Polemon (2019) Horse

Foal Date

18-Apr-19

Colour

bay

Sire

Frankel

Dam

Very Good News

Prize Money

65900

Trainer

Tim Vaughan

Owners

Mr Nigel Berbillion

About

Polemon is a seven-year-old bay gelding, by Frankel out of Very Good News. He races under the guidance of B J Llewellyn and belongs to Mr Nigel Berbillion. Out of 33 starts he has recorded three victories, placed three times in second position and four times in third, accumulating $65,900 in earnings. His most recent start took place at Chepstow on 7 August 2026, where he finished 7th of a field of 7. The last win he secured was at Curragh on 5 October 2024.

Raced At

Chepstow • Newton Abbot • Clonmel • Cork • Punchestown • Naas • Dundalk • Leopardstown • Thurles • Curragh • Tipperary • Killarney • Gowran Park • Lingfield • Newbury • Yarmouth • Doncaster • Southwell • Wolverhampton • Kempton • Chelmsford City • Cheltenham • Exeter

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Chepstow 07-Aug-26 2414m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp (of $15,050) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:33.000, SP: 201.00 1st Aravalli ( T Fisher 129 ) 2nd Curran ( C Tucker 141 , Cd 134 ) 4.50L 3rd Cosmo Brown ( L Edmunds 127 ) 4.80L 7th Polemon ( W Carver 139 ) 55.80L See full results	W Carver 63kg 55.8kgL	7 (7)
Newton Abbot 03-Jun-26 4336m GOOD R1 CL4 MdH (of $10,222), SP: 15.00 1st Yellow Card ( S Bowen 152 ) 2nd Premier Fantasy ( G Sheehan 158 ) 6.00L 3rd Tiger Tobin ( L Williams 158 ) 29.00L Polemon ( D Noonan 158 ) 0.00L	D Noonan 71.7kg 0.00L	UPD (9)
Chepstow 25-Apr-26 3233m GOOD R3 CL4 MdH (of $10,283), Winning Time: 03:55.800, SP: 21.00 1st Mariole ( S Twiston-davies 150 ) 2nd Caspada ( W Maggs 158 ) 5.50L 3rd Both Of Us ( D Bass 150 ) 0.75L Polemon ( E Vaughan 158 , Cd 151 ) 0.00L	E Vaughan 71.7kg, Cd 68.5kg 0.00L	UPD (14)
Clonmel 16-May-25 3950m GOOD R2 MdH $1,732 (of $10,219), Winning Time: 04:42.500, SP: 6.50 1st Trasna Na Pairce ( D O'keeffe 158 ) 2nd Keep Kool Coko ( C Quirke 158 ) 5.00L 3rd Polemon ( D King 166 ) 40.00L See full results	D King 75.3kg 40.00L	3 (5)
Cork 07-May-25 2410m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $45,839) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:35.850, SP: 26.00 Slightly slow into stride and soon raced in rear, pushed along over 2f out and soon ridden, no impression from over 1f out and some modest late headway to go 7th close home 1st Ascending ( B Lee 133 ) 2nd Satin ( K Kennedy 134 ) 0.30L 3rd Razdan ( C Hayes 119 ) 0.15L 7th Polemon ( A Slattery 119 ) 5.20L See full results	A Slattery 54kg 5.20L	7 (9)
Punchestown 30-Apr-25 3875m YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 40/1 Rear of mid-division, never a factor, ridden and no impression in rear after 3 out, no extra and pulled up before next	Philip Donovan 70.8kg	UPL (25)
Clonmel 17-Apr-25 4000m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 10/3 In touch, 6th after 6th, not fluent in 5th 4 out, headway in 3rd approaching straight, no impression on leader in 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace before last	Daniel King 75.3kg 10l	2 (9)
Naas 03-Apr-25 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders in 5th, ridden in 5th 2 out, soon no impression	Daniel King 75.3kg 2 1/4l	7 (19)
Dundalk 14-Mar-25 2414m STANDARD Flat, SP: 12/1 Towards rear, pushed along on outer early straight, ridden and briefly short of room over 1f out, kept on well inside final 150 yards to go 4th close home	Dylan O'Connor 63kg 1/2 length	4 (6)
Leopardstown 02-Mar-25 3219m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 5/1 Tracked leader, 4th before 4th, took closer order after 3 out, led 2 out, headed before last where dropped to 3rd and slight mistake, no impression closing stages and dropped to 5th	Philip Donovan 75.3kg 1/2 length	5 (18)
Dundalk 31-Jan-25 2414m STANDARD Flat, SP: 9/4 Tracked leaders in 4th, headway into 2nd and ridden 2f out, soon 3rd, moderate 4th 1f out, no impression	J M Sheridan 59.4kg 4 3/4l	4 (5)
Dundalk 10-Jan-25 2414m STANDARD Flat, SP: 18/1 Towards rear, pushed along and some headway 2f out, 3rd and ridden 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong	Keithen Kennedy 64.4kg Head	4 (11)
Leopardstown 26-Dec-24 3219m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Rear of mid-division, some headway 2 out, 8th and pushed along approaching last, kept on one pace run-in	Daniel King 75.3kg 4 1/4l	6 (17)
Thurles 29-Nov-24 3190m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 25/1 Held up towards rear, progress after 3 out, ridden in 5th entering straight, 3rd and no impression on leaders after last, kept on same pace	Daniel King 75.3kg 3 3/4l	3 (10)
Dundalk 01-Nov-24 2414m STANDARD Flat, SP: 17/2 Mid-division, ridden and dropped to 7th 2f out, weakened	Billy Lee 60.3kg 3 1/4l	9 (9)
Curragh 17-Oct-24 2816m YIELDING Flat, SP: 17/2 In touch, 10th halfway, progress under 5f out, under pressure in 7th inside final furlong, no extra closing stages	Daniel King 65.3kg 1 1/4 length	10 (19)
Curragh 05-Oct-24 2414m GOOD Flat, SP: 5/1 Mid-division, headway 3f out, switched left over 2f out, closed under 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages	Miss Georgie Benson 68.5kg	1 (15)
Dundalk 20-Sep-24 2414m STANDARD Flat, SP: 10/1 In rear, ridden 2f out, moderate 7th 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong	Alan Casey 62.1kg 2l	5 (9)
Cork 11-Sep-24 1811m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 11/1 Mid-division, not clear run on inner over 2f out, ridden in 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong	Alan Casey 64.4kg 1 1/2 length	4 (10)
Tipperary 01-Sep-24 2515m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 9/1 Mid-division on inner, 7th halfway, 4th entering straight, ridden in 2nd and no impression under 2f out, stayed on to challenge 1f out, led final 150 yards, kept on well, readily	Daniel King 63kg	1 (16)
Killarney 23-Aug-24 2890m YIELDING TO SOFT (YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 8/1 Held up towards rear, closer 3f out, ridden to press leaders 2f out, under pressure in 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression on leaders	Alan Casey 59.4kg 6 1/2l	3 (6)
Gowran Park 14-Aug-24 1902m GOOD TO FIRM Flat, SP: 12/1 Mid division, 9th halfway, pushed along on inner early straight, ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, led 150 yards out, strongly pressed close home, just held on	Alan Casey 62.1kg	1 (14)
Lingfield 10-Jul-24 2334m SOFT CL6 Flat, SP: 10/3 Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, some headway over 1f out, kept on inside final 100 yards, went 4th towards finish	Hollie Doyle 64.4kg 1 3/4 length	4 (9)
Newbury 25-Jun-24 2213m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 33/1 Held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, stayed on entering final furlong, minor headway inside final furlong, nearest finish	Hana Macdonald 59.9kg 1/2 length	5 (11)
Yarmouth 12-Jun-24 2308m SOFT CL6 Flat, SP: 18/1 Prominent early, tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong	Hollie Doyle 62.1kg 5 1/2l	4 (7)
Doncaster 31-May-24 2393m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 28/1 Held up in 5th on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, hung left and weakened entering final furlong	Laura Coughlan 61.7kg 1 1/4 length	7 (8)
Southwell 09-Jan-24 2427m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 22/1 Close up, pushed along and edged left 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out	Hollie Doyle 61.7kg 9l	8 (10)
Wolverhampton 18-Dec-23 2461m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 6/1 Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly	Joshua Bryan 62.1kg 9 1/2l	10 (12)
Kempton 08-Feb-23 2413m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 7/1 Took keen hold in midfield, looking for room over 2f out where driven, soon switched right and headway between horses, led entering final furlong, headed close home, just held	L Morris 60.3kg Neck	2 (7)
Lingfield 28-Jan-23 2414m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 8/1 Tracked leader, led turning in, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner	L Morris 59kg 2 1/2l	2 (6)
Chelmsford City 14-Jan-23 2012m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 50/1 Towards rear, wide into straight 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish	L Morris 59kg 1 length	4 (7)
Cheltenham 01-Jan-23 2806m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 NH Flat, SP: 33/1 Always towards rear, tailed off	Miss Brodie Hampson 69.9kg 79kgl	14 (14)
Exeter 18-Oct-22 2650m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 NH Flat, SP: 5/4 Led, few lengths clear and going well over 2f out, ridden and headed final furlong, no extra	Miss Brodie Hampson 69.9kg 4 3/4l	3 (5)