Royal Sapphire (2023) Horse
About
Royal Sapphire is a 3yo bay trained by J P O'brien in Kilkenny. He is by the stallion Australia out of the dam Shahnila. He has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in four attempts. In his most recent race at Dundalk on 14 February 2026, he was ridden by Gary Halpin and finished 11th behind the winner Heartbeat Supreme.
Raced At
DundalkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 14-Feb-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R3 Md (of $12,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:41.270, SP: 251.00 1st Heartbeat Supreme ( J M Sheridan 134 ) 2nd Spirit Honour ( C Keane 129 ) 8.00L 3rd New Radical ( J Ryan 134 ) 8.20L 11th Royal Sapphire ( G Halpin 134 ) 26.45L See full results | G Halpin 60.8kg 26.45L | 11 (13) |
| Dundalk 31-Jan-26 1609m GOOD R3 Md (of $15,999) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:46.160, SP: 151.00 1st Handshake ( J M Sheridan 134 ) 2nd Nermal ( B Coen 134 ) 1.25L 3rd Moretothis ( J Kearney 129 ) 2.50L 13th Royal Sapphire ( G Halpin 134 ) 26.15L See full results | G Halpin 60.8kg 26.15L | 13 (16) |
| Dundalk 24-Jan-26 1408m SYNTHETIC R6 Md (of $15,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.190, SP: 126.00 1st River Of Life ( J Kearney 134 ) 2nd Fate's Gambit ( W Lordan 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Vishaya ( D Mcdonogh 129 ) 5.50L 11th Royal Sapphire ( G Halpin 134 ) 21.95L See full results | G Halpin 60.8kg 21.95L | 11 (16) |
| Dundalk 10-Jan-26 1609m GOOD R3 Md (of $12,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:39.610, SP: 34.00 1st Goldinthesea ( S Mccullagh 134 ) 2nd Outlaw Man ( L Roche 134 ) 3.00L 3rd Flanker Jet ( D O'connor 134 ) 6.00L 14th Royal Sapphire ( J Pietropaolo 134 , Cd 127 ) 31.65L See full results | J Pietropaolo 60.8kg, Cd 57.6kg 31.65L | 14 (17) |