Rula Bula (2019) Horse
About
Rula Bula is a 6yo filly trained by J & A O'Neill, based in Cheltenham. She is by the stallion Mount Nelson out of the dam Kopitar and has won three races to date. On 2 Nov 2025 at Carlisle she secured her most important triumph, earning $16,232.00 in a Class 4 Handicap. The horse has been a profitable runner for punters; backing her throughout her career would have yielded a 132% return on investment.
Raced At
Newbury
• Carlisle
• Kelso
• Lingfield
• Chepstow
• Market Rasen
• Sandown
• Doncaster
• AintreeRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newbury 29-Dec-25 3282m GOOD R1 CL3 HcpH $606 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 03:51.560, SP: 4.00 1st White Noise ( T Bellamy 163 ) 2nd Graecia ( D J Mcconville 142 , Cd 149 ) 5.00L 3rd Tour Ovalie ( I Williams 162 ) 9.50L 5th Rula Bula ( J O Jr 168 ) 11.05L See full results | J O Jr 76.2kg 11.05L | 5 (8) |
| Carlisle 02-Nov-25 3450m GOOD R7 CL4 HcpH $8,714 (of $16,232), SP: 11.00 1st Rula Bula ( J O Jr 166 ) 2nd Medieval Gold ( B S Hughes 154 ) 0.30L 3rd Woodland Park ( S Bowen 165 ) 1.50L See full results | J O Jr 75.3kg | 1 (14) |
| Kelso 23-Mar-25 3270m SOFT R4 CL2 NvHcpH $2,960 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 04:03.450, SP: 12.00 1st Leloopa ( T Broughton 155 ) 2nd Sunset Hill ( N Moscrop 162 ) 8.00L 3rd Game Colours ( T Bellamy 163 ) 1.25L 5th Rula Bula ( B Macey 168 , Cd 175 ) 32.75L See full results | B Macey 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 32.75L | 5 (12) |
| Lingfield 21-Feb-25 3220m SOFT R1 CL4 NvH $1,932 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 06:52.700, SP: 2.10 Led until not fluent 2 out, no impression on winner last, eased flat 1st Game Colours ( S Bowen 156 ) 2nd Rula Bula ( J O Jr 163 ) 17.00L 3rd Miss Dishy ( E Walsh 163 ) 0.00L See full results | J O Jr 73.9kg 17.00L | 2 (6) |
| Chepstow 29-Jan-25 3910m HEAVY R3 CL3 HcpH (of $10,526), Winning Time: 05:10.600, SP: 13.00 Towards rear of mid-division, not fluent 4 out, never involved, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out 1st Boyles Hill ( I Williams 153 ) 2nd Lanesborough ( B Jones 149 ) 1.00L 3rd Castelfort ( D Noonan 168 ) 4.00L UPL Rula Bula ( J O Jr 168 ) 0.00L See full results | J O Jr 76.2kg 0.00L | UPD (11) |
| Newbury 30-Nov-24 3280m SOFT R1 CL1 NvH $7,791 (of $34,429), Winning Time: 04:01.300, SP: 11.00 Led until 1st, prominent, hung left from before last, led flat, soon headed, no impression on winner towards finish 1st Listentoyourheart ( H Skelton 157 ) 2nd Rula Bula ( J O Jr 154 ) 1.50L 3rd Jubilee Alpha ( H Cobden 154 ) 1.70L See full results | J O Jr 69.9kg 1.50L | 2 (9) |
| Market Rasen 14-Nov-24 4150m GOOD R2 CL4 MdHNHFNHF $3,540 (of $6,394), Winning Time: 08:49.730, SP: 1.50 Handy, jumped left at 4th, led travelling strongly before 2 out, not fluent last, shaken up and went clear run-in, easily 1st Rula Bula ( J O Jr 158 ) 2nd Fireball Frenzy ( C Gethings 157 ) 9.50L 3rd Zarhanya ( S Bowen 158 ) 3.50L See full results | J O Jr 71.7kg | 1 (8) |
| Sandown 10-Mar-24 3220m SOFT R4 CL1 NHF $6,411 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 04:10.100, SP: 15.00 Chased leaders early, mid-division, headway on outside 3f out, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, carried left entering final furlong, held after, kept on 1st Honky Tonk Highway ( H Skelton 156 ) 2nd Rula Bula ( J O Jr 156 ) 1.75L 3rd Sunset Marquesa ( B Powell 156 ) 3.00L See full results | J O Jr 70.8kg 1.75L | 2 (11) |
| Doncaster 15-Dec-23 3340m SOFT R7 NHF $1,066 (of $11,390), Winning Time: 03:59.930, SP: 17/2 Prominent, pushed along well over 2f out, kept on same pace from 2f out 1st Avakate ( D A Jacob 156 ) 2nd Listentoyourheart ( C J Todd 156 ) 3.75L 3rd Solid Silver ( J Davies 156 ) 2.75L 4th Rula Bula ( R P Mclernon 156 , Cd 0 ) 16.50L See full results | R P Mclernon 70.8kg, Cd 0 16.50L | 4 (13) |
| Warwick 22-Nov-23 3220m SOFT R7 NHF $2,178 (of $2,178), Winning Time: 04:01.200, SP: 12/1 Chased leaders, went 2nd home turn, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well 1st Rula Bula ( J O Jr 156 ) 2nd Either Or ( N D Boinville 156 ) 3.50L 3rd Mustang Betty ( K Brogan 156 ) 6.50L See full results | J O Jr 70.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Aintree 29-Oct-23 3410m SOFT R7 NHF (of $4,084), Winning Time: 04:25.820, SP: 11/1 Midfield, shaken up 3f out, ridden along over 2f out, soon in rear and struggling, faded over 1f out 1st Sunset Marquesa ( H Cobden 155 ) 2nd Sweet Honey B ( R Patrick 156 ) 0.30L 3rd Lady In The Park ( D R Fox 156 ) 0.50L 6th Rula Bula ( J O Jr 155 , Cd 0 ) 8.00L See full results | J O Jr 70.3kg, Cd 0 8.00L | 6 (11) |
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