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Happy Birthday Rebecca Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race).

Sedgefield · Sunday, 25 Jan · 18:10 · 2m 3f 188y · Class 4 · TURF

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Status

14:10

Off time

Runners

Good to Soft (Good in places)

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

ROSIE BALOO

            #4 · 3.75
          

🥈 Second

LAFFER CURVE

            #2 · 6
          

🥉 Third

LA ZOUBIDA (FR

Market prediction · 5 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

La Zoubida

1.67

4/6

02 · 🥈 2nd

Rosie Baloo

3.75

11/4

03 · 🥉 3rd

Laffer Curve

6

5/1

04 · —

Rosa Diaz

12

11/1

05 · —

Melosa

251

250/1

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	La Zoubida (M) FAV Bumper winner last winter. Made a successful start over hurdles in C&D maiden in November and followed up under a penalty at Kelso in December. Ran poorly in Haydock listed race since but can do better back in calmer waters.	Sean Quinlan	N G Richards	6	76.2 kg	1.67 4/6
3rd	2	—	Laffer Curve (M) Made a sound start to her hurdle career when staying on to finish 8½ lengths fourth in mares' maiden over 2½m at Wetherby on Boxing Day but the reopposing Rosie Baloo was 4¼ lengths ahead in second. In the right hands to progress.	Tristan Durrell	D Skelton	5	70.8 kg	6 5/1
4th	3	—	Rosa Diaz (M) [T] £32,000 purchase after winning an Irish point winner in November 2024. Fitted with a hood and tongue tie, showed a fair level of ability when fifth of 12 in 21f Ludlow novice hurdle just over a year later. May do better.	Craig Nichol	O Greenall & J Guerriero	6	70.8 kg	12 11/1
1st	4	—	Rosie Baloo (M) Made a successful start to her career in a bumper last summer and placed on all 3 outings over hurdles, best effort when second (Laffer Curve fourth) of 14 in Wetherby maiden on Boxing Day. Leading claims with further improvement likely.	Jamie Hamilton	T D Easterby	6	70.8 kg	3.75 11/4
—	5	—	Melosa (F) [T] Fair form on Flat at best but an inauspicious start to her hurdle career at Doncaster just after Christmas, jumping left at the first and unseating at the second.	Aaron Anderson	M E Sowersby	4	64.4 kg	251 250/1

Betting forecast: La Zoubida (4/6), Rosie Baloo (11/4), Laffer Curve (5/1), Rosa Diaz (11/1), Melosa (250/1)