February 23 / 17.08 Sedgefield

17.08

Soft

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  • Prize money: £4066.37
  • 2m 0f 178y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.50

Form: -F3124 CD BF

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Ex-French 6yo who opened hurdling account with comfortable C&D (soft) novice success in November and has made the frame in both subsequent handicaps; reunited with his winning rider Brian Hughes today and ought to be right in the thick of things.
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1st

1

25th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 61y

Class 3

16:36 Cartmel

Coup De Coeur

12st 0lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

Won four-runner race by 19l at Sedgefield (2m, good to soft) in February and showed better form when second in competitive races on final two starts last season (2m, good to soft/good); could still be on a good mark after latest 2lb nudge; must be considered.

11/10

2nd

6

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:40 Perth

Coup De Coeur

10st 13lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

Can be hit and miss in the jumping department but his profile over fences is generally progressive and he backed up February's Sedgefield romp with good second in fairly valuable series final at Carlisle (also 2m, good to soft) one month ago; respected.

7/2

2nd

1

22nd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 207y

Class 2

15:17 Carlisle

Coup De Coeur

12st 0lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

Can make mistakes but not last time at Sedgefield when beating three rivals with ease (2m, good to soft); that race rather fell apart and he's up 7lb; could be vulnerable.

13/2

3/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 11-424 D

Last run: 85 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Weakened quickly when upped to 2m4f for latest run and still needs to prove he's effective on soft ground but began hurdling career with three good efforts, most notably when comfortable winner of Musselburgh maiden (1m7f, good to soft) last spring; drops back in trip for today's handicap debut; contender if back on song.
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1

19th Apr 2025

Good

2m 1f 0y

Class 4

13:42 Carlisle

Quaresome

12st 0lb

J: William Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Winless since his debut over hurdles in 2023 and he came in last of seven on his chasing debut at Sedgefield (2m3f) in November; he needs to bounce back after a break with cheekpieces refitted.

12/1

8th

1

19th Apr 2025

Good

2m 1f 0y

Class 4

13:42 Carlisle

Quaresome

12st 0lb

J: William Maggs

T: Donald McCain

took keen hold, disputed lead, lost position and prominent 1st

12/1

Form: 451168 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 13lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Exploited some significant help from the handicapper when winning twice on heavy ground at Hexham in November but two rather laboured efforts have followed; younger rivals have much more appealing profiles.
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6th

2

18th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

14:00 Wetherby

Serious Ego

11st 13lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: Nicky Richards

held up in rear, no impression from 4 out

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: -U1498 D

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Three-time hurdle winner when trained in Britain but soundly beaten on both starts for new stable in Ireland last month; worth a glance in the betting but others have much less to prove.
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14th

9

24th Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 50y

14:30 Killarney

The Grey Falco

11st 9lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: Michael Flannery

towards rear throughout

20/1

14th

11

18th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

2m 1f 0y

19:10 Killarney

The Grey Falco

11st 0lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Michael Flannery

prominent on inner, not fluent and lost position 3 out, weakened from 2 out

33/1

6th

2

26th May 2024

Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

16:45 Uttoxeter

The Grey Falco

12st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Patrick Neville

Back in Britain after three unsuccessful runs for an Irish yard in early part of this year; makes stable debut from a workable mark and is versatile regarding ground but he's tricky to weigh up at the moment.

10/1

Form: U-P54P D

Last run: 69 days

W: 11st 3lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish 10yo who didn't show a great deal in three handicap chases for Mike Smith in the autumn; needs this switch back to hurdling to rekindle his enthusiasm.
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5th

5

23rd Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

17:08 Sedgefield

Sil Ver Klass

11st 3lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: R Mike Smith

led, headed before 2 out

16/1

Form: -43486 C

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 4lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Dual course winner over fences (2m/2m3f); placed off 9lb higher in valuable handicap hurdle at Carlisle (2m4f, soft) in the autumn but looked badly out of sorts on both outings this year; leap of faith required to support him here.
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4th

4

29th Jun 2025

Soft

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

17:05 Cartmel

The King Of May

11st 6lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Tristan Davidson

5-30 over fences, his latest win coming off 1lb lower here (2m5f, soft) last July; still has to prove his stamina, but he ran well for a long way on his stable debut/return from 253 days off at Hexham (3m, good to soft) 15 days ago; could go well.

7/1

4th

5

14th Jun 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

17:28 Hexham

The King Of May

11st 8lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Tristan Davidson

Won off a much reduced mark at Cartmel (2m5f, soft) last summer but didn't go on from there and this 11yo has been out for a while.

14/1

5th

3

4th Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

17:15 Hexham

The King Of May

11st 8lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Brian Ellison

in touch with leaders

10/1

Form: 113824 D

Last run: 53 days

W: 11st 3lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Won twice on good ground at Cartmel at start of this season and was creditable second to dual subsequent winner over C&D (soft) in November; not seen to quite the same effect on heavy ground last time but can make his presence felt here.
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8

19th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 46y

Class 3

14:50 Cartmel

Calevade

10st 11lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Ben Haslam

Gained all four hurdling wins over C&D (good-soft); well beaten here last month, after a layoff, and Miss Maverick is unlikely to allow him an uncontested lead today but, nevertheless, his course record can't be ignored.

20/1

9th

3

27th Jun 2025

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 4

17:30 Cartmel

Calevade

11st 13lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Ben Haslam

Gained all four hurdling wins over C&D (good-soft), including the last two editions of this race; absent since poor Flat run in October but there's a good chance he'll be primed to make a bold bid from the front today.

10/1

11th

6

(9)

2nd Oct 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 189y

Class 6

15:23 Catterick

Calevade

9st 3lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Ben Haslam

C&D winner (good to soft); returns to this code after a successful spell over hurdles; was below par when seen here (1m6f, good to firm) in June but it would be no surprise to see him closely involved now on slower ground, back up in trip and from 2lb lower.

11/2

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Payout
Exacta £7.70
Straight Forecast £9.32
Trifecta £49.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Calevade

POSTDATA:

Coup De Coeur

The Times:

Quaresome

The Star:

The Grey Falco

The Sun:

Quaresome

Daily Record:

Quaresome

Daily Mail:

Coup De Coeur

D Express:

Coup De Coeur

Daily Mirror:

Coup De Coeur

RP RATINGS:

Calevade

TOPSPEED:

Calevade

Telegraph:

Calevade

The Guardian:

Calevade