Chicago Pope (2023) Horse
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Chicago Pope is a three-year-old bay gelding, by Starspangledbanner out of Moment Of Silence. He is trained by J P Murtagh and owned by Anthony Paul Smurfit & Samuel M Mencoff. From ten starts he has claimed two victories and finished two seconds, earning $102,578 in prize money. His last outing took place at Curragh on 15 October 2026, where he came home 12th of 13. His most recent triumph was at Naas on 9 May 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 14-Nov-26 1207m STANDARD R2 Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap, SP: 9.00 | Ben Coen head | 6 (10) |
| Curragh 15-Oct-26 1207m SOFT R2 Hcp (of $56,119) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:16.410, SP: 9.00 1st Unique Journey ( T Casey 140 , Cd 133 ) 2nd Smoke Them Out ( S Tormey 123 , Cd 116 ) 4.00L 3rd Moltophino ( C Hayes 130 ) 4.30L 12th Chicago Pope ( B Coen 131 ) 10.70L See full results | B Coen 59.4kg 10.70L | 12 (13) |
| Curragh 13-Sep-26 1207m SOFT R1 Hcp (of $145,656) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.670, SP: 15.00 1st Coul Angel ( T Marquand 130 ) 2nd Red Evolution ( R Cleary 119 ) 2.75L 3rd Dark Thirty ( S Coen 135 ) 0.20L 16th Chicago Pope ( J Powell 120 ) 11.40L See full results | J Powell 54.4kg 11.40L | 16 (26) |
| York 13-Jun-26 1207m GOOD R4 CL2 Hcp $14,384 (of $128,172) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.240, SP: 8.50 1st Thunder Call ( Z Lloyd 117 ) 2nd Red Spells Danger ( D Allan 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Fortification ( J Mason 117 ) 0.50L 4th Chicago Pope ( C Beasley 121 ) 3.00L See full results | C Beasley 54.9kg 3.00L | 4 (22) |
| Naas 09-May-26 1193m GOOD R5 Hcp $48,777 (of $48,777) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.450, SP: 6.00 1st Chicago Pope ( B Coen 135 ) 2nd Tahcawin ( S Heffernan 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Treasured Royal ( J Kearney 127 ) 0.75L See full results | B Coen 61.2kg | 1 (15) |
| Cork 05-Apr-26 1006m GOOD R2 Down Syndrome Centre Cork Rated Race $6,708 (of $20,125) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.880, SP: 4.50 1st Oh Cecelia ( B Lee 127 ) 2nd Chicago Pope ( S Heffernan 133 ) 3.25L 3rd Midnight Dusk ( L Mcateer 128 ) 1.50L See full results | S Heffernan 60.3kg 3.25L | 2 (8) |
| Naas 12-Oct-25 1193m YIELDING Flat, SP: 10/3 Led, ridden 2f out, joined 1 1/2f out, kept on best final furlong, asserted closing stages | Ben Coen 59.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Curragh 27-Sep-25 1408m SOFT Flat, SP: 125/1 Towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace from over 1f out | N G McCullagh 59.4kg 1 length | 19 (30) |
| Curragh 23-Aug-25 1408m GOOD CL1 Flat, SP: 50/1 Soon towards rear, 4th halfway, under pressure 2f out, dropped to 5th 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong | Ben Coen 59.4kg 4 1/2l | 5 (5) |
| Curragh 09-Aug-25 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 13/2 Tracked leaders, ridden in moderate 5th 2f out, moderate 4th 1f out, kept on without threatening easy winner to go 2nd near line | Ben Coen 60.3kg 8l | 2 (28) |
| Naas 23-Jul-25 1193m YIELDING Flat, SP: 16/1 Mid-division, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression | Ben Coen 60.3kg 3/4 length | 7 (17) |