2025/26 Jumps Profile - Doctor Du Mesnil

5 y bg Doctor Dino – Saint Grace   (Peej)

One of the could be anything category he made his debut at Cork in April this year, winning a 2m 3f bumper by 11l from Thedeviluno (received 7lb). Willie Mullins told The Punter: " I like him. He’s a nice type and will go novice hurdling." It will be interesting to see where he ends up in March.

Trainer W.Mulins   

Eds Rating  3 

2025/26 Jumps Profile - Diva Luna

6 y bm Diamond Boy – Longhouse Presents (Martin)

Smart mare who goes chasing this season, she made her debut at Tattersalls Farm in October 2023 in a 3m 4y mares maiden point, finishing 2nd beaten 3l by Honky Tonk Highway, then joined Ben Pauling and made her UK debut at Market Rasen in February last year, winning a 2m listed mares  bumper by ¾ l from Listentoyourheart,, then  in April at Aintree, won the 2m 1f grade mares bumper by 3 ½ l from Jubilee Alpha. 

She reappeared at Lingfield in December, finishing 2nd in a 2m mares novice hurdle, beaten 1 ¼ l by Metkayia, then in January at Cheltenham, won a 2m 4f maiden hurdle by 1 ¾ l from Newton Tormnado. 3 weeks later at Sandown in a 2m novice hurdle she was 2nd beaten 3 ¾ l by Castle Carrock, then at Cheltenham in March was 3rd beaten 6 ½ l in the 2m 1f grade 2 mares novice hurdle, beaten 6 ½ l by Air of Entitlement, and finished the season at Aintree, finishing 7th, beaten 38 ½ l behind Salvator Mundi (gave 7lb), in the 2m grade 1 Top Novices hurdle.

Ben Pauling told The Punter: :she had a nasty bug last Autumn and never fully recovered, so she did well really. She goes novice chasing and I am looking forward to running her over fences and taking on the geldings with her mares allowance at some point." She made a winning reappearance at Bangor recently, winning a listed mares novice chase by 19 l from Joyeuse and will win more this season.

Trainer B. Pauling    

Eds Rating  5 

2025/26 Jumps Profile - Captain Cody

7y bg Arctic Cosmos – Fromthecloudsabove (Cod)

Useful performer he made his debut at Loughanmore in April 2022, falling in a 3m 4y geldings maiden point, then in May at Broughsahne was 4th in a 3m maiden point, beaten 4l by Kinbara (gave 7lb). He moved to Willie Mullins and made his rules debut at Punchestowm in December finishing 2nd in a 2m bumper, beaten ½  l by Slade Steel. In January 2023 at Limerick he won a 2m bumper by 6 ½ l from Blizard of Oz (gave 5lb) and in March at Cheltenham in the 2m grade 1 Champion bumper was 6th beaten 6l by A Dream To Share, and finished the season at Aintree, with a 2nd to Florida Dreams in the 2m 1f grade 2 bumper beaten 1 ½ l. 

He reappeared in January last year winning a 2m 4f maiden hurdle by 10 l from Backtonormal (gave 6lb)then in February at Naas was 2nd in a 2m 3f novice hurdle, beaten 1 ½ l by Answer To Kayf (received 1lb). He was then 4th at Leopardstown in a 2m novice hurdle, beaten 3l behind Blizard of Oz (gave 2lb), then at Fairyhouse in March won a 2m 4f grade 2 novice hurdle by 6 ½ l from Mossy Fen Park , In May at Punchestown in a 2m 7f listed handicap hurdle he was 12th beaten 22 ½ l behind Maxum (received 2lb), then In November at Tipperary was 4th beaten 18 ½ l by So Majeste in a 2m 7f Beginners Chase. 

In December at Leopardstown in a 2m 5f Beginners Chase he was 4th beaten 9 ¾ l by Dee Capo, then in January this year in a 3m Beginners chase at Navan was 3rd beaten 2 ¾ l by Three Card Brag, In March at Cheltenham in the 3m 6f National Hunt Challenge Cup novice handicap chase he unseated at the 13th, and finished the season at Ayr in April, winning the 4m Scottish Grand National Premier handicap chase by 1l from Klarc Kent ( received 16 lb), and is presumably a Cod hope for the Grand National in April.

Trainer W.Mullins    

Eds Rating    3    

2025/26 Jumps Profile - Calico

9 y bg Soldier Hollow – Casanga  (Peej)

Reliable handicap chaser, he started life on the flat in Germany,  making his debut at  Mulheim in April 2019, finishing 5th in a 1m 2f maiden, then in May at Hoppegarten, was 2nd in a 1m 3f conditions stakes, beaten a nose by Andoro (gave 2lb), then in June at Baden – Baden, in a similar event was 3rd beaten 2 ¼ l by Ashrun (received 2 lb). He was then 2nd in a 1m 2f maiden at Dortmund, then in July at Le Touquet was 2nd again in a 1m 2f maiden beaten ½ l by Traisha. He reappeared at Mulheim in May 2020 winning a 1m 3f 4y+ maiden then followed up at Dusseldorf in June winning a 1m 3f conditions stakes by 3 ¼ l from Quian(gave 12 lb). Next he was 3rd in a similar event in June over course and distance, then was gelded and in July at Hamburg was 7th beaten 12 l in a 1m 2f group 2 behind Satomi (received 3 lb), In August at Dusseldorf he won a 1m 4f conditions stakes by 3l from Whizz Kid (received 1lb), then in September in a 1m 6f listed race was 3rd beaten 2l by Sommelier and in September at Dortmund was 4th in the German St Leger, beaten 3l behind Quian. 

He then moved across to the Skeltons and made his UK debut at Ludlow in January 2021, winning a 2m novice hurdle by 4 ¼ l from The Grey Falco, then in February at Kempton, was 2nd in a grade 2 2m novice hurdle beaten ¾ l by Cape Gentleman. In March at Warwick he won a 2m novice hurdle by 5l from Moore Margaux ( received 6lb), then at Ayr in April was 4th in a 2m grade 2 limited handicap hurdle beaten 10 ¼ l by Milkwood (gave 3lb). He had a wind op and reappeared in October at Ffos Las in a 2m limited handicap hurdle, finishing 8th beaten 21 ¾  by Glory and Fortune (received 5lb), then in November at Haydock in a 2m 3f handicap hurdle was 4th beaten 13 ¾ l behind Tommy’s Oscar ( gave 2 lb). In December at Lingfield he was 2nd in a 2m handicap hurdle beaten 2 ½ l by Hudson De Grugy ( received 1 lb), then at Hereford in January 2022 was third in a 2m novice chase beaten 5 ¾ l behind Red Rookie. In March at Sandown he was 15 beaten 34 l in a 2m grade 3 handicap hurdle behind Surprise Package (gave 10 lb), then in March at Market Rasen was 6th in a 2m 4f handicap hurdle beaten 21 ½ l behind Shantou Express ( received 4 lb). 

Next in October at Cheltenham he was 2nd in a 2m handicap hurdle, beaten 3 ¼ l by Soul Icon ( received 6 lb), then at Chepstow in November was 2nd in a 2m limited handicap novice chase, beaten 7l by Datsalrightgino ( received 1 lb). In December at Leicester he was 4thin a 2m 4f handicap chase beaten 14 ½ l by Bold Endeavour then in January 2023 at Southwell won a 2m handicap chase by 12l from Out On The Tear (received 14 lb), then in February was 2nd in a 2m grade 2 novice chase at Worcester beaten 5 ½ l by Jonbon (gave 5lb). 

Next at Doncaster in March he followed up in a 2m handicap chase beating Pay The Piper ( gave 5lb) a nose , then in April at Aintree in the 2m grade 1 Maghull novice chase fell behind Jonbon. He reappeared at Cheltenham in November, finishing 2nd in the 2m Paddy Power handicap chase beaten ¾ l by Triple Trade ( received 9lb , then at Cheltenham in December in a 2m handicap chase was 4th beaten 16 ¾ l behind Madara ( received 19 lb). In January last year at Doncaster he was 2nd in a 2m handicap chase, beaten 2 ¾ l by Gabriels Getaway (received 20 lb), then at Cheltenham in March was 10th beaten 40 ½ l behind Unexpected Party (received 2lb) in a 2m Premier handicap chase. Next at Chepstow in April he was 4th in a 2m handicap chase beaten 7 ¼ l by Prince Quali (received 16 lb), then at Kempton in May was pulled up in a 2m 2f handicap chase won by I’d Like To Know. 

He reappeared at Cheltenham last October winning a 2m handicap chase by a neck from Matata (gave 9lb)then in November at Cheltenham in a 2m handicap chase was 3rd beaten 30 ½ l behind Matata ( gave 8lb). In January this year at Doncaster he was 4th beaten 14 ¾ l behind Petit Tonnerre ( received 17 lb), and in March at Doncaster was 3rd in a 2m handicap chase, beaten 4l behind Brookie ( received 8lb).In April at Aintree he was 2nd in a 2m Premier handicap chase beaten 4 ½ l by Sans Bruit (received 10 lb), and reappeared at Cheltenham in October, winning a 2m handicap chase by 7l from Jasko Des Dames ( received 6lb). 

A solid handicapper Peej presumably is hoping he can win a Premier handicap.

Trainer D.Skelton          

Eds Rating  2 

2025/26 Jumps Profile - Bud Fox

4 y bg Walk In The Park- Flaviana ( Bob, Martin)

One of the could be anything brigade, he made his debut at Belharbour in February this year winning a 4 year 3m, maiden point by 2l from Pierott, then moved to Gavin Cromwell and at Punchestown in April won a 2m bumper by 4 ¼ l from Celestial Tune (received 14 lb).

Gavin Cromwell told The Punter: "He’s a lovely horse. We are going to keep him in bumpers this season and he’s a horse you’d hope could potentially end up in the Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival."

Trainer G.Cromwell           

Eds Rating             3         

2025/26 Jumps Profile - Baron Noir

5 y bg Vadamos – Scooping  (Martin)

Useful bumper performer he made his debut at Leopardstown  in March last year, finishing 3rd in a 2m bumper beaten 7 ¼ l behind Glyn Brae, then 3 weeks later at Limerick was 8th beaten 38 l in a 2m listed bumper behind Shuttle Diplomacy (gave 4lb), then moved across the water to Alan King.

 He made his UK debut at Plumpton last December, winning a 2m bumper by a neck from Kingston Queen (received 7lb), then in February this year was 3rd at Newbury in a 2m listed bumper beaten 2 ½ l by Sober Glory, and finished the season at Punchestown winning a 2m bumper by 1 ½ l from El Cairos. He should win novice hurdles this season

Trainer A .King             

Eds Rating 4 

2025/26 Jumps Profile - Bambino Fever

5 y Ch m Jukebox Jury – Midnight Way (Bob, Cod)

Very smart mare, she made her debut at Stowlin in May last year winning a 3m 4 year mares maiden point by 40 l from Chiroqui Princess, then moved to Willie Mullins and in December won a 2m 2f bumper at Punchestown by 5l from Derryville, then in February this year at Punchestown, followed up in a 2m grade 2 mares bumper beating Switch from Diesel 7 ½ l. In March at Cheltenham she won the 2m Champion Bumper by 1 ½ l from Heads Up (gave 7lb), and finished at Punchestown in April, winning the 2m grade 1 Champion bumper by 2 ¼ l from Switch From Diesel.

Willie Mullins told The Punter: :She’ll go novice hurdling and we’ll start her off in mares’ races if we can. She’s one that could end up taking on the boys, but I’m always a believer in winning the races you can at Cheltenham and come home with a winner rather than a loser, so I’d imagine she’ll be one for the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle if all goes well through the season. It would be hard to think that we might end up with a better mare than her. She races lazily enough and if she looked like she wanted further, the Ballymore would be there as an option too." 

Trainer W. Mullins    

Eds Rating   4