Ballyburn (IRE)
Owner: R A Bartlett & David Manasseh Trainer: W P Mullins Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Flemensfirth / Old Moon (Old Vic)
Entries
Date | Time | Course | Race name |
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02 Feb 2025 | 13:10 | Leopardstown | Ladbrokes Novice Chase (Grade 1) |
Form Summary
GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
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Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
Hurdle: soft; chase: yielding | 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 (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals | 11 | 7 | 2 |
Race History
Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
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27 Dec 2024 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 1 | Sir Gino | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 4 | P 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 | P 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 | P 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 | P 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 | P 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 | P 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 | P 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 |