Albertas Run (foaled 23 April 2001) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in National Hunt races. He won two National Hunt Flat races and became a successful hurdler, winning the National Hunt Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final and the John Smith's Extra Cold Handicap Hurdle in 2007. He became more successful as a Steeplechaser, winning four Grade I races: the Royal and SunAlliance Chase, the Melling Chase and two runnings of the Ryanair Chase. His other wins included the Reynoldstown Novices' Chase, the Amlin 1965 Chase and the Old Roan Chase. Background Albertas Run is a dark-coated bay gelding with two white feet bred in Ireland by Oliver and Salome Brennan. He was sired by Accordion a son of Sadler's Wells who became a very successful National Hunt stallion, siring Flagship Uberalles, Dato Star (Christmas Hurdle) and Accordion Etoile (Ryanair Novice Chase). In 2004, the three-year-old gelding was sent to the Tattersalls Ireland sales where he has sold for €20,000 to representatives of Highflyer Bloodstock. Albertas Run was sent into training with Jonjo O'Neill at his Jackdaws Castle stable at Temple Guiting, near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. Racing career 2005/2006 National Hunt season Albertas Run began his racing career by competing in National Hunt Flat races. He made a successful debut at Haydock Park Racecourse in November, defeating fifteen opponents at odds of 5/1. He returned to the Lancashire course in January and won a similar event and took the lead inside the final furlong before winning by a head from Jobsworth and five others. He was then moved up sharply in class to contest the Grade I Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival in March. Starting a 40/1 outsider, he was among the leaders in the early stages, but then dropped back and finished fifteenth of the twenty-three runners, more than seventeen lengths behind the Irish-trained winner Hairy Molly. 2006/2007 National Hunt season In the 2006/7 National Hunt season Albertas Run competed as a Novice Hurdler, winning on his debut over obstacles at Uttoxeter Racecourse in October. He then started 4/6 favourite for a Handicap at Haydock Park but finished fourth behind more experienced opponents. In January, the gelding carried 158 pounds in a handicap at Huntingdon Racecourse and won by three and a half lengths Hot Lips Page and ten others. Albertas Run's win at Uttoxeter qualified him for the final race of EBF Sunderlands National Hunt Novices'