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Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2026 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 18 runners
Winning time 5m 7.50s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
Seamus Neville
Sat handy on the outside with a hint of drift right early - up to 2nd at halfway - driven into the front from 3 out and stayed on strongly to the line
Darragh O'Keeffe
Eamonn Francis Gallagher
Sat handy on rail in third at halfway - hit trouble briefly before 3 out then asked for effort into 2nd approaching last - stayed on at one gauge to finish 2nd beaten a length and a half
Josh Williamson (5)
Edward Cawley
Settled in the pack early - a little untidy on occasion - urged forward and made ground approaching 3 out - up to 4th before 2 out then 3rd before last - stayed on to the line but couldn't land a blow finishing third
Philip Donovan (3)
Maike Magnussen
Went straight to front - stumbled 4 out - drifted wide entering straight - challenged approaching 3 out then asked for effort and lost command - faded to 4th before last - stayed on at one gallop to finish
Phillip Enright
Robert Tyner
Held a midfield position early - hit a flat spot four out then needed urging before eighth heading to three out - moved into fifth after the last but couldn't find more late on and finished fifth
Michael Kenneally (5)
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Raced in the pack out wide - moved into contention before 3 out with a stumble there and pushed along - up to 5th two out - little response after clipping the last and eased back to 6th before staying on at one gait to the line
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Sat just behind the front group early - urged into 4th 3f out but soon fell back - stayed on steadily to finish 7th
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
Sat close to the front pair - jumping awkwardly at points then dropped back before 3 out and pushed along - stayed on one gear to finish 8th
Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)
Thomas Mullins
Held up in the pack - driven for more after 3 out but nothing forthcoming from 2 out - plugged on at one speed to finish 9th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Held around midfield early - slipped to 14th before 6 out then rallied a touch after 4 out - flattened out from 3 out to finish well beaten in 10th
Daniel King
Thomas Cooper
Held up towards the back - pushed along and made headway from 3 out - unable to quicken and stayed on one gear from 2 out - finished 11th
Cian Cullinan (7)
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Held up towards the back - hit the 6th and needed encouragement - fluffed it again 6 out - stayed outpaced from 4 out with only a shade of late progress
Kevin Sexton
Sean Byrne
Settled around midfield towards the outside - urged forward after four out - unable to close and dropped away from three out - well held at the finish
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Held up in the pack - clipped 4 out and pushed along soon after - unable to close and one paced from 3 out - finished well beaten in 14th
Kieren Buckley
Edward Buckley
Held up around midpack early - pushed along on the inside from 3 out but failed to land a blow - dropped away late to finish 15th
Cian Quirke
Andrew Slattery
Held a midfield position early - clipped a couple of obstacles around 6 and 5 out - urged forward after 4 out but slipped towards the back - unable to find more from 3 out to finish well beaten
Simon Torrens
Liz Doyle
Sat close to pace early - urged forward after 4 out - soon lacked response and dropped away well held
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Daniel G Murphy
Settled in the pack early - hit a flat spot in third and slipped backward - driven approaching 3 out but made no headway then eased right off the pace before being pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Cola Blaze (nasal discharge), Disco Dancer (unsuitable ground), Fairlander (reserve), Lovely Reaction (reserve), Ossifer Hops (reserve), Sky And Sand (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.