15:30
Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle
2m2f150y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 5m 3.30s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr O McGill (7)
Noel C Kelly
Settled midfield early - worked into 6th approaching 3 out - moved through to share advantage 2 out and pushed along - hit front approaching finish - powered clear to win comfortably
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Sat second early - moved to front turning in - closed alongside and driven on 2 out - overtaken approaching final furlong - stayed on to the line for 2nd
Kieren Buckley
Edward Cawley
Settled midfield early - made ground into the straight - boxed in fourth then eased right for room before 2 out - up to third by the last - stayed on strongly but couldn't get to the front runners
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along into 3rd two out then 4th at the last - held that spot with no more to give in behind
Brian Hayes
Philip Fenton
Held up towards the back - still 9th three out - made progress into the straight - urged into 5th with a small error two out - drifted left at the last - held on without finding more
Danny Mullins
Joseph G Murphy
Held up towards the back of the pack - still down in 10th three out and pushed along - improved to 6th by two out - drifted left at the last while in 6th - held on for same position without finding more late on
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Paul Nolan
Sat just behind the front group early - pushed along in 3rd after the third-last - unable to close on the front pair in the run to the line - eventually well held in 7th
Jake Coen (3)
Peter Fahey
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along turning for home - unable to close the gap thereafter - well held in 8th
Ben Harvey
Matthew J Smith
Held up at the back - still going nowhere from 3 out - picked up a little late but no threat
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Held up at the back - no real impression made throughout - well beaten at the finish
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled midfield early - pushed along turning for home - dropped away steadily - well held at the finish
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Went straight to front - pressed for effort turning into straight and lost advantage - dropped away steadily to finish well beaten
J J Slevin
S R B Crawford
Up with the front group early and jumped awkwardly at the 2nd - pushed along 3 out - dropped away thereafter to finish 13th
Daniel King
Gillian Scott
Struggled from the outset - lost touch with the field early - dropped further adrift as the race wore on - finished a well-beaten last
Non-runners: On The Steel (lame), St Cuthbert's Cave (unsuitable ground), The Nagger Reidy (unsuitable ground)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.