Fairlight Studios Novices' Handicap Hurdle – Sedgefield

Sedgefield

13:40

Fairlight Studios Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-01-26

Distance 2m178y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Winning Time 4m 9.20s (slow by 23.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Zain Farhh (GB) Jonathan England · Sam England	6/1	Won
2nd	Jim De Sarti (FR) Cameron Iles · Tom Lacey	17/2	.5
3rd	The Cypriot (IRE) Osian Radford · Evan Williams	3/1	17
4th	Hope Hill (IRE) William Maggs · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	2/1F	1.75
5th	La Quarite (FR) Danny McMenamin · Chris Grant	7/2	1.25
6th	Bunker Bay (IRE) Emma Smith-Chaston · Micky Hammond	33/1	4.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Mr Globalist (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Lizzie Quinlan	16/1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8	Hope Hill Bay J:William Maggs(5) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:William Maggs(5) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	146	—	8P9-55	72	96	39	203d	—	—	-15	14.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Ran okay last summer in first 2 handicaps; returns from break with yard in excellent form
4	The Cypriot Chestnut J:Osian Radford(10) T:Evan Williams	J:Osian Radford(10) T:Evan Williams	163	t	49-053	89	96	69	26d	—	—	-7	17	0.75/1	3/1 25%
0-9 but third at Uttoxeter last time and he's a player if backing up that good run
5	La Quarite Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	159	—	6-8666	85	94	78	43d	—	—	-3	13.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Went close at Musselburgh last February but not at the same level more recently
1	Jim De Sarti Bay J:Cameron Iles(7) T:Tom Lacey	J:Cameron Iles(7) T:Tom Lacey	168	t	83-608	94	95	65	36d	—	—	+5	13.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Has shown promise and remains lightly raced but was well beaten on h'cap debut at Hereford
7	Zain Farhh Chestnut J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	147	ht	9796	73	90	66	37d	—	—	-2	8.8	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Well beaten so far over hurdles but it's early days and he was fair on the Flat
2	Mr Globalist Chestnut J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	166	—	49-78U	92	93	59	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	+6	12.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Didn't shine last year but new stable can do well with recruits from other yards
6	Bunker Bay Bay J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	159	t	8-655	85	96	79	25d	—	—	+7	9.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Tailed off on handicap debut at Catterick but no forlorn hope judged on previous ability
NR	Morandi Second Grey J:NON-RUNNER T:Patrick Neville	J:NON-RUNNER T:Patrick Neville	165	tb	7U-643	91	97	-	73d	—	—	—	10.3	—	—
Won on the Flat in October and good third over hurdles here next time; strong claims

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Hope Hill	7/4	13/8	7/4	13/8	2/1
The Cypriot	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2
La Quarite	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1	9/2
Jim De Sarti	8/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	17/2
Zain Farhh	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Mr Globalist	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Bunker Bay	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Morandi Second	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

The Cypriot

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

2nd

Hope Hill

14.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

2/1

3rd

La Quarite

13.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Jim De Sarti

13.5

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Mr Globalist

12.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Morandi Second

10.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Bunker Bay

9.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Zain Farhh

8.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jim De Sarti	94	95	65
Mr Globalist	92	93	59
Morandi Second	91	97	—
The Cypriot	89	96	69
La Quarite	85	94	78
Bunker Bay	85	96	79
Zain Farhh	73	90	66
Hope Hill	72	96	39

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bunker Bay	25d ago	Fit
The Cypriot	26d ago	Fit
Jim De Sarti	36d ago	Fit
Zain Farhh	37d ago	Fit
La Quarite	43d ago	Fit
Morandi Second	73d ago	Fresh
Hope Hill	203d ago	Long break
Mr Globalist	—	—