Ready To Welcome The New Year Handicap Chase.
Sedgefield · Friday, 26 Dec · 17:25
· 2m 77y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:25
Off time
7
Runners
Good to Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.50
5/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.75
11/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
4
3/1
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
9.50
17/2
06 · —
15
14/1
07 · —
23
22/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | — |
Jaitroplaclasse (G)
[T]
Resumed winning ways at Newton Abbot in September but only seventh of 8 in handicap chase at Wincanton (15.7f, good) 36 days ago. Needs to bounce back.
|
Charlie Price | R L Llewellyn | 6 | 76.2 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 2nd | 2 | — |
Dixie Cowboy (G)
FAV
Made a winning chasing debut over C&D in November and he backed it up with a good second of 8 in handicap chase at Hexham (15.6f, heavy) 16 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts off the same mark.
|
Tom Midgley | S England | 6 | 73 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 6th | 3 | — |
Take Centre Stage (G)
[B1]
On a losing run and he came in a below-par fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Southwell (15.8f, good to soft 24 days ago. Much more is needed in a change of headgear here (blinkers fitted for the first time).
|
Ross Chapman | R Menzies | 8 | 71.7 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 5th | 4 | — |
Restandbethankful (G)
[PT]
Course winner but it's now 15 runs since his last win in 2024 and he was pulled up in handicap chase at Musselburgh (20.3f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Irresolute performer.
|
Sean Quinlan | Lizzie Quinlan | 9 | 68.9 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 1st | 5 | — |
Huit Reflets (G)
[V]
Back to winning ways over hurdles at Kelso in September and he has continued in good nick over fences, second of 7 in handicap chase here (21.1f, soft) 21 days ago. Merits serious consideration nudged up 1 lb in his bid for a first chasing…
|
Theo Gillard | M Walford | 8 | 68.5 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 7th | 6 | — |
Zara's Universe (M)
[P]
Course winner who got back on track when second of 8 in handicap chase at Southwell (15.8f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Needs considering despite a 2 lb rise.
|
Joe Williamson | A Crook | 9 | 64.4 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 4th | 7 | — |
Blended Stealth (G)
[B]
Unreliable sort who trailed in a remote fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Hexham (15.6f, heavy) 16 days ago. Has only one win from 45 runs.
|
Joshua Thompson | Lizzie Quinlan | 8 | 64.4 kg |
23
22/1
|
Betting forecast: Dixie Cowboy (5/2), Jaitroplaclasse (11/4), Huit Reflets (3/1), Take Centre Stage (13/2), Zara's Universe (17/2), Restandbethankful (14/1), Blended Stealth (22/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3248.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1494.0 GBP |
| P3 | 747.0 GBP |
| P4 | 374.0 GBP |
| P5 | 186.0 GBP |