13:45 Friday 10 April 2026 AINTREE

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POURQUOI PAS PAPA (FR)

Age, Colour, Sex 4 b g (6 Apr 2022) Trainer Paul Nicholls

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Trainer History David Cottin, France until 17 Jun 2025
Owner Bell, Lyons, James, Hill Pedigree MANATEE POURQUOI PAS ELLE (FR) MARTALINE

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Date		Crs/Class /Type	Result Res	Btn	Type	Or	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
10 Mar 26		Chl C1 Hcap	4/22	6	Hurdle	128	16.4f	Gd/Sft		Harry Cobden	16/117
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14 Feb 26		Hay C2 Stks	2/7	2.25	Hurdle	W	15.7f	Gd/Sft		Freddie Gingell	13/82.62f
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29 Jan 26		Wnc C4 Novice	1/17	7	Hurdle	N	15.2f	Heavy		Harry Cobden	5/42.25f
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9 Jan 26		Exe C4 Novice	2/14	9.5	Hurdle	N	16.7f	Soft		Harry Cobden	15/82.87
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5 Dec 25		San C2 Stks	2/8	3.25	Hurdle	W	16f	Soft		Harry Cobden	3/14jf
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Change of Stable: David Cottin, France to Paul Nicholls
171 day break
17 Jun 25		Cla Juvenile	2/12	1.5	Hurdle	N	16.9f	Soft		Gabin Meunier	11/1
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Future Entries

Date	Course Crs	Time	Race	Dis
10 Apr 2026	Ain	13:45	WILLIAM HILL HANDICAP HURDLE (PREMIER HANDICAP) (1)	20f
10 Apr 2026	Ain	17:15	DEBENHAMS HANDICAP HURDLE (Conditional Jockeys & Amateur Riders) (2)	16.5f
18 Apr 2026	Ayr	14:20	CORAL SCOTTISH CHAMPION HURDLE (LIMITED HANDICAP) (Grade 2) (1)	16f

Statistics

Code	Runs	Wins	Places	ISP P/L	Best TFR
Hurdle	6	1	5	-2.75

POURQUOI PAS PAPA (FR)

POURQUOI PAS PAPA (FR) is a bay gelding. He is 4 years old (foaled 06 April 2022). The owner of POURQUOI PAS PAPA (FR) is Bell, Lyons, James, Hill and his current trainer is Paul Nicholls. The pedigree for POURQUOI PAS PAPA (FR) is: MANATEE - POURQUOI PAS ELLE (FR) - MARTALINE.

POURQUOI PAS PAPA (FR) last ran at Cheltenham on 10 March 2026, in the MCCOY CONTRACTORS JUVENILE HANDICAP HURDLE (Fred Winter) (PREMIER HANDICAP) (1) over a distance of 2M 87Y. Ridden by Harry Cobden, POURQUOI PAS PAPA (FR) finished 4th of 22 runners. The Industry Starting Price (ISP) for POURQUOI PAS PAPA (FR) was 16/1 (Betfair SP 21.56).

POURQUOI PAS PAPA (FR) currently has entries in the following races:

WILLIAM HILL HANDICAP HURDLE (PREMIER HANDICAP) (1) at Aintree on 10 April 2026
DEBENHAMS HANDICAP HURDLE (Conditional Jockeys & Amateur Riders) (2) at Aintree on 10 April 2026
CORAL SCOTTISH CHAMPION HURDLE (LIMITED HANDICAP) (Grade 2) (1) at Ayr on 18 April 2026