Ireland 4yo

Flying Fortress (GB)

T: Gavin Cromwell · J: Robert Whearty · O: Flying Fortress Partnership

By Churchill (IRE) out of Lady Poppy (GB)

Form 32510-50824

12/1 Current odds

2/20 W/R

78 RPR

73 TS

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20 runs
2 wins
placed
10% strike
22 d off
84 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 32510-50824 22 days off

4 2 8 0 5 0

At Roscommon 0/2 0 wins · 2 placed

On Good 1/6 1 win · 3 placed

Best RPR 84 Career peak

Best TS 73 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 20 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 42
Win %: 10%
Placed %: 35%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

13 venues

Career strike 35%; best at Roscommon (100% from 2 runs).

Newmarket 0% 0-0-3
Roscommon 100% 0-2-2
Yarmouth 100% 0-2-2
Ballinrobe 50% 1-0-2
Galway 50% 0-1-2
Gowran Park 0% 0-0-2
Listowel 100% 1-0-1
Curragh 0% 0-0-1
Fairyhouse 0% 0-0-1
Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Limerick 0% 0-0-1
Pontefract 0% 0-0-1
Roscommon (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

8 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

G. F. Carroll 50% 1-2-6
Robert Whearty NOW 40% 1-1-5
Silvestre De Sousa 33% 0-1-3
Keithen Kennedy 0% 0-0-2
Harry Davies 100% 0-1-1
Rob Hornby 0% 0-0-1
Robert Havlin 0% 0-0-1
Sean Dylan Bowen 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Gavin Cromwell NOW 38% 2-3-13
James Owen 29% 0-2-7

Going Record

17 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 50% on Good, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 50% 1-2-6
Good to Soft 20% 0-1-5
Soft 40% 0-2-5
Heavy 100% 1-0-1

Distance Record

20 classifiable runs

Allrounder Versatile — handles a range of trips with similar effectiveness.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f 0% 0-0-2
Mile 7f – 1m1f 36% 2-2-11
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 43% 0-3-7
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

31 Aug 2026 Oran Handicap Roscommon (IRE) B 4th/15 0.3 Good To Yielding 1m4f Robert Whearty OR 73 22/1

30 Jun 2026 Sean Cleary Memorial Handicap Roscommon B 2nd/13 0.1 Good 1m2f63y Robert Whearty OR 69 5/1

12 Jun 2026 Gowran Park Handicap Gowran Park B 8th/15 .75 Yielding 1m1f100y Keithen Kennedy OR 72 14/1

1 Jun 2026 Sonix Entertainment Handicap Gowran Park 14th/16 .5 Yielding 1m4f40y Gary Carroll OR 73 18/1

8 May 2026 Burleigh Accountancy Group Handicap Ballinrobe 5th/9 2.25 Good To Yielding 1m1f133y Robert Whearty OR 75 6/1

4 Oct 2025 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Apprentice Handicap Curragh 10th/15 0.3 Soft To Heavy 1m Keithen Kennedy OR 76 7/1

22 Sep 2025 Liam & Joan Healy Memorial Handicap Listowel 1st/10 +0 Heavy 1m80y Robert Whearty OR 72 11/2

9 Sep 2025 James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap Galway 5th/15 .5 Soft 1m98y Robert Whearty OR 72 7/1

3 Aug 2025 Village Salthill Handicap Galway 2nd/12 .5 Soft 1m73y Gary Carroll OR 72 12/1

1 Jul 2025 Conor Cassidy Car Sales Handicap Roscommon 3rd/10 1.75 Yielding 1m2f63y Gary Carroll OR 72 5/1

Connections

Trainer: Gavin Cromwell 12%
Jockey: Robert Whearty 7%
Owner: Flying Fortress Partnership
Sire: Churchill (IRE)
Dam: Lady Poppy (GB)
Dam sire: Kyllachy
Country: Ireland
Age: 4yo

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