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Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle
14:50 Cheltenham Festival
2024-03-15
Winner: £75,964.5
Runners: 13
Going: Heavy
No. of hurdles: 12
Distance: 2m7f213y
The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle is a Grade 1 run on day four of the Cheltenham Festival and is the ultimate test for the very best long-distance novice hurdlers, being run over 3m and with 12 hurdles to jump. Since it was first run in 2005, its most successful winner has been Bobs Worth, who went on to win the RSA Chase at the Cheltenham Festival the following year and the Cheltenham Gold Cup two years later. Check the Albert Bartlett runners and riders ahead of the race and place your bets by clicking the odds buttons.
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7(0)
11111
High Class Hero
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J: Mr P W Mullins
T: W P Mullins
7
11-7
145
154
Took three goes to win a point but he's 5-5 under rules, four of those over hurdles (2m4f-2m6f); lacks the wow factor having not been strikingly impressive in any of them, and has yet to run above Listed level, but he's developed the winning habit and might be the sort who does only enough; his jumping is good when seeing a stride but can be iffy when he doesn't; others appeal more.
13(0)
12-611
Spread Boss Ted
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J: Sean O'Keeffe
T: W P Mullins
7
11-7
0
137
Won one of his three bumpers; the winner of small-field hurdle races at Navan (2m, soft to heavy) and Fairyhouse (2m4f, heavy); yet to have his mettle tested over hurdles in quality company and, now sent up to 3m, it's a further concern that his pedigree doesn't exactly scream stamina.
8(0)
1-144
Johnnywho
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J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr
T: Jonjo O'Neill
7
11-7
136
143
Point/bumper winner; tongue tied for all his hurdle races; unextended in his first (runner-up since placed in a Grade 2) and has shaped as though crying out for a stiffer stamina test (in keeping with his pedigree) when finishing 2l behind Captain Teague in the Challow (soft) and just under 7l off Gidleigh Park, again over 2m4f, here on Trials Day (good to soft); this could be the ideal race for him to reveal his true colours; shortlisted.
4(0)
12-511
Dancing City
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J: Danny Mullins
T: W P Mullins
7
11-7
151
158
Second to Ballyburn in one of his bumpers; not sure what happened on his hurdling debut but he won his 2m4f maiden going away and then recorded a battling 16-1 win in the 2m6f Grade 1 at Leopardstown's Dublin Racing Festival (soft); it would be fair to say he had the run of things that day (always ideally positioned close to the pace), but it was a performance that hinted at further improvement over this far and his willing attitude ticks a big box in this race; strong form claims.
2(0)
13-121
Captain Teague
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J: Harry Cobden
T: Paul Nicholls
6
11-7
142
150
A staying chaser in the making and yet he was quick enough to finish third in last season's Champion Bumper; wasn't seen to best effect here in November in his only defeat over hurdles and has since secured Grade 1 honours in Newbury's Challow Hurdle (2m4f, soft), in which he sauntered to the front before idling on the run-in; no winner of that race has ever followed up at the Festival - including the mighty Denman - but there's lots to warm to otherwise with today's stamina test likely to be right up his ally.
10(0)
1111
Readin Tommy Wrong
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J: Paul Townend
T: W P Mullins
6
11-7
149
159
Made heavy weather of justifying short odds in his maiden (2m, soft) but benefited enormously from the step up to 2m4f when coming from last to first in the Grade 1 Lawlor's at Naas (outsider of seven; Lecky Watson staying on in third); hasn't been foot-perfect over his hurdles but that can improve with experience and there are 3m winners in his family; big shout.
14(0)
1-1324
Stellar Story
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J: Sam Ewing
T: Gordon Elliott
7
11-7
141
146
Respectable in defeat in back-to-back Grade 2s (2m4f/2m7f; something to find with Lecky Watson) before mistakes strangled him in Dancing City's Grade 1 at Leopardstown (2m6f, soft; first-time cheekpieces); if getting that part of his game right, 3m around Cheltenham might be up his street and he's a brother to former Festival regular The Storyteller.
9(0)
45-123
Lecky Watson
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J: Brian Hayes
T: W P Mullins
6
11-7
144
148
Fourth in last season's Champion Bumper when 3l behind Captain Teague; novicey jumping has been a feature in all three hurdle races, so he has done well to finish on the scene in Graded events the last twice over 2m4f (keeping on), with his close second to Slade Steel in the penultimate one looking all the better now after his conqueror's win here on Tuesday; won his maiden over 2m7f (soft) and promises to be well suited to a 3m slugfest should his jumping stand the test (first-time hood may help in that respect).
11(0)
-13141
Search For Glory
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J: Jack Kennedy
T: Gordon Elliott
7
11-7
143
148
Second-season novice who ran in this last year, pulling up at 33-1; has managed to win three times this campaign (including two 3m Grade 3s on deep ground) but there's no convincing evidence that he's a whole lot better than he was 12 months ago; the cheekpieces that have worked well in last three runs are replaced with blinkers (tongue tied for last six runs).
5(0)
12565
Dripsey Moon
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J: Ben Harvey
T: John C McConnell
7
11-7
128
131
Dual point winner (one on soft); won his maiden hurdle at Perth and hasn't looked that comfortable going in against Graded horses on his final three appearances, from 2m2f to 3m; has plenty to find on the figures and, while he should stay the trip okay, it will likely be in a slower time than a lot of these.
15(0)
21-113
The Jukebox Man
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J: Kielan Woods
T: Ben Pauling
6
11-7
136
143
Beaten 6l by Gidleigh Park in a bumper 12 months ago; won his next three (two hurdles) before holding his own in the Grade 1 Challow at Newbury (2m4f, soft), finishing under 2l off an idling Captain Teague and ahead of Johnnywho; still looked a work in progress there (hung for pressure) and, with a pedigree that bodes well for this race, he could easily deliver a personal best; respected.
NR(0)
11
Shanagh Bob
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T: Nicky Henderson
6
11-7
134
140
Recruited for £200,000 after winning his Irish point; did what was expected of him when long odds-on at Plumpton (2m4f, good to soft) and, for one so inexperienced, it was a notable effort to win a C&D Grade 2 in December when a muddling pace did him no favours; does nothing in a hurry but that's no drawback in this race; a three-month absence isn't ideal and stable form is a glaring concern, but he's packed with potential; non-runner.
6(0)
1-111
Gidleigh Park
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J: Jonathan Burke
T: Harry Fry
6
11-7
138
143
Unbeaten in a bumper and three hurdle races (2m-2m4f); it was the first time he's had to roll up his sleeves when pushed close in the 2m4f Grade 2 here on Trials day, but that steadily run race wouldn't have brought the best out of him and the manner in which he pulled it out of the fire was encouraging; Harry Fry is evidently sweet on seeing him over further and the trainer has won this before.
NR(0)
1223
Butcher Hollow
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T: Thomas Cooper
5
11-7
129
124
Has won a point and a bumper (soft); similar form in all three placed efforts in maidens and there's sufficient stamina in his pedigree to believe that going beyond 2m4f for the first time under rules could spike a sharp upturn in form; it will need to, mind; tongue-tie applied.
3(0)
31
Chigorin
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J: Rachael Blackmore
T: Henry De Bromhead
6
11-7
126
132
Mixed messages as to the strength of his maiden win at Fairyhouse (2m7f, heavy) but he looked all about stamina that day and his profile isn't dissimilar to that of Minella Indo who recorded a 50-1 success in the 2019 renewal of this for the same yard; a big lad who should be doing his best work late in the day and might well get involved; has gone under the radar against fancier form horses.
RACING POST TIP
Chigorin
Experience - and lots of it - was always a big selling point in this race, yet lightly raced horses have joined the party in recent years. Regardless of background, sheer grit and determination are forever key attributes in such a war of attrition for novices. The imposing CHIGORIN showed those qualities in abundance in winning his maiden at Fairyhouse and, while others bring stronger form credentials, the same was true of stablemate Minella Indo whose profile was not dissimilar when a 50-1 winner of this in 2019. Readin Tommy Wrong and Lecky Watson (third choice) may fare best of the Mullins contingent, but the British have strength in depth, with Captain Teague, Shanagh Bob and Gidleigh Park all strong candidates with their Graded honours. However, Johnnywho (feared most) is equally as exciting over this new trip, while the Harry Redknapp-owned The Jukebox Man isn't without hope either.
Verdict
ALBERT BARTLETT PREVIOUS WINNERS
| Year | Horse | Previous Form | Age | Price | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2023 | Stay Away Fay | 1-12 | 6 | 18-1 | Paul Nicholls | Harry Cobden |
| 2022 | The Nice Guy | 111 | 7 | 18/1 | Willie Mullins | Sean O’Keeffe |
| 2021 | Vanillier | 1-21210 | 6 | 14-1 | Gavin Cromwell | M P Walsh |
| 2020 | Monkfish | 2-211 | 6 | 5-1 | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend |
| 2019 | Minella Indo | 13-32 | 6 | 50-1 | Henry de Bromhead | Rachael Blackmore |
| 2018 | Kilbricken Storm | 3113 | 7 | 33-1 | Colin Tizzard | Harry Cobden |
| 2017 | Penhill | 11141 | 6 | 16-1 | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend |
| 2016 | Unowhatimeanharry | P-1111 | 8 | 11-1 | Harry Fry | Noel Fehily |
| 2015 | Martello Tower | 11F12 | 7 | 14-1 | Margaret Mullins | Adrian Heskin |
| 2014 | Very Wood | 1-1253 | 5 | 33-1 | Noel Meade | Paul Carberry |
ALBERT BARTLETT KEY TRENDS AND STATS
Key trends
- Aged six or seven, 8/10
- Adjusted RPR of at least 147, 8/10
- Two to six runs over hurdles, 7/10
- Rated within 11lb of RPR top-rated, 7/10
- Won over at least 2m4½f , 6/10
- Top-three finish in a Graded hurdle last time out, 6/10 (only one won)
Other factors
- Only four winners had won a Graded hurdle.
- None of the last winners were RPR top-rated.
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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - ALBERT BARTLETT 2023
STAY AWAY FAY took a good step forward from his Doncaster Grade 2 second under a more positive ride this time. He was also aided by closest pursuer and favourite Corbetts Cross running out, but he was around a length to the good at the time. Affordale Fury had been well held at Grade 1 level at Naas in January but was a totally different proposition this time, outrunning huge odds with the step up in trip suiting.