16:50 Punchestown

Saturday 3 May 2025

All14:3015:0515:4216:1516:5017:2518:0018:35

Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 3m 49.6s

1^st

Lulamba

411-0

11/10f

T: N J HendersonJ: J Bowen

Always prominent, disputed lead from 5th, pushed along after 2 out, ridden to lead before last, stayed on strongly run-in op 11/8 tchd Evens

2^nd

Poniros

411-0

7/2

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Tracked leaders, headway to dispute lead 2 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on same pace in 2nd run-in op 3/1

3^rd

Hello Neighbour

411-0

13/2

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Mid-division, 6th 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden in 4th before last, kept on without threatening in 3rd inside final furlong tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1

4^th

Murcia

410-7

13/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Rachael Blackmore

Prominent, took keen hold, pushed along in 4th on outer 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd and no impression on leaders at last, no extra in 4th inside final furlong op 6/1

5^th

Too Bossy For Us

411-0

10/1

T: W P MullinsJ: H Cobden

Tracked leaders, ridden in 5th 2 out, 6th when left moderate 5th at last, no extra op 12/1 tchd 9/1

6^th

2 ¾

Larzac

411-0

50/1

T: W P MullinsJ: M P Walsh

In rear, mistake 3rd, ridden in 8th 2 out, no impression op 40/1

7^th

Sainte Lucie

410-7

50/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Brian Hayes

Towards rear, ridden in moderate 10th 2 out, no impression op 40/1

8^th

Lumiere Du Large

410-7

125/1

T: W P MullinsJ: K C Sexton

Mid-division, took keen hold, ridden after 3 out, weakened op 66/1 tchd 150/1

9^th

Blue Lemons

411-0

16/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins

Always behind, pushed along 4th, no impression from 3 out, weakened op 12/1

10^th

6 ½

Legionnaire Forez

411-0

150/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Gilligan

Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3 out, weakened op 100/1

Also Ran

Ephesus

411-0

100/1

T: D HoganJ: D King

Mid-division, ridden in 7th 2 out, no impression, behind when hampered when unseated rider at last op 66/1 tchd 125/1

Sony Bill

411-0

66/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Led, joined from 5th, ridden and headed 2 out, no impression, held in 5th when fell at last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.10Pl:€1.10, €1.40, €1.60EX:€6.50Trifecta:€31.70Tricast:€17.67SF:€5.11

Forecasts

Lulamba (11/10), Poniros (7/2), Hello Neighbour (13/2), Murcia (13/2), Too Bossy For Us (10/1), Blue Lemons (16/1), Larzac (50/1), Sainte Lucie (50/1), Sony Bill (66/1), Ephesus (100/1), Lumiere Du Large (125/1), Legionnaire Forez (150/1)

LULAMBA came off second best to Poniros in the Triumph Hurdle, but there's a strong argument to say he shaped the better of the pair having always been in the firing line in a well-run race, so he's very much fancied to reverse the form and come out on top. Poniros did well to overcome inexperience all the same and seems likely to progress, with Murcia and Hello Neighbour taken to battle it out for minor honours.

LULAMBA (FR)
PONIROS
MURCIA (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Kargese

Weight: 10-7 |Age: 4

J: P Townend | T: W P Mullins

9/4

Prize Money

1st: €74,999.002nd: €25,000.003rd: €12,501.004th: €6,250.005th: €3,750.006th: €2,500.00

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