19:15 Sedgefield

Friday 28 August 2026

All16:2517:0017:3218:0518:4019:1519:50

MW Civils & Groundworks Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:16 | Winning time: 4m 36.40s

1^st

William Yeats

511-11

5/4f

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Chased leader, led after 6th, headed 3 out, headway going well to regain lead 2 out, ridden when pressed approaching last, stayed on gamely run in op 6/4 tchd Evens

2^nd

1 ½

Aimeric

712-0

17/2

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Held up towards rear, headway going well after 3 out, ridden to challenge after 2 out, pressed winner approaching last, jumped left last, stayed on run in, always held by winner op 6/1 tchd 9/1

3^rd

Lillistar

610-11

4/1

T: Micky HammondJ: B S Hughes

Held up towards rear, ridden and stayed on well from 2 out to take third on line, never nearer tchd 9/2

4^th

Top Flight Century

511-7

11/1

T: D ThompsonJ: Joshua Thompson (5)

Mid-division, headway to chase leaders after 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on one pace from before last op 10/1

5^th

1 ½

American Empire

611-12

14/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard

Chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, weakened and lost two places run in op 16/1

6^th

6 ½

Makinbecon

611-3

13/2

T: B J MurphyJ: Callum Pritchard

Held up in rear, headway from rear after 7th, led 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened before last tchd 8/1

7^th

1 ½

Lipstick Traces

611-10

25/1

T: Justin LandyJ: Callum Bewley

Held up behind leaders, not fluent 4th, mid division, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 22/1

8^th

Indian Sunbird

911-11

12/1

T: Sara EnderJ: James Best

Mid-division, ridden and weakened quickly before 2 out, soon well behind op 11/1 tchd 12/1

Also Ran

Pepite De Saphir

611-9

33/1

T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop

Led, raced keenly, pulled up soon after 6th tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1

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Non-Runners

Socks Off²²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: K Frost J: Lee Edwards

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.25Pl:£1.10, £2.70, £1.80EX:£14.20Trifecta:£54.10Tricast:£35.49SF:£13.34Swingers:£3.20, £1.70, £5.20

Forecasts

William Yeats (5/4), Lillistar (4/1), Makinbecon (13/2), Socks Off (7/1), Aimeric (17/2), Top Flight Century (11/1), Indian Sunbird (12/1), American Empire (14/1), Lipstick Traces (25/1), Pepite De Saphir (33/1)

WILLIAM YEATS should benefit from this step up in trip and he's an interesting proposition making his second handicap outing after a 5-month break. Pepite De Saphir showed enough last time to suggest she can prove competitive from this reduced mark and makes most appeal of the remainder.