October 20 / 15.10 Sedgefield

15.10

Good

bet365 “National Hunt” Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4193.42
  • 2m 0f 178y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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bet365 “National Hunt” Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 138-46 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Point runner-up and bumper winner whose stable is in good form; however, he's failed to threaten on his three hurdle starts and may need a longer trip in this discipline.
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2

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

14:10 Sedgefield

Will Knott

11st 9lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

Hexham bumper winner (2m, soft); off the mark on fourth hurdles start in a 2m1f maiden here last time (good; won by 17l); well beaten when set plenty to do on previous attempt at this trip; interesting contender.

11/10

2

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

14:10 Sedgefield

Will Knott

11st 9lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

led, going easily and 2 lengths ahead when fell 2 out

11/10

1st

4

20th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

15:10 Sedgefield

Will Knott

11st 4lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

Point runner-up and bumper winner whose stable is in good form; however, he's failed to threaten on his three hurdle starts and may need a longer trip in this discipline.

4/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 0-3

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Well beaten in his sole bumper (2m, soft) but belied 66-1 odds when a promising third of six on last month's hurdle and stable debut at Perth (2m, good); this brother to high-class chaser Funambule Sivola could continue to improve and he's high on the list this afternoon.
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4

22nd Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

17:00 Hexham

Kow Boy Sivola

11st 3lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Sandy Thomson

Low-mileage 5yo wasn't discredited when fifth of ten in 2m novice hurdle here eight days ago; he needs considering now going into handicaps up in trip.

5/1

4

14th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 3

17:58 Hexham

Kow Boy Sivola

11st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Sandy Thomson

Placed twice over hurdles last autumn when with Lucinda Russell (2m/2m1f, good); weakened quickly when tailed off behind Pergamon when back from a break on stable debut at Kelso last month (2m, good, 7-2); better than he showed there; interesting.

6/1

6th

3

25th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 51y

Class 4

14:13 Kelso

Kow Boy Sivola

11st 1lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Sandy Thomson

Well beaten in his sole bumper (soft) but much better to take minor honours over hurdles at Perth (2m, good) and Sedgefield (2m1f, good) in the autumn; has since left Lucinda Russell (same owner); admittedly beaten 17l by the Coltherd-trained favourite last time but this brother to high-class chaser Funambule Sivola should be in the mix if returning on song.

7/2

5/2

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 15-4

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Won Newcastle bumper (1m6f, good) on debut last December and he was an encouraging fourth at Warwick (2m, good) recently on his reappearance and second hurdle start; firmly in calculations.
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9th

1

(4)

17th Jun 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 5

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Kabuki

10st 0lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Donald McCain

1-1 in bumpers but 0-6 over hurdles and well held in two starts on turf (1m3f/1m4f) last month; plenty to find on AW debut; hood (worn once over hurdles) returns.

66/1

10th

2

(10)

30th May 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 175y

Class 4

18:05 Haydock

Kabuki

10st 2lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Donald McCain

1-1 in bumpers and placed in two of his six starts over hurdles, a bit better than stablemate Dino Bellagio; 16l third of four in maiden at Hamilton (1m3f, good to firm; 40-1) two weeks ago was not such a good start under Flat rules, though.

20/1

10th

2

(10)

30th May 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 175y

Class 4

18:05 Haydock

Kabuki

10st 2lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Donald McCain

1-1 in bumpers and placed in two of his six starts over hurdles, a bit better than stablemate Dino Bellagio; 16l third of four in maiden at Hamilton (1m3f, good to firm; 40-1) two weeks ago was not such a good start under Flat rules, though.

20/1

Form: 0-0

Last run: 166 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Half-sister to connections' 2m4f/2m5f hurdle winner Zwicky (RPR 106; runs in the 2.00) and her trainer won this last year; however, well beaten at 125-1 in both bumpers and needs to produce something new on hurdle debut.
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4th

4

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 61y

Class 4

16:40 Carlisle

Devon Skies

11st 8lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Philip Kirby

Completed a hat-trick in November (2m5f/2m4f, good-soft) and bounced back from Sedgefield blip to win at Catterick (2m3f, soft) in January; only a respectable fourth at Wetherby next time but has been eased 2lb since.

11/2

4th

3

26th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 4

16:45 Wetherby

Devon Skies

11st 10lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Philip Kirby

Completed a hat-trick in November (2m5f/2m4f, good-soft) and bounced back from Sedgefield blip to win at Catterick (2m3f, soft) four weeks ago; this front-runner is clearly progressive and could make another bold bid.

7/2

1st

5

30th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 3f 66y

Class 5

14:10 Catterick

Devon Skies

11st 6lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Philip Kirby

Completed a hat-trick in November (2m4f/2m5f, good-soft); pulled up at Sedgefield (2m4f, good to soft) on Boxing Day when bidding for four-timer and something to prove after that, but it's possible it was just a blip.

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: 0-

Last run: 178 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Backed into 8-1 at Warwick (2m, good) in April on sole bumper start and it will be interesting to see if his backers return; however, he finished tailed off and has to leave that run miles behind; a tongue-tie goes on.
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8th

7

31st Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

Class 5

17:00 Newcastle

Morans Law

10st 2lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Faded into fifth on last month's handicap debut at Sedgefield (2m4f, good to soft), but that run was arguably a bit better than his eventual 15l defeat might suggest and he may benefit from this drop back in trip.

8/1

8th

7

31st Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

Class 5

17:00 Newcastle

Morans Law

10st 2lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Faded into fifth on last month's handicap debut at Sedgefield (2m4f, good to soft), but that run was arguably a bit better than his eventual 15l defeat might suggest and he may benefit from this drop back in trip.

8/1

Form: 23233- BF

Last run: 341 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Ran well to finish placed in maiden hurdles in summer 2023 but he's been absent since his soundly beaten third in a selling handicap at Huntingdon last November, after which he was claimed out of Nigel Twiston-Davies' yard for £6,000; makes stable debut and has something to prove.
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11

8th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

16:15 Sedgefield

The Geordie Ginge

10st 9lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Hannah McMahon

0-16 and he came in a well-held sixth in 2m Perth handicap hurdle 13 days ago; blinkers are reached for now.

50/1

Form: 64

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Fourth in her sole Irish point but hasn't shown enough in her two maiden hurdles (big odds; C&D last time) to suggest she'll be the answer.
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7th

9

20th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

15:10 Sedgefield

Fortis Mulier

10st 10lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Rebecca Menzies

Fourth in her sole Irish point but hasn't shown enough in her two maiden hurdles (big odds; C&D last time) to suggest she'll be the answer.

100/1

4th

11

23rd Sep 2024

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

14:30 Sedgefield

Fortis Mulier

10st 9lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Rebecca Menzies

Fourth in a point; didn't show enough on hurdling debut (2m4f) to believe she'll be the answer to this.

50/1

6th

10

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

16:10 Market Rasen

Fortis Mulier

10st 9lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Rebecca Menzies

Changed hands for £7,000 after being beaten 10l in an Irish point (soft) in April; likely best watched.

20/1

Form: 42F3-

Last run: 214 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
He could do with jumping better on this reappearance and third hurdle start, and perhaps a longer trip will be preferable; however, this bumper runner-up may still be a contender if things click today.
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5th

6

15th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

16:07 Market Rasen

Aire Spray

11st 7lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Has responded well to cheekpieces and was up in trip when prevailing by a nose over C&D (soft) last month; 4lb higher, but still unexposed over this far and makes the shortlist.

3/1

1st

8

17th Feb 2026

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

15:37 Market Rasen

Aire Spray

11st 3lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Dual winner over 2m3f/2m4f on soft ground last winter and gradually working his way back to form this season, finishing runner-up at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft; first-time cheekpieces) in December; has never attempted this far before, though.

11/2

Form: 3-

Last run: 199 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Fair third for Ciaran Murphy on bumper debut at Naas (2m, soft to heavy) in April; brings some potential to this hurdle and stable debut and he's not ruled out in a first-time hood and tongue-tie.
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4th

9

16th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 207y

Class 3

13:40 Carlisle

Willie Shake Hands

10st 8lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Won on chase debut at Hexham (1m7f, good) last May and close third of six at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) in December; however, beaten 20l in fifth when upped in grade at Haydock (2m, good to soft) last month and remains in Class 3 company today; a career-best is required.

12/1

5th

10

17th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 67y

Class 3

15:45 Haydock

Willie Shake Hands

10st 8lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Sam England

Won on chase debut at Hexham (1m7f, good) last May and some good runs since, most recently close third of six at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) after a break; however, a career-best is needed now back up in grade.

14/1

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Payout
Exacta £10.80
Straight Forecast £9.65
Trifecta £21.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Kow Boy Sivola

POSTDATA:

Kabuki

TOPSPEED:

The Geordie Ginge

RP RATINGS:

Kow Boy Sivola

The Times:

Kow Boy Sivola

Telegraph:

Kow Boy Sivola

The Star:

Kow Boy Sivola

Daily Record:

Kow Boy Sivola

D Express:

Kabuki

Daily Mirror:

Kabuki

The Sun:

Kabuki