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
1st
Horse silk
7
Littletown Lad
610-11
5/2
T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England
Mid-division, headway going well after 3 out, chased winner after 2 out, challenged leader when jumped left and stumbled on landing last, rallied well and ridden to lead run in op 9/4 tchd 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
Character Testing
511-10
9/2
T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton
Led, going well approaching 2 out, ridden after 2 out, pressed approaching last, headed run in, kept on op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
6
3
Expert Analysis
411-10
10/1
T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan
Chased leaders, ridden and kept on one pace from 2 out op 8/1 tchd 7/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
4
Hijo De La Luna
611-6
16/1
T: S G WestJ: Bruce Lynn
In rear, jumping novicey, ridden and stayed on well from 2 out op 25/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
8
Breaking Ground
510-8
20/1
T: R M SmithJ: Ben Smith (7)
Mid-division, ridden after 2 out, weakening and beaten when mistake last op 16/1 tchd 28/1
6th
Horse silk
1
9
Red Trail
710-6
8/1
T: M E SowersbyJ: Charlie Maggs (3)
Towards rear, brief headway after 3 out, ridden to chase leaders after 2 out, weakened run in op 10/1 tchd 11/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
6
Yanka Blue
510-11
9/4f
T: B J MurphyJ: Callum Pritchard
Held up behind leaders, ridden before 2 out, weakened run in op 5/2 tchd 2/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ¾
1
Daaris
711-12
16/1
T: K FrostJ: Lee Edwards
Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, mistake 2 out, weakening and beaten when jumped slowly last op 11/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ¾
5
Return With Gold
411-0
33/1
T: Ollie PearsJ: B S Hughes
Mid-division, losing position when not fluent 3 out and dropped to rear, soon beaten op 22/1 tchd 40/1
10th
Horse silk
9 ½
10
Scopic
510-5
150/1
T: B HaslamJ: K Brogan
Chased leader, strongly ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out op 66/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.70, £2.10, £3.40EX:£17.90Trifecta:£122.80Tricast:£96.75SF:£14.56Swingers:£3.50, £4.50, £6.90

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 LAD (IRE)
  2. YANKA BLUE (IRE)
  3. CHARACTER TESTING

Prize Money

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

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