Hale Bopp
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Equipment
- T removed25 Aug 2026
From our racecard archive — runs before our coverage window aren't included. Codes: B blinkers · P cheekpieces · V visor · H hood · T tongue tie.
Ownership history
- Macleod Pollard Carter Brae RacingCurrent
- P Sweeneyuntil 27 Aug 2026
- Mrs Lynne Lyons Sean Jones David Sprattuntil 23 Nov 2022
Newest first. Dates mark when the horse left each owner.
Breeding
- Sire
- Belardo
- Dam
- Emperors Pearl
- Damsire
- Holy Roman Emperor
Trainer history
- CurrentDaragh Bourke
- 27 Aug 2026P Sweeney
- 11 Jun 2026R Donohoe
- 23 Nov 2022G M Lyons
Career trajectory
Solid lines: OR / RPR / AI. Dashed: TS. Dot = finishing position per run (oldest left → newest right). Missing values lift the pen rather than interpolating across gaps.
Form by going
- Good0/3 · 0%
- Soft0/2 · 0%
- Good To Yielding0/2 · 0%
Strike rate per going. Bars scale against the highest rate in the list — so a short bar means weaker form on that going, not zero.
Form by course
- Gowran Park0/2 · 0%
- Bellewstown0/1 · 0%
- Hamilton0/1 · 0%
- Leopardstown0/1 · 0%
- Musselburgh0/1 · 0%
- Navan0/1 · 0%
Past runs (tracked here)
| Date | Race | Type | Pos | SP | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2026 | Hamilton 13:43 Racing TV Apprentice Handicap Stakes | Flat Class 6 | 6 | 14/1 | 25.4 |
| 12 Sept 2026 | Musselburgh 16:07 No Napier No Party Apprentice Handicap Stakes | Flat Class 6 | 6 | 4/1 | 29.0 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Navan 16:15 Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle This Saturday Handicap (Div II) | Flat | 7 | 17/2 | 26.0 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Bellewstown 16:55 Ploughman Bar & Grill Handicap (Div I) | Flat | 3 | 18/1 | 23.1 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Leopardstown 20:30 Sandyford Business District Handicap | Flat | 11 | 12/1 | 24.7 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Gowran Park 13:59 KCLR 96FM Apprentice Handicap | Flat | 14 | 15/2 | 29.7 |
| 20 May 2026 | Gowran Park 18:50 Membership At Gowran Park Golf Club Handicap | Flat | 3 | 15/2 | 27.4 |
Only runs Racing Alpha has synced are shown. Lifetime form is in the Racing Post form section above.
Spotlight commentary and quotes are editorial content from the Racing Post / Racing API. Ratings (OR/RPR/TS) are from Racing Post. Racing Alpha's AI score is in the “AI” column for runs we rated. 18+ only · Bet responsibly · BeGambleAware.org