13:40 Sedgefield

Sunday 26 January 2025

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Fairlight Studios Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 4m 9.20s

Jim De Sarti^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Cameron Iles⁽⁷⁾| T: T Lacey| OR: 94

17/2

Bumper winner in France. Sold quite cheaply from Nicky Henderson yard after showing some promise on hurdle debut. Hasn't seen out his races in three starts for new connections including on handicap debut when well-held at Hereford (16.2f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Others look more convincing.

Form: 1/83-608

Mr Globalist⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 92

16/1

Remains a maiden after 13 hurdle runs and lost his way for Shay Slevin, eighth of 15 in a novice hurdle at Tramore (16.4f, good to soft) when last seen under Rules, (unseated in a point-to-point December 2024). Starts out in a modest race and revival for new connections not ruled out.

Form: 749-78U

The Cypriot^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Osian Radford⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 89

3/1

Left behind previous efforts when running best race over hurdles in first-time tongue-tie, good third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (15.8f, heavy) 26 days ago, lead and still going okay home straight, headed last but kept on. Leading player on the back of that effort.

Form: 449-053

La Quarite⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant| OR: 85

7/2

Much-improved in the first-time hood when second in a 10-runner race last February for Iain Jardine yard. Has failed to reproduce that level since, though did show promise on debut for this yard in October, but too keen when sixth of 12 (Newcastle, 16.9f) last-time. Place claims.

Form: 26-8666

Bunker Bay^t1²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 85

33/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 2m), won once in 2023. Sold from William Knight's yard for 13,000 gns in October 2023. Showed some promise over hurdles on penultimate run for this yard in May but well-beat on return 25 days ago, likely needed the run. Tongue-tie on now and others more convincing.

Form: 8-655

Zain Farhh^h,t1³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 73

6/1

Little to shout about in maiden/novice events but showed some improvement for switch to handicaps when sixth of 11 in a handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (15.8f, heavy, 9/1) 37 days ago, too keen as he often has been. Tongue-tie on and needs to settle better to be involved in the finish here.

Form: 9796

Hope Hill²⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: William Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 72

2/1

Showed much more in handicaps when fifth of 9 in handicap at Market Rasen (20.6f) in June. Ran to similar level when finishing in the same position there a month later, made mistakes. Returns from break with yard in good form (hat-trick at Wetherby on Thursday) but needs to jump better here.

Form: 78P9-55

Non-Runners

Morandi Second⁷³

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: P Neville J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Morandi Second (13/8), Hope Hill (2/1), The Cypriot (3/1), La Quarite (7/2), Zain Farhh (6/1), Jim De Sarti (17/2), Mr Globalist (16/1), Bunker Bay (33/1)

THE CYPRIOT doesn't have many miles on the clock and he produced much the best effort of his short hurdles career under this conditional rider last time. Morandi Second ran well here in November despite some errant jumping, so he's respected along with Mr Globalist, an interesting stable-newcomer for the Lizzie Quinlan.