Popova
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Popova is an 8yo ch from Ireland trained by H De Bromhead. It is sired by the stallion Ruler Of The World out of the dam Meon Mix. Popova has won 3 races in its career so far. On 17th Sep 2023 at Listowel, Popova achieved its most notable victory, taking the prize in the $11700 Kerry Group Irish Ebf Mares Hurdle. It has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had backed Popova throughout its career, you would have achieved an 86% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wexford 28-Oct-24 m , Winning Time: 08:32.050, SP: 10/3 | J C Gainford 72.1kg, Cd 0 3.00L | 6 |
| Killarney 24-Aug-24 4700m SOFT R6 NvCh $390 (of $7,800), Winning Time: 05:51.200, SP: 14/1 Held up in touch in rear, slight mistake 8th, pushed along and no impression before 3 out, weakened, tailed off | S Ewing 69.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 5 (6) |
| Galway 01-Aug-24 3670m GOOD R2 NvCh $2,000 (of $24,000), Winning Time: 04:34.800, SP: 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 | R Blackmore 67.1kg, Cd 0 8.00L | 4 (7) |
| Tipperary 02-Jul-24 3913m SOFT R6 Ch $6,900 (of $6,900), Winning Time: 5:12.400, SP: 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 | R Blackmore 73kg | 1 (10) |
| Punchestown 03-May-24 4727m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $30,000), Winning Time: 06:00.600, SP: 16/1 Rear of mid-division, closer in mid-division at halfway, ridden after 3 out, no impression | M P O'connor 66.7kg, Cd 0 23.50L | 14 (25) |
| Cheltenham 15-Mar-24 4821m SOFT R2 HcpH $340 (of $64,710), Winning Time: 06:01.930, SP: 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 | R Blackmore 66.2kg, Cd 0 10.50L | 8 (22) |
| Punchestown 26-Nov-23 4919m SOFT R7 HcpH $1,099 (of $13,434), Winning Time: 6:32.900, SP: 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 | R Blackmore 68kg, Cd 0 5.50L | 4 (12) |
| Limerick 22-Oct-23 4562m HEAVY R3 H $2,750 (of $16,500), Winning Time: 6:07.000, SP: 4/1 Held up towards rear, in touch in 5th 3 out, 3rd approaching straight, pushed along and no impression when slight mistake 2 out, no extra | R Blackmore 69.4kg 15.75L | 3 (8) |
| Listowel 17-Sep-23 4023m GOOD R2 H $11,700 (of $11,700), Winning Time: 04:46.700, SP: 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 | R Blackmore 70.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Bellewstown 30-Aug-23 3453m GOOD H (of $7,200), Winning Time: 04:06.080, SP: 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 | R Blackmore 71.2kg, Cd 0 23.75L | 5 (10) |
| Punchestown 26-Apr-23 3310m SOFT R1 NvH (of $18,000), Winning Time: 04:06.000, SP: 25/1 Mid-division, pushed along at halfway, slight mistake and ridden 3 out, no impression | D J O'keeffe 71.7kg, Cd 0 14.25L | 8 (14) |
| Naas 30-Mar-23 3276m SOFT R3 NvH $1,600 (of $9,600), Winning Time: 04:10.200, SP: 11/2 Held up towards rear, pecked 1st, ridden into moderate 5th 2 out, no impression in 3rd last, kept on one pace | D J O'keeffe 72.6kg 15.00L | 3 (10) |
| Leopardstown 06-Feb-23 3557m SOFT R1 HcpH (of $60,000), Winning Time: 04:17.080, SP: 33/1 Always towards rear, slow 2nd, soon pushed along, dropped to rear after 4th, soon weakened and pulled up before next | D J O'keeffe 70.8kg, Cd 0 | UPD (23) |
| Thurles 23-Jan-23 3119m SOFT R6 CLHcpH $3,200 (of $9,116), Winning Time: 04:09.050, SP: 5/1 Held up towards rear, closer on outer 2 out, soon ridden in 2nd, kept on from last without reaching winner | R Blackmore 70.3kg 2.25L | 2 (6) |
| Fairyhouse 01-Jan-23 3683m SOFT R1 H $675 (of $8,100), Winning Time: 05:01.000, SP: 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 | D J O'keeffe 72.1kg, Cd 0 28.25L | 4 (5) |
| Thurles 01-Dec-22 3199m SOFT R6 MdH $6,000 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 04:03.400, SP: 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 | D J O'keeffe 72.1kg | 1 (18) |
| Monksgrange 24-Apr-22 4828m SOFT Md (of $6,000), SP: 5/2 Rr of mid-div, 8th 1/2way, 4th aftr 6out, mstk 3out, sn rdn, 5th 2out, wknd | P Power 74.8kg, Cd 0 19.50L | 5 (13) |
| Monksgrange 27-Mar-22 4828m SOFT Md (of $6,000), SP: 7/1 Mid-div, 12th 1/2way, 10th & last 4out, prog to 8th aftr 3out, 5th & rdn bef 2out, cl 4th when fell last | P Power 74.8kg, Cd 0 | UPD (14) |