October 08 / 14.15 Sedgefield

14.15

Good

Nigel Hawke Raceday Experiences Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4193.42
  • 2m 0f 178y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Nigel Hawke Raceday Experiences Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
65,000euros foal, £10,000 5yo; Getaway gelding; dam, placed in bumper/2m hurdle, is a half-sister to winners Simonsig (high-class 2m-2m5f hurdle/chase) and Dusart (smart 2m-3m hurdle/chase); maiden Irish pointer; market can guide on his hurdling debut.
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Verdict Starting price

8th

8

3rd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 5

14:05 Newcastle

Carrhill

11st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Chris Grant

Runner-up in a 3m point; best rules effort when a weakening fifth of eight over 3m here (11-2; first-time cheekpieces) in December; now 8lb lower, having failed to shine over fences at Sedgefield and Carlisle recently; monitor for the time being.

14/1

6th

9

3rd Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 5

16:04 Carlisle

Carrhill

10st 10lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Chris Grant

Point runner-up (seven attempts in that sphere); lightly raced under rules and sent off just 9-2 for recent chase debut at Sedgefield (3m2f, good to soft); however, he was well beaten and needs to be an entirely different proposition in a first-time tongue-tie here.

11/1

8th

6

25th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

3m 2f 59y

Class 5

15:40 Sedgefield

Carrhill

10st 11lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Chris Grant

0-5 over hurdles, having been safely held in both handicaps (2m7f/2m4f); needs to improve for this switch to chasing but has plenty of pointing experience to call upon.

9/1

OUR TIP

Form: 471- D

Last run: 188 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Son of Affinisea proved progressive in three Irish bumpers, showing fairly useful form when scoring at Naas in April; changed hands for £40,000 subsequently and rates an interesting newcomer for yard among the winners.
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3rd

1

15th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 4

19:30 Aintree

Jamada

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Delivered on earlier promise when winning four-runner Fakenham maiden (2m, good) last month, his fifth start over hurdles; contests much deeper race on this handicap debut but probably still has potential; one to consider.

4/1

1st

1

13th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

16:40 Fakenham

Jamada

11st 6lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Irish bumper winner who has finished second on two of his four hurdling starts for Olly Murphy, latterly in 18-runner Lingfield maiden (2m, soft) in January; below that form on heavy ground in February but this much quicker surface ought to suit him better; good chance.

10/11

3rd

1

20th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

14:22 Ffos Las

Jamada

11st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Irish bumper winner; physical excuses came to light for his one poor run under rules and it was a respectable 2m maiden (soft) in which he ran second at Lingfield; every chance.

11/8

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
45,000euros 3yo, £5,500 5yo; Storm The Stars gelding; dam, French 11.5f/1m7f winner, is a half-sister to 2m2f-2m6f hurdle/chase winner Sainte Doctor; fifth in a pair of Irish points in the spring and needs considering starting out over hurdles for good yard.
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7th

1

14th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 165y

Class 5

19:40 Fontwell

Saint Polo

12st 0lb

J: Ian Power

T: Jennie Candlish

Went close on handicap debut over hurdles at Sedgefield (2m4f) in March before solid third at Taunton (3m, also good) one month later; drops sharply back in trip with cheekpieces enlisted and he remains unexposed on this introduction to fences.

11/4

3rd

3

9th Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

15:07 Taunton

Saint Polo

11st 11lb

J: Ian Power

T: Jennie Candlish

Brought along steadily before taking a big step forward on his handicap debut when a clear second of seven at Sedgefield (2m4f) last month; up 5lb but remains low mileage and has his first go over this trip.

7/4

2nd

2

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 5

14:18 Sedgefield

Saint Polo

11st 12lb

J: Ian Power

T: Jennie Candlish

Did not get competitive in first five hurdle races (1m7f-2m; one run attracted stewards' attention) but has now been given a handicap mark, and is open to improvement over this new trip; watch the betting.

10/1

Form: 52655-

Last run: 199 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Holds good claims on the form of his Doncaster 2m novice second last November but he failed to go on in three subsequent outings, hooded when beating just one at Carlisle (2m1f) in March; he needs to get back on track on his return.
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5th

4

23rd May 2026

Good

2m 1f 77y

Class 4

15:32 Bangor-on-Dee

Supreme George

11st 8lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Has taken well to fences and completed a three-timer at Catterick in January; resumed winning ways at Chepstow (2m, good to soft) last month and this front-runner may prove hard to peg back.

6/4

1st

1

2nd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

15:00 Chepstow

Supreme George

11st 8lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Front-runner who won three in a row in December/January (1m7f-2m, good-good to soft), following a wind op; recent efforts suggest he's still in good form and likely to give this a good shot.

9/4

2nd

4

19th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 212y

Class 4

15:50 Ludlow

Supreme George

11st 2lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Beaten 32l on his chase debut in October but subsequent wind surgery sent him on a roll, a win over C&D (good to soft) in December triggering a hat-trick; nothing wrong with his third of six at Sedgefield last time and he may still be capable of better.

3/1

Form: 7/P0-0

Last run: 158 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Poor maiden who came in only 11th in 2m Hexham novice when last seen out in May; others appeal much more.
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6

8th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

14:15 Sedgefield

Swashbuckler

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Maurice Barnes

Poor maiden who came in only 11th in 2m Hexham novice when last seen out in May; others appeal much more.

100/1

11th

6

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

17:00 Hexham

Swashbuckler

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Maurice Barnes

Quite promising 3yo on the Flat in 2022 but has struggled since, including on his five starts over hurdles, and he's hard to fancy.

100/1

11th

6

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

17:00 Hexham

Swashbuckler

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Maurice Barnes

Quite promising 3yo on the Flat in 2022 but has struggled since, including on his five starts over hurdles, and he's hard to fancy.

100/1

Form: 54-

Last run: 184 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Tunis gelding showed just modest form in a pair of bumpers at Wetherby and Kelso in the spring; hooded for his hurdling debut with lots more required.
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8

30th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

13:08 Newcastle

LInsurge

11st 3lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: Paul Robson

Not completely disgraced in two spring bumpers but well beaten at huge odds in two spins over hurdles; hard to recommend.

33/1

8

30th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

13:08 Newcastle

LInsurge

11st 3lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: Paul Robson

Not completely disgraced in two spring bumpers but well beaten at huge odds in two spins over hurdles; hard to recommend.

33/1

13th

12

25th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 51y

Class 4

13:35 Kelso

LInsurge

11st 3lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: Paul Robson

Not completely disgraced in two spring bumpers but again raced too freely (despite first-time hood) and struggled to get competitive on recent hurdling debut.

100/1

Form: B5-

Last run: 321 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Brought down early on his debut and hinted at promise, despite making mistakes, when fifth of seven in 2m Warwick juvenile ten months ago; this son of Roman Candle should do better.
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6

21st Jan 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 5

15:20 Catterick

Romancier

11st 6lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Beaten about 7l by the winner Newport when fifth of ten at 9-1 on last month's handicap debut at Musselburgh (1m7f, soft); improvement is needed but he's raced only five times and could take a step forward at some point.

12/1

8

8th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

14:15 Sedgefield

Romancier

11st 3lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Brought down early on his debut and hinted at promise, despite making mistakes, when fifth of seven in 2m Warwick juvenile ten months ago; this son of Roman Candle should do better.

25/1

Form: /66-52 BF

Last run: 101 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
A fairly useful ex-Irish maiden hurdler for Willie Mullins; yet to match that form for her current yard, including when second in 2m1f Cartmel novice hurdle in June having travelled best for a long way; she holds very good form claims nonetheless.
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3rd

5

19th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

17:10 Sedgefield

Jolie Coeur Allen

11st 9lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

Off the mark over hurdles at the ninth attempt in C&D maiden (good) in October; disappointing in handicap at Musselburgh (1m7f, good to soft) in November but has had a break since and is not written off back here.

9/1

9

8th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

14:15 Sedgefield

Jolie Coeur Allen

10st 11lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

A fairly useful ex-Irish maiden hurdler for Willie Mullins; yet to match that form for her current yard, including when second in 2m1f Cartmel novice hurdle in June having travelled best for a long way; she holds very good form claims nonetheless.

2/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £7.80
Straight Forecast £5.21
Trifecta £21.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Jamada

RP RATINGS:

Jolie Coeur Allen

Telegraph:

Jamada

Daily Mail:

Jamada

D Express:

Jamada

Daily Mirror:

Jamada

The Star:

Jamada

Daily Record:

Jamada

TOPSPEED:

Jolie Coeur Allen

POSTDATA:

Jolie Coeur Allen

The Times:

Jolie Coeur Allen

The Guardian:

Jolie Coeur Allen