Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle
Grade 1, Punchestown 18:35 €125,000 guaranteed, 4yo, 2m 4f, Class 1
Tweet Friday 26th April 2024

This is Mullins Number FIVE 🎵

Willie Mullins trains the first five home in the @GallagherUK Novices' Hurdle - Ballyburn wins it! 💯 pic.twitter.com/y3ozIR0pWV

— CheltenhamRacecourse (@CheltenhamRaces) March 13, 2024

Trainer Willie Mullins says: "He impressed me hugely at Cheltenham – everyone was raving about him after his couple of wins in Ireland, and I thought he was a good novice, but I thought he was way more than that when I saw the way he went up the hill at Cheltenham.

He can go any trip, so we will leave that until later on, and we’ll see how the other races pan out at the Punchestown Festival.

Ballyburn looks a really good horse – what he did, I would be comparing him to Faugheen or Vautour, that was the sort of performance he put in for me at Cheltenham. A really top-end performance."

Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
€125,000 guaranteed, 4yo plus, 2m 4f, Class 1
35 entries
Going:

NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY
1 1/1350 An Tobar 7 11-12 Henry De Bromhead
2 01F Anotherway 5 11-12 W P Mullins
3 2-4114 Asian Master 7 11-12 W P Mullins
4 1-2111 Ballyburn 6 11-12 W P Mullins
5 -F1421 Better Days Ahead 6 11-12 Gordon Elliott
6 15 Billericay Dickie 5 11-12 W P Mullins
7 63-211 Caldwell Potter 6 11-12 Paul Nicholls
8 0-1241 Captain Cody 6 11-12 W P Mullins
9 /2117P Croke Park 6 11-12 Gordon Elliott
10 -16485 Fascile Mode 6 11-12 Thomas Mullins
11 -11432 Firefox 6 11-12 Gordon Elliott
12 3-174 Gold Dancer 5 11-12 W P Mullins
13 /21215 I Will Be Baie 6 11-12 W P Mullins
14 2-1235 Ile Atlantique 6 11-12 W P Mullins
15 1-111P Jeriko Du Reponet 5 11-12 Nicky Henderson
16 2-2124 Jimmy Du Seuil 5 11-12 W P Mullins
17 1-211P Jingko Blue 5 11-12 Nicky Henderson
18 04192 Kings Hill 5 11-12 Paul John Gilligan
19 1-2131 Mirazur West 6 11-12 W P Mullins
20 52-154 Mistergif 5 11-12 W P Mullins
21 2/3212 Olympic Man 7 11-12 W P Mullins
22 23/312 O'Moore Park 7 11-12 W P Mullins
23 1-1225 Predators Gold 5 11-12 W P Mullins
24 /1111P Readin Tommy Wrong 6 11-12 W P Mullins
25 45U120 Silver King 8 11-12 Oliver McKiernan
26 3-1121 Slade Steel 6 11-12 Henry De Bromhead
27 31122 Staffordshire Knot 6 11-12 Gordon Elliott
28 16 Tounsivator 5 11-12 W P Mullins
29 2-2118 Tullyhill 6 11-12 W P Mullins
30 78-513 Western Diego 7 11-12 W P Mullins
31 215264 What's Up Darling 7 11-12 Gordon Elliott
32 -11121 Brighterdaysahead 5 11-5 Gordon Elliott
33 1-1141 Jade De Grugy 5 11-5 W P Mullins
34 811133 Jetara 6 11-5 Mrs John Harrington
35 1-312 Spindleberry 6 11-5 W P Mullins

PAST RESULTS
Year Horse Age/Wt Owner Trainer Jockey SP
2023 Impaire Et Passe 5 11-12 Simon Munir & Isaac Souede W P Mullins Paul Townend 1/3F
2022 State Man 5 11-10 Mrs J Donnelly W P Mullins Paul Townend 11/10F
2021 Gaillard Du Mesnil 5 11-12 Mrs J Donnelly W P Mullins Paul Townend 1/2F
2020 Abandoned - Covid-19
2019 Reserve Tank 5-11-10 The Reserve Tankers Stud Colin Tizzard R M Power 13/2
2018 Dortmund Park 5-11-10 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott J W Kennedy 16/1
2017 Bacardys 6-11-10 Shanakiel Racing Synd. Willie Mullins Mr Patrick Mullins 10/1
2016 Jer's Girl 4-6-10 John P McManus G P Cromwell Barry Geraghty 11/8 Fav
2015 Nichols Canyon 5-11-10 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 4/5 Fav
2014 Vautour 5-11-10 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 1/3 Fav
2013 Un Atout 5-11-10 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins Davy Russell 4/6 Fav
2012 Dedigout 6-11-10 Gigginstown House Stud Tony Martin Davy Russell 100/30
2011 Spirit Of Adjisa 7-11-10 Darr, Johnson, Weston & Whitaker Tim Vaughan GB Richard Johnson 16/1
2010 Reve De Sivola 5-11-10 Paul Duffy Diamond P’shp Nick Williams GB Daryl Jacob 9/4 Fav
2009 Mikael D’Haguenet 5-11-10 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 8/11 Fav
2008 Tranquil Sea 6-11-10 Dermot Cox Edward O’Grady Andrew McNamara 7/1
2007 Glencove Marina 5-11-11 John Brennan Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 11/4 Jt Fav
2006 Nicanor 5-11-11 Des Sharkey Noel Meade Ruby Walsh 9/10 Fav
2005 Asian Maze 6-11-07 Sheila Moore Tom Mullins Paul Carberry 6/4 Fav
2004 Sadlers Wings 6-11-12 John J Brennan Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 4/5 Fav
2003 Nobody Told Me 5-11-06 Amber Syndicate Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 9/1
2002 Davenport Milenium 6-11-12 Miriam O’Callaghan Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 100/30
*2001 Colonel Braxton 6-11-12 Sue Magnier Dessie Hughes Kieran Kelly 8/13 Fav
2000 What’s Up Boys 6-12-00 R J B Partners Philip Hobbs GB Richard Johnson 6/1
1999 Native Upmanship 6-12-00 Sue Magnier Arthur Moore Tommy Treacy 8/1
1998 Ballygowan Beauty 6-12-00 Mrs Carmel O’Brien Michael Hourigan Conor O’Dwyer 16/1
1997 Istabraq 5-11-13 J P McManus Aidan O’Brien Charlie Swan 4/11 Fav
1996 Castlekellyleader 7-12-00 E Morrissey Paddy Mullins Tommy Treacy 4/1
1995 Treble Bob 5-11-13 Michael Smurfit Dermot Weld Richard Dunwoody 11/10 Fav
*Run at Fairyhouse