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

Punchestown

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Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1)

Date 2026-05-02

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize €73,625

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 9.1°C

Wind 9mph S

Rain 0%

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Apolon De Charnie Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	154	—	21	146	152	143	50d	—	—	+21	44.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Shock winner of Triumph on stable debut, obvious chance and preferred by Paul Townend
7	Matin Midi Et Soir Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	154	—	1-21	-	130	-	226d	—	—	-8	13.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
2/3 in France inc' Gr' 3 at Auteuil, very exciting prospect, go well on stable debut
11	Saratoga Grey J:Mark Walsh T:Padraig Roche	J:Mark Walsh T:Padraig Roche	154	—	3321	140	146	130	53d	—	—	+25	44.1	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won the Fred Winter on latest off 130, very much respected in first Grade 1
5	Macho Man Chestnut J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	154	—	12P2	138	143	126	26d	—	—	+24	34.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
PU in the Triumph, back to form in Fairyhouse Grade 2 latest, in the mix with a repeat
12	Charme De Faust Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	147	—	2143	134	142	133	27d	—	—	+25	32.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Thurles maiden hurdle winner, respectable runs up in class last twice, more needed
13	Majolique Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	147	—	13	-	141	106	26d	—	—	+5	12.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Listed hurdle win on Irish debut, not far behind two of these at Fairyhouse, rain a plus
2	Bartholomew Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:Martin Brassil	J:Ricky Doyle T:Martin Brassil	154	t	41	-	144	121	27d	—	—	+5	11.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Bolted up in second start over timber at Cork, well-regarded, unexposed, rain a worry
9	One Horse Town Chestnut J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	154	—	113220	-	136	125	50d	—	—	+6	10.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
British raider, won first four hurdles, limitations exposed last twice, much more needed
3	Bertutea Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Gilligan T:W P Mullins	154	t	32-1P0	131	132	103	53d	—	—	+18	21.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
AW winner, impressive on hurdles debut but poor twice since, others preferred
4	Kai Lung Bay J:John Shinnick T:W P Mullins	J:John Shinnick T:W P Mullins	154	h	1PU	-	132	89	26d	—	—	0	3.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Naas maiden hurdle winner, well beaten upped in class twice since, can only watch now
6	Madness d'Elle Bay J:Daniel King T:W P Mullins	J:Daniel King T:W P Mullins	154	—	3210	125	135	126	53d	—	—	+27	29.9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Gowran maiden winner on heavy, well beaten in Fred Winter, forecast rain a plus
8	Moulin Labbe Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:W P Mullins	J:Jack Kennedy T:W P Mullins	154	—	1517	123	137	102	26d	—	—	+27	28.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
French AQPS and Navan maiden hurdle winner, outclassed in Gr 2 latest, tough task
NR	Proactif Bay J:Harry Cobden T:W P Mullins	J:Harry Cobden T:W P Mullins	154	—	1191	140	144	130	26d	—	—	—	40.5	—	—
3-4 over hurdles, sole defeat in Triumph, bounced back at Fairyhouse, obvious chance

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Apolon De Charnie	3/1	3/1	3/1
Matin Midi Et Soir	10/3	10/3	3/1
Saratoga	10/3	10/3	7/2
Macho Man	7/1	15/2	7/1
Charme De Faust	11/1	10/1	11/1
Majolique	10/1	10/1	10/1
Bartholomew	11/1	11/1	11/1
One Horse Town	22/1	22/1	22/1
Bertutea	50/1	33/1	33/1
Kai Lung	33/1	33/1	33/1
Madness d'Elle	50/1	40/1	40/1
Moulin Labbe	66/1	66/1	50/1
Proactif	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Apolon De Charnie

44.4

OR: 24 Form: 13.5 Odds: 6.9

3/1

2nd

Saratoga

44.1

OR: 22.5 Form: 15.9 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Proactif

40.5

OR: 22.5 Form: 18 Odds: 0

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Macho Man

34.3

OR: 22 Form: 9.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Charme De Faust

32.6

OR: 21 Form: 9.5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Madness d'Elle

29.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 10.4 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Moulin Labbe

28.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Bertutea

21.1

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Matin Midi Et Soir

13.2

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Majolique

12.1

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Bartholomew

11.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

11/1

One Horse Town

10.1

OR: 0 Form: 8.9 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Kai Lung

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Apolon De Charnie	146	152	143
Saratoga	140	146	130
Proactif	140	144	130
Macho Man	138	143	126
Charme De Faust	134	142	133
Bertutea	131	132	103
Madness d'Elle	125	135	126
Moulin Labbe	123	137	102
Matin Midi Et Soir	—	130	—
Majolique	—	141	106
Bartholomew	—	144	121
One Horse Town	—	136	125
Kai Lung	—	132	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Macho Man	26d ago	Fit
Majolique	26d ago	Fit
Kai Lung	26d ago	Fit
Moulin Labbe	26d ago	Fit
Proactif	26d ago	Fit
Charme De Faust	27d ago	Fit
Bartholomew	27d ago	Fit
Apolon De Charnie	50d ago	Fresh
One Horse Town	50d ago	Fresh
Saratoga	53d ago	Fresh
Bertutea	53d ago	Fresh
Madness d'Elle	53d ago	Fresh
Matin Midi Et Soir	226d ago	Long break