Sheehan and La Marquise are a partnership worth noting. Together they have won 3 from 8 races — a win rate of 38%, which is exceptional for any regular pairing in this game. Trainer Jamie Snowden, who operates out of Lambourn and has sent out 82 winners already this season, has been refreshingly honest about the journey with her. She won on her hurdling debut at Stratford-on-Avon in November 2023, then went quiet — lost, in his own words — for much of the following season. The Ludlow win was a sign of life, and Snowden's hope now is that she can build on her current handicap mark and climb back toward her best.
She has not won in her last 6 races, and her recent form figures — a second and a fourth among several disappointing efforts — suggest she is finding things harder at present. One important edge she does hold is her love of wet ground. On soft or muddy going she has won 2 of 4 races, a 50% record that puts her in a completely different league to her performance on faster ground. For anyone watching her in the coming weeks, the weather forecast matters almost as much as the race itself. She raced just yesterday, so there is plenty of season still ahead, and on the right day, in the right conditions, La Marquise has shown she is the kind of horse who finds a way.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 19 Apr | 50% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 8 Oct | 50% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 21 Mar | 100% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Feb | 0% |
| Aintree Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 11 Apr | 0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 1 Jan | 0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 13 Nov | 0% |
| Plumpton Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 16 Mar | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 28 Dec | 0% |