Popova (IRE)
Owner: David Maughan Trainer: H De Bromhead Sex: mare Age: 8
Breeding: Ruler Of The World / Meon Mix (Kayf Tara)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 3 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 3 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Jun 2025 | Clonmel | Good to Yielding | 2m 3f 203y | 0 | Oh So Charming | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 7 | M P O'Connor | 9/2 |
| settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden entering straight, stayed on to press leader 2 out, close up and every chance last, held in 3rd closing stages and carried left | |||||||||
| 12 May 2025 | Killarney | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f 50y | 0 | My Gaffer | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 10 | Rachael Blackmore | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, progress 3 out, ridden in 3rd next, disputed 2nd and slight mistake last, kept on run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2024 | Wexford | Yielding | 2m 3f 150y | 0 | Watch The Weather | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 8 | J C Gainford | 10/3 |
| mid-division, 4th halfway, went 2nd after 5 out, pushed along and lost place approaching straight, ridden and no impression in rear after 2 out, kept on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2024 | Listowel | Soft | 2m 3f 100y | 0 | Shecouldbeanything | 11st 5lbs | of 5 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 0/0 |
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| 24 Aug 2024 | Killarney | Yielding | 2m 7f 80y | 0 | Easy Fella | 10st 13lbs | 5 of 6 | Sam Ewing | 14/1 |
| held up in touch in rear, slight mistake 8th, pushed along and no impression before 3 out, weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2024 | Galway | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 2f 54y | 1 | Ashdale Bob | 10st 8lbs | 4 of 7 | Rachael Blackmore | 15/2 |
| held up in rear, 5th after 3 out, ridden and no impression entering straight, 4th and kept on one pace inside final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2024 | Tipperary | Good to Yielding | 2m 3f 100y | 0 | Popova | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 10 | Rachael Blackmore | 2/1 |
| mid-division, 4th 5 out, 3rd after 3 out, 2nd entering straight, pushed along to challenge after 2 out, disputed when left in lead last, soon clear, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 02 May 2024 | Punchestown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 7f 110y | 1 | Maxxum | 10st 7lbs | 14 of 25 | M P O'Connor | 16/1 |
| rear of mid-division, closer in mid-division at halfway, ridden after 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2024 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 7f 213y | 1 | Monmiral | 10st 6lbs | 8 of 22 | Rachael Blackmore | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, not much room on inside 2 out, headway when hung left before last, soon switched right and not much room, kept on, never nearer | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2023 | Punchestown | Soft | 3m 100y | 0 | Jody Ted | 10st 10lbs | 4 of 12 | Rachael Blackmore | 12/1 |
| towards rear, slightly impeded 2nd, mistake 6th, progress from 4 out and impeded next, ridden in 6th after 2 out and kept on well into 4th run-in, just failed for 3rd, never nearer | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2023 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 6f 150y | 1 | Space Tourist | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 8 | Rachael Blackmore | 4/1 |
| 17 Sep 2023 | Listowel | Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Popova | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 7 | Rachael Blackmore | 17/2 |
| held up, 4th halfway, closer in 3rd at 6th, ridden into 2nd before 2 out, pressed leader before last, kept on well run-in to challenge, led at post | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2023 | Bellewstown | Good | 2m 1f 37y | 0 | Lady Of The Vale | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 10 | Rachael Blackmore | 10/3 |
| rear of mid-division, not fluent 1st, 7th halfway, pushed along and not fluent 3 out, soon no impression and moderate 5th before last, no extra | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2023 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 100y | 1 | Shecouldbeanything | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 14 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 25/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along at halfway, slight mistake and ridden 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2023 | Naas | Yielding to Soft | 2m 63y | 0 | Nucky Johnson | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 10 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 11/2 |
| held up towards rear, pecked 1st, ridden into moderate 5th 2 out, no impression in 3rd last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 2023 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 1f 150y | 0 | Ballybawn Belter | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 23 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 33/1 |
| always towards rear, slow 2nd, soon pushed along, dropped to rear after 4th, soon weakened and pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 22 Jan 2023 | Thurles | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 112y | 0 | Hey Johnny | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 7 | Rachael Blackmore | 5/1 |
| held up towards rear, closer on outer 2 out, soon ridden in 2nd, kept on from last without reaching winner | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2023 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 2f 68y | 0 | Harmonya Maker | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 5 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 10/1 |
| settled behind leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace, bad mistake last and soon dropped to 4th | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2022 | Thurles | Yielding | 1m 7f 199y | 0 | Popova | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 18 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 20/1 |
| mid-division and 9th halfway, not fluent 5 out, good progress from 3 out and went 4th from next, ridden to lead before last and stretched clear run-in, comfortably | |||||||||


