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Ballyburn (IRE) b g 11th Jan 2018Track Horse
Track Horse
Ballyburn (IRE) b g 11th Jan 2018
Last Win
Punchestown Sat, 23rd Nov, 24 2/11Fav, P Townend
(30 days)
Last Run
Punchestown Sat, 23rd Nov, 24
1st, 2/11Fav, P Townend
(30 days)
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Runs
Wins
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Win %
Earnings
Level Stk
Hurdle IRE
4
3
1
75%
€176,400
0.33
Chase IRE
1
1
0
100%
€7,800
0.18
NHF IRE
2
2
0
100%
€16,500
2.66
Hurdle GB
1
1
0
100%
£78,164
0.50
PtoP
1
1
0
Under Rules Total
8
7
1
88%
3.67
Form Figures
1-1121-1111
Form Timeline
Form Figures - 1-1121-1111
Date Course Conditions
Race Result
Jockey
Class
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MorningSP
Change of Trainer W P Mullins
Nov 2022
Cheltenham November Sale (Tattersalls Cheltenham)
Loughanmore Farm (C. S. McKeever)
Purchaser: Lot Withdrawn
Lots Sold: 48
Prices
Avg: £85,729
Median: £72,500
Maximum: £360,000
Handler Colin S. McKeever
Nov 2018
November National Hunt Sale (Tattersalls (Ireland))
The Beeches Stud
Purchaser: Ian Ferguson
€80,000
Lots Sold: 770
Prices
Avg: €16,879
Median: €11,000
Maximum: €200,000
Symbols Explained
ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel
The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.
Date Course
Conditions
Race
Jockey Weight
OR
Class
8/11
8/11
1/1
1/1
11/10Date
Sale
Consignor
Purchaser
Price
Nov 2022
Cheltenham November Sale (Tattersalls Cheltenham)
Loughanmore Farm (C. S. McKeever)
Purchaser: Lot Withdrawn
Lots Sold: 48
Prices
Avg: £85,729
Median: £72,500
Maximum: £360,000
Nov 2018
November National Hunt Sale (Tattersalls (Ireland))
The Beeches Stud
Purchaser: Ian Ferguson
€80,000
Lots Sold: 770
Prices
Avg: €16,879
Median: €11,000
Maximum: €200,000
Reports in which Ballyburn (IRE) was mentioned
Mullins 'very pleased' with Ballyburn's chasing debut
The exciting Ballyburn enjoyed his first crack at steeplechasing with a facile victory in the Conway Piling Beginners Chase at Punchestown. Sat 23rd Nov
Oakley Brown back amongst the winners on Eagle Fang
Eagle Fang, in the colours of Bill Durkan, sprang a 22/1 surprise in the Uniquely Novice Hurdle. Fri 03rd May
Ballyburn secures record-breaking win for Mullins
Fri 03rd May
Bookies think Kennedy won't be caught in title race
It was all change in the betting on the Irish jump jockeys' title after day three of the Punchestown festival and Jack Kennedy is now long odds-on to be crowned champion for the first time on Saturday. Fri 03rd May
El Fabiolo's departure offers reprieve to bookmakers
Wed 13th Mar
Bally burns off rivals with consummate ease
Wed 13th Mar
Ballyburn the class act in novice hurdle
Sun 04th Feb
Ballyburn out to enhance big reputation
Ballyburn bids to continue the recent domination of Willie Mullins in the Tattersalls Ireland 50th Derby Sale Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown. Sat 03rd Feb
Ballyburn impresses with effortless maiden win at Leopardstown
The Willie Mullins trained Ballyburn went one place better than on his hurdling debut when easily disposing of some smart rivals in the Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown. Fri 29th Dec
Firefox proves too hot for market rival Ballyburn
Firefox completed a quick double for Gordon Elliott, as he impressively dismissed market rival Ballyburn in the Kettles Country House Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens GFC Raceday Maiden Hurdle. Sat 02nd Dec
Mullins continues his Punchestown plunder
Champion trainer Willie Mullins is past halfway in his annual Punchestown plunder and today registered a four-timer at the festival with impressive winner Ballyburn (10/11f) in the concluding JP & M Doyle Bumper. Thu 27th Apr
Winning pointer enters Cheltenham Bumper picture
Willie Mullins completed a Punchestown double today with keen-going point to point winner Ballyburn landing the Hospitality At Festival 2023 Bumper, thus entering the champion trainer's Cheltenham festival plans. Sun 19th Feb
He met hurdle after hurdle right and was in control the whole way. Paul was very happy with how he did things. He did everything right over the minimum trip which is good. He has a very low head carriage which is usually a good sign in a horse, I like it, but it’s not nice for the jockeys at times.
W P Mullins
It’s the first time he’s wowed me, I thought ‘wow, what a performance’ and to me that was a Champion Hurdle performance,. It was really really spectacular. With his size, scope and pedigree our owners might decide to go chasing with him next year, I don’t know. But with that performance he can go anywhere. Our team are in flying form, but we are just so sorry for Nicky Henderson that he has had to pull his good horses out. It could be us, so our sympathies go to him.
W P Mullins
He settled well enough — that’s what I was worried about, he would get too keen. He was more in his comfort zone today over two and a half miles. I’m not thinking of anything (future plans) — I’m just delighted we got today out of the way. He did it impressively. You’d be thinking he is more of a two-and-a-half-mile horse. Paul told me he appears keen, but it is just the way he carries his head low. He said every time he gave him a little feel on the reins, he came back underneath him. I’m very happy that the horse is learning all the time.
W P Mullins
After race at Punchestown Sat, 23rd Nov, 2024 (1st)
He did things very well and took a good blow during the race which means there is a lot of improvement to come. A lot of ours are running that way and it was a worry going out. He jumped from fence to fence and I was very pleased. I think Paul was very pleased as well. He has a lovely low head carriage and usually horses with a head carriage like that are very good jumpers. I haven’t been looking past today but we’ll have a look at what’s available and there is a chance he could go to England.
W P Mullins
He did things very well and took a good blow during the race which means there is a lot of improvement to come. A lot of ours are running that way and it was a worry going out. He jumped from fence to fence and I was very pleased. I think Paul was very pleased as well. He has a lovely low head carriage and usually horses with a head carriage like that are very good jumpers. I haven’t been looking past today but we’ll have a look at what’s available and there is a chance he could go to England.
W P Mullins
After race at Punchestown Fri, 3rd May, 2024 (1st)
Dermot pioneered going down to Australia and won the Belmont Stakes, an American Triple Crown race. He’s done superb things, so to be mentioned alongside him is fantastic. We were delighted with the way our fella finished. He's still not mature and he's racing too much throughout the race. Once he learns to settle a bit more and use his power at the end of the race I think he's going to a super horse. We can go either direction with him. Two miles, two-and-a-half and on his pedigree he can go out to three miles. I was just chatting to his point-to-point rider and he said he's a fabulous jumper of a fence so we have all that to put into the mix and see what direction we got in the future. A few of ours ran a bit flat earlier in the day and we were wondering would this fella do the same but he didn't. Good horses just dig deep and they do it.
W P Mullins
Dermot pioneered going down to Australia and won the Belmont Stakes, an American Triple Crown race. He’s done superb things, so to be mentioned alongside him is fantastic. We were delighted with the way our fella finished. He's still not mature and he's racing too much throughout the race. Once he learns to settle a bit more and use his power at the end of the race I think he's going to a super horse. We can go either direction with him. Two miles, two-and-a-half and on his pedigree he can go out to three miles. I was just chatting to his point-to-point rider and he said he's a fabulous jumper of a fence so we have all that to put into the mix and see what direction we got in the future. A few of ours ran a bit flat earlier in the day and we were wondering would this fella do the same but he didn't. Good horses just dig deep and they do it.
W P Mullins
After race at Cheltenham Wed, 13th Mar, 2024 (1st)
It’s the first time he’s wowed me, I thought ‘wow, what a performance’ and to me that was a Champion Hurdle performance,. It was really really spectacular. With his size, scope and pedigree our owners might decide to go chasing with him next year, I don’t know. But with that performance he can go anywhere. Our team are in flying form, but we are just so sorry for Nicky Henderson that he has had to pull his good horses out. It could be us, so our sympathies go to him.
W P Mullins
It’s the first time he’s wowed me, I thought ‘wow, what a performance’ and to me that was a Champion Hurdle performance,. It was really really spectacular. With his size, scope and pedigree our owners might decide to go chasing with him next year, I don’t know. But with that performance he can go anywhere. Our team are in flying form, but we are just so sorry for Nicky Henderson that he has had to pull his good horses out. It could be us, so our sympathies go to him.
W P Mullins
After race at Leopardstown Sun, 4th Feb, 2024 (1st)
He met hurdle after hurdle right and was in control the whole way. Paul was very happy with how he did things. He did everything right over the minimum trip which is good. He has a very low head carriage which is usually a good sign in a horse, I like it, but it’s not nice for the jockeys at times.
W P Mullins
He met hurdle after hurdle right and was in control the whole way. Paul was very happy with how he did things. He did everything right over the minimum trip which is good. He has a very low head carriage which is usually a good sign in a horse, I like it, but it’s not nice for the jockeys at times.
W P Mullins
After race at Leopardstown Fri, 29th Dec, 2023 (1st)
He did what we were hoping he might do in Fairyhouse. We were happy - he jumped well and galloped to the line, so he is improving. He is on the up. He has improved hugely from Fairyhouse. He was probably beaten in a sprint in Fairyhouse. We are hoping there is plenty more improvement to come as well, we think there is anyway. He settled well enough - that's what I was worried about, he would get too keen. That's more his comfort zone today over two and a-half miles. I'm not thinking anything (future plans) - I'm just delighted we got today out of the way. He did it impressively. You'd be thinking he is more of a two-and-a-half-mile horse. Paul told me he appears keen, but it is just the way he carries his head low. He said every time he gave him a little feel on the reins, he came back underneath him. I'm very happy that the horse is learning all the time.
W P Mullins
He did what we were hoping he might do in Fairyhouse. We were happy - he jumped well and galloped to the line, so he is improving. He is on the up. He has improved hugely from Fairyhouse. He was probably beaten in a sprint in Fairyhouse. We are hoping there is plenty more improvement to come as well, we think there is anyway. He settled well enough - that's what I was worried about, he would get too keen. That's more his comfort zone today over two and a-half miles. I'm not thinking anything (future plans) - I'm just delighted we got today out of the way. He did it impressively. You'd be thinking he is more of a two-and-a-half-mile horse. Paul told me he appears keen, but it is just the way he carries his head low. He said every time he gave him a little feel on the reins, he came back underneath him. I'm very happy that the horse is learning all the time.
W P Mullins
After race at Leopardstown Fri, 29th Dec, 2023 (1st)
He settled well enough – that’s what I was worried about, he would get too keen. He was more in his comfort zone today over two and a half miles. I’m not thinking of anything (future plans) – I’m just delighted we got today out of the way. He did it impressively. You’d be thinking he is more of a two-and-a-half-mile horse. Paul told me he appears keen, but it is just the way he carries his head low. He said every time he gave him a little feel on the reins, he came back underneath him. I’m very happy that the horse is learning all the time.
W P Mullins
He settled well enough – that’s what I was worried about, he would get too keen. He was more in his comfort zone today over two and a half miles. I’m not thinking of anything (future plans) – I’m just delighted we got today out of the way. He did it impressively. You’d be thinking he is more of a two-and-a-half-mile horse. Paul told me he appears keen, but it is just the way he carries his head low. He said every time he gave him a little feel on the reins, he came back underneath him. I’m very happy that the horse is learning all the time.
W P Mullins
After race at Punchestown Thu, 27th Apr, 2023 (1st)
it was a really good performance. Once again he pulled very hard but once Patrick got him down to gallop he picked up well. To run away from a nice field of bumper horses, that’s nice for Ronnie (Bartlett, joint owner with football agent David Manasseh) for next season.
W P Mullins
it was a really good performance. Once again he pulled very hard but once Patrick got him down to gallop he picked up well. To run away from a nice field of bumper horses, that’s nice for Ronnie (Bartlett, joint owner with football agent David Manasseh) for next season.
W P Mullins
After race at Punchestown Sun, 19th Feb, 2023 (1st)
it was a very good performance from the horse and jockey. He was too keen the whole way and to produce a run like that after running so keen for a mile-and-three-quarters showed that he has a lot left in the locker. It looked a fair race, in very tough ground. He's a horse that we're really looking forward to going over jumps. He looks a real chaser in the making, however he probably booked a ticket to Cheltenham (for the bumper) with that run. He looks an exciting recruit for Ronnie Bartlett and David Manasseh, who is a football agent.
W P Mullins
it was a very good performance from the horse and jockey. He was too keen the whole way and to produce a run like that after running so keen for a mile-and-three-quarters showed that he has a lot left in the locker. It looked a fair race, in very tough ground. He's a horse that we're really looking forward to going over jumps. He looks a real chaser in the making, however he probably booked a ticket to Cheltenham (for the bumper) with that run. He looks an exciting recruit for Ronnie Bartlett and David Manasseh, who is a football agent.
W P Mullins
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