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Optima RacingHorses › Heliogabalus (IRE)

Heliogabalus (IRE)

5yo br g · Form & record 2023-05-22 to 2026-07-09 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Sean Byrne.
Pedigree Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) × La Folie (IRE) (by Footstepsinthesand)
OwnerMrs Brenda Byrne
BreederAlexander Pereira
Ratings Official 74 · best RPR 79 · best TS 70
15
Runs
2
Wins
13.3%
Strike rate
40.0%
Place rate
1.12
Actual / Expected
86.7%
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Full form — last 15 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-07-09 21d Leopardstown 8f Good 6/13 1.25 Colin Keane 134 74 70 58 3/1F
Flat Turf Harry Meighan Memorial Handicap Sat handy behind the pace-setters - driven in 3rd 2f out - slipped to 4th 1f out with nothing more to offer
2026-06-18 269d Leopardstown 8f Good 1/16 0 Shane Foley 138 68 77 70 14/1
Flat Turf Bulmers Live Handicap Midfield - switched right and headway over 1f out - ridden and led narrowly inside final 110yds - pushed out(op 12/1)
2025-09-22 37d Listowel 8f Heavy 13/15 2.5 Ronan Whelan p 139 69 24 13 20/1
Flat Turf Visit Millennium Machinery Open House Exhibition 9th - 11th October Handicap Squeezed out start - always behind(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
2025-08-16 18d Curragh 8f Good 13/21 0.1 Shane Foley b 141 71 62 35 11/1
Flat Turf Robbie Dolan Melbourne Cup Winner Handicap Midfield - bit short of room under 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - short of room and weakened final 110yds (jockey said gelding ran keen early on and hung right late on)(op 17/2)
2025-07-29 13d Galway 8.5f Soft 1/17 0 Shane Foley b 138 68 73 61 12/1
Flat Turf Caulfield Industrial Handicap Took keen hold - in touch with leaders after 2f - switched left over 1f out - soon ridden and hung right - disputed lead towards finish - forced dead-heat (jockey said gelding hung right when he got daylight)
2025-07-16 12d Killarney 8f Soft 3/11 0.05 Shane Foley p 142 64 70 10 17/2
Flat Turf Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Optional Claiming Race Midfield - in rear over 6f out - headway 2f out - ran on inside final furlong - went third final strides(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
2025-07-04 23d Bellewstown 8f Good 11/15 1.25 Dylan Browne McMonagle p 135 64 35 55 3/1
Flat Turf Smiths Of Drogheda Ford Classic Handicap In touch with leaders - briefly led over 2f out - weakened final furlong (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 10/3)
2025-06-11 26d Limerick 8f Good 2/13 2.25 Shane Foley p 134 63 67 46 8/1
Flat Turf Summer Racing @ Limerick Handicap Took keen hold - midfield - headway and pressed leaders over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 11/1)
2025-05-16 38d Leopardstown 8f Good 6/19 2.75 Shay Wallace p 130 67 56 50 40/1
Flat Turf BoyleSports Daily Money Back Meetings Apprentice Handicap Led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 28/1)
2025-04-08 288d Navan 10f Good 8/13 Sam Coen 131 68 60 41 33/1
Flat Book Your Navan Summer BBQ Packages Apprentice Handicap
2024-06-24 7d Ballinrobe 9.5f Good 3/8 7.5 Scott McCullagh p 135 74 50 17 6/4F
Flat Turf Linden Bloodstock Apprentice Claiming Race Slowly into stride - soon prominent - outpaced over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 11/10)
2024-06-17 30d Gowran Park 8f Good 6/14 1 Scott McCullagh p 131 70 26 40/1
Flat Turf GowranPark.ie Maiden In touch with leaders - some headway when not clear run up the centre under 2f out - switched right 1f out - soon no extra(op 28/1)
2024-05-18 204d Navan 10f Good 6/9 5.5 Shane Foley 134 60 50 12/1
Flat Turf Book Your Summer BBQ On June 8th Maiden Towards rear - some headway over 2f out - soon switched left and no impression (jockey said gelding was struck into behind)(tchd 14/1)
2023-10-27 158d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 3/13 0.5 Shane Foley 128 79 45 50/1
Flat AW Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Div I) Prominent - lost position and dropped to midfield after 2f - headway and in touch with leaders over 1f out - ran on and went third inside final 110yds(op 28/1)
2023-05-22 DEB Roscommon 7.5f Good 12/13 Shane Foley 135 42 7/2
Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden (IRE Incentive Race)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)3133.3%
Normal (2-4wk)500.0%
Freshened (1-2m)200.0%
Layoff (2-6m)100.0%
Long break (6m+)3133.3%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)13215.4%
Middle (10-12f)200.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good1119.1%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Leopardstown3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-05-22–2026-07-09. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.