March 26 / 14.15 Market Rasen

14.15

Good

Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3812.2
  • 2m 4f 139y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

Form: 633

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third at Wetherby (soft) and Huntingdon (good to soft) in his last two bumpers and pedigree also gives encouragement; the existing hurdles form in this line-up isn't great, so he could be big player on hurdle debut.
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2nd

2

18th Mar 2026

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

14:15 Huntingdon

Castanea Breeze

11st 11lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Upped to an extended 2m7f for his successful handicap debut at Market Rasen (good to soft) in December; good second since at Wetherby (3m1f, soft), Fakenham (3m, soft) and Huntingdon (3m2f, good to soft); looks a thorough stayer and he'd have much more to prove on good ground; blinkers replace the cheekpieces worn on those last four starts but he has to be shortlisted.

5/2

2nd

2

1st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

15:45 Huntingdon

Castanea Breeze

11st 8lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Upped to an extended 2m7f for his successful handicap debut at Market Rasen (good to soft) in December; good second since at Wetherby (3m1f, soft) and Fakenham (3m, soft); major claims with this slog likely to suit him well.

9/4

2nd

1

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

16:00 Fakenham

Castanea Breeze

11st 12lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Won when upped in trip on handicap debut at Market Rasen (2m7f, good to soft) in December and 3l second of 16 at Wetherby (3m, soft) subsequently; could continue to progress.

2/1

Form: 894

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Second in Irish point; followed wind surgery with an improved show at Newcastle (good; 66-1) in his third bumper but that 20l fourth of six was modest form nonetheless; makes hurdle debut.
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7

21st Jul 2025

Good

2m 1f 61y

Class 3

15:45 Cartmel

Hes A Diamond

10st 5lb

J: Harry Reed

T: L J Morgan

Won modest maiden hurdle in March but struggled on recent stable/chase debut at Uttoxeter (race contested by Anyharminasking and Willie Shake Hands) and is effectively 1lb higher from further out of the weights here; swaps hood for first-time cheekpieces.

40/1

4

14th Jun 2025

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 3

19:40 Uttoxeter

Hes A Diamond

10st 5lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: L J Morgan

Made all to cause 20-1 surprise in modest maiden hurdle at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) for Micky Hammond in March but was sold for £5,000 after two subsequent heavy defeats (2m3f/2m5f) and is 3lb out of the weights for this stable/chase/handicap debut; drops back in trip and is fitted with first-time hood/tongue-tie; too risky.

16/1

6th

1

7th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

14:55 Kelso

Hes A Diamond

11st 8lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Micky Hammond

Unplaced in bumpers but off the mark immediately over hurdles at Market Rasen (2m4f, good; 20-1) in March, making all under Brian Hughes; that was an emphatic success but he flopped under a penalty at Carlisle last month and needs to bounce back after that heavy defeat.

4/1

OUR TIP

Form: 744

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Showed some ability in his only bumper and at Ludlow (3m, good to soft; 20-1) in his second maiden hurdle; this drop back in trip might help and he's a likely player.
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4

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

15:45 Market Rasen

Loch Frisa

11st 6lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

led, not fluent 2nd, headed 5th, lost second before 6th, weakened quickly from 3 out

10/1

4

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

15:45 Market Rasen

Loch Frisa

11st 6lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

led, not fluent 2nd, headed 5th, lost second before 6th, weakened quickly from 3 out

10/1

3

26th Mar 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

14:15 Market Rasen

Loch Frisa

11st 7lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Showed some ability in his only bumper and at Ludlow (3m, good to soft; 20-1) in his second maiden hurdle; this drop back in trip might help and he's a likely player.

5/4

Form: 6P248P

Last run: 83 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Bits of modest form include two runs at this track (2m1f/2m5f) last autumn but two handicaps at turn of the year did not go well and her overall tally is now 0-24 (0-9 over hurdles); tongue tied first time.
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8th

11

23rd May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 6f 31y

Class 4

13:35 Cartmel

Raincloud

10st 11lb

J: Miss Ellie Callwood

T: Michael Chapman

0-19 and she was last to finish in a 2m5f handicap at Market Rasen last month; others more persuasive.

66/1

8th

11

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

14:48 Market Rasen

Raincloud

10st 5lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Michael Chapman

Struggled to get competitive in second half of last year and returns from break with overall strike-rate standing at 0-35; 4lb wrong; overlooked.

66/1

11

2nd Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

15:17 Southwell

Raincloud

10st 5lb

J: Miss Ellie Holder

T: Michael Chapman

0-18 over hurdles and 0-17 on the Flat; pulled up in C&D maiden in December and makes no significant appeal from 2b out of the weights on handicap return.

100/1

Form: 9

Last run: 24 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Third foal; dam a fairly useful 2m4f-3m1f hurdle/chase winner for connections; 28-1, never-dangerous ninth of 12 in bumper at Doncaster (good) early this month.
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10

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

15:45 Market Rasen

Charlie Baloo

10st 10lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Tim Easterby

took keen hold, held up in rear, mistake 6th

50/1

10

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

15:45 Market Rasen

Charlie Baloo

10st 10lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Tim Easterby

took keen hold, held up in rear, mistake 6th

50/1

6

26th Mar 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

14:15 Market Rasen

Charlie Baloo

10st 9lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Tim Easterby

Third foal; dam a fairly useful 2m4f-3m1f hurdle/chase winner for connections; 28-1, never-dangerous ninth of 12 in bumper at Doncaster (good) early this month.

12/1

Non-runners

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Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Castanea Breeze

POSTDATA:

Loch Frisa

D Express:

Charlie Baloo

The Star:

Charlie Baloo

RP RATINGS:

Castanea Breeze

The Times:

Castanea Breeze

Telegraph:

Castanea Breeze

Daily Mail:

Castanea Breeze

Daily Record:

Castanea Breeze

The Guardian:

Loch Frisa

Daily Mirror:

Loch Frisa

The Sun:

Loch Frisa