Punchestown (IRE)
16:55
Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sat, 02 May 2026 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €5.50 Place: €1.70 €2.30 €1.90 Exacta: €52.40 Tricast: €320.74 Trifecta: €312.70
Non-Runners: Proactif (coughing)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - pressed leaders going easily after 2 out - pushed along and led after 2 out - clear last - ridden out(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
3 C AVG Padraig Roche 154 lbs 9/2 Won
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2nd
Took keen hold - prominent - soon raced in fourth - headway and chased clear leader last - kept on well - no match for winner(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
3 G AVG Martin Brassil 154 lbs 10/1 3.75
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3rd
Midfield - in touch with leaders after 3 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on and went third run-in(op 13/2)
4 G AVG W P Mullins 154 lbs 7/1 3.5
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4th
Towards rear - headway into midfield after 2 out - ran on well and went fourth inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
3 F AVG W P Mullins 147 lbs 14/1 1.5
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5th
Towards rear - headway after 2 out - keeping on when not fluent last - not reach leaders(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
3 F Elite W P Mullins 147 lbs 10/1 1.75
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6th
Prominent - soon went second - outpaced approaching last - weakened run-in(op 25/1 tchd 18/1)
3 G Good Harry Derham 154 lbs 20/1 4.75
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7th
Never better than midfield - towards rear 3 out - kept on from last - never dangerous(op 66/1 tchd 33/1)
2 C AVG W P Mullins 154 lbs 40/1 1.25
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8th
In touch with leaders - not fluent and dropped to midfield 3 out - outpaced before last(op 7/2)
3 G Elite Henry De Bromhead 154 lbs 5/2F 0.3
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9th
Led - headed after 2 out - soon weakened(op 66/1 tchd 25/1)
3 G AVG W P Mullins 154 lbs 40/1 0.05
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10th
Never better than midfield - outpaced after 2 out - eased approaching last (jockey said he was never happy with his mount in-running)(op 9/4)
3 G Good W P Mullins 154 lbs 3/1 10
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11th
Towards rear - brief headway 2 out - weakened before last(op 50/1)
3 G AVG W P Mullins 154 lbs 40/1 4
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99th
Towards rear throughout - detached after 2 out - pulled up approaching last(op 66/1 tchd 40/1)
4 G AVG W P Mullins 154 lbs 50/1 -
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