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Monday 17 March 2025

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

Off time: 14:27 | Winning time: 4m 48.00s

Timmy Tuesday³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 122| D

9/4

Winner in hurdle at Ayr in January. Creditable third of 6 in novice hurdle (5/2) at Exeter (18.5f, soft) 36 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 3R/0213

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Savante⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽³⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 118| BF| D

5/2

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Promising eighth of 19 in handicap hurdle (4/1) at Leopardstown (18f, good to soft) 43 days ago, left poorly placed. Open to progress. Player.

Form: 1015B8

Iamagetaway^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Kevin Sexton| T: A A Howard| OR: 111

5/1

Promising sort. First run since leaving James Andrew Fahey when creditable seventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (19.8f, heavy, 22/1) 30 days ago. One to consider with better to come.

Form: 46-5517

Kinbara Firstdraft⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Mullins| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 111| D

9/1

Latest win in hurdle at Ayr in November. 16 lengths fourth of 7 to Timmy Tuesday in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Ayr (20.4f, soft) 55 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 186164

Lygon Lad⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: G Elliott| OR: 109

16/1

14/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.7f, heavy) 50 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 735200

Down Around^b¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 108| D

7/1

One win from 21 NH runs. 13/2, creditable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 902145

Interchangeable⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 108| D

14/1

Winner in hurdle at Naas in December. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.7f, heavy, 10/1) 50 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 049010

Whale Harbour²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: B W Harvey| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 107

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good to soft) on his final run for Gavin Cromwell but pulled up at Fairyhouse on his yard/handicap hurdle debut last month.

Form: 535-3P

Non-Runners

Smooth Scotch⁵⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: S R B Crawford J: Mr S Connor

Grann's Boy¹⁴⁰

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: H Rogers J: Kieren Buckley

Mujeres Isla¹⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: R Tyner J: Phillip Enright

Chef's Kiss⁵¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: D Robinson

Forecasts

Timmy Tuesday (9/4), Savante (5/2), Iamagetaway (5/1), Grann's Boy (5/1), Down Around (7/1), Kinbara Firstdraft (9/1), Smooth Scotch (10/1), Interchangeable (14/1), Chef's Kiss (14/1), Lygon Lad (16/1), Whale Harbour (16/1), Mujeres Isla (66/1)

Lots with chances but the vote goes to SAVANTE who shaped well when a running-on eighth at Leopardstown last time out and can gain a second success in this sphere now. Grann's Boy starts life in handicaps on a decent mark so rates the chief threat ahead of Iamagetaway, Timmy Tuesday and Smooth Scotch.