The Flying Popov (AUS) Horse
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The Flying Popov, a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Chris Waller. He is by Russian Camelot out of the dam Coutances. He has recorded one win in his career. On 3 Feb 2026 at Seymour he earned his most notable victory, taking the $32,000.00 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sandown Lakeside 06-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 4 R3 BM66 $1,200 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.710, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Wings Of Carmen ( C Parish 54.5 ) 2nd Didn't Miss Many ( L Cartwright 61 , Cd 59 ) 0.40L 3rd Torn ( C Williams 59 ) 1.15L 9th The Flying Popov ( B Melham 58 ) 3.73L See full results | B Melham 58kg 3.73L | 9 (9) |
| Caulfield Heath 26-Mar-26 1000m GOOD 4 R9 3UP CL2-TRL, Winning Time: 01:00.060 1st Rosa Aotearoa ( D W Stackhouse ) 2nd Invincible Woman ( C Williams ) 1.75L 3rd Karren ( M Zahra ) 1.85L 6th The Flying Popov ( J Mcneil ) 6.45L | J Mcneil 6.45L | 6 (9) |
| 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 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700 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 5, 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 13, 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) |