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

Punchestown

4:50

Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1)

Date 2024-05-04

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize €73,750

Runners 10

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9	Kargese b Paul Townend · W P Mullins	Paul Townend · W P Mullins	147	h	-12122	137	160	143	23d	—	—	+22	46	9/4 31%
Sets the standard based on the quality of her Grade 1 form but needs to settle better
2	Bottler'secret b Sean Flanagan · Gavin Cromwell	Sean Flanagan · Gavin Cromwell	154	p	11	143	157	123	33d	—	—	+23	47.5	9/4 31%
Consolidated reputation with Grade 2 Fairyhouse win, unknown quantity on better ground
7	Nurburgring b J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	154	tp	12134	136	147	128	50d	—	—	+23	35.7	5/1 17%
Creditable fourth in the Triumph, only a nose behind Kargese at Leopardstown in December
8	Storm Heart b Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	154	—	125	138	153	127	50d	—	—	+22	33.8	11/2 15%
Faded from the last when favourite for the Triumph, Paul Townend now switches to Kargese
3	Bunting b Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	154	—	147	137	152	120	50d	—	—	+22	28.5	11/1 8%
Needs to reverse Triumph Hurdle form Kargese, Nurburgring and Storm Heart
10	Miss Manzor b Rachael Blackmore · W P Mullins	Rachael Blackmore · W P Mullins	147	—	17153	127	148	124	33d	—	—	+27	30	25/1 4%
Respectable fifth in the Boodles but only third behind Bottler'secret at Fairyhouse
5	Highwind b Mark Walsh · W P Mullins	Mark Walsh · W P Mullins	154	—	189	128	136	95	50d	—	—	+23	25.2	28/1 3%
Limitations exposed at Leopardstown and the Triumph since C&D maiden win
6	Karl Des Tourelles b Brian Hayes · Philip Fenton	Brian Hayes · Philip Fenton	154	—	122	134	147	112	33d	—	—	+33	35.1	33/1 3%
100-1 debut win was not a fluke, held his own when second to Bottler'secret at Fairyhouse
1	Batman Girac b Michael O'Sullivan · W P Mullins	Michael O'Sullivan · W P Mullins	154	ht	1-7405	130	137	98	33d	—	—	+26	27.3	66/1 1%
Not far off Kargese at Leopardstown, moderate fifth behind Bottler'secret at Fairyhouse
4	Eastern Legend b Jordan Gainford · J S Bolger	Jordan Gainford · J S Bolger	154	tp	8	-	102	53	—	—	—	-1	0.3	66/1 1%
Useful on Flat, last of eight behind Bottler'secret on hurdles debut at Fairyhouse

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Kargese	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Bottler'secret	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Nurburgring	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Storm Heart	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Bunting	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Miss Manzor	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Highwind	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Karl Des Tourelles	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Batman Girac	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Eastern Legend	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bottler'secret

47.5

OR: 23.3 Form: 17 Odds: 7.3

9/4

2nd

Kargese

OR: 21.8 Form: 17 Odds: 7.3

9/4

3rd

Nurburgring

35.7

OR: 21.5 Form: 10.6 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Karl Des Tourelles

35.1

OR: 21 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Storm Heart

33.8

OR: 22 Form: 8.5 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Miss Manzor

OR: 19.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Bunting

28.5

OR: 21.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Batman Girac

27.3

OR: 20 Form: 7 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Highwind

25.2

OR: 19.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Eastern Legend

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bottler'secret Top Rated	143	157	123
Storm Heart	138	153	127
Kargese	137	160	143
Bunting	137	152	120
Nurburgring	136	147	128
Karl Des Tourelles	134	147	112
Batman Girac	130	137	98
Highwind	128	136	95
Miss Manzor	127	148	124
Eastern Legend	—	102	53

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kargese	23d ago	Fit
Bottler'secret	33d ago	Fit
Nurburgring	50d ago	Fresh
Storm Heart	50d ago	Fresh
Bunting	50d ago	Fresh
Miss Manzor	33d ago	Fit
Highwind	50d ago	Fresh
Karl Des Tourelles	33d ago	Fit
Batman Girac	33d ago	Fit
Eastern Legend	—	—

Going: Soft

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