Unquestionably one of the most exciting jumps horses in training, Ballyburn runs out a professional winner on his seasonal return and debut over fences in a round of little drama under Paul Townend for trainer Willie Mullins and owner Ronnie Bartlett at Punchestown.
Jumping fluently and barely seeing a rival, the gelding was completely unchallenged when securing a 13-length victory and is the 2-1 favourite from 5-2 for the Arkle with Betfair.
“He did things very well and took a good blow during the race which means there is a lot of improvement to come,” said Mullins.
“A lot of ours are running that way and it was a worry going out. He jumped from fence to fence and I was very pleased. I think Paul was very pleased as well.
“He has a lovely low head carriage and usually horses with a head carriage like that are very good jumpers.
“I haven’t been looking past today but we’ll have a look at what’s available and there is a chance he could go to England.”
Is Ballyburn a Grade One winner in waiting over the larger obstacles?
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