea For Three

CAREER 2 1-0-0

EARNING $23,250

WIN 50

PLACE 50
Kowhai Last Race: 02 July 2025, Sandown-Lakeside R4
4yoaM (Brown) Sacred Falls x Chuffed

CAREER 16 2-1-0

EARNING $47,372

WIN 13

PLACE 19
Baracca's Choice Last Race: 02 July 2025, Sandown-Lakeside R3
3yoaF (Bay) Fastnet Rock x Savvy Coup

CAREER 4 1-0-0

EARNING $16,200

WIN 25

PLACE 25

June 2025

Fire Tribe Last Race: 29 June 2025, Ballarat R9
4yoaG (Bay) Contributer x Stellafire

CAREER 18 1-5-3

EARNING $99,960

WIN 6

PLACE 50
Cameron Falls Last Race: 29 June 2025, Ballarat R8
4yoaG (Bay) Sacred Falls x Pink Bubbles

CAREER 12 2-3-3

EARNING $74,625

WIN 17

PLACE 67
Camp Cable Last Race: 28 June 2025, Wodonga R3
3yoaG (Bay or Brown) Cable Bay x Tennessee La Belle

CAREER 1 0-1-0

EARNING $0

WIN 0

PLACE 100
Long Brew Last Race: 28 June 2025, Caulfield R3
3yoaF (Bay) Needs Further x Tea For Three

CAREER 2 1-0-0

EARNING $23,250

WIN 50

PLACE 50
Slipstreaming Last Race: 26 June 2025, Bendigo R7
5yoaM (Bay) Contributer x Jagersfontein

CAREER 24 2-2-1

EARNING $70,175

WIN 8

PLACE 21
Think I'm Irish Last Race: 26 June 2025, Bendigo R6
4yoaM (Bay) So You Think x O'couney

CAREER 5 1-0-2

EARNING $21,787

WIN 20

PLACE 60
Ourania Last Race: 22 June 2025, Echuca R10
3yoaF (Bay) Almanzor x Poppy Star

CAREER 6 1-0-0

EARNING $16,760

WIN 17

PLACE 17
Baracca's Choice Last Race: 22 June 2025, Wagga R3
3yoaF (Bay) Fastnet Rock x Savvy Coup

CAREER 4 1-0-0

EARNING $16,200

WIN 25

PLACE 25
Cameron Falls Last Race: 18 June 2025, Sandown-Hillside R7
4yoaG (Bay) Sacred Falls x Pink Bubbles

CAREER 12 2-3-3

EARNING $74,625

WIN 17

PLACE 67
Baracca's Choice Last Race: 18 June 2025, Sandown-Hillside R2
3yoaF (Bay) Fastnet Rock x Savvy Coup

CAREER 4 1-0-0

EARNING $16,200

WIN 25

PLACE 25
Baracca's Choice Last Race: 16 June 2025, Albury R7
3yoaF (Bay) Fastnet Rock x Savvy Coup

CAREER 4 1-0-0

EARNING $16,200

WIN 25

PLACE 25
Think I'm Irish Last Race: 15 June 2025, Wangaratta R7
4yoaM (Bay) So You Think x O'couney

CAREER 5 1-0-2

EARNING $21,787

WIN 20

PLACE 60
Kowhai Last Race: 14 June 2025, Bendigo R5
4yoaM (Brown) Sacred Falls x Chuffed

CAREER 16 2-1-0

EARNING $47,372

WIN 13

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A week at the races: Monday 25 November 2024 to Sunday 1 December 2024

A week at the races: Monday 18 November 2024 to Sunday 24 November 2024.

Insights into national thoroughbred racing for Monday 18 November 2024 to Sunday 24 November 2024. * There were 51 race meetings held across Australia last week with 3,422 horses compe...

A week at the races: Monday 11 November 2024 to Sunday 17 November 2024.

There were 47 race meetings held across Australia last week with 3,198 horses competing in 340 races for a total prize money purse of $19,011,500 .

A week at the races: Monday 4 November to Sunday 10 November 2024

There were 71 race meetings held across Australia last week with 4,512 horses competing in 499 races for a total prize money purse of $46,607,500 .

Magic Millions defies economic trend

Predictions of a major downturn in yearling sales proved unfounded at the first four sessions of the Magic Millions sale with just a 16 per cent drop on 2008 figures.Aushorse Marketing said the Gol...

New Racing NSW board to conduct review

A meeting between leading industry figures and the new board of Racing NSW has set the scene for a revision of race programming and handicapping in the state.Proposals for the changes will be sent ...

Folding Gear eyes fresh Caulfield Cup bid

LEE and Shannon Hope again have Caulfield Cup ambitions for Folding Gear...

Hope for spring Guru

Co-trainers Lee and Shannon Hope have seized the opportunity to launch Guru Bob's spring campaign on the synthetic track at Sandown's transferred meeting at Geelong.Lee Hope said he was left with f...