13:35
Book Boxing Day At Market Rasen Juvenile Hurdle Race (gbb Race)
Class 4, 2m½f (2m0f125y), Hurdle, 3yo, £5,446, 7 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Soft in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Overcast
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Minella Buoy is the only runner in this seven-strong Market Rasen field with a rating from us, and a figure of 98 gives him a firm foundation for a Class 4 contest over two miles on good to soft. The six rivals, Don Dandy, Contemplation, Elm Creek, Ollierob, See Blue and Solar Jet, all come here unrated, so none has a figure from us to measure against his. Any one of them could improve for the step into this company, but Minella Buoy looks the one to beat and the confident choice. Minella Buoy is our selection.
Runners
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy 7/30
Won last time out and was second two starts back, so this lightly raced gelding looks unexposed and open to improvement, though he returns after 187 days off and carries 161 lb. His yard is in form, with 8 winners from 31 in the last fortnight.
- Sire
- Sea Moon (GB)
- Dam
- Donna Graciosa (GER) by Samum
- Owner
- Not One But Two
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 30 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 61%
Charlie Maggs
Mike Sowersby 0/5
Contemplation is unexposed with no recorded form to lean on, so he's open to improvement, and he returns after 137 days off while carrying 154 lb. Little to go on, but the profile leaves room for a step forward.
- Sire
- Zarak (FR)
- Dam
- Careful Thought (GB) by Brazen Beau
- Owner
- Gary Downie
- Foaled
- 4 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Little Barugh, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
Jamie Hamilton
Rebecca Menzies 1/16
Elm Creek is unexposed with no recorded form to go on, and this gelding returns after 198 days off carrying 154 lb. He is open to improvement, but there's little to judge him on yet.
- Sire
- Australia (GB)
- Dam
- Swingland (GB) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Todd Bell & Centaur Racing Club
- Foaled
- 11 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Morden, Durham
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 16 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 18%
Danny McMenamin
Gary Hanmer 0/6
Minella Buoy has been placed in each of his last four starts, third last time out and second in the three runs before, and a 35-day break should leave him fresh. He has run over today's trip and tops our ratings at 98, though he is yet to win and carries 154 lb.
- Sire
- Golden Horn (GB)
- Dam
- Cubswin (IRE) by Zamindar
- Owner
- Jhs (lf) Ltd
- Foaled
- 22 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Tattenhall, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 98
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham 0/8
Ollierob is unexposed after just one recent outing, a fourth last time out 33 days ago, so he looks open to improvement. He is yet to win in that limited form and carries 154 lb.
- Sire
- Sottsass (FR)
- Dam
- Cressida (GB) by Dansili
- Owner
- Cent Anni
- Foaled
- 5 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
David Bass
Max Comley 1/6
See Blue is effectively unexposed, with no recorded form to go on, so he remains open to improvement. He returns after 128 days off and shoulders 154 lb, which is plenty of weight for a gelding of unknown quantity.
- Sire
- Blue Point (IRE)
- Dam
- Dew Line (IRE) by Vale Of York
- Owner
- The Out Of The Blue Partnership
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Warminster, Wiltshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 21/81
Lightly raced and unexposed, Solar Jet was pulled up last time out just 15 days ago, so he's yet to show his hand and may have more to offer. He carries 154 lb, and his yard is in cracking form with 22 winners from 86 in the last fortnight.
- Sire
- Al Kazeem (GB)
- Dam
- Star Jet (IRE) by Teofilo
- Owner
- Chris May Mullin
- Foaled
- 1 May 2023
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 21 wins from 81 runs (26%)
- Trainer running to form
- 60%
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.