The Flying Popov (AUS) Horse
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About
The Flying Popov is a 3yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Chris Waller, who is based at Warwick Farm. He is sired by the stallion Russian Camelot out of the dam Coutances. The Flying Popov has managed to win 1 race in his career so far. On 3rd Feb 2026 at Seymour, The Flying Popov scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $32000.00 Maiden Plte.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pakenham 19-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 BM66 $7,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.330, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Mount Sabyinyo ( J Mott 57.5 ) 2nd The Flying Popov ( B Melham 57.5 ) 0.15L 3rd Insain Harry ( B Allen 60 ) 0.61L See full results | B Melham 57.5kg 0.15L | 2 (10) |
| Seymour 03-Feb-26 1429m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $17,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.890, SP: 1.65 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.320 1st The Flying Popov ( D Lane 59 ) 2nd Carry Trade ( C G Gaudray 57 ) 2.00L 3rd Arcelia ( Z Spain 57.5 ) 4.25L See full results | D Lane 59kg | 1 (10) |
| Geelong 20-Jan-26 1225m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.960, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.800 1st Written Perfect ( B Mertens 58 ) 2nd Veomas ( M J Dee 58 ) 4.00L 3rd Celestra ( L K Cartwright 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 5.00L 6th The Flying Popov ( B Melham 58 ) 7.95L See full results | B Melham 58kg 7.95L | 6 (9) |
| Pakenham 09-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 3Y MDN-SW $1,300 (of $65,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.810, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.180 1st Cyber Link ( B Mertens 58 ) 2nd The Benchmark ( L J Neindorf 58 ) 0.75L 3rd Rough Enuff ( L J Bates 58 ) 1.05L 8th The Flying Popov ( J Mcneil 58 ) 3.71L See full results | J Mcneil 58kg 3.71L | 8 (12) |
| Flemington 19-Dec-25 800m R2 JumpOut-G4, Winning Time: 00:49.610 1st Reset The Jazz ( J G Radley ) 2nd Chills 'N' Thrills ( A Darmanin ) 3rd Undaunting ( B Rawiller ) 5th The Flying Popov ( J Mcneil ) | J Mcneil | 5 (8) |
| Flemington 05-Dec-25 1000m R3 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:57.240 1st Maketime ( H T Coffey ) 2nd Lygon Street Luigi ( C E Hollowood ) 3rd Lario ( W J Egan ) 5th The Flying Popov ( J Childs ) | J Childs | 5 (5) |
| Geelong 25-Jul-25 1150m SOFT 5 R1 2Y MDN-SW $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:06.920, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.120 1st Angel Ladder ( D Bates 56 ) 2nd Odessa ( J L Melham 56 ) 0.06L 3rd Yum ( J Mott 56 ) 1.31L 5th The Flying Popov ( J Mcneil 58 ) 3.83L See full results | J Mcneil 58kg 3.83L | 5 (10) |
| Flemington 18-Jul-25 800m R17 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:49.330 1st Lovecats ( C G Gaudray ) 2nd Moon Goddess ( L Currie ) 3rd Damoiseau ( A Darmanin ) 4th The Flying Popov ( J Mcneil ) | J Mcneil | 4 (6) |
| Picklebet Park Werribee 04-Jul-25 800m R11 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 00:49.700 1st Super Choice ( J B Stanley ) 2nd Regulator ( L Riordan ) 3rd The Flying Popov ( J Mcneil ) | J Mcneil | 3 (8) |
| Flemington 27-Jun-25 800m R7 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:47.790 1st Tijola ( F W Kersley ) 2nd Shining Smile ( D W Stackhouse ) 3rd The Flying Popov ( J Mcneil ) | J Mcneil | 3 (6) |