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Pop Ahead (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2009) · Last trainer Jonjo O'Neill · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Cottstown Pride (IRE) (Electric I)
13 runs · 10 courses · from Dec 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Feb 2009 — 6,458 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2009 · 3rd of 9 2 wins · Kempton & Leicester Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Pop Ahead (IRE) is 2 from 13. Hasn't won since Jan 2009. Last raced off a career-high mark of 127.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating127At career-high mark
127 100–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 17 Nov 2008 Official rating 127 at the last jumps run, 21 Feb 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 73C the best of the last 1 rated run · Cork, 10 Dec 2006

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 125A · median 113
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good3125A122—
Good to Soft3122C117—
Soft2124B118—
Heavy292C90—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8124B115—
1m5f – 2m2111C106.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.8—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.20 from 2
Good4,05344110.9%−0.91 from 3
Good to Soft2,93335412.1%+0.30 from 3
Soft5,87675112.8%+11 from 2
Heavy3,81744911.8%00 from 3
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f6,08172411.9%+0.11 from 8
2m5f – 3m5,25762211.8%01 from 2
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cottstown Pride (IRE) (Electric I)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% +2.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 1 50% +1.75
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 1 13% −3.00
Class 3 2 1 50% +1.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton 2 1 50% +1.75
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +4.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% −4.25
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% +3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A P McCoy 5 2 40% +3.75
Noel Fehily 2 0 0% −2.00
Richie McLernon 2 0 0% −2.00
Richie McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor O'Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00
T G M Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 1 50% +1.75
2008 5 1 20% +0.00
2007 5 0 0% −5.00
2006 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 9 2 22% −0.25
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 2 runs
21 Feb 09+26d Kempton Raceform Update Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 9 11-9 127122A A P McCoy 5/2F
26 Jan 09+70d Kempton Calverts Carpets Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-5 111124B A P McCoy 11/4F
2008 · 5 runs
17 Nov 08+17d Leicester Katherine Swynford Handicap Chase Class 4 · 22.5f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-11 103125A A P McCoy 4/1
31 Oct 08+10d Uttoxeter Glitzed 2 Bitz Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 1¼ 11-8 104112A Noel Fehily 5/1
21 Oct 08+156d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Plymouth Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 4½ 11-6 104117A A P McCoy 9/1
18 May 08+23d Market Rasen Racing UK For Only 9.99 Per Month Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-9 104— Richie McLernon 4/1J
25 Apr 08+159d Bangor-on-Dee Weatherbys Bank Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 5 11-12 104113A Noel Fehily 6/1
2007 · 5 runs
18 Nov 07+11d Carlisle Northern Racing Club Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 8 11-10 103122C Richie McGrath 8/1
07 Nov 07+31d Chepstow betdirect.com Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 2½ 10-11 100111C A P McCoy 10/1
07 Oct 07+220d Uttoxeter Signs 2000 Signage Partners To Uttoxeter Racecourse Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 8/16 ½ 10-5 —102C Richie McLernon 66/1
01 Mar 07+54d Limerick Patrickswell (C&G) Maiden Hurdle 19f · Heavy · 18 ran 5/18 13 11-12 —88C Conor O'Dwyer 4/1
06 Jan 07+27d Cork McCarthy Insurance Group Hurdle 18f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 12 11-5 —92C T G M Ryan 50/1
2006 · 1 run
10 Dec 06 Cork O'connell Containers (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 3 11-9 —73C Mr D Murphy 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pop Ahead won?
Pop Ahead (IRE) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2006 and 2009, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 6 times in total (46.2% of starts).
Who trained Pop Ahead?
Pop Ahead (IRE) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 21 February 2009.
Who is Pop Ahead's sire?
Pop Ahead (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Cottstown Pride (IRE), whose sire is Electric I.
What going does Pop Ahead prefer?
Pop Ahead (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Pop Ahead's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 21 February 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Pop Ahead's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from December 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.