March 17 / 13.53 Down Royal

13.53

Yielding

Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2026 Qualifier Novice Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £7682.61
  • 2m 4f 86y
  • 19 runners
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Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2026 Qualifier Novice Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 19 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

9/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: F42006

Last run: 79 days

W: 10st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Point winner; placed in a 2m4f Punchestown maiden last October; encouraging run at Leopardstown at Christmas when not beaten far in sixth in a 23-runner handicap; first-time cheekpieces.
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1st

16

4th Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 116y

19:48 Bellewstown

Accustomed

10st 3lb

J: Daniel King

T: E D Delany

Best form is over around 2m4f, including when runner-up in Down Royal handicap in March; two poor efforts followed but ran into a solid fifth over 3m at Punchestown last month and could build on that.

12/1

5th

11

7th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 116y

16:52 Punchestown

Accustomed

10st 5lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: E D Delany

Best form is over 2m4f, inclduing when runner-up in Down Royal handicap in March; has run poorly since and tries longer trip here with headgear removed; did win a soft-ground point over 3m.

12/1

21th

24

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 81y

15:05 Punchestown

Accustomed

10st 0lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: E D Delany

Good run when a 3.5l sixth at Leopardstown in December and narrowly denied on his next start at Down Royal (20.5f, yielding); pulled up on latest at Wexford, however, and needs to bounce back in first-time blinkers; 2lb wrong.

33/1

10/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 5964

Last run: 92 days

W: 10st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
First sign of promise when fourth in a 2m3f Naas maiden hurdle three months ago; potentially interesting in his first handicap.
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1st

14

7th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 12y

15:07 Punchestown

Fairlander

10st 12lb

J: Miss P Elvin

T: P J Rothwell

Placed in a decent point and ran well on handicap debut when third of 19 at Down Royal (2m4f, yielding) in March; well held at the festival here, but should be competitive back down in grade

8/1

15th

25

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 81y

15:05 Punchestown

Fairlander

10st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: P J Rothwell

Much improved effort on handicap debut at Down Royal in March when a 1.25l third of 19; this much tougher and he's 2lb wrong but he's unexposed and can't be totally discounted.

22/1

Form: 35341

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Won by a neck for this rider at Thurles on handicap debut; raised 6lb, this longer trip may help him to sustain improvement.
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5th

5

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

13:53 Down Royal

Campbell Black

11st 6lb

J: Ms L A Byrne

T: William Harvey

Won by a neck for this rider at Thurles on handicap debut; raised 6lb, this longer trip may help him to sustain improvement.

8/1

4th

3

18th Jan 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

12:40 Thurles

Campbell Black

11st 8lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: William Harvey

Kept on for a respectable third on debut at Downpatrick (2m1f, yielding), but below that level next time; another decent effort at Newbury (2m, good to soft) last time when third, although no match for the first two; may find a few too talented.

13/1

8/1

Form: 63-153

Last run: 56 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Point-to-point winner; off the mark at the third attempt in maiden hurdles at Downpatrick last May (2m3f, good) on his final run before a break; Well beaten in two outings in novice company in January; could be a different proposition on handicap debut.
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5th

3

2nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

16:45 Limerick

Youlita

11st 8lb

J: Mark McDonagh

T: C Byrnes

Downpatrick maiden hurdle winner in May 2025; fair form in novice hurdles since; travelled well before finding little when sixth on handicap debut at Down Royal; winning chase debut at Clonmel last time; merits respect, worth checking his market position relative to the stable's Eastmore.

6/1

1st

7

26th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

15:12 Clonmel

Youlita

11st 12lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Downpatrick maiden hurdle winner in May 2025; ran just okay in two novice hurdles since; travelled well before finding little when sixth on handicap debut at Down Royal lto; step back in trip looks a good move on chase debut; wouldn't want the ground too soft.

6/1

6th

12

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

13:53 Down Royal

Youlita

10st 13lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Point-to-point winner; off the mark at the third attempt in maiden hurdles at Downpatrick last May (2m3f, good) on his final run before a break; Well beaten in two outings in novice company in January; could be a different proposition on handicap debut.

8/1

Form: 34153

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Point-to-point winner built on promise in bumpers and maiden hurdles to win ordinary 2m Thurles maiden in December (yielding); outpaced over 2m at Thurles on handicap debut; satisfactory run in a 2m novice event last time; this longer trip could help his cause
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6th

2

30th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 110y

17:20 Wexford

Chichester Park

11st 5lb

J: J J Slevin

T: A J Martin

Won on fifth start in points and decent hurdler ran well in Punchestown festival handicap; little wrong with his chase debut second at Kilbeggan, where he was fairly nimble when in close to his fences.

11/4

2nd

3

31st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 80y

16:30 Kilbeggan

Chichester Park

11st 12lb

J: Daniel King

T: A J Martin

Point winner is 1-6 over hurdles and rated 115; not a bad effort over 2m in a handicap hurdle at Punchestown latest and shaped like further would suit; dam related to a couple of useful chasers and yard coming into form; could go well.

8/1

6th

12

1st May 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 45y

19:10 Punchestown

Chichester Park

11st 8lb

J: Daniel King

T: A J Martin

Winner of an ordinary Thurles maiden hurdle in December (2m, yielding); outpaced on handicap debut at same venue before satisfactory third in a Leopardstown novice hurdle next time (2m, soft to heavy); didn't improve for step up in trip in Down Royal handicap last time (2m5f, yielding); point-to-point win came on good ground.

12/1

Form: /4-775

Last run: 42 days

W: 10st 8lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Won a Thurles bumper in November 2023; lightly raced and set some stiff tasks since in winners' bumpers and more recently, after missing all of 2025, in Grade 3 races over hurdles; this is much more realistic.
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3

12th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 166y

17:58 Sligo

Cola Blaze

11st 7lb

J: Paddy Cleary

T: Nigel Thomas Slevin

Bumper winner early in her career and has been overfaced several times since in both bumpers and over hurdles; this is more realistic but she was beaten 15l in a handicap last time; tried in a combination of headgear.

16/1

9th

15

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

13:53 Down Royal

Cola Blaze

10st 8lb

J: Paddy Cleary

T: Nigel Thomas Slevin

Won a Thurles bumper in November 2023; lightly raced and set some stiff tasks since in winners' bumpers and more recently, after missing all of 2025, in Grade 3 races over hurdles; this is much more realistic.

16/1

20/1

Form: 318P D

Last run: 59 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Beat a subsequent winner in a maiden at Fairyhouse in October; given an ambitious Grade 3 run at this venue; questions to answer after being pulled up in her first handicap.
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7th

1

14th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 165y

16:30 Downpatrick

High Notions

12st 0lb

J: Alan O’Sullivan

T: S G Carey

Maiden hurdle winner last October at Fairyhouse; best effort yet in handicaps a 5.5l third of 13 at Kilbeggan two weeks ago; place shout again off same mark.

13/2

3rd

1

31st May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 7f 150y

16:00 Kilbeggan

High Notions

12st 0lb

J: Alan O’Sullivan

T: S G Carey

Fairyhouse maiden hurdle winner last October (2m4f, yielding); struggled in a Down Royal Grade 3 next time; weak form in handicap hurdles so far; hard to fancy.

14/1

Form: -34205

Last run: 56 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Best maiden hurdle effort when runner-up at Downpatrick last August over 2m6f on good ground; finished in midfield on handicap debut at Navan; 6l behind Youlita when fifth here in January, may struggle to reverse that form
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8th

13

4th Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 116y

19:48 Bellewstown

Mavetherave

10st 10lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Ms Claire O’Connell

Best maiden effort when runner-up at Downpatrick (2m6f, good) last August; three runs for next yard offered little; starts out for Claire O'Connell now with plenty to prove.

50/1

11th

11

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

13:53 Down Royal

Mavetherave

10st 13lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: W R Crawford

Best maiden hurdle effort when runner-up at Downpatrick last August over 2m6f on good ground; finished in midfield on handicap debut at Navan; 6l behind Youlita when fifth here in January, may struggle to reverse that form

12/1

5th

6

20th Jan 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 33y

13:20 Down Royal

Mavetherave

11st 3lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: W R Crawford

Posted some solid efforts in a Perth bumper and opening three maiden hurdles; best effort runner-up at Downpatrick in August over 2m6f on good ground; finished in midfield on handicap debut at Navan; needs to raise his game now

10/1

Form: -33101 D

Last run: 61 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Gained a breakthrough win in a 2m Gowran novice handicap in November; dropped away tamely from the last at Leopardstown; bounced back from that lapse to win readily at Fairyhouse; further progress feasible.
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13th

2

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

13:53 Down Royal

Welluknow

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: M A Molloy

Gained a breakthrough win in a 2m Gowran novice handicap in November; dropped away tamely from the last at Leopardstown; bounced back from that lapse to win readily at Fairyhouse; further progress feasible.

8/1

1st

5

15th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 0y

12:58 Fairyhouse

Welluknow

11st 6lb

J: Daniel King

T: M A Molloy

Definite signs of ability in maidens on varying ground before breakthrough in 2m Gowran novice handicap in November; dropped away tamely from the last at Leopardstown last time; was much shorter in the betting than fourth-placed Nelson Muntz; could bounce back to form now.

11/2

3rd

4

19th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 92y

15:07 Limerick

Welluknow

11st 12lb

J: Daniel King

T: M A Molloy

Well-related gelding; half-brother to five winners, including high-class pair John's Court and The Game Changer; satisfactory introduction when sixth in a 19-runner maiden over 2m4f at Cork in March; sixth in a 24-runner maiden over the same trip at Fairyhouse; should be sharper for his run at Navan and may uphold form with Garnetot.

4/1

Form: 21147P

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Gained back-to-back wins over the summer at Roscommon and Galway, both at around 2m on good ground; testing conditions were against him when pulled up at Navan recently; further rain would harm his chance.
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4th

5

29th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 110y

17:20 Tramore

Jerrari

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Mrs John Harrington

Won two good-ground handicap hurdles last summer but hasn't recaptured that level of form this year, including on recent chase debut at Wexford (50-1).

33/1

8th

5

7th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

17:02 Wexford

Jerrari

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Mrs John Harrington

Back-to-back winner of handicap hurdle at Roscommon and Galway last summer, both at around 2m on good ground; testing conditions were against him at Navan in February; harder to excuse a poor Downpatrick run; unplaced at Kilbeggan last time; could make a summer chaser but will probably need to gain experience.

16/1

5th

1

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 110y

16:50 Kilbeggan

Jerrari

11st 12lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Mrs John Harrington

Beaten by Malbas over C&D last June before back-to-back wins at Roscommon and Galway, both at around 2m on good ground; testing conditions were against him when pulled up at Navan in February; harder to excuse a poor run in yielding at Downpatrick.

10/1

Form: 60PP5P D

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 1lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Seems to have lost her way over hurdles since a Wexford win last July; hard to fancy after a recent failure over fences.
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3rd

16

18th Apr 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 5y

17:00 Bellewstown

Hey Babbs

11st 1lb

J: Miss C O O’Brien

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Second runner for yard; won a 2m4f Wexford handicap last July but lost her way since over hurdles and fences; needs a return to best.

28/1

15th

18

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

13:53 Down Royal

Hey Babbs

10st 1lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Seems to have lost her way over hurdles since a Wexford win last July; hard to fancy after a recent failure over fences.

25/1

Form: 77-71F D

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Improved form to win a 2m4f Fairyhouse maiden hurdle, beating Pat's Legacy; poised to challenge when falling two out at Punchestown; one for the shortlist.
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16th

4

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

13:53 Down Royal

Needs Must

11st 9lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Improved form to win a 2m4f Fairyhouse maiden hurdle, beating Pat's Legacy; poised to challenge when falling two out at Punchestown; one for the shortlist.

5/1

1

4th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 17y

14:48 Punchestown

Needs Must

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Improved form to win a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle over 2m4f last time, though that race lacked depth; bumped up 10lb so will have to progress again now in handicaps but is possible he could do so.

2/1

1st

2

15th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:43 Fairyhouse

Needs Must

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Ran twice last season; showed a degree of promise in a 2m3f Naas maiden won by a stablemate; opening mark of 108 may be flattering but only Pat's Legacy looks more appealing in this.

15/8

OUR TIP

Form: 345413

Last run: 58 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Thurles novice winner is now 15lb higher than when third over 3m at Cork on his handicap debut; faces a tough task in the circumstances; rider's claim will help.
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4th

5

7th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 0y

18:38 Wexford

Long Branch

11st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Seamus Neville

118-rated hurdler won 2m7f Thurles novice last season (yielding) and chased home a clear winner in 3m novice here last month on similar ground; left with plenty to do in first-time cheekpieces last week when staying on into a remote fourth over inadequate 2m4f at the Punchestown festival; needs to improve for switch to fences to feature in a major way.

10/1

4th

7

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

14:30 Punchestown

Long Branch

11st 11lb

J: Sean Cleary-Farrell

T: Seamus Neville

Best form has been in conditions races over longer distances than this; needs to find more on the evidence of a recent Wexford second; cheekpieces for the first time.

14/1

2nd

1

10th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 0y

17:28 Wexford

Long Branch

11st 13lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: Seamus Neville

Point winner gained first win under Rules in a Thurles novice (22.5f, yld-sft) in December; 5.5l third under a penalty back there on his next start and unseated when on the retreat on handicap debut at Down Royal on latest; 3m no problem but needs to bounce back.

4/1

Form: 9972

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 7524

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 4795

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Looked in need of further when keeping on for fifth over 2m at Fairyhouse; worth a market check to assess his chance relative to stablemate Good Option.
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9

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

13:53 Down Royal

Ready For Road

11st 3lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

Looked in need of further when keeping on for fifth over 2m at Fairyhouse; worth a market check to assess his chance relative to stablemate Good Option.

10/1

5th

1

3rd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

16:05 Fairyhouse

Ready For Road

12st 0lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Gavin Cromwell

Promise in his first two maiden hurdle runs but was poor at Fairyhouse last time; still one to consider on handicap debut and the market could clarify matters as one of three for his yard.

12/1

Form: 432

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 3/P040

Last run: 13 days

W: 10st 8lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Won a point for this stable in 2022 and a Thurles bumper for Willie Mullins two seasons ago; back with his original trainer now; nothing like the force he was judged on four runs since January.
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14

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

13:53 Down Royal

Coco Masterpiece

10st 8lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

Won a point for this stable in 2022 and a Thurles bumper for Willie Mullins two seasons ago; back with his original trainer now; nothing like the force he was judged on four runs since January.

14/1

15th

4

4th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Naas

Coco Masterpiece

11st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

Very lightly raced 9yo; won a point for this stable in 202 and a Thurles bumper for Willie Mullins two seasons ago; back with his original trainer now; not the force he was.

16/1

4th

4

16th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 0y

Class 4

15:10 Carlisle

Coco Masterpiece

11st 0lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

Very lightly raced 9yo who has won a point and a bumper; one to watch in the betting but he's been pulled up/tailed off this year on his first two hurdle starts, following a long absence.

25/1

Form: 90080

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta €137.20
Straight Forecast €70.39
Tricast €552.92
Trifecta €778.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Chichester Park

POSTDATA:

Good Option

The Irish Sun:

Needs Must

TOPSPEED:

Accustomed

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Chichester Park