Ballygunner Castle
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Ballygunner Castle is a 6yo from Ireland trained by W P Mullins. It is sired by the stallion Soldier Of Fortune out of the dam Hear The Thunder. Ballygunner Castle has won 3 races in its career so far. On 30th Nov 2024 at Fairyhouse, Ballygunner Castle achieved its most notable victory in the $7576 Kettles Country House Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens Gfc Raceday Maiden Hurdle. It has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had backed Ballygunner Castle throughout its career you'd have achieved a 29% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 06-Apr-25 m GOOD R2 CL1 NvH | P Townend 71.2kg | 3 (8) |
| Clonmel 13-Feb-25 4850m SOFT R3 NvH $7,000 (of $21,000), Winning Time: 10:53.800, SP: evens Tracked leader, slight mistake 6 out and not fluent 4 out, pressed leader early straight, ridden before 2 out, close up and every chance before last, kept on without matching winner run-in | P Townend 69.9kg 0.50L | 2 (3) |
| Navan 18-Jan-25 3218m SOFT R1 NvH $800 (of $10,101), Winning Time: 4:10.100, SP: 2/1 Disputed briefly, led after 1st, jumped slightly left 4 out, ridden and strongly pressed after 2 out, headed before last, kept on one pace | D E Mullins 73.9kg, Cd 0 8.75L | 4 (5) |
| Fairyhouse 30-Nov-24 3218m SOFT R4 MdH $7,200 (of $7,576), Winning Time: 03:52.200, SP: 3/1 Prominent, not fluent 1st, led from 2nd, travelling well when badly hampered by loose horse and carried right approaching 2 out, pushed along and clear before last when carried badly right, headed at last, ridden and rallied to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well close home | P Townend 75.3kg | 1 (25) |
| Tipperary 15-May-24 3218m SOFT R7 NHF $6,900 (of $7,260), Winning Time: 4:15.200, SP: 7/4 Led, pressed 3f out, ridden and joined 2f out, led 1f out, strongly pressed closing stages, all out | P W Mullins 76.2kg | 1 (12) |
| Limerick 20-Apr-24 3822m HEAVY R7 NHF $6,000 (of $6,313), Winning Time: 5:01.600, SP: 5/4 Chased leader, 3rd halfway and 2nd 7f out, closer entering straight and pushed along to lead under 2f out, ridden and drew clear inside final furlong, kept on well | J Townend 76.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Thurles 14-Feb-24 3138m HEAVY R7 NHF $1,050 (of $6,629), Winning Time: 4:09.000, SP: 11/4 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway on outer entering straight, 2nd and pushed along over 1f out, soon ridden, 3rd and no impression final 100 yards, kept on one pace | F O'brien 76.2kg 2.50L | 3 (11) |