Nigel Hawke Raceday Experiences Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Qual')

Sedgefield

14:07

Date 2025-09-30

Distance 2m178y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,248

Runners (11)

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
10	Fairly Fulling Bay J:Conor Rabbitt T:Susan Corbett	J:Conor Rabbitt T:Susan Corbett	144	—	805P7-	79	106	84	159d	—	—	-7	13	0.83/1	10/3 23%
0-8 over hurdles for Jane Walton; market may guide before this stable debut
8	Trailblazer Bay J:Charlie Maggs T:Adam Nicol	J:Charlie Maggs T:Adam Nicol	160	tp	12-343	95	108	88	79d	—	—	-3	17	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Has remained in good form since making all over C&D in April; should give this a good shot
3	Captain Cool Bay J:Luke Scott T:Jennie Candlish	J:Luke Scott T:Jennie Candlish	164	t	P/1-43	99	104	71	22d	—	—	+8	22.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Irish point winner; made promising start to hurdling career; can improve in handicaps
4	Roadshow Bay J:Freddie Keighley(10) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Keighley(10) T:Paul Nicholls	163	t	-23U34	100	106	52	40d	—	—	+6	19.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
0-7 over hurdles but top yard has excellent strike-rate with occasional Sedgefield runners
2	Wind Your Neck In Chestnut J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Sam England	J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Sam England	168	t	52-24	103	108	66	71d	—	—	+8	15.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Arrives here with a bit to prove but could be on a good mark for handicap hurdle debut
5	Spartan Warrior Bay J:Callum Pritchard T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Callum Pritchard T:Rebecca Menzies	163	tv	6-2136	100	103	99	—	—	—	+8	14.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won over hurdles at Kelso in the spring but comes here after two disappointing Flat runs
7	Ambassador Bay J:Alice Stevens T:Micky Hammond	J:Alice Stevens T:Micky Hammond	160	p	633316	95	104	101	13d	—	—	+17	22.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won off much reduced mark last month but safely held since; others preferred
1	Zafaan Bay J:Jack Andrews T:Charlie Clover	J:Jack Andrews T:Charlie Clover	168	—	335-2	103	101	89	—	—	—	+15	19.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Second on handicap hurdle debut in June and in good form on the Flat since
9	Jo's Rainbow Bay J:Toby Wynne T:Charles & Adam Pogson	J:Toby Wynne T:Charles & Adam Pogson	146	v	5-7F03	81	105	87	24d	—	—	+5	9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Safely held on both recent starts for new stable; needs a boost from new visor here
6	Game Management Bay J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Lizzie Quinlan	161	—	13-P	98	103	59	71d	—	—	+10	12.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Juvenile hurdle winner last autumn but pulled up in selling handicap this summer
11	You're Kidding Me Bay J:Aaron Anderson T:Mike Sowersby	J:Aaron Anderson T:Mike Sowersby	142	p	/9PPP-	77	-	-	350d	—	—	+6	7.1	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Pulled up in all three handicaps and absent since last October

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Fairly Fulling	3/1	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3
Trailblazer	3/1	3/1	3/1	10/3	10/3
Captain Cool	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	4/1
Roadshow	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Wind Your Neck In	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	11/1
Spartan Warrior	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Ambassador	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Zafaan	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Jo's Rainbow	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Game Management	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
You're Kidding Me	150/1	150/1	150/1	100/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Captain Cool

22.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 6.3 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Ambassador

22.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

14/1

3rd

Roadshow

19.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 3.3 Odds: 4

11/2

Zafaan

19.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Trailblazer

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Wind Your Neck In

15.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Spartan Warrior

14.3

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Fairly Fulling

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Game Management

12.7

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Jo's Rainbow

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

You're Kidding Me

7.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wind Your Neck In	103	108	66
Zafaan	103	101	89
Roadshow	100	106	52
Spartan Warrior	100	103	99
Captain Cool	99	104	71
Game Management	98	103	59
Trailblazer	95	108	88
Ambassador	95	104	101
Jo's Rainbow	81	105	87
Fairly Fulling	79	106	84
You're Kidding Me	77	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ambassador	13d ago	Quick return
Captain Cool	22d ago	Fit
Jo's Rainbow	24d ago	Fit
Roadshow	40d ago	Fit
Wind Your Neck In	71d ago	Fresh
Game Management	71d ago	Fresh
Trailblazer	79d ago	Fresh
Fairly Fulling	159d ago	Long break
You're Kidding Me	350d ago	Long break
Spartan Warrior	—	—
Zafaan	—	—