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GoodAlbert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Novice Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £7314.05
- 2m 4f 0y
- 10 runners
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Runners: 10 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
2/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.25
- Place: £1.10
Form: O/0213 D
Last run: 36 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
10th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 5f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Joint top-rated in here at 126 but this two-time winner has not gone with any enthusiasm recently and has pulled up on his last three starts; big drop in grade here and blinkers go on; risky proposition. |
3/1 |
|
10 |
2nd Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 19y |
10st 8lb |
Hurdle wins at 2m4f but career-best came over this trip when second in Grade 3 Aintree handicap in April (good); briefly tried chasing this term and pulled up on latest two hurdling attempts in testing conditions; hard to be confident in. |
50/1 |
12/1
- Place: £2.60
Form: 186164 D
Last run: 55 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
18th Oct 2026 Good 2m 5f 28y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
At Hexham it wasn't the first time he's been beaten by Illogical Logic, though in first-time cheekpieces he got to within 2l of the winner and he has a 4lb pull on him now; shouldn't be far away. |
15/2 |
|
2nd 3 |
2nd Oct 2026 Good 2m 4f 15y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Struggles either side of a wind operation this term have included a 21l beating by Illogical Logic at Cartmel in August and a 23l last of five at Sedgefield this week; cheekpieces are now reached for. |
16/1 |
|
5th 5 |
29th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 77y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
Dual hurdle winner (2m-2m4f) for Stuart Crawford; is yet to threaten (0-6) for Leonard Kerr and was well beaten reverting to hurdles at Perth (2m4f; 33-1) three weeks ago; the least likely candidate. |
25/1 |
17/2
- Place: £1.70
Form: 902145 D
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
30th Sep 2026 Good 3m 1f 182y |
11st 12lb |
Came good for Gordon Elliott at second attempt, making all in Ballinrobe handicap hurdle (3m2f, good); bounced back from Downpatrick fourth with success at Perth 23 days ago (3m, good); respected on chase debut but wouldn't want it too soft. |
7/2 |
|
1st 1 |
7th Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 207y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Came good for Gordon Elliott at second attempt, making all at Ballinrobe (3m2f, good); had to settle for fourth at Downpatrick (2m6f, good) a week ago but still features prominently in calculations. |
5/2 |
|
4th 8 |
31st Aug 2026 Good 2m 5f 180y |
11st 4lb |
Added a second hurdles win at Ballinrobe three weeks ago (3m2f, good) on his second start for new yard; up 5lb for that but should continue to give a good account of himself. |
9/2 |
20/1
Form: 735200
Last run: 50 days
W: 11st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
18th Sep 2026 Good 2m 1f 165y |
11st 4lb |
0-10 over hurdles and rated 105; well beaten on return from long layoff here (2m6f, good) last month but much more like it when a 3.75l second at Bellewstown 23 days ago; drop in trip should pose no problems; in the mix again. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 5 |
26th Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 110y |
11st 4lb |
Some decent runs in defeat over hurdles in 2024/25; well beaten on return from a 16-month absence at Downpatrick last time and has to improve plenty on that. |
15/2 |
|
5th 3 |
9th Aug 2026 Good 2m 5f 180y |
11st 4lb |
Runner-up in 2m Navan handicap in late 2024 (yielding-to-soft) the nearest he's got; fair fourth in 2m4f Down Royal novice handicap following year (good) but soon beaten following month in similar Fairyhouse contest; returns from 16 months' absence. |
7/1 |
18/1
Form: 535-3P
Last run: 23 days
W: 10st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 10 |
17th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y |
10st 13lb |
led |
18/1 |
|
1 |
22nd Feb 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
towards rear |
16/1 |
|
3rd 12 |
28th May 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 75y |
11st 4lb |
Promising debut at Down Royal was followed by another respectable effort at Leopardstown when third in a 16-runner contest, though beaten 26l behind the smart Jade De Grugy; again beaten a long way when fifth in a 2m3f maiden at Naas; capable of featuring in a race of this standard. |
7/2 |
14/1
Form: -49010 D
Last run: 50 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 10 |
4th Oct 2026 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Didn't run badly when third here in April but he's struggled since and is 7lb out of the handicap this afternoon; others are preferred. |
33/1 |
|
6th 5 |
20th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 1f 46y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Ran well for a long way when third at Kelso (2m2f, good) in April but two lesser efforts have followed and he's now 0-7 for current stable; sometimes races too freely; others have more pressing claims. |
14/1 |
|
5th 6 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 47y Class 4 |
10st 4lb |
Naas winner (2m4f maiden hurdle) for Stuart Crawford in December 2024; 0-6 for this trainer, beaten 25l at Hexham (2m, good; 9-1) six weeks ago; mark continues to slide, now 11lb lower than three starts back; others are more obvious. |
25/1 |
14/1
Form: 6-5517
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
31st May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 80y |
10st 8lb |
Maiden hurdle winner over 2m4f on good; 0-7 as a chaser but has placed form over C&D; beaten favourite when a fair third here last month on stable debut; ran poorly when again the market leader at Killarney; may have lost confidence after a mistake at the first. |
5/1 |
|
10th 3 |
11th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 100y |
11st 4lb |
Maiden hurdle winner over 2m4f on good; 0-6 as a chaser but has placed form and might strip fitter for his recent stable debut at Kilbeggan (2m4f) where he faded late on. |
5/2 |
|
3rd 10 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 210y |
11st 3lb |
Maiden hurdle winner over 2m4f on good; best effort over fences when second in a 2m5f Roscommon beginners' event last June, form shown in a good light by the progressive winner Boston Rover; failed to build on that in two subsequent novice runs; weak form in two handicaps last autumn; makes debut for top stable after a break |
4/1 |
11/2
Form: 1015B8 D BF
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 12 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 120y |
11st 1lb |
Touched off in a 3m Listed handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (heavy) in February off 121; made amends in a mares' handicap chase at Navan (20.5f, sft-hvy) later that month, winning readily by 9l; hiked up 10lb to 122 and steps back up in trip; could be more to come. |
15/2 |
|
1st 2 |
28th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 90y |
11st 11lb |
Middling runs in two beginners chases; moderate effort back over hurdles in December but ran a career best when beaten a head in a Listed handicap hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival last time (3m, heavy); wore first-time cheekpieces that day, which are now left off; runs off a 10lb lower mark for handicap chase debut; big contender. |
7/4 |
5/1
Form: 873-14
Last run: 140 days
W: 11st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 14 (1) |
15th Oct 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 6f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Won a big staying handicap hurdle at the Galway festival; second in a conditions hurdle at the same venue last month; in good form on the Flat late last season, winning a 2m handicap at Thurles, ran to a similar level when second over 1m6f at Navan in March. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 5 |
7th Sep 2026 Good 2m 5f 129y |
11st 0lb |
Goes well here and hacked up off 127 in a Listed handicap hurdle over 21.5f (good) at the Festival in July; now rated 136 has to improve again to follow up but there could be more to come from this 6yo; player. |
6/1 |
|
1st 11 |
1st Aug 2026 Good 2m 6f 108y |
10st 13lb |
Dual-purpose sort has been soundly beaten on his last three hurdle runs and needs a return to his best. |
40/1 |
33/1
Form: 0050
Last run: 18 days
W: 10st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 7 |
23rd Mar 2025 Good 2m 0f 50y |
11st 5lb |
Distant fifth in a Cork maiden hurdle was a step in the right direction but was tailed off when 50-1 for his handicap debut last month and his mark looks stiff. |
20/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €20.30 |
| Straight Forecast | €23.24 |
| Tricast | €124.74 |
| Trifecta | €86.20 |
Selections
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