15:40 Sedgefield

Sunday 25 January 2026

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

Michael & Fred Watson Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 6m 59.79s

1^st

Slaney Opera

811-8

7/1

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Midfield, driven and no impression 2 out, kept on well to dispute lead approaching last, soon led outright, kept on op 9/2 tchd 15/2

2^nd

Delgany Deadline

610-5

7/2f

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell

Disputed lead, led outright and ridden before 2 out, diminishing advantage and joined last, soon headed, kept on same pace tchd 18/5

3^rd

1 ¼

Scottish King

1011-1

8/1

T: R J ArmsonJ: Philip Armson (3)

Midfield, ridden before 13th, headway and in touch with leaders approaching last, kept on same pace op 15/2

4^th

Nights In Venice

1010-13

6/1

T: D W WhillansJ: B S Hughes

Disputed lead, headed before 3rd, ridden and chased leaders 2 out, soon dropped to fourth, kept on same pace run-in op 8/1

5^th

Similar Story

811-7

20/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sean Quinlan

Disputed lead, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon faded op 28/1

6^th

Uncle Al

710-9

10/1

T: J BediJ: Nathan Moscrop

Held up in midfield, jumped left 3rd, ridden before 2 out, soon faded op 11/1 tchd 17/2

7^th

Tom Creen

1112-0

11/2

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Took keen hold, midfield, going okay 3 out, soon ridden, faded before last op 15/2

8^th

Carrhill

610-11

9/2

T: C GrantJ: Danny McMenamin

Not always fluent, held up in rear, briefly ridden before 3rd, brief headway 13th, driven before 4 out, minor headway approaching last, faded run-in op 4/1

9^th

Eveque

1210-6

25/1

T: Mrs J WaltonJ: Peter Kavanagh

Always in rear, tailed off before 2 out op 22/1

Also Ran

Aill Dubh

910-4

33/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Alice Stevens (3)

Always in rear, ridden before 12th, pulled up before 3 out op 28/1

Iturgeon Du Breuil

810-2

12/1

T: F P MurtaghJ: Charlie Maggs (5)

Midfield, ridden before 4 out where not fluent, weakened and pulled up before 2 out op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£2.50, £1.80, £2.90EX:£29.10Trifecta:£226.40Tricast:£207.89SF:£33.32Swingers:£5.20, £8.20, £6.60

Forecasts

Delgany Deadline (7/2), Carrhill (9/2), Tom Creen (11/2), Nights In Venice (6/1), Slaney Opera (7/1), Scottish King (8/1), Uncle Al (10/1), Iturgeon Du Breuil (12/1), Similar Story (20/1), Eveque (25/1), Aill Dubh (33/1)

TOM CREEN might be good for yet another Sedgefield win. Dan Skelton's Delgany Deadline is open to progress with his Market Rasen chase debut behind him and now fitted with cheekpieces is second choice ahead of Scottish King, who also has that headgear on for the first time.

TOM CREEN (IRE)
DELGANY DEADLINE
SCOTTISH KING (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Catch Catchfire

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 6

J: C J Todd | T: Ian Williams

10/3

Prize Money

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