Popspeed (IRE)
Popspeed (IRE) is 1 from 10. Hasn't won since Apr 2009. Last raced off 67, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–10Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 2 (20%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.22Fair A/E n=10 · 0.92 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 89dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 11,563 runs since Jan 2008 (871 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 90 | 11 | 12.2% | +2.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,839 | 201 | 10.9% | +1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 2,762 | 277 | 10% | +0.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,375 | 135 | 9.8% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,852 | 183 | 9.9% | +0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 709 | 68 | 9.6% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,936 | 258 | 8.8% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 632 | 63 | 10% | +0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,582 | 241 | 9.3% | −0.5 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,784 | 272 | 9.8% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,105 | 350 | 11.3% | +1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,547 | 131 | 8.5% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 692 | 59 | 8.5% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 197 | 14 | 7.1% | −2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | +2.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Reach The Stars (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m3½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reach The Stars (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 1m3½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Smullen | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Robbie McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P Shanahan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Sep 10+16d | Laytown (AW) | Hibernia Steel (Q.R.) Race | 6/10 | 1 | 12-0 | 67 | 68A | Robbie McNamara | 8/1 |
| 22 Aug 10+45d | Cork | Mount Hillary Handicap (50-75) | 14/16 | 3½ | 9-11 | 70 | 50C | Pat Smullen | 20/1 |
| 08 Jul 10+34d | Leopardstown | Fernleigh Handicap (60-90) | 7/7 | 24 | 8-11 | 70 | 33C | Pat Smullen | 9/1 |
| 04 Jun 10+226d | Curragh | Evening Herald - Tuesday's Dublin Gaa Supplement Handicap (50-80) | 24/27 | ½ | 9-5 | 71 | 50A | Pat Smullen | 14/1 |
| 21 Oct 09+52d | Navan | Garlow Cross Handicap (50-80) (Div 1) | 9/17 | 3 | 9-7 | 75 | 72A | Pat Smullen | 4/1F |
| 30 Aug 09+126d | Curragh | Mooney's Of Monasterevin Handicap (50-80) | 3/16 | 7 | 9-7 | 75 | 80A | Pat Smullen | 7/1 |
| 26 Apr 09+15d | Navan | Rotary Club Of Navan Maiden | 1/10 | 9-5 | 75 | 71A | Pat Smullen | 4/1 | |
| 11 Apr 09+230d | Dundalk (AW) | Simon Alymer's Birthday Celebration Maiden | 8/11 | 1½ | 9-5 | — | 54A | Pat Smullen | 8/1 |
| 24 Aug 08+58d | Cork | Coolmore One Cool Cat Maiden | 6/12 | 1½ | 9-3 | — | 72A | P Shanahan | 16/1 |
| 27 Jun 08 | Curragh | Kildare Village EBF (C&G) Maiden | 8/15 | ½ | 9-0 | — | 61A | Pat Smullen | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Popspeed (IRE) won?
- Popspeed (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2008 and 2010, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained Popspeed (IRE)?
- Popspeed (IRE) was trained by D K Weld on the most recent run on record, at Laytown (AW) on 7 September 2010.
- Who is Popspeed (IRE)'s sire?
- Popspeed (IRE) is by Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) out of Claxton's Slew (USA), whose sire is Seattle Slew.
- What going does Popspeed (IRE) prefer?
- Popspeed (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Popspeed (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 7 September 2010. The highest on record is 75.
- What is Popspeed (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 11,563 runs since Jan 2008 (871 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Popspeed (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Claxton's Slew (USA), Popspeed (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Reach The Stars (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.