Flying Fortress (2022) Horse
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Flying Fortress is a four-year-old bay gelding, by Churchill out of Lady Poppy. He is trained by G P Cromwell and owned by Flying Fortress Partnership. From 21 starts he has secured two wins, placed four times in second and one third, earning $54,278 in prize money. His most recent start was at Roscommon on 12 October 2026, finishing 12th of 18 runners. His latest victory came at Listowel on 22 September 2025.
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Punchestown • Roscommon • Gowran Park • Ballinrobe • Curragh • Listowel • Galway • Limerick • Fairyhouse • Pontefract • Yarmouth • Newmarket • KemptonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Punchestown 30-Oct-26 1609m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) R2 Punchestown Premiere Weekend Sat 21 & Sun 22 November Handicap, SP: 23.00 | Robert Whearty 0.5L | 11 (14) |
| Roscommon 12-Oct-26 2456m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $24,137) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:46.640, SP: 21.00 1st Pillar Of Hope ( P Mcgettigan 140 , Cd 135 ) 2nd Adel ( J Powell 129 ) 1.75L 3rd Connecteo ( C Hayes 123 ) 6.50L 12th Flying Fortress ( R Whearty 133 ) 38.05L See full results | R Whearty 60.3kg 38.05L | 12 (18) |
| Roscommon 01-Sep-26 2430m SOFT R6 Hcp $1,216 (of $14,594) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:37.300, SP: 23.00 1st Letiza ( A Slattery 132 ) 2nd Stellar Moment ( R Mulligan 129 ) 0.20L 3rd Ryefield Dasher ( C Hayes 121 ) 0.50L 4th Flying Fortress ( R Whearty 133 ) 1.00L See full results | R Whearty 60.3kg 1.00L | 4 (19) |
| Roscommon 01-Jul-26 2069m GOOD R5 Hcp $4,959 (of $14,878) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:14.310, SP: 6.00 1st Thatwilldoso ( R Cleary 132 ) 2nd Flying Fortress ( R Whearty 129 ) 0.15L 3rd Follow Me ( D B Mcmonagle 139 ) 2.50L See full results | R Whearty 58.5kg 0.15L | 2 (13) |
| Gowran Park 13-Jun-26 1902m SOFT R8 Hcp (of $11,871) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:07.210, SP: 15.00 1st Faro Island ( D B Mcmonagle 134 ) 2nd Elusive Duke ( J M Sheridan 131 ) 0.15L 3rd Java Wood ( J Pietropaolo 139 ) 0.30L 8th Flying Fortress ( K Kennedy 142 , Cd 137 ) 4.25L See full results | K Kennedy 64.4kg, Cd 62.1kg 4.25L | 8 (18) |
| Gowran Park 01-Jun-26 2451m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $14,598) Barrier 18, Winning Time: 02:36.050, SP: 19.00 1st Obscenity ( J M Sheridan 138 ) 2nd Beauparc ( C Keane 138 ) 1.75L 3rd Stellar Quality ( S Foley 142 ) 2.75L 14th Flying Fortress ( G Carroll 133 ) 20.40L See full results | G Carroll 60.3kg 20.40L | 14 (19) |
| Ballinrobe 08-May-26 1932m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 6/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace | Robert Whearty 61.2kg 2 1/4l | 5 (9) |
| Curragh 04-Oct-25 1609m SOFT TO HEAVY Flat, SP: 7/1 Mid-division, 8th halfway, lost place over 2f out, no impression final furlong | Keithen Kennedy 60.3kg Neck | 10 (15) |
| Listowel 22-Sep-25 1682m HEAVY Flat, SP: 11/2 Rear of mid-division, 5th entering straight, 4th and ridden over 1f out, headway to lead 150 yards out, kept on well | Robert Whearty 58.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Galway 09-Sep-25 1699m SOFT Flat, SP: 7/1 Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on into 8th 1f out, kept on final furlong | Robert Whearty 64.4kg 1/2 length | 5 (15) |
| Galway 03-Aug-25 1676m SOFT (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along and headway entering straight, ridden and led briefly under 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra | Gary Carroll 59.9kg 1/2 length | 2 (12) |
| Roscommon 01-Jul-25 2069m YIELDING Flat, SP: 5/1 In touch, improved to 2nd over 2f out, dropped to 3rd and kept on same pace over 1f out | Gary Carroll 62.6kg 1 3/4 length | 3 (10) |
| Limerick 11-Jun-25 2313m GOOD Flat, SP: 3/1 Prominent early, soon in touch, 7th over 4f out, under pressure in 6th 1f out, no impression closing stages | Gary Carroll 64.9kg Neck | 9 (14) |
| Fairyhouse 29-May-25 2012m YIELDING Flat, SP: 11/4 Midfield, ridden and headway from 2f out, disputing third inside final furlong, kept on | Gary Carroll 59.4kg 3/4 length | 4 (13) |
| Ballinrobe 09-May-25 1937m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 4th and pushed along 2f out, ridden to challenge on outer entering straight, led 150 yards out and kept on well | Gary Carroll 60.8kg | 1 (14) |
| Pontefract 21-Oct-24 1615m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 25/1 Went right start, led and raced wide, headed approaching halfway, chased winner, pushed along and lost 2nd 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off | Rob Hornby 58.1kg 19l | 8 (9) |
| Yarmouth 07-Oct-24 2033m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner final 100 yards | Harry Davies 58.1kg 3l | 2 (4) |
| Newmarket 26-Sep-24 1609m SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 16/1 Led until ridden and headed 2f out, soon lost 2nd and hung right, weakened quickly | S D Bowen 58.1kg 4 1/4l | 6 (7) |
| Yarmouth 17-Sep-24 1830m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 Chased winner throughout, ridden over 2f out, driven and no impression inside final 2f, no chance with winner but kept on for clear 2nd | S De Sousa 60.3kg 9 1/2l | 2 (6) |
| Kempton 06-Sep-24 1609m STANDARD / SLOW CL4 Flat, SP: 12/1 Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, switched left over 2f out, headway and edged right over 1f out, kept on inside final fjurlong | S De Sousa 59kg 3/4 length | 5 (13) |
| Newmarket 16-Aug-24 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 40/1 Bumped by rival start, held up in touch, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, kept on without threatening | R Havlin 59.4kg Neck | 4 (8) |
| Newmarket 09-Aug-24 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 25/1 Always towards rear | S De Sousa 60.3kg 3 3/4l | 11 (12) |