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Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle
15:20 Cheltenham Festival
2026-03-13
Winner: £87,021.55
Runners: 22
Going: Soft
No. of hurdles: 12
Distance:
The Spa Novices' Hurdle, known for sponsorship reasons as the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle, is a Grade 1 race 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, now known as the Brown Advisory 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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5(0)
2-1
Hipop De Loire
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J: Harry Cobden
T: W P Mullins
9
11-7
140
145
Near enough a year separated his two runs over hurdles, easily winning the latest when odds-on for a maiden at last year's Galway festival in July (good); light on experience in this scene but he's battle-hardened on the Flat and his third in September's Group 2 Doncaster Cup (2m2f; good to soft) advertises his class and stamina; it's unwise to put a line through him, for all that he's a 9yo.
6(0)
13/221
Jalon d'Oudairies
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J: Danny Gilligan
T: Gordon Elliott
7
11-7
139
148
Excellent third when favourite for the 2024 Champion Bumper here; missed last season but definite signs of getting his act together over hurdles in posting an eyecatching RPR when strolling home at long odds-on in a 2m2f maiden at Naas (soft to heavy; effective on drier ground); unraced beyond an extended 2m4f but might yet prove that stamina is one of his assets; respected.
19(0)
1-3351
The Passing Wife
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J: Keith Donoghue
T: Gavin Cromwell
7
11-7
143
148
Pedigree doesn't exactly scream stamina but he did win a 3m point and his trainer believes this race will suit him; all his rules form is at up to 2m3f, over which he beat Doctor Du Mesnil in a small field at Punchestown last time (heavy); doesn't have a lot to find with Thedeviluno on an early-season maiden clash; seems able on all ground; respected.
22(0)
/12171
Park Princess
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J: Sam Twiston-Davies
T: Anthony Honeyball
6
11-0
132
149
Record of 3-5 over hurdles; no mare has won this race but few have tried and The Big Westerner was runner-up 12 months ago; however, although a wide-margin winner at Doncaster last time, that was against her own sex and very few in that eight-runner race appeared to handle the conditions; reservations.
16(0)
6-3131
Swindon Village
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J: David Bass
T: Charlie Longsdon
6
11-7
133
139
This 6yo is a big lad with a bright future ahead of him; it's unlikely that Windsor played to his strengths when well behind Moneygarrow and he then stayed on much the best in a Newbury novice last month (extended 2m4f, soft); however, that latest race had no depth and the odds-on favourite wasn't on his game; this is a huge hike in class.
15(0)
14-311
Spinningayarn
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J: Jack Kennedy
T: Gordon Elliott
6
11-7
140
148
Point/bumper winner; won easily under no-nonsense rides from the front at Fairyhouse (2m4f, yielding) and Punchestown (2m3f, heavy) and now tackles his toughest test yet with a dangerously unexposed profile; on running style and most definitely on pedigree, the step up to 3m looks a major plus.
12(0)
2-611
Mondoui'boy
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J: Ben Jones
T: Ben Pauling
6
11-7
134
140
Runner-up in a 3m point and ran well in defeat in bumpers at top tracks before selling for £115,000 at the David Maxwell dispersal sale; has looked well above average in justifying market confidence over hurdles at Ludlow (2m5f) and Ascot (extended 2m3f; again on good to soft); Ben Pauling considers him one of his better novices; can't be taken lightly with this longer trip a probable plus.
2(0)
-15111
Doctor Steinberg
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J: Paul Townend
T: W P Mullins
6
11-7
150
156
His bumper form was nothing to shout about but he's gone 3-3 over hurdles; it wasn't a strong Grade 1 he won at the Dublin Racing Festival (2m6f, heavy; won on good) but he bombed clear to win it by some 8l despite taking a firm grip, and his previous defeat of Thedeviluno looks all the better now; there's a nagging concern that his keen-going tendencies might come at a cost in this race, but other than that he's solid.
8(0)
U112
Kazansky
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J: Jordan Gainford
T: Gordon Elliott
6
11-7
143
148
Should stay okay having won a point over 3m and a Grade 2 at Limerick over just shy of that trip; he's relying on Doctor Steinberg fluffing his lines as he was hammered by him at Leopardstown (2m6f, heavy) on latest start, but has place claims nonetheless.
11(0)
1-2111
Kripticjim
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J: Brendan Powell
T: Joe Tizzard
6
11-7
135
140
Has left his bumper form behind over hurdles and completed his hat-trick in a 2m4f Grade 2 here on Trials' Day (first run in a tongue-tie; soft; fine on good); however, that was by the skin of his teeth and in a race that hasn't been that influential when it comes to the Festival; however he fares, he'll be a nice chaser next year.
4(0)
2-13
Fruit De Mer
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J: Sean Flanagan
T: Henry De Bromhead
6
11-7
131
133
Winning 3m pointer on slow ground and second in a bumper on yielding; both hurdle runs on soft or heavy; it was a very winnable maiden he was found in November but he then ran quite well in a 2m4f Grade 1 at Naas, surprisingly staying on again for third having raced with the choke out early doors; retains potential, and especially over this trip, provided he settles.
13(0)
2-3511
Moneygarrow
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J: Harry Skelton
T: Dan Skelton
6
11-7
133
137
Point/bumper winner with course form having finished fifth to No Drama This End in a Grade 2 in November (behind King's Bucks); had wind surgery before he beat a good horse at Warwick (2m5f, good to soft) and put another in its place at Windsor when proving his stamina for 3m (soft); won't be fazed by the nature of this race and needs a second look.
14(0)
21-312
Road Exile
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J: James Bowen
T: Gordon Elliott
6
11-7
138
136
By a Derby winner and there's lots of stamina on the dam's side of his pedigree; unraced beyond 2m2f under rules (did win a 3m point); maiden winner who was turned over at 8-11 last time, but in a messy race won by the classy Sober; he wouldn't be the first horse representing these connections to deliver a clear career best in this race.
10(0)
2-432
King's Bucks
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J: Darragh O'Keeffe
T: Henry De Bromhead
6
11-7
133
138
3m point winner kept to shorter trips thus far under rules; only his second run over hurdles when a running-on third behind No Drama This End (runner-up is also a class act) in a 2m5f Grade 2 here in November (soft) and perhaps it's best to forgive his odds-on defeat on desperately tiring ground in a maiden at Limerick last time; remains a maiden but so too was Minella Indo who won this race for the same yard in 2019; makes the shortlist.
3(0)
42-711
Espresso Milan
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J: Mr P W Mullins
T: W P Mullins
6
11-7
140
142
Beaten in three bumpers for Fergal O'Brien; unbeaten in two hurdles for Willie Mullins and the horse he made light work of at Thurles last time (2m6f, yielding) has since finished second in a big-field Class 2 handicap at Haydock; Paul Townend was highly complimentary about him last time but he still rides Doctor Steinberg; still, this future chaser remains an unknown quantity.
21(0)
112
Ubatuba
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J: Ben Sutton
T: Olly Murphy
6
11-7
133
138
3m point winner; hit the ground running over hurdles with two clearcut wins under Ben Sutton at about 2m4f around Leicester (soft/heavy) and further advanced his form when a running-on second in a 3m Grade 2 at Haydock (good to soft); the useful winner got first run at Haydock and otherwise it could have been interesting; there's stamina in his pedigree and potential in his profile; appeals as one of the livelier outsiders.
7(0)
3-11
Johnny's Jury
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J: Gavin Sheehan
T: Jamie Snowden
6
11-7
129
138
Had one run for Nicky Henderson; 2-2 for current yard, comfortably accounting for a notable rival (fourth in Tuesday's Fred Winter) at Exeter (good to soft) before winning easily again under a penalty at Carlisle (soft); brings a lower profile than many, having taken the back roads to Cheltenham, but he's a dark one; there is stamina in his pedigree, which is just as well when his wins have been at about 2m1f.
18(0)
2-2121
Thedeviluno
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J: Sean O'Keeffe
T: Paul Nolan
7
11-7
143
152
0-4 in bumpers but 2-3 over hurdles and wasn't seen to best effect in the defeat, when held up last in a Grade 2 at Navan that Doctor Steinberg dominated up front; it was over 2m that he accounted for the smart Skylight Hustle at Gowran and yet the further he went the better he looked in winning the 3m Grade 2 River Don at Doncaster (soft); his trainer has had horses run well in this before; major player.
1(0)
1-22
Doctor Du Mesnil
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J: Danny Mullins
T: W P Mullins
6
11-7
0
136
Made light work of Thedeviluno in his only bumper (yielding); very nearly won a big-field maiden at Leopardstown over Christmas but he was left for dead by The Passing Wife when odds of 2-5 in a small field at Punchestown (stepped up to 2m3f, heavy); hopes rest on whether this is more his trip, and pedigree offers mixed messages; first-time tongue-tie.
20(0)
215
The Price Of Peace
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J: Sean Bowen
T: Rebecca Curtis
7
11-7
131
132
3m point winner on soft; he was 1-6 for his novice win in December (just under 3m on good to soft) and it was a laboured effort last time behind Thedeviluno at Doncaster; he's not crying out to be backed.
9(0)
114
Kicour La
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J: Callum Pritchard
T: Ben Pauling
6
11-7
131
142
Won back-to-back minor races at about 2m4f at Leicester (soft/heavy) but limitations were seemingly ruthlessly exposed when the thick end of 20l behind Thedeviluno in Doncaster's Grade 2 River Don (3m, soft); better than he showed there but this is a tough assignment.
17(0)
F16117
Tackletommywoowoo
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J: Mr D L Queally
T: Declan Queally
6
11-7
135
141
Raced 11 times over hurdles and plenty of experience is never a bad thing in this race; however, he's won only three of those and finished tailed off behind Doctor Steinberg when 40-1 last time; tongue-tie enlisted.
RACING POST TIP
King's Bucks
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. It may have been a weak Grade 1 that Doctor Steinberg won at Leopardstown but not many races of that stature are secured with such authority and it's just a question of whether he gives himself a chance of lasting home as he can be too keen for his own good. Spinningayarn's stylish wins over shorter bode well when he's surely a stayer in the making, and the same comment applies to KING'S BUCKS. If forgiven his latest odds-on defeat in a slowly run race on desperately taxing ground, he's entitled to be knocking on the door judged on his highly encouraging run behind No Drama This End here in November. His trainer has won this before with a maiden. Thedeviluno is an assured stayer with every right to be on the shortlist, while Ubatuba appeals as one who could emerge from the shadows and he's the speculative second choice.
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ALBERT BARTLETT PREVIOUS WINNERS
| Year | Horse | Previous Form | Age | Price | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2025 | Jasmin De Vaux | 18-144 | 6 | 6/1 | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend |
| 2024 | Stellar Story | 1-1324 | 7 | 33-1 | Gordon Elliott | Sam Ewing |
| 2023 | Stay Away Fay | 1-12 | 6 | 18-1 | Paul Nicholls | Harry Cobden |
| 2022 | The Nice Guy | 111 | 7 | 18-1 | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend |
| 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 |
ALBERT BARTLETT KEY TRENDS AND STATS
Key trends
- Aged six or seven, 9/10
- Adjusted RPR of at least 146, 9/10
- Top-three finish last time out, 7/10
- No more than four hurdle runs, 8/10 (the last eight)
- Won over at least 2m4f, 6/10
Other factors
- Only three winners had landed a Graded hurdle.
- None of the last ten winners were RPR top-rated with five of the last seven winners rated between 10lb-15lb off top.
- Eight winners returned an SP of double-figures (all between 11-1 to 50-1).
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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - ALBERT BARTLETT 2025
Willie Mullins trained a fourth straight winner on Gold Cup day when Jasmin De Vaux landed the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle. Jasmin De Vaux won the Champion Bumper the previous season but had been beaten on his previous two starts before the Albert Bartlett. He relished the step up to 3m, though, and scored by two and a half lengths under Paul Townend.