First Past The Post At CopyBet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Market Rasen

2:22

Date 2026-03-15

Distance 2m4f139y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Runners 8

Weather Overcast

Temp 2.2°C

Wind 4mph S

Rain 0%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Plains Drifter b Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	161	—	32-523	116	116	99	59d	—	—	-7	27.1	6/4 40%
Two sound runs over hurdles, finishing good second over C&D on first occasion; contender
5	The Dog Thief b Jack Andrews · T Ellis	Jack Andrews · T Ellis	161	—	12	-	110	101	27d	—	—	-4	18.9	11/4 27%
7	Tobyshill b Gavin Sheehan · Nick Scholfield	Gavin Sheehan · Nick Scholfield	161	t	15	-	100	58	57d	—	—	-8	13.2	3/1 25%
4	Sonyourastar gr Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	161	—	-78234	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	9.8	9/2 18%
15,000euros buy after being in the frame in 3 Irish points; interesting on hurdles debut
1	Berks And Bucks b Tom Cannon · Lucy Wadham	Tom Cannon · Lucy Wadham	161	—	57P	-	-	-	51d	—	—	-3	1	28/1 3%
Showed some promise on second bumper start but pulled up on hurdles debut; bit to prove
2	Exiguus b Tom Midgley(3) · Nick Kent	Tom Midgley(3) · Nick Kent	161	—	4-5	-	-	-	101d	—	—	-2	0.9	40/1 2%
6	The Kings Soldier b Mr Joseph Stevenson(7) · Tracey Leeson	Mr Joseph Stevenson(7) · Tracey Leeson	161	t	P566	-	68	-	180d	—	—	-1	0.3	300/1 0%
Hasn't shown a great deal so far and is hard to fancy.
8	Inlet b William Maggs(3) · Mike Sowersby	William Maggs(3) · Mike Sowersby	154	—	50	-	68	57	53d	—	—	-1	0.3	300/1 0%
Modest on the flat; well beaten in two hurdle races; looks one for handicaps later on

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Plains Drifter	11/8	6/4	6/4	11/8	6/4
The Dog Thief	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4
Tobyshill	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1
Sonyourastar	9/2	4/1	4/1	10/3	4/1
Berks And Bucks	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Exiguus	40/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
The Kings Soldier	300/1	300/1	300/1	250/1	250/1
Inlet	300/1	300/1	300/1	250/1	250/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Plains Drifter

27.1

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

6/4

2nd

The Dog Thief

18.9

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 6.9

11/4

3rd

Tobyshill

13.2

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Sonyourastar

9.8

OR: 0 Form: 4.6 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Berks And Bucks

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Exiguus

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

The Kings Soldier

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Inlet

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Plains Drifter Top Rated	116	116	99
The Dog Thief	—	110	101
Tobyshill	—	100	58
Sonyourastar	—	—	—
Berks And Bucks	—	—	—
Exiguus	—	—	—
The Kings Soldier	—	68	—
Inlet	—	68	57

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Plains Drifter	59d ago	Fresh
The Dog Thief	27d ago	Fit
Tobyshill	57d ago	Fresh
Sonyourastar	—	—
Berks And Bucks	51d ago	Fresh
Exiguus	101d ago	Long break
The Kings Soldier	180d ago	Long break
Inlet	53d ago	Fresh

Going: Good To Soft

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