Paxtons Serving Farmers Since 1853 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Sedgefield

13:32

Date 2026-02-04

Distance 2m3f188y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 2.3°C

Wind 6mph E

Rain 60%

Winning Time 4m 54.93s (slow by 23.93s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Follow Your Luck (IRE) Brian Hughes · Patrick Neville	9/2	Won
2nd	Division Day (GB) Danny McMenamin · Brian Ellison	EvensF	5
3rd	Sioux Falls (GER) Conor Ring · Evan Williams	14/1	3.75
4th	Intenzo (FR) Jamie Hamilton · Mark Walford	10/1	1.25
5th	Fearless Dragon (GB) Joe Williamson · Patrick Neville	200/1	12
6th	Shinealight (IRE) Charlie Maggs · John Dawson	8/1	12
7th	Noble George (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Jennie Candlish	10/1	7
8th	Swingingonthesteel (GB) Nathan Moscrop · Rebecca Menzies	6/1	5.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Art Dancer (GB) Ross Chapman · Chris Grant	250/1
P.U.	Tea Boy (IRE) Callum Bewley · Peter Atkinson	50/1

Runners (10)

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	Division Day Chestnut J:Danny McMenamin T:Brian Ellison	J:Danny McMenamin T:Brian Ellison	146	—	U742	114	115	95	12d	—	—	-7	33.9	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Kept on well to snatch second at Doncaster (2m) recently; leading contender over new trip
3	Follow Your Luck Chestnut J:Brian Hughes T:Patrick Neville	J:Brian Hughes T:Patrick Neville	160	—	41-	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	14	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Bought for £90,000 after Irish point win last March; market helpful on rules debut
7	Swingingonthesteel Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	160	h	/211-4	-	94	49	90d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Dual bumper winner; flopped when 4-9 for hurdle debut here in November; can do better
9	Shinealight Black J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:John Dawson	J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:John Dawson	153	—	51057	-	107	86	20d	—	—	-3	5.5	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Positives can be taken from both his hurdle runs; considered each-way
5	Noble George Chestnut J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	160	—	225-35	-	98	82	20d	—	—	-6	2.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Third of five here on hurdle debut but the form is modest; well held since
6	Sioux Falls Chestnut J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	160	—	U5-154	-	106	90	27d	—	—	-6	2.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Slightly disappointing at Taunton last month but made promising hurdle debut in November
4	Intenzo Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	160	h	034	98	104	96	20d	—	—	+9	16	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Displayed clear promise when making the frame in two maidens last month; up in trip here
8	Tea Boy Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Peter Atkinson	J:Callum Bewley T:Peter Atkinson	160	—	2-550	-	76	43	39d	—	—	+3	3.9	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Lacked fluency and was always behind on hurdle debut at Wetherby in December
1	Art Dancer Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Chris Grant	J:Ross Chapman T:Chris Grant	160	—	330	-	-	26	20d	—	—	+3	3.8	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Struggled when 80-1 for Newcastle maiden hurdle three weeks ago; up from 2m1f today
2	Fearless Dragon Bay J:Joe Williamson(3) T:Patrick Neville	J:Joe Williamson(3) T:Patrick Neville	160	—	5-	-	-	-	359d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Tailed off in five-runner Catterick bumper a year ago and not seen since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Division Day	evn	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10
Follow Your Luck	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2
Swingingonthesteel	11/2	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2
Shinealight	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Noble George	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Sioux Falls	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	10/1
Intenzo	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Tea Boy	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Art Dancer	250/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
Fearless Dragon	200/1	200/1	200/1	150/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Division Day

33.9

OR: 16 Form: 4.6 Odds: 13.3

11/10

2nd

Intenzo

OR: 12 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.9

16/1

3rd

Follow Your Luck

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4

5/1

Shinealight

5.5

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Tea Boy

3.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Art Dancer

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Swingingonthesteel

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Noble George

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Sioux Falls

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Fearless Dragon

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Division Day	114	115	95
Intenzo	98	104	96
Follow Your Luck	—	—	—
Swingingonthesteel	—	94	49
Shinealight	—	107	86
Noble George	—	98	82
Sioux Falls	—	106	90
Tea Boy	—	76	43
Art Dancer	—	—	26
Fearless Dragon	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Division Day	12d ago	Quick return
Shinealight	20d ago	Fit
Noble George	20d ago	Fit
Intenzo	20d ago	Fit
Art Dancer	20d ago	Fit
Sioux Falls	27d ago	Fit
Tea Boy	39d ago	Fit
Swingingonthesteel	90d ago	Fresh
Fearless Dragon	359d ago	Long break
Follow Your Luck	—	—