March 15 / 17.17 Market Rasen

17.17

Good To Soft

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  • Prize money: £3828.72
  • 2m 0f 125y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.00
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 8123-5

Last run: 23 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Flat winner for Ralph Beckett in 2023 (1m4f, good); only hurdles win was a Leicester novice handicap (1m7f, heavy) in December 2024; lightly-raced and fair form since; a possible.
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3rd

2

12th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

20:01 Market Rasen

Trust House

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

C&D winner (evens favourite) in March and followed up at Ffos Las (2m, good) in April; played second fiddle to stablemate Castle Ivers at Perth (2m; 7-4 favourite; from 3lb lower) latest, but there was still plenty of merit to that; is now rated 19lb higher than when the winning spell commenced.

Evs

2nd

3

14th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 3

16:18 Perth

Trust House

11st 11lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

On a hat-trick after justifying favouritism at Market Rasen and Ffos Las (both 2m); a combined rise of 16lb - 8lb for latest win - makes life more challenging as he moves into a Class 3 for the first time; however, he's improving and spearheads his yard's triple representation in this field.

5/4

13/8

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 1-7613 CD BF

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Two wins over hurdles, the first a Fontwell maiden on good ground in August and the second a C&D handicap on soft in February; chance.
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7th

6

2nd May 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

12:45 Uttoxeter

Kalkaroo

11st 8lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Billy Aprahamian

Doubled his tally over hurdles when winning at Market Rasen (2m, soft) in February; has held his form in three runs since and holds place claims at least.

6/1

3rd

2

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

16:33 Market Rasen

Kalkaroo

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Billy Aprahamian

Battled gamely to reward good market support over C&D (soft) in February and has made the frame on both starts since, latterly when back here (good to soft) three weeks ago; strong contender again.

7/4

2nd

4

15th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

17:17 Market Rasen

Kalkaroo

11st 7lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Billy Aprahamian

Two wins over hurdles, the first a Fontwell maiden on good ground in August and the second a C&D handicap on soft in February; chance.

13/8

Form: 6556-3

Last run: 97 days

W: 10st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Flat winner in 2023 for William Knight (1m3f, good to soft); 0-6 over hurdles but fair third at Musselburgh in January (1m7f, soft); this looks stronger.
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3rd

2

(2)

8th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 189y

Class 6

16:00 Catterick

Bunker Bay

9st 8lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Runner-up on the Flat last September and he's been in top form over hurdles of late at Market Rasen, winning two in a row (2m/2m4f, good) before finishing second on his last start; respected back in this code.

9/4

2nd

7

19th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

16:30 Market Rasen

Bunker Bay

11st 2lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

Improved RPRs with each successive visit to Market Rasen, culminating in good-ground 2m1f and C&D wins in the past three weeks; unpenalised for an 11l romp in the latter, and he'll rarely have a better opportunity to round off a hat-trick.

100/30

1st

5

12th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

20:36 Market Rasen

Bunker Bay

10st 13lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

Usually saves his best for this track, third to Trust House (runs in the 8.01pm) in March and runner-up to a subsequent winner in April, prior to gaining his first win over hurdles here (2m; good, 4-1) a fortnight ago; a 6lb higher mark (close to a career-high) will make life tougher.

11/4

OUR TIP

Form: 464436 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Only win was in a juvenile event in France in 2023; some fair form in UK, first for Nicky Henderson and then for present yard, with this combination of headgear on for last three starts; on a career-low mark.
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4

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

2m 1f 46y

Class 5

15:12 Cartmel

Raffles Nobu

11st 7lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Nick Scholfield

Took a while to get off the mark for current stable and had become expensive to follow but exploited much-reduced mark when winning stylishly at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good to firm) a week ago and still looks well treated under a 7lb penalty.

13/8

1st

6

13th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

15:42 Newton Abbot

Raffles Nobu

11st 4lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Nick Scholfield

Still chasing a first British success since his French 2023 hurdle win and, while he has posted a few placed efforts, he has failed to quite see out his races over trips beyond 2m; another 3lb lower but needs to raise his game.

4/1

2nd

6

16th Jun 2026

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

17:08 Stratford

Raffles Nobu

10st 11lb

J: Jack Stenhouse

T: Nick Scholfield

Yet to add to his French hurdle win in 2023 and didn't find much for pressure when fourth off this much-reduced mark at Worcester (2m, good) on Thursday; that certainly wasn't a bad run but others appeal more.

4/1

Form: 593

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 13lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish; creditable third in mares' maiden hurdle at Bangor on stable debut last month; unexposed and interesting on handicap debut.
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1

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:55 Worcester

Iamyouare

12st 0lb

J: William Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Gained a first handicap success at Hereford (2m4f) in April but seemed unsuited by dropping back to 2m1f when third of five in novice at Cartmel in May; this daughter of Jukebox Jury remains one to be interested in over this much longer trip.

9/2

3rd

5

25th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 4

13:38 Cartmel

Iamyouare

11st 2lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Displayed significant improvement when keeping on strongly to win Hereford handicap (2m3f, good) by 16l last month, on fifth start over hurdles, and has a good chance at the weights here; might be the answer.

6/5

1st

3

16th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

16:57 Hereford

Iamyouare

11st 12lb

J: William Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Two races in Ireland and two in Britain, best when third in a maiden at Bangor (2m, soft) in February; handicap debut at Market Rasen (2m, good to soft; 14-1) last time saw her well beaten after making most; down 3lb and could be more interesting at this trip.

10/1

Form: 78560P D

Last run: 51 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Filly

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Won a 2m handicap at Huntingdon for Chris Gordon in May (good); sold for £2,000 in July and hasn't run up to his best since.
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8

19th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

15:15 Market Rasen

Little Soiree

10st 2lb

J: William Maggs

T: Olly Williams

Huntingdon mares' handicap winner (2m, good) on penultimate start for Chris Gordon just over a year ago, but basically regressive since; 3lb out of the weights this time and not hard to pass over.

100/1

6th

7

28th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

19:00 Market Rasen

Little Soiree

10st 9lb

J: William Maggs

T: Olly Williams

Now 20lb lower than when winning over 2m for Chris Gordon just over a year ago but has badly lost her way; huge leap of faith is required to support her.

33/1

13

2nd May 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

12:45 Uttoxeter

Little Soiree

10st 9lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Olly Williams

Sole success came at Huntingdon (2m, good) last May when trained by Chris Gordon; hasn't shown anywhere near the same form since.

50/1

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Payout
Exacta £4.80
Straight Forecast £4.20
Trifecta £20.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Kalkaroo

RP RATINGS:

Raffles Nobu

Daily Mirror:

Iamyouare

The Star:

Trust House

Telegraph:

Bunker Bay

The Sun:

Iamyouare

POSTDATA:

Raffles Nobu

LAMBOURN:

Raffles Nobu

The Times:

Kalkaroo

D Express:

Kalkaroo

Daily Record:

Kalkaroo