2026 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle Entries - 83 entered in open Grade One
The 2026 renewal of the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle features a massive line-up of 83 horse entries. In the spotlight are highly-anticipated competitors such as 'No Drama This End', and Willie Mullins’ formidable trio - 'Doctor Steinberg', 'Espresso Milan', and 'Sortudo'. Esteemed trainers, including Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott, have multiple entries showcasing top novices like 'Leader d'Allier' and 'Kalypso'chance'. With no frontrunner at single-figure odds, this year's race promises intense competition and excitement.
- Total of 83 horses entered in the 2026 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle
- Key contenders include 'No Drama This End' and Mullins’ 'Doctor Steinberg'
- Noteworthy trainers: Willie Mullins, Gordon Elliott, Dan Skelton
A lengthy list of 83 horses have been entered in the 2026 renewal of the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle.
No horse can currently be backed at a single-figure price for the Albert Bartlett. Turners favourite, No Drama This End heads the betting with some firms, along with Willie Mullins' trio of Doctor Steinberg, Espresso Milan and Sortudo.
Leader d'Allier, Love Me Tender, You Proof and Saint Baco feature in Willie Mullins' 11 entrants. Gordon Elliott has entered 12 of his top novices, including Kalypso'chance, Jalon d'Oudairies, Road Exile, Santo Sospir and Theflyingking.
Declan Queally's Grade One winner, I'll Sort That is entered here, along with Henry de Bromhead's third from the Ballymore Novice Hurdle, Fruit De Mer. Thedeviluno, Tackletommywoowoo, County Final, Good Girl Kathleen, and I Started A Joke could also fly the flag for Ireland.
Dan Skelton holds multiple entries, including Carlenrig, Moneygarrow, and Dalston Lad. Challow Hurdle runner-up Klimt Madrik has been entered by Toby Lawes. Other entrants include Ruth Jefferson's Country Code, Rocking Man for Sam Thomas, Step Ahead for Kim Bailey and Mat Nicholls, and Rebecca Curtis' The Price Of Peace.
Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle 2026 Entries
- A Pai De Nom (Dan Skelton)
- American Jukebox (Gordon Elliott)
- Apache Tribe (Noel Kelly)
- Bally Free (Gordon Elliott)
- Ballykinlar (Mickey Bowen)
- Bon Viveur (Willie Mullins)
- Boultydoolin (Rebecca Curtis)
- Carlenrig (Dan Skelton)
- Champagne Kid (P. E. Collins)
- Classical Creek (Gordon Elliott)
- Country Code (Ruth Jefferson)
- County Final (Eric McNamara)
- Dalston Lad (Dan Skelton)
- Doctor Steinberg (Willie Mullins)
- Doctor Du Mesnil (Willie Mullins)
- El Capitaine (Kayley Woollacott)
- Espresso Milan (Willie Mullins)
- Etna Bianco (Joe Tizzard)
- Forty Coats (Henry De Bromhead)
- Fountains Blenhein (Anthony Honeyball)
- Frankie John (Denis G. Hogan)
- Fruit De Mer (Henry De Bromhead)
- Gin Tonic (Paul Nolan)
- Good Girl Kathleen (Emmet Mullins)
- He Can't Dance (Gordon Elliott)
- Hillberry Hill (Ms Margaret Mullins)
- Hipop De Loire (Willie Mullins)
- I Started A Joke (Charles Byrnes)
- I'll Sort That (Declan Queally)
- Intosomethinggood (Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies)
- Jalon D'oudairies (Gordon Elliott)
- Johnny's Jury (Jamie Snowden)
- Just Golden (Dan Skelton)
- Kalypso'chance (Gordon Elliott)
- Kasino Des Mottes (Joe Tizzard)
- Kazansky (Gordon Elliott)
- Kicour La (Ben Pauling)
- King's Bucks (Henry De Bromhead)
- Klimt Madrik (Toby Lawes)
- Kripticjim (Joe Tizzard)
- Laurets D'estruval (Willie Mullins)
- Leader D'allier (Willie Mullins)
- Legendary Luke (Jamie Snowden)
- Love Me Tender (Willie Mullins)
- Melbourne Shamrock (Emmet Mullins)
- Minella Emperor (Emmet Mullins)
- Mondoui'boy (Ben Pauling)
- Moneygarrow (Dan Skelton)
- Neon Dream (Alan King)
- No Drama This End (Paul Nicholls)
- Off The Jury (Mickey Bowen)
- Park Princess (Anthony Honeyball)
- Pottersville (Rebecca Curtis)
- Reckless Spending (Nicky Henderson)
- Riskaway (Gordon Elliott)
- Road Exile (Gordon Elliott)
- Rocking Man (Sam Thomas)
- Rusty Harkness (Henry De Bromhead)
- Saint Baco (Willie Mullins)
- Santo Sospir (Gordon Elliott)
- Shabby Hill (Charles Byrnes)
- Shadow Paddy (Eoin McCarthy)
- Shuttle Diplomacy (Thomas Cooper)
- Sortudo (Willie Mullins)
- Spinningayarn (Gordon Elliott)
- Step Ahead (Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls)
- Swindon Village (Charlie Longsdon)
- Tackletommywoowoo (Declan Queally)
- The Big Clubman (Paul Nolan)
- The Blue Room (Olly Murphy)
- The Last Cloud (Patrick Neville)
- The Price Of Peace (Rebecca Curtis)
- Thedeviluno (Paul Nolan)
- Theflyingking (Gordon Elliott)
- They Call Me Hugo (Olly Murphy)
- Tiddesley Wood (Fergal O'Brien)
- Timesareachanging (A. Slattery)
- Treasure Memory (Tony Martin)
- Ubatuba (Olly Murphy)
- Whiskey Yankee (Sam Thomas)
- Yeshil (Henry De Bromhead)
- You Proof (Willie Mullins)
- Zanoosh (Colm Murphy)
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