Horse profile
Popular Dream (GB)
by Oasis Dream (GB) out of Populist (IRE) (Shamardal)
36 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2022
As at 3 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Southwell (AW)
Last run 22 Oct 2026 · 5th of 11
Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile
Popular Dream is a gelding who has five wins from 36 starts, all over trips under 6f on standard going at Southwell. He won a Class 6 handicap there in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 55 and finished fifth of 11 in another Class 6 handicap at the same track and trip the same month off 60. All five of his wins have come on the all-weather.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 28 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 3 Nov 2026
- 5–36Wins / Runs
- 13.9%Strike rate
- 11 (30.6%)Placed
- −11.87£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 0.91Fair A/E n=36 · 0.77 incl. margin
- 67Highest OR
- 18dBetween runs (median)longest 305 d
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.
Official rating60↓ 7lb off peak
60
55–67
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 125
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 3 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 35 | 131A | 101 | 16 runs · 131 / 104.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 3 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 35 | 131A | 101 | 16 runs · 131 / 104.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 36 runs · as at 30 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 28 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Held up 13 (46%) · 3 wins
- Mid-division 10 (36%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 5 (18%) · 2 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Oasis Dream (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 18,028 runs since Jan 2008 (1,511 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 8.5% from 484. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 790.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 150 | 26 | 17.3% | +5.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,275 | 437 | 13.3% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 3,829 | 427 | 11.2% | −0.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,828 | 202 | 11.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,789 | 163 | 9.1% | −2.7 | — |
| Heavy | 484 | 41 | 8.5% | −3.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,672 | 822 | 12.3% | +0.5 | 5 from 35 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,103 | 294 | 14% | +2.2 | 5 from 35 |
| 6f – 7f | 7,726 | 932 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,397 | 521 | 11.8% | 0 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,671 | 283 | 10.6% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 790 | 56 | 7.1% | −4.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 273 | 30 | 11% | −0.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 64 | 3 | 4.7% | −7.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 2 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Populist (IRE) (Shamardal)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them City Of Poets (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (City Of Poets (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Poets (IRE) | 13 | 5 | 7f–1m2f | Class 3 |
| Jumhoor (GB) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Poppular (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 35 | 5 | 14% | −10.87 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 19 | 3 | 16% | −10.25 |
| Class 6 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +5.38 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 25 | 5 | 20% | −0.87 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 35 | 5 | 14% | −10.87 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanna Mason | 22 | 5 | 23% | +2.13 |
| Alex Jary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lewis Edmunds | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Faye McManoman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Dace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −6.12 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +4.25 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 26+16d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Apprentice Handicap Stakes Veered left leaving stalls - settled in the pack - urged along over 2f out - drifted left under pressure over 1f out - stayed on at an even rate inside final furlong | 5/11 | shd | 9-9 | 60 | 101A | 76A | Alex Jary | 6/1 |
| 06 Oct 26+3d | Southwell (AW) | bettingsites.co.uk Racing Offers Handicap Stakes Raced just behind the front pair - shaken up over 1f out - hit front approaching final furlong and drew clear to win | 1/11 | 9-9 | 55 | 125A | 74A | Joanna Mason | 11/8F | |
| 03 Oct 26+7d | Southwell (AW) | Bettingsites.co.uk Find Your Bookmaker Handicap Stakes | 5/10 | hd | 8-11 | 55 | 106A | 68A | Alex Jary | 12/1 |
| 26 Sep 26+128d | Southwell (AW) | Gent's Night Sat 24th October Handicap Stakes Bumped at the break - settled towards the back - pushed along and made progress over a furlong out - stayed on same speed to finish fourth | 4/9 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 57 | 80A | 71A | Alex Jary | 22/1 |
| 21 May 26+54d | Southwell (AW) | Follow attheraces On Instagram Handicap Held up at the back throughout - never able to make an impression - finished well held | 9/10 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 59 | 101A | 54A | Darragh Keenan | 22/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+18d | Southwell (AW) | Join The Midnite Movement Handicap mid-pack early - pushed along inside final furlong then weakened - eventually well held in 8th | 8/11 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 61 | 131A | 62A | Joanna Mason | 5/1 |
| 10 Mar 26+11d | Southwell (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed along inside the final furlong - stayed on without threatening the front - finished sixth beaten 2 lengths | 6/12 | ½ | 9-2 | 63 | 106A | 84A | Joanna Mason | 7/1 |
| 27 Feb 26+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Sluggish away - settled just off the pace - pushed along inside final furlong - unable to land a blow finishing sixth | 6/7 | 3¾ | 9-4 | 65 | 94A | 58A | Faye McManoman | 25/1 |
| 07 Feb 26+21d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Settled towards the rear of the pack early - lost touch with the pace 2f out - pushed along inside the final furlong - unable to close the gap late | 6/9 | ½ | 9-0 | 66 | 93A | 77A | Joanna Mason | 6/1 |
| 17 Jan 26+4d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Settled just off the front rank - roused with two furlongs left - unable to find the speed to get involved - finished fifth beaten 2¼ lengths | 5/6 | ¾ | 8-10 | 67 | 114A | 67B | Joanna Mason | 9/2 |
| 13 Jan 26+7d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Apprentice Handicap Held up in the pack throughout - unable to land a blow - finished 5th | 5/6 | shd | 9-4 | 63 | 110A | 68B | Jack Dace | 9/4 |
| 06 Jan 26+19d | Southwell (AW) | Midnight A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Settled just off the pace - driven into contention inside final furlong and found extra room to close between rivals - got up right on the line | 1/10 | 8-12 | 63 | 126A | 92A | Joanna Mason | 5/2 | |
| 2025 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 25+6d | Southwell (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Slow to break - settled in midfield - shifted left and asked for effort with over a furlong left - closed on the front-runner inside the final 110 yards - unable to get on terms and held for second | 2/9 | 3½ | 8-13 | 64 | 112A | 85A | Joanna Mason | 9/2 |
| 12 Dec 25+13d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Settled at the back - pushed along and made progress over 1f out - unable to quicken through the closing stages - finished sixth | 6/13 | shd | 9-3 | 64 | 103B | 73A | Joanna Mason | 13/2 |
| 29 Nov 25+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Stay In Control With Betuk Handicap Settled at the back early - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on inside the final furlong - closing best of all at the line | 5/8 | ½ | 9-5 | 65 | 89A | 76A | Joanna Mason | 7/1 |
| 21 Nov 25+21d | Southwell (AW) | Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed along over 2f out - progress found inside final furlong - closed on front-runners late but couldn't quite reel them in - finished third | 3/11 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 65 | 95A | 84A | Lewis Edmunds | 5/2F |
| 31 Oct 25+32d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Settled in the back markers early - moved to the right two furlongs out - began closing the gap approaching the final furlong - stormed clear in the last fifty yards to score | 1/10 | 9-6 | 62 | 108A | 88A | Joanna Mason | 12/1 | |
| 29 Sep 25+185d | Southwell (AW) | Join Us For Glitzmas In December Handicap Edgy pre-race - held up at the back from the start - never a factor - finished ninth | 9/12 | ¾ | 9-1 | 64 | 101A | 64A | Lewis Edmunds | 50/1 |
| 28 Mar 25+7d | Southwell (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Settled midpack early - lost touch two out - pushed along inside final furlong - dropped away close home finishing eighth | 8/11 | nk | 9-9 | 65 | 107A | 71A | Joanna Mason | 11/8F |
| 21 Mar 25+10d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Held a midfield spot early - moved up and shifted left approaching the final furlong to take third - stayed on to finish close up | 3/9 | ¾ | 8-6 | 65 | 108A | 72A | Joanna Mason | 9/2 |
| 11 Mar 25+35d | Southwell (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Held up on the inner - blocked for a run from 2f out - gap appeared in the closing stages - stayed on strongly to take third | 3/9 | ½ | 9-2 | 65 | 101A | 76A | Joanna Mason | 3/1F |
| 04 Feb 25+18d | Newcastle (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Fought for control early - settled midfield with cover applied - dropped away with a furlong left and held on for seventh | 7/8 | shd | 8-6 | 65 | 80A | 54A | Joanna Mason | 4/1 |
| 17 Jan 25+6d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Settled at the back early - made strong progress wide to move into second inside the final furlong - driven late to hit the front close home | 1/6 | 9-5 | 62 | 111A | 82B | Joanna Mason | 9/4F | |
| 11 Jan 25+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards the back and wide into the last turn - unable to land a blow finishing eighth beaten 2¼ lengths | 8/8 | nk | 8-7 | 62 | 90A | 65A | Marco Ghiani | 17/2 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 24+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Drifted right at the off - settled towards the back and pulling hard - made progress wide entering the home turn - lacked the speed to reach leaders and finished fifth | 5/8 | nk | 9-5 | 64 | 90A | 74A | Joanna Mason | 6/1 |
| 19 Dec 24+6d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap Tracked front-runners on the wide flank - moved into second a furlong out - kept on under pressure to the line but held by winner | 2/12 | 3¼ | 10-0 | 60 | 124A | 97A | Joanna Mason | 5/4F |
| 13 Dec 24+22d | Southwell (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held up wide behind the pack - drifted left approaching final furlong and hit front close home - driven out to score | 1/12 | 9-7 | 60 | 113A | 86A | Joanna Mason | EvensF | |
| 21 Nov 24+9d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Settled in the pack - hampered inside final two furlongs then rallied - closed to finish 4th beaten 2 lengths | 4/10 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 62 | 116A | 79A | Joanna Mason | 16/1 |
| 12 Nov 24+134d | Southwell (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Held up towards the back - improved position inside final furlong - unable to close on leaders late - finished 5th | 5/9 | 1¼ | 8-8 | 62 | 103A | 71A | Joanna Mason | 66/1 |
| 01 Jul 24+39d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap | 6/6 | 2¼ | 8-12 | 64 | 76A | 50B | Cam Hardie | 18/1 |
| 23 May 24+55d | Chelmsford City (AW) | 6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Handicap | 4/9 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 65 | 89A | 71A | Cam Hardie | 9/2 |
| 29 Mar 24+17d | Chelmsford City (AW) | It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap | 2/12 | nk | 9-4 | 63 | 90A | 85A | Joanna Mason | 22/1 |
| 12 Mar 24+305d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 6/11 | ½ | 9-1 | 65 | 98A | 70A | Joanna Mason | 40/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 May 23+37d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/9 | 3¼ | 9-7 | — | 84A | 73A | Luke Morris | 11/1 |
| 05 Apr 23+118d | Nottingham | Visit Racingtv.Com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 9/9 | 1½ | 9-5 | — | 73A | 46A | Rossa Ryan | 7/2 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 22 | Chelmsford City (AW) | EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 3/7 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 76A | 73A | Rossa Ryan | 6/5F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Popular Dream won?
- Popular Dream (GB) won 5 of 36 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.9%. Placed 11 times in total (30.6% of starts).
- Who trains Popular Dream?
- Popular Dream (GB) is trained by Derek Shaw, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 October 2026.
- Who is Popular Dream's sire?
- Popular Dream (GB) is by Oasis Dream (GB) out of Populist (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What going does Popular Dream prefer?
- Popular Dream (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 5 wins from 35 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 Popular Dream's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 22 October 2026. The highest on record is 67.
- What is Popular Dream's sire's record?
- Oasis Dream (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 18,028 runs since Jan 2008 (1,511 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 8.5% from 484. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 790.
- Who are Popular Dream's siblings?
- Out of Populist (IRE), Popular Dream (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: City Of Poets (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (City Of Poets (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.