Ireland 8yo

Popmaster (IRE)

T: Ed Walker · J: Kieran Shoemark · O: Laurence Bellman

By Gutaifan (IRE) out of Best New Show (IRE)

Form 4-321227044

50/1 Current odds

7/59 W/R

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59 runs
7 wins
placed
12% strike
13 d off
111 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 4-321227044 13 days off

4 4 0 7 2 2

At Sandown 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

On Good to Firm 1/11 1 win · 6 placed

Over 1m 1/14 1 win · 7 placed

Best RPR 111 Career peak

Best TS 88 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 36
Win %: 12%
Placed %: 42%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

17 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Kempton (AW), Lingfield (AW) — well clear of the 42% career baseline.

Ascot 31% 2-3-16
Kempton (AW) SPEC 88% 3-4-8
Newbury 50% 1-2-6
Newcastle (AW) 20% 0-1-5
Doncaster 50% 1-1-4
Lingfield (AW) SPEC 100% 0-3-3
Newmarket 0% 0-0-3
Chelmsford (AW) 50% 0-1-2
Newmarket (July) 50% 0-1-2
Ayr 0% 0-0-2
York 0% 0-0-2
Pontefract 100% 0-1-1
Southwell (AW) 100% 0-1-1
Epsom 0% 0-0-1
Goodwood 0% 0-0-1
Haydock 0% 0-0-1
Sandown 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

20 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Tom Marquand 45% 2-3-11
Billy Loughnane 50% 1-3-8
Ross Coakley 50% 1-3-8
Kieran Shoemark NOW 0% 0-0-5
Richard Kingscote 100% 0-3-3
Ashley Lewis 67% 0-2-3
Oisin Murphy 67% 0-2-3
Saffie Osborne 0% 0-0-3
Hector Crouch 100% 0-2-2
Ryan Moore 50% 1-0-2
Hollie Doyle 0% 0-0-2
Andrea Atzeni 100% 1-0-1
Edward Greatrex 100% 1-0-1
Adam Kirby 0% 0-0-1
Brandon Wilkie 0% 0-0-1
George Downing 0% 0-0-1
Jack Doughty 0% 0-0-1
P J McDonald 0% 0-0-1
Paul Mulrennan 0% 0-0-1
Ray Dawson 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Ed Walker NOW 42% 7-18-59

Going Record

59 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 55% on Good to Firm, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 55% 1-5-11
Good 35% 0-8-23
Good to Soft 50% 4-5-18
Soft 40% 2-0-5
Heavy 0% 0-0-2

Distance Record

59 classifiable runs

Allrounder Versatile — handles a range of trips with similar effectiveness.

Sprint ≤ 6f 44% 5-6-25
Seven 6½ – 7f 37% 1-6-19
Mile 7f – 1m1f 47% 1-6-15
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

4 Jul 2026 Coral Challenge (Handicap) Sandown Class 2 4th/14 0.1 Good To Firm 1m Kieran Shoemark OR 97 50/1

5 Jun 2026 HKJC World Pool Handicap Epsom Class 2 4th/18 0.2 Good To Soft 1m½f Kieran Shoemark OR 97 28/1

9 May 2026 Carey Group Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) Ascot Class 2 15th/28 0.3 Good 7f P J McDonald OR 98 40/1

3 Apr 2026 BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 2 7th/14 1 Standard 1m Ashley Lewis OR 99 40/1

27 Feb 2026 BetMGM AWC Mile Trial Handicap Lingfield (AW) Class 2 2nd/10 0.3 Standard 1m Ashley Lewis OR 97 11/2

25 Feb 2026 Bet £20 Get £20 With Unibet Handicap Kempton (AW) Class 3 2nd/5 .5 Standard To Slow 7f Ashley Lewis OR 97 11/10F

4 Feb 2026 Bet £20 Get £20 With Unibet Handicap (London Mile Series Qualifier) Kempton (AW) Class 3 1st/10 +0 Standard To Slow 1m Tom Marquand OR 94 15/2

7 Jan 2026 Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Kempton (AW) Class 2 2nd/7 0.3 Standard To Slow 7f Oisin Murphy OR 94 13/8F

1 Jan 2026 Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Southwell (AW) Class 2 3rd/5 1 Standard 1m Tom Marquand OR 94 5/1

11 Dec 2025 Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Chelmsford (AW) Class 2 4th/7 .5 Standard 1m Kieran Shoemark OR 95 9/1

Connections

Trainer: Ed Walker 14%
Jockey: Kieran Shoemark 12%
Owner: Laurence Bellman
Sire: Gutaifan (IRE)
Dam: Best New Show (IRE)
Dam sire: Clodovil
Country: Ireland
Age: 8yo

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