Maasai Mara
Regressed over hurdles last year but there was some encouragement with a hood deployed when fourth of seven at Wolverhampton (1m4f, AW) on his Flat return last month; blinkers (retained) were back on when a pace bias and wide draw did for him at Chester three weeks ago; not entirely ruled out.
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Ownership history
- Exors Of The Late K W BellCurrent
- K W Belluntil 8 Apr 2024
- Qatar Racing Limiteduntil 23 Oct 2023
Newest first. Dates mark when the horse left each owner.
Breeding
- Sire
- Roaring Lion
- Dam
- Wekeela
- Damsire
- Hurricane Run
Trainer history
- CurrentJohn O'Shea
- 23 Oct 2023John & Thady Gosden
From the connections
“Maasai Mara felt to have improved his jumping since his debut. He's really putting it together now and could go for the Boodles at Cheltenham, for which he would need another run, or the Triumph - Nick Scholfield, jockey.”
“I had it my own way on Maasai Mara and controlled the pace and he surprised me with the way he picked up - I didn't think he'd pick up as well as he did. He knuckled down well when they came to me and it was a good performance in the end. The blinkers have helped and he's a nice type - Cieren Fallon, jockey.”
Past runs (tracked here)
| Date | Race | Type | Pos | SP | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | Brighton 15:20 Download The Fairplay App Now "Confined" Handicap (For Horses Which Have Not Won A Race In 2026) | Flat Class 5 | 2 | 11/1 | 54.0 |
Only runs Racing Alpha has synced are shown. Lifetime form is in the Racing Post form section above.
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