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Hale Bopp: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Hale Bopp is an 8-year-old gelding by Belardo, trained by P Sweeney. He has won 2 of 50 starts and placed in 7 more, for £999 in prize money. His best trip is 1m, where 2 wins from 30 is a 7% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:07 at Musselburgh on 12 September. His best performance rating is 93, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 9
  • Strike rate 4%
  • Prize money £999
  • Best rating 93
  • Official rating 40

Where Hale Bopp runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:07 Musselburgh No Napier No Party Apprentice Handicap Stakes —

Hale Bopp form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
27 Aug 26 Navan (IRE) Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle This Saturday Handicap (Div II) 1m Good 7 4.25 17/2 Gavin Ryan 40
25 Aug 26 Bellewstown (IRE) Ploughman Bar & Grill Handicap (Div I) 1m Good To Yielding 3 1.75 18/1 Patrick McGettigan 40
11 Jun 26 Leopardstown Sandyford Business District Handicap (0-60) 1m 1f Soft 11 16.75 12/1 Patrick McGettigan 40
1 Jun 26 Gowran Park KCLR 96FM Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 1m Yielding 14 12 15/2 Yudish Geerdharry 40
20 May 26 Gowran Park Membership At Gowran Park Golf Club Handicap (0-60) 1m Good To Yielding 3 5.5 15/2 Patrick McGettigan 40
12 May 26 Killarney Velo Coffee Roasters Handicap (0-60) 1m Good 7 3.5 18/1 Patrick McGettigan 40
5 May 26 Gowran Park Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap (0-60) 1m Good To Yielding 6 7.25 18/1 Chris Hayes 40
24 Apr 26 Cork Follow Cork Racecourse On Social Media Handicap (0-60) 1m Good To Yielding 6 3.25 12/1 Patrick McGettigan 40
12 Apr 26 Leopardstown Sunday 10th May Leopardstown Family Day Handicap (0-60) 1m Good To Yielding 12 9.25 16/1 Jack Cleary 43
20 Feb 26 Dundalk (AW) DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 1m 2.5f Standard 12 15.5 11/1 Patrick McGettigan 48
30 Jan 26 Dundalk (AW) Follow Us On X At DundalkStadium Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) 1m 2.5f Standard 4 3 14/1 James Ryan 48
9 Jan 26 Dundalk (AW) New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) 1m Standard 5 3.5 4/1 Patrick McGettigan 48
12 Dec 25 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 1m Standard 4 3 15/2 Patrick McGettigan 50
26 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) 1m Standard 2 — 18/1 Seamie Heffernan 48
31 Oct 25 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (0-60) 1m Standard 8 4.25 16/1 Rory Mulligan 49
9 Oct 25 Thurles BOYLE Sports Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (0-60) 1m Good To Yielding 4 1.25 16/1 Shane Foley 44
8 Sep 25 Galway Kenny Developments Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Good To Yielding 15 82 150/1 Harry Sexton –
17 Aug 25 Tramore Willis Towers Watson Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Good 5 37 100/1 Harry Sexton –
8 Aug 25 Wexford Think Print & Design Maiden Hurdle 2m 1f Good To Yielding 13 82 33/1 Conor Owens –
16 Jul 25 Killarney Rose Hotel Handicap (0-60) 1m Soft 7 9 12/1 Seamie Heffernan 48
19 Jun 25 Leopardstown Jerry Fish Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) 1m 1f Good 13 11.5 20/1 Seamie Heffernan 49
20 Nov 24 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) 1m Standard 8 5 16/1 Adam Caffrey 57
1 Nov 24 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 1m Standard 11 6.75 17/2 Robbie Colgan 58
17 Oct 24 Curragh Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Handicap (47-65) 7f Yielding To Soft 11 7.25 18/1 Adam Caffrey 54
5 Oct 24 Curragh Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Handicap (47-65) 1m Good 2 .25 14/1 Adam Caffrey 47
17 Sep 24 Punchestown William Hill Proper Betting Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 1m 1f Good 8 8.5 14/1 Danny Sheehy 47
17 Aug 24 Curragh Tote.ie Handicap (47-65) 7f Good To Firm 6 4 25/1 Adam Caffrey 47
11 Jul 24 Leopardstown BoyleSports Extra Places Everyday Handicap (47-65) 1m 1f Good 18 16.5 33/1 Robbie Colgan 54
2 Jul 24 Roscommon Leo Dolan Memorial Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 7.5f Good 14 19.5 18/1 Robbie Colgan 57
13 Jun 24 Leopardstown Legacy Wine Bar Handicap (47-65) 1m 1f Good To Yielding 10 10.75 22/1 Robbie Colgan 60
29 Apr 24 Naas Best Of Luck To Our Neighbours Punchestown Ahead Of The 2024 Festival Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 1m Yielding 7 10 8/1 Adam Caffrey 61
5 Apr 24 Dundalk (AW) Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 1m Standard 3 2.5 16/1 Cian MacRedmond 60
8 Mar 24 Dundalk (AW) CT1 Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 1m 2.5f Standard 7 12 18/1 James Ryan 61
9 Feb 24 Dundalk (AW) Dundalkstadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 1m Standard 3 1 9/1 James Ryan 60
26 Jan 24 Dundalk (AW) Join Us On Our Social Channels Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 1m Standard 2 1.5 6/1 Robbie Colgan 60
12 Jan 24 Dundalk (AW) Join Us On Instagram at dundalk_stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 1m Standard 4 2 11/2 Robbie Colgan 60
20 Dec 23 Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 7f Standard 9 7.25 9/1 Robbie Colgan 61
10 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Multiples All Shops' Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 1m Standard 7 3.5 10/1 Robbie Colgan 63
3 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 1m Standard 9 5.75 13/2 Mikey Sheehy 63
20 Oct 23 Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 7f Standard 6 6.5 6/1 Robbie Colgan 63
22 Sep 23 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 1m Standard 1 — 17/2 Robbie Colgan 60
6 Sep 23 Gowran Park Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 1m Good 5 8 22/1 Cian Horgan 63
16 Aug 23 Gowran Park Coast To Curragh Charity Cycle Handicap (47-70) (Div 1) 7f Good 9 2.75 7/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle 67
22 Jun 23 Leopardstown Racing With Pride Handicap (47-75) 1m Good 9 12.25 20/1 Conor Stone-Walsh 69
24 Mar 23 Dundalk (AW) SKY BET Extra Places Every Day Handicap 1m 2.5f Standard 12 12 125/1 Robbie Colgan 74
10 Mar 23 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m 2.5f Standard 8 6.5 50/1 Robbie Colgan 76
10 Feb 23 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m Standard 7 6.75 66/1 Robbie Colgan 79
20 Jan 23 Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap 1m Standard 13 16.5 50/1 Jack Cleary 82
16 Dec 22 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap 1m 2.5f Standard 7 9.25 16/1 Mikey Sheehy 84
23 Nov 22 Dundalk (AW) Follow Us On Twitter At DundalkStadium Claiming Race 1m Standard 1 — 15/8F Colin Keane 84

Last time out

Finished 7 in the Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle This Saturday Handicap (Div II) at Navan (IRE) on 27 August 2026. Held up towards the back - asked for effort in 8th with 2f left but couldn't quicken - finished well held in 7th.

Hale Bopp by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
8f 30 2 7%
10.5f 6 0 0%
9f 5 0 0%
7f 5 0 0%
16.5f 2 0 0%
17f 1 0 0%
7.5f 1 0 0%

Hale Bopp by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Standard 24 2 8%
Good 11 0 0%
Good To Yielding 9 0 0%
Soft 2 0 0%
Yielding 2 0 0%
Yielding To Soft 1 0 0%
Good To Firm 1 0 0%

Hale Bopp by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Dundalk (AW) 24 2 8%
Leopardstown 6 0 0%
Gowran Park 5 0 0%
Curragh 3 0 0%
Killarney 2 0 0%
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0%
Bellewstown (IRE) 1 0 0%
Cork 1 0 0%
Thurles 1 0 0%
Galway 1 0 0%

Hale Bopp breeding

  • Sire Belardo (IRE)
  • Dam Emperors Pearl (IRE)
  • Damsire Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)
  • Breeder Ringfort Stud
  • Foaled 6 March 2018

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