Fairlight Studio Happy New Year Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Sedgefield

14:40

Date 2026-01-25

Distance 2m178y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,697

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 6.2°C

Wind 14mph SE

Rain 88%

Runners (7)

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
2	Kazar Forez Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	166	—	4298-1	98	103	96	45d	—	—	-14	41.4	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Justified market support at Newcastle on reappearance and may show further improvement
4	Expelliarmus Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Ben Haslam	J:Kevin Brogan T:Ben Haslam	161	p	7-6755	93	101	89	45d	—	—	-1	15.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Still a maiden but is being given a chance by the assessor; not dismissed
5	The Coffey Boy Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Ian Duncan	J:Callum Bewley T:Ian Duncan	160	—	1-8670	92	99	80	23d	—	—	+8	21.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
May be capable of a bigger effort back down in distance on second handicap start
1	My My My Delilah Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Sean Quinlan T:Stuart Coltherd	168	—	22-653	100	94	73	49d	—	—	+7	14.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Interesting, with progress plausible now handicapping and back down in trip
3	Saviour Bay J:William Shanahan(5) T:Jennie Candlish	J:William Shanahan(5) T:Jennie Candlish	163	—	634P-7	95	97	75	109d	—	—	+7	12.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Modest effort over C&D in sole outing this term (stable debut, 50-1 shot)
7	Macho Sun Bay J:Aaron Anderson(5) T:Mike Sowersby	J:Aaron Anderson(5) T:Mike Sowersby	142	t	49-746	74	92	75	30d	—	—	+2	7.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Meager RPRs over hurdles; 8lb out of the weights; opposed
6	Delayed Charm Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Maurice Barnes	J:Ross Chapman T:Maurice Barnes	149	t	87-47O	81	95	57	101d	—	—	+6	8.2	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Handicap debutant who is far from solid on form and may be quirky

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kazar Forez	4/6	4/6	8/11	8/11	8/13
Expelliarmus	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2
The Coffey Boy	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2	11/2
My My My Delilah	11/1	12/1	11/1	9/1	12/1
Saviour	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	16/1
Macho Sun	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	22/1
Delayed Charm	66/1	66/1	50/1	40/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kazar Forez

41.4

OR: 12 Form: 10 Odds: 19.4

8/11

2nd

The Coffey Boy

21.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Expelliarmus

15.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

5/1

My My My Delilah

14.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Saviour

12.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Delayed Charm

8.2

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

125/1

Macho Sun

7.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
My My My Delilah	100	94	73
Kazar Forez	98	103	96
Saviour	95	97	75
Expelliarmus	93	101	89
The Coffey Boy	92	99	80
Delayed Charm	81	95	57
Macho Sun	74	92	75

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Coffey Boy	23d ago	Fit
Macho Sun	30d ago	Fit
Kazar Forez	45d ago	Fit
Expelliarmus	45d ago	Fit
My My My Delilah	49d ago	Fresh
Delayed Charm	101d ago	Long break
Saviour	109d ago	Long break