Ballybunion (2023) Horse

Foal Date

30-Jan-23

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Footstepsinthesand

Dam

Princess Pearl

Prize Money

10226

Trainer

M L W Bell

Owners

I Foster, D Fish, W Dale & S Dale

About

Ballybunion, a 3yo colt trained by M L W Bell, contested the Ascot R5 Ascot Hospitality Handicap. He is by Footstepsinthesand out of Princess Pearl and remains a maiden after three starts. In his most recent run at Yarmouth on 14 Oct 2025, ridden by Hector Crouch, Ballybunion finished second to Heddon Street.

Raced At

Yarmouth • Ripon

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Yarmouth 14-Oct-25 1210m GOOD R3 CL4 Nv $2,522 (of $9,788) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.720, SP: 7.50 1st Heddon Street ( D Egan 133 ) 2nd Ballybunion ( H Crouch 133 ) 4.00L 3rd Smiley Face ( B Loughnane 133 ) 1.25L See full results	H Crouch 60.3kg 4.00L	2 (6)
Ripon 27-Sep-25 1210m SOFT R1 CL5 Md $2,456 (of $9,837) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.850, SP: 8.50 1st Here Forever ( D Tudhope 131 ) 2nd Ballybunion ( L Morris 133 ) 5.00L 3rd Brave Traveller ( H Shaw 127 ) 2.00L See full results	L Morris 60.3kg 5.00L	2 (4)
Yarmouth 16-Sep-25 1210m GOOD R1 CL4 Nv (of $11,706) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.920, SP: 21.00 1st Division ( J Doyle 137 ) 2nd Shahik ( B Loughnane 130 ) 2.25L 3rd Fine Art Dealer ( T Marquand 130 ) 2.25L 7th Ballybunion ( H Crouch 130 ) 7.00L See full results	H Crouch 59kg 7.00L	7 (8)