Happy Birthday Rebecca Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race).
Sedgefield · Sunday, 25 Jan · 18:10
· 2m 3f 188y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:10
Off time
5
Runners
Good to Soft (Good in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 5 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.67
4/6
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.75
11/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
12
11/1
05 · —
251
250/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | 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.
|
0-11823 | 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.
|
54334-2 | 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.
|
1/54574- | 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.
|
133215 | 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.
|
UP83P- | 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)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5446.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2509.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1254.0 GBP |
| P4 | 628.0 GBP |