Ballyward (IRE)
Owner: Andrea & Graham Wylie Trainer: W P Mullins Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Flemensfirth / Ifyoucouldseemenow (Saddlers' Hall)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2019 | Cheltenham | Soft | 3m 7f 147y | 1 | Le Breuil | 11st 6lbs | Fell of 18 | Mr P W Mullins | 9/4 |
| held up behind, blundered 5th, headway into mid-division 16th, fell next | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2019 | Naas | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 1 | Ballyward | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 11 | Ruby Walsh | 7/2 |
| mid-division on outer, headway into 3rd 5 out, travelling well 3 out, improved to lead and pushed along after 2 out, pushed along and pressed with 0.5L lead when jumped slightly right and left clear at last, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2018 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m 1f 50y | 0 | Shady Operator | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 7 | P Townend | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd 3 out, headway into 2nd next, ridden and led at last, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, no extra and headed near line | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2018 | Punchestown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Next Destination | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 11 | D J Mullins | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, soon 4th, bad mistake 3 out, 5th approaching straight, soon no impression, moderate 4th and not fluent last, one pace | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 7f 213y | 1 | Kilbricken Storm | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 20 | P Townend | 20/1 |
| held up in rear, headway before 2 out, driven to chase clear leaders before last, ridden and stayed on into 4th flat, not pace to trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2018 | Naas | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Ballyward | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 16 | P Townend | 9/10 |
| prominent early, chased leader from 1st, challenged 4 out, disputed travelling best entering straight, narrow lead before 2 out, mistake 2 out, soon ridden and strongly pressed, kept on well under pressure run-in, all out | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2017 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Dicey O'reilly | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 10 | P Townend | 6/4 |
| chased leaders, soon 5th, slightly awkward final hurdle, soon under pressure, chased front pair and one pace from 1f out | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2016 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Ballyward | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 10 | Mr P W Mullins | 9/10 |
| prominent, 3rd after halfway, 2nd from 3f out, on terms before straight travelling smoothly, soon led but quickly pressed, ridden to assert from 1 1/2f out, soon clear and stayed on well | |||||||||