17:00 Sedgefield

Friday 28 August 2026

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Newts Rocket To The Top Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 178y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:00  |   Winning time: 3m 48.65s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Daaris38
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-12| J: Lee Edwards| T: K Frost| OR:  94| BF
16/1
Fair sort at his best on Flat (won at Wolverhampton in December) and wasn't too far off reaching that level over hurdles back in 2023/24. Not seen over obstacles since and his last Flat outing was disappointing. Others make more appeal.
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Timeform
2
Horse silk
Character Testingt,v13
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-10| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR:  92
9/2
Remains a maiden after 18 hurdling runs, albeit in the frame on his last 3 outings in this sphere. Runner-up in a Beverley seller on the Flat on his penultimate outing but found nothing at Doncaster 2 weeks ago. Sports a visor for the first time over jumps here.
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3
Horse silk
Expert Analysis94
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR:  95
10/1
Fair form on the Flat in 2024 but didn't offer much in 3 maiden hurdles last autumn or switched to handicap company in May. Worth a betting check having been bought out of Dermot Kilmartin's yard for 6,000 gns.
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4
Horse silk
Hijo De La Lunav13
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-6| J: Bruce Lynn| T: S G West| OR:  88
16/1
Modest Flat winner matched that form over hurdles when placed in a Southwell maiden last spring but hasn't yet replicated that form in this sphere (lightly raced). Plugged on into third in a Carlisle Flat handicap last month but below form when last seen at Ripon.
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5
Horse silk
Return With Gold15
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: Ollie Pears| OR:  85| BF
33/1
Fair on Flat and was beaten a long way when making the frame in 2 juvenile hurdles last spring. No promise on either Flat outing this summer and he's opposable making handicap debut in this sphere.
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6
Horse silk
Yanka Blue40
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-11| J: Callum Pritchard| T: B J Murphy| OR:  79
9/4
Yet to register a victory but she arrives on the back of a pair of second-placed finishes, most recently in an 8-runner handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (2¼m, good) 40 days ago. Yard in patchy form but she's probably one of the likelier types in a very thin race.
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7
Horse silk
Littletown Ladt35
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-11| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR:  79
5/2
Fourth in a bumper for Daragh Bourke in April 2025. Settled better than usual and brought out an improved performance when a clear second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) 35 days ago. Has to be taken seriously after that.
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8
Horse silk
Breaking Ground57
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-8| J: Ben Smith(7)| T: R M Smith| OR:  76
20/1
Maiden after 8 starts over hurdles and she's only produced short-lived efforts on her last 2 outings. Hard to warm to.
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9
Horse silk
Red Trailt13
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-6| J: Charlie Maggs(3)| T: M E Sowersby| OR:  74
8/1
Long-standing maiden over jumps but looked back in some sort of form from 4 lb out of the weights when fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (19f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Back in a more realistic grade here.
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10
Horse silk
Scopich1,t139
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-5| J: K Brogan| T: B Haslam| OR:  59
150/1
Has shown little in 4 starts to date. Makes handicap debut from long way out of the weights in first-time hood/tongue tie.
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Forecasts

Yanka Blue (9/4), Littletown Lad (5/2), Character Testing (9/2), Red Trail (8/1), Expert Analysis (10/1), Hijo De La Luna (16/1), Daaris (16/1), Breaking Ground (20/1), Return With Gold (33/1), Scopic (150/1)

Verdict

LITTLETOWN LAD wasn't as headstrong as he can be at Uttoxeter last time and a reproduction of that effort should be enough to score in a thin race. Yanka Blue is respected after back-to-back second-placed finishes, with Character Testing completing the 1-2-3.

  1. Littletown Lad5/2
  2. Yanka Blue9/4
  3. Character Testing9/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,248.002nd: £1,494.003rd: £747.004th: £374.005th: £186.00

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