13.20

J: Ben Jones

10/1

Place: £1.80

Form: 1-1411 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 148

Form & Verdict

Has seemed best over hurdles when making the running and met his sole defeat when those tactics weren't employed; impressively defied a big penalty at Newbury (2m, heavy) most recently, taking record in this sphere to 3-4 and overall strike-rate to 7-8, as well as achieving a very notable RPR; related to a Cheltenham Festival winner for his yard; worth his place at this level and should make a bold bid.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 3	10th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 103y Class 1	14:55 Aintree Sober Glory 11st 7lb J: Ben Jones T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Seems versatile as regards ground; highly progressive sort whose overall record is 7-9; has looked best over hurdles when making the running and impressively defied a big penalty at Newbury for his most recent success; good second in the Supreme at Cheltenham, despite a final-flight error and getting involved in some bumping on the run-in (bare form can be marked up); the pick on ratings.	4/7
2nd 10	10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 87y Class 1	13:20 Cheltenham Sober Glory 11st 7lb J: Ben Jones T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Has seemed best over hurdles when making the running and met his sole defeat when those tactics weren't employed; impressively defied a big penalty at Newbury (2m, heavy) most recently, taking record in this sphere to 3-4 and overall strike-rate to 7-8, as well as achieving a very notable RPR; related to a Cheltenham Festival winner for his yard; worth his place at this level and should make a bold bid.	10/1
1st 1	7th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 69y Class 3	13:00 Newbury Sober Glory 11st 12lb J: Harry Cobden T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Acts on soft ground; flopped at Sandown returned to Listed level but progressive and unbeaten otherwise; rebounded in emphatic fashion over C&D last time, taking Newbury record to 2-2; easily beat Kadastral at Chepstow in the autumn; leading contender, even with a 10lb penalty.	1/2

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4th

3

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 103y

Class 1

14:55 Aintree

11st 7lb

J: Ben Jones

Seems versatile as regards ground; highly progressive sort whose overall record is 7-9; has looked best over hurdles when making the running and impressively defied a big penalty at Newbury for his most recent success; good second in the Supreme at Cheltenham, despite a final-flight error and getting involved in some bumping on the run-in (bare form can be marked up); the pick on ratings.

4/7

2nd

10

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

11st 7lb

J: Ben Jones

Has seemed best over hurdles when making the running and met his sole defeat when those tactics weren't employed; impressively defied a big penalty at Newbury (2m, heavy) most recently, taking record in this sphere to 3-4 and overall strike-rate to 7-8, as well as achieving a very notable RPR; related to a Cheltenham Festival winner for his yard; worth his place at this level and should make a bold bid.

10/1

1st

1

7th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

13:00 Newbury

11st 12lb

J: Harry Cobden

Acts on soft ground; flopped at Sandown returned to Listed level but progressive and unbeaten otherwise; rebounded in emphatic fashion over C&D last time, taking Newbury record to 2-2; easily beat Kadastral at Chepstow in the autumn; leading contender, even with a 10lb penalty.

1/2

3rd

7

Mydaddypaddy

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

7/1

Place: £1.80

Form: 1-112 D BF

Last run: 74 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 139

Form & Verdict

Absent since being outgunned by Supreme absentee Idaho Sun when perhaps indirectly hindered by the low sun in Grade 1 at Aintree (2m1f, good to soft; four hurdles were omitted) on Boxing Day, losing his unbeaten record and his position at the head of the ante-post betting for this contest; gained his three wins in easy fashion, looking a very smart prospect, and may yet fulfil his potential; form is broadly solid; the likely frenetic pace here will suit this strong traveller who is ridden with hold-up tactics; remains of strong interest.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 7	10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 87y Class 1	13:20 Cheltenham Mydaddypaddy 11st 7lb J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton	Absent since being outgunned by Supreme absentee Idaho Sun when perhaps indirectly hindered by the low sun in Grade 1 at Aintree (2m1f, good to soft; four hurdles were omitted) on Boxing Day, losing his unbeaten record and his position at the head of the ante-post betting for this contest; gained his three wins in easy fashion, looking a very smart prospect, and may yet fulfil his potential; form is broadly solid; the likely frenetic pace here will suit this strong traveller who is ridden with hold-up tactics; remains of strong interest.	7/1
1st 13	2nd Mar 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 171y Class 5	17:02 Huntingdon Mydaddypaddy 10st 9lb J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton	travelled strongly, in rear, headway back straight, prominent over 3f out, going best when led over 2f out, soon shaken up and went clear, went further clear final furlong, readily	4/1

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3rd

7

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

11st 7lb

Absent since being outgunned by Supreme absentee Idaho Sun when perhaps indirectly hindered by the low sun in Grade 1 at Aintree (2m1f, good to soft; four hurdles were omitted) on Boxing Day, losing his unbeaten record and his position at the head of the ante-post betting for this contest; gained his three wins in easy fashion, looking a very smart prospect, and may yet fulfil his potential; form is broadly solid; the likely frenetic pace here will suit this strong traveller who is ridden with hold-up tactics; remains of strong interest.

7/1

1st

13

2nd Mar 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

10st 9lb

travelled strongly, in rear, headway back straight, prominent over 3f out, going best when led over 2f out, soon shaken up and went clear, went further clear final furlong, readily

4/1

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5th

3

El Cairos

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

7/1

Form: 15-2F1 D

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Appears to act on any ground; good fifth in the Champion Bumper at this meeting last year then might have won at Punchestown but for hanging badly left; sold for £410,000 at the David Maxwell dispersal in October; clumsy at the final flight in both attempts over hurdles, causing him to stumble and fall when looking the likely winner at Leopardstown but getting away with it and comfortably beating his rivals at Thurles (2m); not without his flaws but has a big engine and brings serious potential to this return to Cheltenham.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 3	28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 132y	16:15 Punchestown El Cairos 11st 12lb J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott	One of three for yard; smart bumper form; fell with race at his mercy on hurdles debut at Leopardstown in December; survived a final flight blunder to win a maiden at Thurles; didn't get home up the Cheltenham hill in the Supreme last time; this track should suit better; preferred by Kennedy and big chance if cutting out the jumping errors.	15/8
5th 3	10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 87y Class 1	13:20 Cheltenham El Cairos 11st 7lb J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott	Appears to act on any ground; good fifth in the Champion Bumper at this meeting last year then might have won at Punchestown but for hanging badly left; sold for £410,000 at the David Maxwell dispersal in October; clumsy at the final flight in both attempts over hurdles, causing him to stumble and fall when looking the likely winner at Leopardstown but getting away with it and comfortably beating his rivals at Thurles (2m); not without his flaws but has a big engine and brings serious potential to this return to Cheltenham.	7/1
1st 2	29th Jan 2026 Soft 1m 7f 179y	14:55 Thurles El Cairos 11st 12lb J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott	Recruited for 200,000euros after winning a point; smart bumper form last season for Gary & Josh Moore, fifth in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham and runner-up at Punchestown; bought for £410,000 at Cheltenham in October; would have been an easy winner on hurdle/yard debut at Leopardstown but stumbled and fell after jumping the last; Supreme second favourite is impossible to oppose.	1/5

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4th

3

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 132y

11st 12lb

One of three for yard; smart bumper form; fell with race at his mercy on hurdles debut at Leopardstown in December; survived a final flight blunder to win a maiden at Thurles; didn't get home up the Cheltenham hill in the Supreme last time; this track should suit better; preferred by Kennedy and big chance if cutting out the jumping errors.

15/8

5th

3

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

11st 7lb

Appears to act on any ground; good fifth in the Champion Bumper at this meeting last year then might have won at Punchestown but for hanging badly left; sold for £410,000 at the David Maxwell dispersal in October; clumsy at the final flight in both attempts over hurdles, causing him to stumble and fall when looking the likely winner at Leopardstown but getting away with it and comfortably beating his rivals at Thurles (2m); not without his flaws but has a big engine and brings serious potential to this return to Cheltenham.

7/1

1st

2

29th Jan 2026

Soft

1m 7f 179y

11st 12lb

Recruited for 200,000euros after winning a point; smart bumper form last season for Gary & Josh Moore, fifth in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham and runner-up at Punchestown; bought for £410,000 at Cheltenham in October; would have been an easy winner on hurdle/yard debut at Leopardstown but stumbled and fell after jumping the last; Supreme second favourite is impossible to oppose.

1/5

6th

12

Too Bossy For Us

J: Harry Cobden

T: W P Mullins

40/1

Form: 7-51 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 134

Form & Verdict

Versatile as regards ground; quite a useful Flat handicapper; showed clear promise with midfield finish in the Triumph at this meeting 12 months ago on the first of his three attempts over hurdles; most recently recorded a comfortable success, with tongue-tie applied, in a Punchestown maiden (2m) that his connections' Ethical Diamond won last year en route to a good effort at the Cheltenham Festival and a prestigious Flat treble; could go well.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
6th 7 (7)	3rd Jun 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y	19:20 Curragh Too Bossy For Us 8st 12lb J: Shane Foley T: W P Mullins	Useful on the Flat, although sole win came back in 2024, narrowly beaten here over 2m last summer; equally talented hurdler, but some stiff tasks of late; market likely informative back on the Flat.	8/1
6th 9	28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 132y	16:15 Punchestown Too Bossy For Us 11st 12lb J: Danny Mullins T: W P Mullins	One of three for yard; Useful on the Flat; off the mark over hurdles in a C&D maiden in February (sft-hvy); beaten 11.5l when midfield in the Supreme at Cheltenham (when Townend rode) and raced keenly before pulled up in the Fairyhouse Grade 2 won by Koktail Brut latest; overlooked by Townend here.	20/1
8	5th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y	14:40 Fairyhouse Too Bossy For Us 11st 4lb J: Danny Mullins T: W P Mullins	Useful Flat handicapper; finished in mid-field in the 2025 Triumph on hurdling debut; easy winner of a Punchestown maiden in January; second-best of a disappointing Irish contingent when sixth in the Supreme Novices; giving him a slight edge over Koktail Brut.	11/2

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6th

7

(7)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

8st 12lb

Useful on the Flat, although sole win came back in 2024, narrowly beaten here over 2m last summer; equally talented hurdler, but some stiff tasks of late; market likely informative back on the Flat.

8/1

6th

9

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 132y

11st 12lb

One of three for yard; Useful on the Flat; off the mark over hurdles in a C&D maiden in February (sft-hvy); beaten 11.5l when midfield in the Supreme at Cheltenham (when Townend rode) and raced keenly before pulled up in the Fairyhouse Grade 2 won by Koktail Brut latest; overlooked by Townend here.

20/1

8

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

11st 4lb

Useful Flat handicapper; finished in mid-field in the 2025 Triumph on hurdling debut; easy winner of a Punchestown maiden in January; second-best of a disappointing Irish contingent when sixth in the Supreme Novices; giving him a slight edge over Koktail Brut.

11/2

7th

11

7/2

Form: 2-11F1 D

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 150

Form & Verdict

Should be unbeaten over hurdles as he looked the likely winner when final-flight faller in Grade 1 at Leopardstown (2m, yielding) over Christmas; gained compensation in same grade over the same C&D (heavy) at the Dublin Racing Pestival, taking record in this sphere to 3-4 and doing well to get up on the line having come from off the steady gallop set by the runner-up; he's called Talk The Talk but is certainly walking the walk too; major contender, especially with a stronger pace on the cards.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
7th 11	10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 87y Class 1	13:20 Cheltenham Talk The Talk 11st 7lb J: J J Slevin T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien	Should be unbeaten over hurdles as he looked the likely winner when final-flight faller in Grade 1 at Leopardstown (2m, yielding) over Christmas; gained compensation in same grade over the same C&D (heavy) at the Dublin Racing Pestival, taking record in this sphere to 3-4 and doing well to get up on the line having come from off the steady gallop set by the runner-up; he's called Talk The Talk but is certainly walking the walk too; major contender, especially with a stronger pace on the cards.	7/2
1st 9	1st Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y	13:40 Leopardstown Talk The Talk 11st 12lb J: J J Slevin T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien	Promising run in a valuable sales bumper at Newbury last March; overcame trouble in running and a mistake at the fourth to win Limerick maiden hurdle in October on stable debut; impressed in winning a Fairyhouse Grade 3 (2m, yielding to soft) in November; looked set for victory when stumbling and falling after the last in a Grade 1 at Christmas; can make amends.	9/4
14	18th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 70y	13:45 Limerick Talk The Talk 11st 7lb J: J J Slevin T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien	Cost 70,000GBP as a 3yo; raced keenly so ran a fine race in defeat on debut in a valuable sales bumper at Newbury in March; respected switched to this top yard on return/hurdles debut, more so if market strength behind him; tongue-tie left off.	11/4

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7th

11

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

11st 7lb

Should be unbeaten over hurdles as he looked the likely winner when final-flight faller in Grade 1 at Leopardstown (2m, yielding) over Christmas; gained compensation in same grade over the same C&D (heavy) at the Dublin Racing Pestival, taking record in this sphere to 3-4 and doing well to get up on the line having come from off the steady gallop set by the runner-up; he's called Talk The Talk but is certainly walking the walk too; major contender, especially with a stronger pace on the cards.

7/2

1st

9

1st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:40 Leopardstown

11st 12lb

Promising run in a valuable sales bumper at Newbury last March; overcame trouble in running and a mistake at the fourth to win Limerick maiden hurdle in October on stable debut; impressed in winning a Fairyhouse Grade 3 (2m, yielding to soft) in November; looked set for victory when stumbling and falling after the last in a Grade 1 at Christmas; can make amends.

9/4

14

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

13:45 Limerick

11st 7lb