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17:00 Punchestown

Saturday 30 April 2022

All14:3515:1015:5016:2517:0017:3018:0518:35

Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 6.9s

1^st

Vauban

411-0

4/11f

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Tracked leader in 2nd, slow 1st, soon clear of remainder, travelled well after 2 out and smooth headway to lead before last, kept on well run-in, very easily op 1/3

2^nd

Fil Dor

411-0

4/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Led and soon clear with 1 rival, 3 lengths advantage halfway, pushed along 2 out, soon ridden and headed approaching last, no impression on easy winner run-in op 11/2

3^rd

Hms Seahorse

411-0

33/1

T: P NolanJ: B J Cooper

Chased leaders, moderate 3rd halfway, no impression from 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden and kept on one pace run-in

4^th

Il Etait Temps

411-0

9/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins

Held up in 4th, not fluent 1st, ran freely, moderate 4th halfway, no impression 3 out, pushed along next and no extra in straight, kept on one pace op 15/2

5^th

Man O Work

411-0

28/1

T: P G FaheyJ: Cian Cullinan

Always towards rear and well off pace, no impression from before 3 out, no extra after 2 out, remote 5th from before last

6^th

Innatendue

410-7

66/1

T: J C McConnellJ: S D Torrens

Held up in rear and well off pace, never a factor, 5th and no impression 2 out, no extra in straight

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.37Pl:€1.10, €1.70EX:€2.00Trifecta:€8.40SF:€2.21

Forecasts

Vauban (4/11), Fil Dor (4/1), Il Etait Temps (9/1), Man O Work (28/1), Hms Seahorse (33/1), Innatendue (66/1)

Willie Mullins has saddled six of the last eight winners of this and in VAUBAN he fields a standout contender for this year's renewal. The ex-French gelding did the job well in the Triumph Hurdle at last month's Cheltenham Festival and the best is surely yet to come. Fil Dor chased the selection home at Cheltenham, just as he did at Leopardstown in February, and looks set for the runners-up spot once more. HMS Seahorse is most interesting of the remaining quartet.