Horse Alert

01 Apr 2026 14:40 Sedgefield

Winner: £7,700 (Penalty: £4,066); Distance: 2m 178y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).

Sedgefield Racecourse Supports Autism In Racing Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Maple (GB) (colt, bay, 11 10)	32-10P7 / 5	Flat (21), Jump (100)	Theo Gillard	Ruth Jefferson R Whitelock, L…	15/2
		wore hood to post, held up in rear, made headway and went second after 3 out, pressed leader 2 out, ridden to lead before last, kept on well
2^nd	1	1¼ L	Captain Cool (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	2134U2 / 6	Jump (22)	Sean Quinlan	J Candlish A Baxter, Sowray…	2/1
		led, pushed along after 3 out, joined 2 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on same pace run-in
3^rd	4	½ L	Blackwater Lilly (GB) (filly, bay, 11 8)	2233-14 / 6	Flat (4), Jump (22)	Danny McMenamin	B Ellison Mr Joseph Bell…	8/1
		chased leaders, shaken up after 3 out, outpaced 2 out, made steady headway before last, ran on but not pace to challenge
4^th	6	17 L	Fine Point (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	61P-460 / 5	Flat (688), Jump (250)	Ryan Mania	A Nicol Molly And Paul…	11/2
		in touch, not fluent 3 out, ridden along 2 out, soon weakened
5^th	5	19 L	Belaya River (FR) (colt, bay, 11 7)	5412 / 4	Flat (167), Jump (32)	Harry Reed	Harry Derham D&D Armstrong And…	10/1
		took keen hold, close up, not fluent 3rd, hit 4th, ridden and lost position after 3 out, beaten when mistake 2 out, tailed off
6^th	7	11 L	Ambassador (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 11)	16776P / 9	Flat (581), Jump (122)	Joshua Thompson	Micky Hammond The Cheltenham…	33/1
		raced in fourth, went third after 3rd, dropped to rear after 5th, soon struggling, tailed off after 3 out
UR	3	-	Diamond Jim (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	2714 / 4	Jump (68)	Toby Wynne	O Greenall & J Guerriero Mr Malcolm B Jones	9/4
		towards rear when unseated 2nd