Lope De Lardo (2022) Horse
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About
Lope De Lardo is a 3yo chestnut gelding trained by Gavin Bedggood of Cranbourne. He is by Belardo out of Acantha. To date he has earned a single win. On 20th Jun 2025 at Geelong he achieved his top victory, collecting the $27000.00 prize in the 2yo Maiden Set Weight.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ballarat 12-Jun-26 1200m HEAVY 8 R8 BM62 $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:14.190, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd 1st Powerbound ( N Farley 60.5 ) 2nd Our Wynd Chymes ( J Allen 58.5 ) 2.25L 3rd Lantana ( D Yendall 57.5 ) 2.75L 9th Lope De Lardo ( J Bowditch 59.5 ) 10.45L See full results | J Bowditch 59.5kg 10.45L | 9 (11) |
| Pakenham 16-Apr-26 1200m SOFT 6 R2 3Y BM64 $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.320, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760 1st Purple Streak ( B Allen 60 ) 2nd Celtics ( T Stockdale 59 ) 2.00L 3rd Victory Tune ( J Mott 60 ) 2.75L 6th Lope De Lardo ( B Mertens 59 ) 6.75L See full results | B Mertens 59kg 6.75L | 6 (6) |
| Southside Cranbourne 06-Apr-26 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:46.700 1st Rosberg ( J L Melham ) 2nd Naifah ( E K Pozman ) 3rd Johnny Tightlips ( L J Neindorf ) 6th Lope De Lardo ( B Mertens ) | B Mertens | 6 (13) |
| Bendigo 29-Oct-25 1300m GOOD 4 R2 3Y BM64 $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.480, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st Hey Jessie ( B Allen 57.5 ) 2nd Mongolian Gobi ( J Mott 59.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Bajaria ( J Mcneil 57 ) 2.46L 5th Lope De Lardo ( B Mertens 59.5 ) 3.56L See full results | B Mertens 59.5kg 3.56L | 5 (9) |
| Cranbourne 10-Oct-25 1300m GOOD 4 R6 BM66 $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:18.000, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.160 1st Nation State ( B Mertens 60 ) 2nd Auxiliary ( J Mott 60 ) 0.10L 3rd Queen Amanjena ( C Hefel 55 ) 2.10L 4th Lope De Lardo ( J Melham 56 ) 2.25L See full results | J Melham 56kg 2.25L | 4 (7) |