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

Sedgefield

14:10

Date 2026-01-25

Distance 2m3f188y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 6.1°C

Wind 14mph SE

Rain 74%

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	La Zoubida Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	168	—	10-118	117	115	89	36d	—	—	-8	28.5	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Form dipped in Listed grade most recently but she commands respect back down in class
2	Laffer Curve Black J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	156	—	4-54	-	106	85	30d	—	—	-17	7.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
About 4l behind Rosie Baloo last time but is in good hands and still open to progress
4	Rosie Baloo Brown J:Jamie Hamilton T:Tim Easterby	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Tim Easterby	156	—	1332	103	112	90	30d	—	—	+9	31.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Building up a solid record; beat all bar the market leader at Wetherby most recently
3	Rosa Diaz Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Craig Nichol T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	156	t	1-5	-	111	103	39d	—	—	-2	10.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
5	Melosa Bay J:Aaron Anderson(5) T:Mike Sowersby	J:Aaron Anderson(5) T:Mike Sowersby	142	t	U	-	-	-	27d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Ordinary maiden on Flat; unseated rider early on hurdles debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
La Zoubida	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Laffer Curve	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1	9/4
Rosie Baloo	11/4	5/2	11/4	5/2	3/1
Rosa Diaz	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1
Melosa	250/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Rosie Baloo

31.7

OR: 13.3 Form: 11.6 Odds: 6.9

3/1

2nd

La Zoubida

28.5

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 11.8

11/8

3rd

Rosa Diaz

10.6

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Laffer Curve

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Melosa

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
La Zoubida	117	115	89
Rosie Baloo	103	112	90
Laffer Curve	—	106	85
Rosa Diaz	—	111	103
Melosa	—	—	—

Last Run