Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1) – Punchestown

Punchestown

5:00

Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1)

Date 2023-04-29

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize €73,750

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
8	Lossiemouth gr Paul Townend · W P Mullins	Paul Townend · W P Mullins	147	—	1-1121	141	164	138	43d	—	—	-8	49.8	8/15 65%
Unlucky to lose unbeaten record at DRF; career best Triumph success latest; hard to beat
6	Enjoy The Dream gr Darragh O'Keeffe · Andrew Mcnamara	Darragh O'Keeffe · Andrew Mcnamara	147	—	31	-	160	129	19d	—	—	+8	13.8	14 7%
Caused 33-1 upset in Gr 2 at Fairyhouse this month; could be more to come
4	Zarak The Brave b Daryl Jacob · W P Mullins	Daryl Jacob · W P Mullins	154	—	12	135	145	124	146d	—	—	+25	36.6	9 11%
Winning start for this yard; 4l behind Lossiemouth latest; that rival has improved since
7	Gala Marceau b Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	147	h	11-212	136	160	135	43d	—	—	+8	27.2	10/3 23%
2l behind Lossiemouth in the Triumph last time; needs to find improvement to reverse form
2	Nusret b J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick Obrien	J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick Obrien	154	t	13313	130	146	123	16d	—	—	+31	35.8	18 6%
Gr 2 winner in Britain; creditable 3rd at Aintree latest; work cut out here though
5	Cinsa b Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	147	—	4-67	-	140	114	43d	—	—	-1	0.4	100 1%
In at the deep end in 2 runs for this yard; 21l behind Lossiemouth in Triumph when 200s
3	Your Honor b Gavin Brouder · J A Nash	Gavin Brouder · J A Nash	154	—	777514	120	143	132	15d	—	—	+24	24.8	125 1%
Won on penultimate start; failed to back it up latest and now has huge step up in class
1	Jacovec Cavern b Richard Deegan · Paul Hennessy	Richard Deegan · Paul Hennessy	154	h	6068	110	137	110	43d	—	—	+14	15.2	200 1%
Out of his depth when finishing 24l behind Lossiemouth in the Triumph; similar story here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Lossiemouth	8/15	1/2	4/9	1/2	4/9
Enjoy The Dream	14	12	12	12	12
Zarak The Brave	15/2	7	9	15/2	9
Gala Marceau	10/3	3	3	10/3	3
Nusret	16	18	18	18	18
Cinsa	100	100	100	100	100
Your Honor	100	125	80	125	125
Jacovec Cavern	200	200	125	200	200

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Lossiemouth

49.8

OR: 22.8 Form: 7 Odds: 20

8/15

2nd

Zarak The Brave

36.6

OR: 21.3 Form: 12 Odds: 3.3

3rd

Nusret

35.8

OR: 20 Form: 14.4 Odds: 1.4

Gala Marceau

27.2

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Your Honor

24.8

OR: 17.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.3

125

Jacovec Cavern

15.2

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200

Enjoy The Dream

13.8

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.7

Cinsa

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lossiemouth Top Rated	141	164	138
Gala Marceau	136	160	135
Zarak The Brave	135	145	124
Nusret	130	146	123
Your Honor	120	143	132
Jacovec Cavern	110	137	110
Enjoy The Dream	—	160	129
Cinsa	—	140	114

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lossiemouth	43d ago	Fit
Enjoy The Dream	19d ago	Fit
Zarak The Brave	146d ago	Long break
Gala Marceau	43d ago	Fit
Nusret	16d ago	Fit
Cinsa	43d ago	Fit
Your Honor	15d ago	Fit
Jacovec Cavern	43d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Yielding

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