Ballyburn (IRE)
Owner: R A Bartlett & David Manasseh Trainer: W P Mullins Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Flemensfirth / Old Moon (Old Vic)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 13 | 8 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2025 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 3m 213y | 1 | Champ Kiely | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 8 | Paul Townend | 11/8 |
| close up, not fluent early, slight mistake 6th, led and disputed after 8th, led after 3 out, ridden entering straight, joined 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2025 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 3m 110y | 1 | Lecky Watson | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 7 | Paul Townend | 4/7 |
| in touch on inside, bad mistake 7th and lost place, slightly hampered 4 out, switched right and effort before 2 out, went 4th flat, no impression, lost 4th last strides | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2025 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 5f 107y | 1 | Ballyburn | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 6 | Paul Townend | 8/13 |
| tracked leader disputing 2nd, took keen hold, went 2nd from 11th, led on inner travelling well 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed entering straight, narrowly headed at last, rallied to regain lead inside final furlong, stayed on strongly close home | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2024 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 1 | Sir Gino | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 4 | Paul Townend | 7/4 |
| led, untidy 1st, headed on landing 4th, narrowly led again approaching halfway, headed 7th, outpaced by winner after 3 out, went left 2 out, weakening when bad mistake last, kept on | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2024 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m 2f 200y | 0 | Ballyburn | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | Paul Townend | 2/11 |
| made all, took keen hold early, jumped well, went clear from 3 out, stayed on strongly run-in, not extended | |||||||||
| 03 May 2024 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 4f 140y | 1 | Ballyburn | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | Paul Townend | 1/5 |
| tracked leader, ran freely, slight mistake 5th, 2nd halfway, pushed along and led early straight, 3 lengths clear last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2024 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Ballyburn | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 7 | Paul Townend | 1/2 |
| tracked leader, took keen hold, led after 2 out, quickened before last, soon clear, stayed on well, impressive | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2024 | Leopardstown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | Ballyburn | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 10 | Paul Townend | 10/11 |
| tracked leader on inner, disputed halfway, led after 2 out (usual 3 out), travelling well entering straight, pushed along to assert over 1f out, stayed on strongly, comfortably | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2023 | Leopardstown | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Ballyburn | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | Paul Townend | 2/9 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, took keen hold, good headway to lead travelling well at last (usual 2 out), went clear entering straight, pushed along bypassing usual final flight, stayed on strongly, very easily, impressive | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2023 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Firefox | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 28 | Paul Townend | 10/11 |
| tracked leader in 2nd virtually throughout, took keen hold, disputed lead briefly 3 out, headed entering straight, 2nd and not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, kept on in 2nd run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2023 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m 40y | 0 | Ballyburn | 12st | 1 of 11 | Mr P W Mullins | 10/11 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, improved to dispute 2 1/2f out, ridden to lead 2f out, asserted over 1f out, kept on strongly | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2023 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m | 0 | Firefox | 11st 11lbs | of 6 | Mr Pat Taaffe | 0/0 |
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| 19 Feb 2023 | Punchestown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Ballyburn | 12st | 1 of 13 | Mr P W Mullins | 7/4 |
| soon tracked leader, 2nd halfway, disputed 2nd under 2f out, ridden to challenge leader final 150 yards, stayed on well to lead closing stages | |||||||||


