Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle

Naas

15:30

Date 2025-01-26

Distance 2m2f150y

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,850

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Hartur d'Arc Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	160	—	10-9UF	113	120	-	30d	—	—	0	22.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Two chase wins last year, potentially well treated but may need this to restore confidence
1	Cave Court Bay J:Mr O McGill(7) T:Noel C Kelly	J:Mr O McGill(7) T:Noel C Kelly	166	—	0-1772	119	123	113	29d	—	—	+5	22.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Excellent effort when second at Leopardstown, up 4lb but remains 5lb lower than chase mark
16	Tyson b/br J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Paul Nolan	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Paul Nolan	149	h	5-2802	102	121	84	25d	—	—	+2	17.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Readily outpointed by today's rival Must Go Now at Fairyhouse, 7lb better off now
10	Must Go Now Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Edward Cawley	J:Kieren Buckley T:Edward Cawley	156	h	3F-501	109	121	85	25d	—	—	+6	18.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Has taken a while to mature, stepped up on previous form with 5l Fairyhouse win, up 10lb
14	Gabriel Ranger Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Danny Mullins T:Joseph G Murphy	153	—	-41643	106	118	101	25d	—	—	+15	22.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won off 7lb lower last August, placed over fences since fair hurdles run at Punchestown
2	One Big Boum Bay J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	162	—	444411	115	121	87	49d	—	—	+27	35.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Mark was unchanged after maiden win, now up 8lb after handicap success, progressive type
8	Interchangeable Chestnut J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	156	—	0-4901	109	121	103	41d	—	—	+10	16.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Kept good company in maidens before winning when dropped in class at this venue, respected
12	Marelly Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	154	p	5767P3	107	120	75	26d	—	—	+11	18.3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Out for form over fences, much better when 50-1 third in a handicap hurdle at Punchestown
7	Lygon Lad Chestnut J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	157	—	73520	110	124	106	31d	—	—	+16	20.8	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Second to a well-handicapped horse at Navan, disappointing run in the fog at Leopardstown
15	Ask The Bookie Chestnut J:Daniel King T:Gillian Scott	J:Daniel King T:Gillian Scott	150	—	34-403	103	119	57	28d	—	—	+11	14.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Not a bad run in a Limerick novice race last time, overall profile is unconvincing
5	Answering Bay J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Timothy Doyle	J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Timothy Doyle	159	—	148-60	112	122	97	36d	—	—	+14	16.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Fair handicap debut here last April, three subsequent runs have been much less encouraging
17	Cozone Bay J:Ben Harvey T:Matthew J Smith	J:Ben Harvey T:Matthew J Smith	148	t	270000	101	121	109	14d	—	—	+11	13.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Has lost form since placed twice in the first half of November, up against it
9	Ishan Bay J:Phillip Enright T:S Curling	J:Phillip Enright T:S Curling	156	—	104-06	109	118	-	25d	—	—	+13	15.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
In good form over hurdles in the final months of 2023, two poor chase runs this season
13	Showman Bay J:Jake Coen(3) T:Peter Fahey	J:Jake Coen(3) T:Peter Fahey	154	p	1200-0	107	116	67	64d	—	—	+13	14.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Down the field at Punchestown in November on first run for ten months, hard to fancy
NR	St Cuthbert's Cave Bay J:Carl Millar(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Carl Millar(5) T:Gordon Elliott	162	t	3P8-P4	115	120	72	21d	—	—	—	16.3	—	—
Addition of a tongue-tie seemed to work last time, useful 5lb claimed for handicap debut
NR	On The Steel Chestnut J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	159	—	1-P050	112	123	82	14d	—	—	—	22.5	—	—
Ballinrobe maiden winner last April, has struggled since, hard to make a case for him
NR	The Nagger Reidy Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Stephen Gerard Carey	J:Sean Flanagan T:Stephen Gerard Carey	155	—	06-12U	108	123	64	26d	—	—	—	14.5	—	—
Made mistakes before unseating three out at Punchestown, in good form before that reverse

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Hartur d'Arc	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	11/4
Cave Court	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Tyson	5/1	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Must Go Now	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1	7/1
Gabriel Ranger	12/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
One Big Boum	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Interchangeable	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Marelly	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Lygon Lad	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Ask The Bookie	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Answering	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Cozone	40/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Ishan	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Showman	100/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
St Cuthbert's Cave	-	-	-	-	-
On The Steel	-	-	-	-	-
The Nagger Reidy	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

One Big Boum

35.5

OR: 16.3 Form: 17 Odds: 2.2

11/1

2nd

Cave Court

22.5

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

3rd

On The Steel

22.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Hartur d'Arc

22.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Gabriel Ranger

22.1

OR: 14 Form: 6 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Lygon Lad

20.8

OR: 15 Form: 4.4 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Must Go Now

18.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Marelly

18.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 2 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Tyson

17.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Interchangeable

16.7

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

St Cuthbert's Cave

16.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Answering

16.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ishan

15.2

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Showman

14.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

The Nagger Reidy

14.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ask The Bookie

14.2

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Cozone

13.5

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cave Court	119	123	113
One Big Boum	115	121	87
St Cuthbert's Cave	115	120	72
Hartur d'Arc	113	120	—
Answering	112	122	97
On The Steel	112	123	82
Lygon Lad	110	124	106
Must Go Now	109	121	85
Interchangeable	109	121	103
Ishan	109	118	—
The Nagger Reidy	108	123	64
Marelly	107	120	75
Showman	107	116	67
Gabriel Ranger	106	118	101
Ask The Bookie	103	119	57
Tyson	102	121	84
Cozone	101	121	109

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cozone	14d ago	Fit
On The Steel	14d ago	Fit
St Cuthbert's Cave	21d ago	Fit
Tyson	25d ago	Fit
Must Go Now	25d ago	Fit
Gabriel Ranger	25d ago	Fit
Ishan	25d ago	Fit
Marelly	26d ago	Fit
The Nagger Reidy	26d ago	Fit
Ask The Bookie	28d ago	Fit
Cave Court	29d ago	Fit
Hartur d'Arc	30d ago	Fit
Lygon Lad	31d ago	Fit
Answering	36d ago	Fit
Interchangeable	41d ago	Fit
One Big Boum	49d ago	Fresh
Showman	64d ago	Fresh