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Horse profile

Popping Along (GB)

9yo mare (at last run, Jul 2018) · Last trainer Turlough O'Connor · Last owner Charles J Oconnor
by Volochine (IRE) out of So Long (GB) (Nomadic Way)
22 runs · 15 courses · from May 2014
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jul 2018 — 3,037 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2018 · 12th of 14 3 wins · Aintree, Fontwell & Uttoxeter Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Popping Along (GB) is 3 from 22, all wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since May 2016. All 3 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f. Last raced off 88, 26lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 26lb off peak
Official rating88↓ 26lb off peak
88 88–114

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 128 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 18 Apr 2017

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 128A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good5128A111—
Good to Firm2108C88.5—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4108C83—
2m5f – 3m3128A115—
1m5f – 2m2111C29—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel, 8 Jun 2018 Official rating 88 at the last run, 13 Jul 2018

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 22 figures · best 121A · median 100.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good12121A103.5—
Heavy3100A86—
Good to Soft3114A101—
Good to Firm284C81.5—
Soft2110C94.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f13119A100—
1m5f – 2m5121A86—
2m5f – 3m4114A101.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 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
Volochine (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 243 runs since Feb 2008 (28 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−11.9—
Good to Firm19210.5%−1.40 from 2
Good71811.3%−0.62 from 12
Good to Soft1900%−11.90 from 3
Soft68710.3%−1.61 from 2
Heavy32721.9%+100 from 3
Standard (AW)33515.2%+3.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−11.9—
1m – 1m1f1417.1%−4.8—
1m2f – 1m4f54814.8%+2.9—
1m5f – 2m53713.2%+1.30 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f961313.5%+1.63 from 13
2m5f – 3m2200%−11.90 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
So Long (GB) (Nomadic Way)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Dashel Drasher (GB) (12 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Dashel Drasher (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dashel Drasher (GB)37121m7½f–3mGrade 1
Lady Longshot (GB)1432m1½f–2m5½fClass 5
Drash On Ruby (GB)190——
Lingering Glance (GB)20——
Dunalong (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 2 17% +7.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 1 50% +1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 3 30% +12.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 3 1 33% +8.00
Taunton 3 0 0% −3.00
Newton Abbot 3 0 0% −3.00
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% +6.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 1 100% +2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 13 3 23% +9.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Matt Griffiths 15 3 20% +7.00
Mr T O'Connor 3 0 0% −3.00
Nick Scholfield 3 0 0% −3.00
Miss I T Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 12 2 17% +2.00
Tongue tie 8 1 13% +0.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 5 1 20% +6.00
2015 9 2 22% +2.00
2014 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 18 3 17% +4.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2018 · 4 runs
13 Jul 18+35d Cork Battle Of The Gaa Clubs Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m4f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 12/14 3¾ 10-1 8869B79A Mr T O'Connor 50/1
08 Jun 18+106d Clonmel BBQ Evening At Clonmel Races Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m½f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 ¾ 10-10 92111C83C Mr T O'Connor 50/1
22 Feb 18+40d Thurles www.thurlesraces.ie (Ladies Pro/Am) Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m · Soft · 9 ran 9/9 63 11-2 97-53C79C Miss I T Walsh 33/1
13 Jan 18+239d Punchestown Leinster Leader Mares Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 7/7 99 10-3 10215C81C Mr T O'Connor 50/1
2017 · 2 runs
19 May 17+31d Aintree Racehorse Owners Association Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 1 11-11 11097A105A Matt Griffiths 9/1
18 Apr 17+131d Ludlow Team Whatever Welcomes Sergio Cardoso To The World Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 7 11-13 111128A101B Matt Griffiths 5/1
2016 · 5 runs
08 Dec 16+33d Taunton Dave Criddle Travel & Titan Tours Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 17 11-0 111108C84C Nick Scholfield 25/1
05 Nov 16+29d Wincanton Banz On Amazon Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m5½f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 nk 10-13 113115C102C Matt Griffiths 16/1
07 Oct 16+119d Newton Abbot Happy 70th Birthday Pat Love From Del Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 22 11-11 114102C95C Matt Griffiths 15/2
10 Jun 16+28d Aintree Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 19 11-7 114—101C Matt Griffiths 2/1F
13 May 16+155d Aintree Roa/racing Post Owners' Jackpot Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-3 111—119A Matt Griffiths 10/1
2015 · 9 runs
10 Dec 15+28d Taunton Dave Criddle Travel & Flybe Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 6/13 5 10-11 113—100A Matt Griffiths 9/1
12 Nov 15+34d Taunton Mytotepool.com Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 1¾ 11-2 113—107A Matt Griffiths 8/1
09 Oct 15+45d Newton Abbot On Course Bookmakers At Newton Abbot Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 1¾ 11-9 114—114A Matt Griffiths 11/2
25 Aug 15+28d Fontwell Selftrade Simply Smarter Investing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 3 ran 1/3 10-12 109—110C Matt Griffiths 2/1
28 Jul 15+46d Worcester Pickled Plum Pub Pershore 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 5 10-9 110—100A Matt Griffiths 11/4J
12 Jun 15+19d Newton Abbot 'station Road' Playing After Racing Mares' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 ¾ 11-1 ——96A Matt Griffiths 2/1J
24 May 15+55d Uttoxeter Tutbury Windows Mares' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 10-11 ——119A Matt Griffiths 7/1
30 Mar 15+63d Kempton More Jump Racing On 20.04.15 Mares' Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Good · 11 ran 2/11 7 11-0 ——121A Nick Scholfield 16/1
26 Jan 15+30d Plumpton Anise Catering Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m1½f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 5 10-11 ——100A Nick Scholfield 11/4F
2014 · 2 runs
27 Dec 14+227d Chepstow Coral Fundraising For 'Children With Cancer UK' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 18 10-4 ——86C Matt Griffiths 12/1
14 May 14 Uttoxeter 32Red Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good · 16 ran 2/16 5 10-9 ——119A Matt Griffiths 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Popping Along won?
Popping Along (GB) won 3 of 22 archived starts between 2014 and 2018, a strike rate of 13.6%. Placed 5 times in total (22.7% of starts).
Who trained Popping Along?
Popping Along (GB) was trained by Turlough O'Connor on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 13 July 2018.
Who is Popping Along's sire?
Popping Along (GB) is by Volochine (IRE) out of So Long (GB), whose sire is Nomadic Way.
What going does Popping Along prefer?
Popping Along (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 12 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Popping Along's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 13 July 2018. The highest on record is 114.
What is Popping Along's sire's record?
Volochine (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 243 runs since Feb 2008 (28 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Popping Along's siblings?
Out of So Long (GB), Popping Along (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Dashel Drasher (GB) (12). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Dashel Drasher (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2014. 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.