January 25 / 15.10 Sedgefield

15.10

Good To Soft

Paxtons No1 Caseih Dealer Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £4594.47
  • 2m 0f 178y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Paxtons No1 Caseih Dealer Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Snow showers

6/4 (Won)

  • Win: £1.67
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 11 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Showed promise in a couple of Flat maidens in Ireland; has justified favouritism in juvenile hurdles at Catterick (1m7f, good; by a head) and Wetherby (2m, soft; by half a length) for new trainer, who is currently in blinding form; still open to progress and commands respect.
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3rd

3

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 209y

Class 1

13:45 Aintree

Indian River

11st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Promise in his two Irish Flat maidens; justified favouritism in first three starts over hurdles but his limitations were exposed when a never-dangerous tenth in the Triumph at Cheltenham (50-1) last month; passed over.

66/1

10th

5

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Indian River

11st 2lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Promise in his two Irish Flat maidens; justified favouritism in juvenile hurdles at Catterick (good) and Wetherby (soft) and a seven-runner handicap against older horses at Sedgefield (good to soft); won latest with more authority than 2l margin suggests, but this race is a vastly harder task; failed to make the cut for the 4yo handicap here on Tuesday.

100/1

1st

5

25th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

15:10 Sedgefield

Indian River

11st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Showed promise in a couple of Flat maidens in Ireland; has justified favouritism in juvenile hurdles at Catterick (1m7f, good; by a head) and Wetherby (2m, soft; by half a length) for new trainer, who is currently in blinding form; still open to progress and commands respect.

6/4

11/2

  • Place: £2.00

Form: -5F212 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 13lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Record of 212 since switched back to hurdles from chasing, the win at Wetherby (2m, soft) in first-time cheekpieces; Musselburgh effort (1m7f, good to soft) last time resulted in a career-best RPR; should go well in the retained headgear.
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5th

3

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 51y

Class 4

14:30 Kelso

Chase A Fortune

11st 11lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Chris Grant

Won in first-time cheekpieces (retained since) at Wetherby (2m, soft) in December and has continued in good form, finishing second on his last two starts (1m7f/2m1f, good to soft); very solid claims.

4/1

2nd

2

25th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

15:10 Sedgefield

Chase A Fortune

11st 13lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Chris Grant

Record of 212 since switched back to hurdles from chasing, the win at Wetherby (2m, soft) in first-time cheekpieces; Musselburgh effort (1m7f, good to soft) last time resulted in a career-best RPR; should go well in the retained headgear.

11/2

1

25th Oct 2025

Good

2m 1f 14y

Class 5

14:45 Kelso

Chase A Fortune

12st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Chris Grant

Both his wins have been over 1m7f at Catterick, the latest off this mark in February 2024 (soft); several fair efforts since, including after a 325-day break last time; each-way chance.

11/2

Form: 552/64 D

Last run: 92 days

W: 10st 13lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
No win since his juvenile campaign; long absence prior to two efforts this term, seeming to need July run then faring better in October; still needs to prove he retains peak ability but market support should be noted.
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2nd

1

15th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 124y

Class 5

14:50 Musselburgh

Inca Prince

12st 0lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Ruth Jefferson

Has failed to show peak form since returning from long layoff but has done enough to suggest he's interesting off current mark dropped in grade and belatedly returned to Musselburgh; dual course winner as a youngster.

7/2

3rd

7

25th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

15:10 Sedgefield

Inca Prince

10st 13lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Ruth Jefferson

No win since his juvenile campaign; long absence prior to two efforts this term, seeming to need July run then faring better in October; still needs to prove he retains peak ability but market support should be noted.

9/2

4th

4

25th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 51y

Class 4

15:20 Kelso

Inca Prince

11st 9lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Ruth Jefferson

Won three races in his first season over hurdles; not scored since, although fair second in a Perth handicap in September 2023 (2m, soft); had a long break after that and was well beaten on his return; should fare better this time.

10/1

Form: -42634

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Colt

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
On a long losing spell but this second run since having wind surgery may be the time to catch him; currently in reasonable form anyway, having produced a record of 2634 since joining Dan Skelton, and the return of cheekpieces looks a plus; shortlisted.
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3rd

3

28th Jun 2026

Good

2m 1f 61y

Class 5

17:28 Cartmel

Ghasham

11st 11lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Sam England

An infrequent winner but got off the mark over fences, after two placed efforts, at Hexham (1m7f, good) 15 days ago; cannot be dismissed while in this mood.

3/1

1st

2

13th Jun 2026

Good

1m 7f 133y

Class 5

14:55 Hexham

Ghasham

11st 12lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Encouraging start to chasing career, keeping on behind a subsequent winner over C&D before finishing closer still at Cartmel latest (2m1f, good); this would be no stronger than either race, and mark still unchanged.

11/8

2nd

1

27th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 61y

Class 5

20:38 Cartmel

Ghasham

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Sam England

Flat/hurdle winner who left Dan Skelton for 4,400gns; finished a clear second at Hexham (1m7f, good to soft; effective on good) on stable/chase debut and the revitalised winner has struck again since; gets in here off the same mark.

11/4

Form: B4-124 C

Last run: 155 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Folded tamely when last seen five months ago but has steadily progressive form otherwise over hurdles, including a Sedgefield maiden win, and may still have more to offer under this code; goes handicapping with Joshua Thompson taking off a handy 7lb.
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7th

4

25th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 31y

Class 5

14:13 Cartmel

Celestial Reign

11st 7lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

Won Sedgefield maiden (2m4f, good) just over a year ago but has looked out of sorts in handicaps over a wide range of trips this year.

12/1

1

10th Apr 2026

Good

3m 3f 9y

Class 5

16:13 Sedgefield

Celestial Reign

12st 0lb

J: Alice Stevens

T: Micky Hammond

Sole win came in a maiden here but over 2m4f; three modest runs in handicaps since returning from a break and has stamina to prove.

25/1

10th

17

27th Mar 2026

Good

2m 5f 56y

Class 4

15:20 Wetherby

Celestial Reign

10st 9lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

Gained sole success in Sedgefield maiden; holds weak claims on his form since switched to handicap hurdles; yard appears to have a better chance with Mandarb.

50/1

OUR TIP

Form: F4-325 D

Last run: 221 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 34-246 CD

Last run: 58 days

W: 11st 5lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
On a long losing spell and form figures of 246 this term reflect that a turnaround of sorts is required; admittedly appears well treated if that resurgence materialises, being 7lb below last winning mark.
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7

4th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 4

14:10 Catterick

Russian Virtue

11st 7lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: David Thompson

8-59, although his last win came in a two-runner affair at Carlisle (2m1f; 2-5 favourite; all out) in December 2023; latest Carlisle sixth (beaten 15l; 50-1) not overly inspiring; others more obvious.

10/1

6th

7

16th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 0y

Class 4

15:40 Carlisle

Russian Virtue

11st 7lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: David Thompson

Has won six times over hurdles, the latest a two-runner affair over C&D (good to soft) in December 2023; a couple of fair runs for this yard last year but pulled up when last seen out in January (reportedly never travelling); others appeal more.

20/1

4

25th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

15:10 Sedgefield

Russian Virtue

11st 5lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: David Thompson

On a long losing spell and form figures of 246 this term reflect that a turnaround of sorts is required; admittedly appears well treated if that resurgence materialises, being 7lb below last winning mark.

16/1

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Payout
Exacta £4.70
Straight Forecast £4.54
Trifecta £20.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Indian River

Telegraph:

Fromheretoeternity

TOPSPEED:

Chase A Fortune

The Star:

Ghasham

RP RATINGS:

Inca Prince

POSTDATA:

Indian River

The Times:

Indian River

The Guardian:

Indian River

D Express:

Indian River

Daily Mirror:

Indian River

The Sun:

Indian River

Daily Record:

Indian River