The six-year-old is out of a close relation of Hurricane Fly
The Gordon Elliott -trained Ballybow booked his Albert Bartlett ticket after winning the Surehaul Mercedes-Benz Novice Hurdle at Clonmel on Thursday.
He looked to have bounced back from that experience when second at Down Royal on his next outing, and at Naas last month he got off the mark at the third time of asking over hurdles when strolling to a nine-length victory. Ballybow made the running and while Ballygunner Castle, trained by Willie Mullins, did rally in the closing stages but could not get by the winner and went down by half a length on the line.
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