14:07 Sedgefield

Wednesday 4 February 2026

All13:3214:0714:4215:1715:5216:28

Fairlight Studios Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:07 | Winning time: 5m 8.47s

1^st

Mersey Street

811-0

9/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Made all, jumped right 5th and 7th, went clear with one other rival 10th, pressed before 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on well op 5/1

2^nd

3 ¼

Huit Reflets

911-5

11/4

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton

Towards rear, jumped right 5th, making headway when left in third 4 out, pushed along after 2 out, every chance approaching last, hung right when ridden final 110yds, no extra towards finish op 9/4

3^rd

Begin The Luck

1011-12

13/2

T: Daisy HitchinsJ: Robbie David (7)

Taken down early and wore hood to start, prominent, soon raced in second, went clear with leader 10th, ridden to press winner before 2 out, outpaced and dropped to third before last, eased towards finish op 8/1

4^th

Ideallko

811-11

12/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams

In touch with leaders, outpaced after 4 out, tailed off after 2 out, took remote fourth towards finish op 11/1

5^th

Natural Ability

811-9

25/1

T: C GrantJ: Danny McMenamin

Held up in rear, very modest headway 3 out, tailed off after 2 out, lost one place towards finish op 16/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

Forsa Bay

612-0

4/1

T: L MorganJ: B S Hughes

Always towards rear, jumped left when tailed off 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 9/2

Too Cool Forshrule

711-12

5/2f

T: Mrs J StephenJ: Joshua Thompson (5)

Towards rear when unseated 1st op 3/1

Paramaribo

811-0

66/1

T: V ThompsonJ: Miss Pippa Brown (7)

Midfield, keen and headway to briefly go second after 4th, bumped 5th, lost position and pushed along before 6th, mistake and unseated rider 4 out op 100/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.70, £1.40, £2.40EX:£13.00Trifecta:£72.50Tricast:£82.06SF:£18.92Swingers:£3.10, £6.00, £3.20

Forecasts

Too Cool Forshrule (5/2), Huit Reflets (11/4), Forsa Bay (4/1), Mersey Street (9/2), Begin The Luck (13/2), Ideallko (12/1), Natural Ability (25/1), Paramaribo (66/1)

MERSEY STREET has returned in good form this winter and looks ready to strike if none the worse for his fall at Catterick 2 weeks ago. Huit Reflets and Too Cool Forshrule head the dangers.

MERSEY STREET (IRE)
HUIT REFLETS (FR)
TOO COOL FORSHRULE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Pilgrims King

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 9

J: Shane Fenelon | T: P & M Bowen

5/1

Prize Money

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