BALLYBURN has raced over hurdles four times for a second (on hurdle debut) and three wins. In all of his races he has been the odds-on favourite each time he has raced over hurdles and at 5/4 he looks quite good value even allowing for the strength of the field he is up against. SLADE STEEL is the main danger. I tipped this horse out when he won at Cheltenham last time out. That was a very hot field with a heap of last race winners in the race so he is a real chance of taking this out. FIREFOX is the only horse ever to have beaten Ballyburn and he is in this race but has never quite lived up to his earlier promise.
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Punchestown (Ire) Champion Novice Hurdle
PAST WINNERS
YEAR WINNER ODDS FORM LAST RACE
2023 Facile Vega 4/6f 1152 2nd G1 Cheltenham
2022 Mighty Potter 20/1 131P Pulled up G1 Cheltenham
2021 Echoes in Heaven 8/13f 1411 1st G2 Fairyhouse
2020 No race
2019 Klassical Dream 8/13f P111 1st G1 Cheltenham
2018 Draconi 25/1 12U2 2nd G2 Fairyhouse
2017 Class Emery 8/1 1125 5th G1 Cheltenham
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