14:40 Sedgefield

Sunday 25 January 2026

All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:10

Fairlight Studio Happy New Year Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 11.79s

1^st

Kazar Forez

611-12

5/6f

T: Micky HammondJ: B S Hughes

Travelled strongly, midfield, prominent 4th, smooth headway to dispute lead 2 out, soon led outright and ridden, kept on well approaching last op 8/13 tchd 4/7

2^nd

The Coffey Boy

711-6

4/1

T: I A DuncanJ: Callum Bewley

Led, joined 2 out, soon headed and ridden, kept on one pace approaching last op 6/1 tchd 7/2

3^rd

Expelliarmus

611-7

13/2

T: B HaslamJ: K Brogan

Midfield in touch, ridden in rear before 5th, headway to chase leaders 2 out, soon weakened op 9/2

4^th

My My My Delilah

612-0

8/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sean Quinlan

Not always fluent, midfield, ridden and in touch 2 out, soon faded op 12/1

5^th

Saviour

511-9

14/1

T: J CandlishJ: William Shanahan (5)

Took keen hold, always in rear op 16/1

Also Ran

Delayed Charm

510-9

40/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Ross Chapman

Took keen hold, prominent, ridden and lost position when fell 2 out op 100/1 tchd 33/1 and tchd 125/1

Macho Sun

610-2

16/1

T: M E SowersbyJ: Aaron Anderson (5)

Held up in rear, fell 1st op 20/1 tchd 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.10, £2.00EX:£5.40Trifecta:£18.60SF:£4.91Swingers:£1.30, £1.40, £3.60

Forecasts

Kazar Forez (5/6), The Coffey Boy (4/1), Expelliarmus (13/2), My My My Delilah (8/1), Saviour (14/1), Macho Sun (16/1), Delayed Charm (40/1)

KAZAR FOREZ had some fair form to his name in France and returned from a ten-month absence a different model for Micky Hammond when gaining his breakthrough success at Newcastle. He is fancied to make light of a 4 lb rise in this weakly-contested event at the chief expense of Saviour, who wasn't knocked about starting out for this yard here in October and can go forward now. The Coffey Boy appeals as the pick of the rest for minor honours.

KAZAR FOREZ (FR)
SAVIOUR (IRE)
THE COFFEY BOY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Zain Farhh

Weight: 10-7 |Age: 6

J: Jonathan England | T: S England

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,697.002nd: £1,701.003rd: £850.004th: £426.005th: £212.00