The powerful National Hunt operation of Robcour (Brian Acheson) splits the vast majority of its elite jumps talent between two of Ireland’s big trainers - Henry de Bromhead and Gordon Elliott.

Here are ten Robcour-owned horses that we feel you should follow this season:

Air Of Entitlement

A highly touted youngster campaigned with large expectations at major festivals. The Mares' Hurdle or continuing to race in open staying company, will be the plan for her.

Gerri Colombe

A wonderful staying chaser who consistently represents the yard in top-flight staying chases. He is likely to be targeted again at premier Irish staying events such as the Savills Chase or the Bobbyjo Chase.

Heart Wood

Heart Wood won the Grade 1 Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March 2026, and later finished third in the Grade 1 Melling Chase at Aintree on April. His campaign will build back towards to defending his crown at the Cheltenham.

Irish Point

Elliott officially confirmed that the multiple Grade 1 winner Irish Point is fully back in training. Connections are sending him straight over larger obstacles for a highly anticipated novice chase campaign.

Mange Tout

Mange Tout has cemented herself as one of the most exciting young prospects in Gordon Elliott's yard for Robcour. Elliott's primary objective will be targeting the elite Mares' Hurdle division races, and she will hopefully be competitive in the major Festival races next spring too.  

Matin Midi Et Soir

French recruit purchased by Robcour after winning twice at Auteuil. He is highly regarded as an elite second-season novice chaser or hurdler prospect.

Rare Et Precieux

A brother to Teahupoo, snapped up by Robcour following a debut win in France. He  will be an exciting prospect for the owners and could well turn out to be a big name of the future.

Sermandzarak

Won the prestigious Goffs Defender Bumper and is being prepared for a solid future over hurdles. Gordon Elliott will keep him firmly in the intermediate and staying hurdle categories this campaign with a view to making it to the Pertemps Final at Cheltenham.

Slade Steel

After storming clear to win the Grade 2 Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday, his roadmap is expected to target top-flight conditions hurdles in Ireland as stepping stones towards the Stayers Hurdle at Prestbury Park in March.

Swing Davis

A highly regarded €320,000 purchase, her biggest rules victory to date came in a heavy-ground Mares' Hurdle at Navan. She remains a developing prospect for Robcour's mares' chase program as the winter fixtures begin in earnest.

By Steve Mullington

Steven is a sports and horse racing enthusiast and is a member of the Horseracing Writers and Photographers Association (HWPA) in the United Kingdom.

He is a regular visitor to Paris Longchamp for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and a lifelong fan of the Aintree Grand National, a subject he writes about 52 weeks of the year. Last year he reached the impressive milestone of attending the last 30 renewals of the Grand National.

Steven graduated from the University Of Lancaster in 1996 with a B.A (Hons) in Urban Policy & Race Relations (major) with Contemporary Religions & Belief Systems (minor) and still wonders if any of these help him find the winners?

He writes for a number of websites and online publications and you can sometimes hear him at the weekend discussing racing on a number of local radio stations. 

Steve Mullington