Roxyfet Sports Lounge For Private Hire Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Qual') (GBB)

Sedgefield

15:40

Date 2026-03-19

Distance 2m178y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 5.4°C

Wind 4mph N

Rain 0%

Winning Time 3m 57.85s (slow by 12.85s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Desertmore News (IRE) Jack Andrews · T Ellis	13/8	Won
2nd	A King Of Magic (FR) Freddie Keighley · Paul Nicholls	EvensF	.5
3rd	Passing Diamond (IRE) Richie McLernon · Ben Haslam	13/2	66
4th	Millford Hill (IRE) Ross Chapman · Rebecca Menzies	250/1	17

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Buddah Castle (IRE) Charlie Maggs · Patrick Neville	17/2

Runners (6)

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	A King Of Magic Bay J:Freddie Keighley(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Keighley(5) T:Paul Nicholls	166	t	3-451	-	117	84	35d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-24	14.6	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Won at Taunton last month on second hurdle start; top stable 5-7 here in last five seasons
3	Desertmore News b/br J:Jack Andrews T:T Ellis	J:Jack Andrews T:T Ellis	166	—	310	-	122	101	26d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	-15	19.1	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Impressive on hurdle debut at Southwell and it was a Grade 2 in which he tailed off latest
6	Passing Diamond Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Ben Haslam	J:Richie McLernon T:Ben Haslam	159	—	1-4363	-	96	96	31d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-4	11.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Two point wins but soundly beaten on both hurdle starts and he may be one for handicaps
2	Buddah Castle Bay J:Charlie Maggs(3) T:Patrick Neville	J:Charlie Maggs(3) T:Patrick Neville	166	—	31-14	112	116	86	51d	—	—	+8	18.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won here on rules debut; underwhelming at Newcastle since but not written off
5	Millford Hill Brown J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	159	t	314P/0	-	68	25	16d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-1	0.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Point winner but tailed off at 200-1 on recent hurdle debut when back from a long absence
NR	Chillingham Bay J:TBC T:Micky Hammond	J: T:Micky Hammond	159	—	65	-	102	77	55d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Useful on the Flat but soundly beaten on both hurdle starts; may need headgear

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
A King Of Magic	6/5	6/5	5/4	5/4	11/8
Desertmore News	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4
Passing Diamond	11/2	5/1	5/1	9/2	9/2
Buddah Castle	15/2	13/2	13/2	7/1	6/1
Millford Hill	300/1	250/1	250/1	200/1	150/1
Chillingham	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Desertmore News

19.1

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 10.6

7/4

2nd

Buddah Castle

18.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

A King Of Magic

14.6

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 12.5

11/8

Passing Diamond

11.4

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Millford Hill

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Chillingham

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Buddah Castle	112	116	86
A King Of Magic	—	117	84
Desertmore News	—	122	101
Passing Diamond	—	96	96
Millford Hill	—	68	25
Chillingham	—	102	77

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Millford Hill	16d ago	Fit
Desertmore News	26d ago	Fit
Passing Diamond	31d ago	Fit
A King Of Magic	35d ago	Fit
Buddah Castle	51d ago	Fresh
Chillingham	55d ago	Fresh