Punchestown (IRE)
16:50
Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sat, 04 May 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €3.25 Place: €1.30 €1.50 €1.50 Exacta: €9 Tricast: €25.30 Trifecta: €43.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Kargese (FR) 5 M Good W P Mullins 147 lbs 9/4F Won Took keen hold - towards rear - still plenty to do when switched left home turn - pushed along and headway approaching last - ridden and ran on well to lead towards finish - won going away(op 7/4)
2nd 2 Bottler'secret (IRE) 5 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 154 lbs 5/2 1.5 Prominent - disputed lead after 1st - prominent 2nd - pushed along 2 out - led when edged left last - ran on well but headed towards finish(op 9/4 tchd 85/40)
3rd 7 Nurburgring (IRE) 5 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 154 lbs 5/1 .5 Led - joined after 1st - prominent 2nd - led again when hit 2 out - soon pushed along - headed approaching last - kept on run-in(op 6/1 tchd 9/2)
4th 8 Storm Heart (FR) 5 G AVG W P Mullins 154 lbs 5/1 0.3 Held up in midfield - pushed along and headway from 2 out - pressed leaders when slightly hampered and not fluent last - kept on run-in(op 6/1)
5th 4 Eastern Legend (IRE) 4 G AVG J S Bolger 154 lbs 66/1 1 Took keen hold - prominent - disputed lead after 1st - led clearly 2nd - hit 5 out - not fluent 3 out - headed 2 out - soon ridden - not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 80/1)
6th 1 Batman Girac (FR) 4 G Poor W P Mullins 154 lbs 40/1 6 In rear - some headway after 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 80/1)
7th 6 Karl Des Tourelles (FR) 5 G Poor Philip Fenton 154 lbs 28/1 4 Prominent - dropped to midfield 2nd - weakened after 2 out(op 40/1)
8th 10 Miss Manzor (GB) 4 F AVG W P Mullins 147 lbs 18/1 2.25 Midfield - headway and briefly disputed lead after 1st - prominent 2nd - weakened after 2 out(op 33/1)
9th 3 Bunting (FR) 5 G Poor W P Mullins 154 lbs 9/1 2.5 Midfield - in touch with leaders 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
10th 5 Highwind (FR) 5 G AVG W P Mullins 154 lbs 28/1 1.75 Jumped left on occasions - in rear throughout(op 33/1)