1 An apparent no-hoper won the race at 331.

2 He's a real/total no-hoper - he'll never achieve anything.

3 Hollinger was a no-hoper from his early schooldays.

4 He started as a no-hoper -- a rank outsider for the title.

5 To all appearances Aboyeur was a no-hoper and Craganour a certainty.

6 Instead, we're spending ridiculous sums on no-hoper, marginal stuff like fusion energy and a massive smart meter rollout, that at best will only shave a fraction off peak demand.

7 FROM odds-on favourite to no-hoper and back: Sir Paul Stephenson at last settled into the commissioner's office at New Scotland Yard on January 28th after a bumpy candidacy.

8 Rock was a roly-poly detective who looked like a no-hoper but who always outwitted the opposition with sly brilliance.

9 These periods 14 months ahead of elections often throw up ludicrous no-hoper candidates who are dumped as soon as the electorate takes a closer look.