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

Off time: 15:39 | Winning time: 5m 5.4s

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Cobra Queen¹⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 120| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. 13/2, respectable 13½ lengths fourth of 8 to World of Fortunes in listed hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 152 days ago. Yard having good spell.

Form: 8-F1214

Cafe Con Leche²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr A D Bustin⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 118| C

100/1

Course winner. Ninth of 10 in claiming hurdle (33/1) at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 21 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0010-09

Quest With Speed^b¹⁹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: J C Gainford| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 115

33/1

Possibly amiss when pulled up in novice chase at Kilbeggan (20.2f, good to soft, 11/2), labouring some way out. Off 6 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4-2034P

Jacovec Cavern²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: P Hennessy| OR: 114

6/1

16/1, respectable tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Naas (23.1f, heavy) 25 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 86/8850

Jody Ted^t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: M M McDonagh| T: D Hogan| OR: 114

18/1

Twelfth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Naas (23.1f, heavy, 50/1) 25 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: U-PP000

One Big Boum³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 114| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win in hurdle here in December. Sixteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (19.8f, heavy, 13/2) 33 days ago, finding nothing.

Form: 441150

Luminous Light^h³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A McCann| OR: 113| C

7/1

Course winner. 7/1, didn't need to improve to win 13-runner handicap chase at Clonmel (16.7f, soft) 35 days ago, well ridden. Switches from chase to hurdles. Has good chance on form.

Form: 344541

Housemartin^t³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 111

18/1

Latest win in hurdle at Roscommon in August. Creditable sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (19.8f, heavy, 16/1) 33 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 20-0416

Paradise Lost³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: G Brouder⁽³⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 110

18/1

Bit below form ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (19.8f, heavy, 12/1) 33 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 255-D89

Well Del⁸⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 110

33/1

Fair winner at 19f in chases. Last of 9 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Thurles (23.2f, good) 89 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Liam G. O'Brien. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 415679

Master Otis¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: D E Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 109| C

8/1

Course winner. 12/1, respectable seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5-10PP7

Union Park^t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: S D Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 109| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 28/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.5f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 804766

Desert Friend¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 108

18/1

Bit below form fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: P037-U5

Jolie Jewel^h¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: B McMahon| OR: 108| C

12/1

4/1, below form ninth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Hood back on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 550369

Quint Major¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Molloy| OR: 108

10/1

Winner in bumper at Clonmel in October. 13/2, creditable sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 713596

Beggars Rock^v¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: K C Sexton| T: D Queally| OR: 105

8/1

11/2 and visored for 1st time, creditable third of 11 in novice chase at Thurles (20.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Looks competitive on form.

Form: U33103

Doctor Nightingale⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Hayes| OR: 103

66/1

14/1, seventh of 9 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, soft) 58 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 69U667

Mount Mandela^p1¹⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: A P Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 101

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Bit below form fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, heavy, 6/1) 143 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: 474025

The Diddler^t⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: R A Doyle| T: P M Quinlan| OR: 100

12/1

7/1, last of 16 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, heavy) 67 days ago, folding tamely. Has work to do.

Form: 032330

Slip Jig¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: C Motherway| OR: 99

33/1

Below form tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft, 20/1) 17 days ago. Not easy to make a case for. RESERVE.

Form: 35-1600

Non-Runners

The Names Jock²⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: John E & Kiely J: Mr J L Gleeson

Moylussa¹⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: M Magnussen J: Sean O'Keeffe

Alright Darling¹⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: D G Murphy J: Reserve 2

Smackwater Jack¹²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 11

T: Mrs D Foster J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Cobra Queen (6/1), Jacovec Cavern (6/1), Moylussa (6/1), Luminous Light (7/1), Smackwater Jack (15/2), Master Otis (8/1), Beggars Rock (8/1), Quint Major (10/1), Jolie Jewel (12/1), The Diddler (12/1), One Big Boum (12/1), Alright Darling (16/1), Paradise Lost (18/1), Jody Ted (18/1), Housemartin (18/1), Desert Friend (18/1), Mount Mandela (20/1), Union Park (20/1), Slip Jig (33/1), Quest With Speed (33/1), Well Del (33/1), The Names Jock (50/1), Doctor Nightingale (66/1), Cafe Con Leche (100/1)

LUMINOUS LIGHT made it third time lucky over fences at Clonmel last month and is appealing returned to hurdles off the same mark. With improvement likely, Quint Major is second choice ahead of Beggars Rock and Moylussa.