no-hoper
noun /ˌnəʊ ˈhəʊpə(r)/
  /ˌnəʊ ˈhəʊpər/
 (informal)- a person or an animal that is considered very unlikely to be successful
- a team of complete no-hopers
 - An apparent no-hoper won the race at 33–1.
 - They were written off as a bunch of no-hopers.