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Chicago Pope

Horse Form Profile

Age: 3 years

Trainer: J P Murtagh

Owner: Anthony Paul Smurfit & Samuel M Mencoff

Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

5

(4)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 205y

15:45 Naas

Chicago Pope

9st 9lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Beat the debuting Michael's Well in C&D maiden (yielding) in October and second over 5f on testing ground at Cork on return, having led both times.

10/1

2nd

3

(4)

4th Apr 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

14:54 Cork

Chicago Pope

9st 7lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: J P Murtagh

Got off the mark on final start last year when winning a Naas maiden over this trip, narrowly beating Michael's Well; the cheekpieces worn then are left off and has been gelded since; has early speed and could cope with this trip but looks the stable second-string.

13/2

1st

1

(5)

12th Oct 2025

Yielding

0m 5f 205y

14:00 Naas

Chicago Pope

9st 5lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Best of two maiden runs was finishing 6l behind subsequent Group 3 winner Mission Central at the Curragh (6f, good); outclassed in a Group 2 back at that track in August (7f, good); slowly away and always behind in the Goffs Million most recently (7f, soft); cheeckpieces go on now and he could get involved back at this level.

7/1

19th

5

(11)

27th Sep 2025

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

15:45 Curragh

Chicago Pope

9st 5lb

J: N G McCullagh

T: J P Murtagh

Beaten at least 8l in three maidens including here and can't be fancied in this company.

22/1

2

(1)

23rd Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

15:27 Curragh

Chicago Pope

9st 5lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Another son of Starspangledbanner; promising Naas debut (first in unfavoured far side group) and again came out best of group when racing nearside here early in the month in chasing home an impressive winner over 6f; probably capable of better but big step up in grade here.

16/1