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YieldingAlbert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2026 Qualifier Novice Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £7682.61
- 2m 4f 86y
- 19 runners
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
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 16 |
4th Jul 2026 Good 3m 0f 116y |
10st 3lb |
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 |
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5th 11 |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 116y |
10st 5lb |
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 |
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21th 24 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 81y |
10st 0lb |
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
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 14 |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 12y |
10st 12lb |
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 |
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15th 25 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 81y |
10st 0lb |
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 |
8/1
Form: 35341
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y |
11st 6lb |
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 |
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4th 3 |
18th Jan 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 8lb |
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
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y |
11st 8lb |
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 |
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1st 7 |
26th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
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 |
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6th 12 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y |
10st 13lb |
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 |
6/1
Form: 34153
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
30th Jun 2026 Good 2m 3f 110y |
11st 5lb |
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 |
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2nd 3 |
31st May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 80y |
11st 12lb |
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 |
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6th 12 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 45y |
11st 8lb |
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 |
16/1
Form: /4-775
Last run: 42 days
W: 10st 8lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 166y |
11st 7lb |
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 |
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9th 15 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y |
10st 8lb |
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
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 |
14th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 165y |
12st 0lb |
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 |
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3rd 1 |
31st May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 7f 150y |
12st 0lb |
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 |
12/1
Form: -34205
Last run: 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 13 |
4th Jul 2026 Good 3m 0f 116y |
10st 10lb |
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 |
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11th 11 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y |
10st 13lb |
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 |
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5th 6 |
20th Jan 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 1f 33y |
11st 3lb |
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 |
8/1
Form: -33101 D
Last run: 61 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 2 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y |
11st 12lb |
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 |
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1st 5 |
15th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 6lb |
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 |
11st 12lb |
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 |
14/1
Form: 21147P
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
29th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 110y |
11st 12lb |
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 |
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8th 5 |
7th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
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 |
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5th 1 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 110y |
11st 12lb |
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 |
25/1
Form: 60PP5P D
Last run: 12 days
W: 10st 1lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 16 |
18th Apr 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 5y |
11st 1lb |
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 |
10st 1lb |
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 |
5/1
Form: 77-71F D
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16th 4 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y |
11st 9lb |
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 |
11st 12lb |
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 |
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1st 2 |
15th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
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 |
12/1
Form: 345413
Last run: 58 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
7th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 0y |
11st 12lb |
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 |
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4th 7 |
29th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 58y |
11st 11lb |
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 |
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2nd 1 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
11st 13lb |
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 |
10/1
Form: 9972
Last run: 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
8/1
Form: 7524
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
10/1
Form: 4795
Last run: 42 days
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y |
11st 3lb |
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 |
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5th 1 |
3rd Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
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 |
12/1
Form: 432
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
14/1
Form: 3/P040
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y |
10st 8lb |
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 |
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15th 4 |
4th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
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 |
11st 0lb |
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 |
33/1
Form: 90080
Last run: 15 days
W: 10st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €137.20 |
| Straight Forecast | €70.39 |
| Tricast | €552.92 |
| Trifecta | €778.80 |
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