Punchestown
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Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
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TrackLab Insight
The clear one to beat — top-rated by 9lbs over the average in this field and the only horse here coming off a Cheltenham Festival win, which he took 51 days ago. He has finished in the top three in three straight races and the market has him at short odds, making him a worthy favourite who his rivals must find a way past.
Top rated by 9lbs
3 straight top-3 finishes
Market favourite (1.53)
Trainer Quotes
Feb 2026
"He was third at Leopardstown and I was looking at the three of them jumping the last thinking my fellow looks like a mare in foal compared to the other two! I think he has every chance of improving more than they have, condition wise. He comes right into it. By Galiway, he should have enough speed for the Supreme and the experience he got the other day will be a huge help. However, your first thought after the way he won in Limerick would be the Turners. All those things are still in the mix. 12-02-26"
TrackLab Insight
The least experienced horse in the field with just two career races, and it hasn't won either of them — making it the rawest entry in a Grade 1 field. It has never raced on wet or muddy ground, and a sixth-place finish last time out at Fairyhouse doesn't suggest it is ready for this level yet.
Never raced on soft ground
Lightly raced (2 career races)
TrackLab Insight
The only horse in the field that has already won at this course, and with the best career win rate of any runner here — winning roughly 1 in every 2 races — it has serious credentials despite carrying a weight advantage over the colts. Its jockey Darragh O'Keeffe is the form rider in the field right now, winning 7 from 31 in the past two weeks, though its 10th-place finish at Cheltenham must be accounted for.
Only course winner (1 from 1 here)
3 straight top-3 finishes
Best career win rate in field (1 in 2)
Jockey in best form (7 from 31 last 2wk)
Trainer Quotes
Feb 2026
"She's won both her hurdles races. Her maiden win looks like really solid form as Zanoosh was behind her and won well at Navan. Then she won on ground she wouldn't have been mad about at Punchestown, so we put her away then and said we'd go for the Mares' Novices' Hurdle. 15-02-26"
TrackLab Insight
Seven career races and still looking for a first win, which makes it the least proven horse in terms of getting to the front — and it has never raced on wet or muddy ground. At just four years old it is also the youngest in the field, and while its price has shortened dramatically from 23s to 13s, the winless record makes that confidence hard to fully understand.
Never raced on soft ground
TrackLab Insight
Has drifted sharply in the market — from 15s out to 28s — and the recent form gives you a clear reason why: a fall at Cheltenham followed by a distant fifth at Fairyhouse. Like several rivals, it has never raced on wet or muddy ground, and with just one career win from five races, it has a lot to prove at this level.
Never raced on soft ground
Trainer Quotes
Nov 2025
"Wasn't beaten far in a hurdle race at Auteuil for Daniela Mele in the middle of September. I'm already looking forward to him going chasing down the line, but we'll stick to hurdles for now. 17-11-25"
TrackLab Insight
Came into Cheltenham last time on the back of three straight top-three finishes, then finished a distant 13th — beaten nearly 68 lengths — which is a sharp reversal the market hasn't forgotten, with its price drifting since. Like several rivals here, it has never raced on wet or muddy ground, adding another layer of uncertainty.
Never raced on soft ground
3 straight top-3 finishes
TrackLab Insight
The lowest-rated horse in the field by some margin and has never faced conditions as testing as today's soft ground. Its best form has come on different terms, and stepping into a Grade 1 against the top-rated King Rasko Grey represents a significant jump in class.
Never raced on soft ground
TrackLab Insight
One of the lightly raced horses in the field with just three career outings, and its price has drifted significantly from 13s to 18s, suggesting the market isn't convinced after a distant seventh at Fairyhouse last time. There's potential here given its limited exposure, but it needs to find significant improvement to trouble the favourite.
Lightly raced (3 career races)
TrackLab Insight
Wins 2 in every 5 races it enters, which is a solid return, and it is the only horse in this field proven at today's 2m 4f trip. The problem is it has never raced on wet or muddy ground before, and today's soft conditions are a genuine unknown — that uncertainty is reflected in its drifting odds.
Only winner at this distance
Never raced on soft ground
Trainer in best form (9 from 67 last 2wk)
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