Fairlight Studios At Sedgefield Racecourse Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:10 | Winning time: 4m 0.20s

Benefit Ben¹⁸³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Power| T: A Nicol| OR: 104| C

7/2

Front runner who resumed winning ways in a change of headgear at Kelso in May. However, no headgear for this comeback run and needed reappearance last season.

Form: 10227-1

Zenato^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Fern O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 102

2/1

Flat winner for Ed Dunlop who landed a juvenile maiden at Fakenham in April. Back to form when resuming winning ways at Stratford under this rider 3 weeks ago and needs considering.

Form: 441-491

Wind Your Neck In^t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: S England| OR: 100

9/4

Well held on the Flat this summer but shaped better back hurdling last 2 starts. Player off a workable mark.

Form: 52-245

Dexter^p,t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Ben Smith⁽⁶⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 99| D

4/1

Scored at Cartmel in August and good second at Uttoxeter last month. Easy to excuse last 2 starts (saddle slipped last time) and not taken lightly back over hurdles.

Form: 31422P

Dudley's Bar^t⁷²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: Paula Smith| OR: 91

125/1

Regressive on the Flat and hasn't shown much in 3 starts over hurdles. Off 2 years.

Form: 578/

Ambassador²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Alice Stevens| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 91| D

18/1

Resumed winning ways when making all at Cartmel in August but not in same form next 3 starts.

Form: 331677

Non-Runners

Rogue Sea³²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J Candlish J: Luke Scott

Forecasts

Zenato (2/1), Wind Your Neck In (9/4), Benefit Ben (7/2), Dexter (4/1), Rogue Sea (14/1), Ambassador (18/1), Dudley's Bar (125/1)

It could be worth chancing ROGUE SEA, who should do better now handicapping in this sphere. Wind Your Neck In is another free-going sort who has a bigger performance in him, while Zenato arrives on the back of a career-best win at Stratford.