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Pooley's Promise (IRE)

7yo mare · Trainer Neil Mulholland · Owner Rs Racing Syndicates
by Shirocco (GER) out of Wild Fern (IRE) (Beneficial)
14 runs · 9 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Ffos Las Last run 23 May 2026 Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Pooley's Promise won a Class 5 novices handicap hurdle at Ffos Las in May 2025 on good ground. The mare is one from 14 overall with her sole success coming over 2m5f to 3m. She has raced seven times on good going and won once while she is zero from seven on softer surfaces. Her last run came at Bangor-on-Dee in May 2026 when she was held off an official rating of 74 which was 10lb below her highest ever mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating74↓ 10lb off peak
74 74–84

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 114 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ffos Las, 6 May 2025

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 114B · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good4114B881 run · —
Good to Soft3106A90—
Soft272C67.52 runs · 72 / 67.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m3114B991 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f375C711 run · —
Over 3m290C811 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 84A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 24 Mar 2026 Official rating 74 at the last run, 23 May 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 104B · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good4104B88.51 run · —
Good to Soft391A88—
Soft283C742 runs · 83 / 74
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m3104B931 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f383C771 run · —
Over 3m288C76.51 run · —
1m5f – 2m291A89—

Of 14 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 14 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 14 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Mid-division 5 (36%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 4 (29%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 4 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (7%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shirocco (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,177 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.5—
Good2,73931611.5%+0.31 from 7
Good to Soft1,81021812%+0.80 from 4
Soft2,47325810.4%−0.80 from 2
Heavy1,03112311.9%+0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.2—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,69928410.5%−0.70 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,68931611.8%+0.60 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,66922313.4%+2.21 from 6
Over 3m4054511.1%−0.10 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Wild Fern (IRE) (Beneficial)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Maire's Dream (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% +22.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 9 1 11% +20.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 4 0 0% −4.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 1 100% +28.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 1 17% +23.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Kimber 6 0 0% −6.00
Brendan Powell 2 1 50% +27.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00
Bradley Harris 1 0 0% −1.00
Murray Dodd 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Freddie Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% +18.00
Hood + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 10 1 10% +19.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 1 8% +16.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
23 May 26+31d Bangor-on-Dee Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Good · 9 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along and lost touch 4 out - eased and pulled up soon after PU/9 — 10-6 74—— Conor O'Farrell 6/1
22 Apr 26+29d Taunton Royal Ascot Lunch Saturday 20 June Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 8 ran Settled towards the back early - blundered at the 8th and dropped away 3 out - retired before reaching the second-last PU/8 — 10-5 77—— Richie McLernon 5/1
24 Mar 26+94d Taunton Experience The Thrill With HotToTrot Racing Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 10 ran Handy early - urged on after 8th - gained ground before 3 out but stumbled there - short of room on the turn approaching 2 out - blundered 2 out - couldn't find more when clipped last then dropped away 5/10 11 10-10 8099B84A Bradley Harris 3/1
2025 · 10 runs
20 Dec 25+20d Hereford tigerbet.co.uk New Betting Site Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m1½f · Soft · 11 ran Settled midpack early - lost touch approaching 4 out and faded from there - well beaten by the finish 9/11 28 10-4 8372C65C Murray Dodd 11/1
30 Nov 25+189d Leicester Next Meeting At leicesteraces Thursday 4th December Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Soft · 7 ran Settled just off the pace early - slipped to the back rounding into the straight - well beaten at the finish 5/7 11 10-13 8463C83C Sam Twiston-Davies 18/1
25 May 25+19d Uttoxeter Turf Services Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 7 ran Travelled close to the pace - pushed along after the second-last then edged back by the front three approaching the final obstacle - lost ground on the run to the line 4/7 2¾ 10-9 8477A93B Brendan Powell 10/3
06 May 25+14d Ffos Las Oncourse And Online dragonbet.co.uk Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 6 ran Unsettled early - settled towards the back - improved wide into contention 4 out - upsides in second before 2 out - edged in front approaching last - pushed out to assert and win going away 1/6 10-4 79114B104B Brendan Powell 28/1
22 Apr 25+45d Hereford Cheltenham And Three Counties Racing Club Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good · 7 ran Handy early - faded back through the field after the 2nd - retreated to the tail before fading right out and pulled up ahead of the 4th PU/7 — 10-10 79—— Freddie Mitchell 14/1
08 Mar 25+24d Hereford DragonBet Born From The Betting Ring Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good · 11 ran Held mid-pack early - pressed the front group from 3 out but lost touch after 2 out - dropped away before the final fence 5/11 ¾ 10-13 8275C77C Harry Kimber 40/1
12 Feb 25+7d Hereford Star Sports We Believe In Bookmaking Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - settled off the pace - jumped awkwardly at the second - blundered three out - dropped away and finished a distant last 6/7 15 10-11 —90C88C Harry Kimber 200/1
05 Feb 25+16d Ludlow Mick Rollings & Nett Leach Memorial Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled with the pack early - hit the 5th and slipped back through the field - brought down at the following obstacle BD/11 — 11-5 ——— Harry Kimber 300/1
20 Jan 25+15d Warwick Watch RacingTV Free For 31 Days Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled with the pack early - lost place four out and slipped to the back - well beaten out to finish ninth 9/10 23 11-5 —71C76C Harry Kimber 200/1
05 Jan 25+32d Chepstow Dunraven Windows / EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 10 ran Held up towards the back - never a factor - well beaten in 10th 10/10 4¾ 10-9 ——87C Harry Kimber 125/1
2024 · 1 run
04 Dec 24 Ludlow Marsh Commercial Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran Shared front-running position until 3f out - dropped away approaching 2f out - well held at the finish 9/11 2¼ 11-4 —106A91A Harry Kimber 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pooley's Promise won?
Pooley's Promise (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 1 time in total (7.1% of starts).
Who trains Pooley's Promise?
Pooley's Promise (IRE) is trained by Neil Mulholland, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 May 2026.
Who is Pooley's Promise's sire?
Pooley's Promise (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Wild Fern (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
What going does Pooley's Promise prefer?
Pooley's Promise (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Pooley's Promise's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 23 May 2026. The highest on record is 84.
What is Pooley's Promise's sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,177 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are Pooley's Promise's siblings?
Out of Wild Fern (IRE), Pooley's Promise (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.