GB - Sedgefield - Race 2

Thoroughbred

10 Runners

16.8f

Handicap Hurdle

Turf

Good (Good to Firm in places)

8.0K

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Verdict

LITTLETOWN LAD wasn't as headstrong as he can be at Uttoxeter last time and a reproduction of that effort should be enough to score in a thin race. Yanka Blue is respected after back-to-back second-placed finishes, with Character Testing completing the 1-2-3.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
7	Fourth in a bumper for Daragh Bourke in April 2025. Settled better than usual and brought out an improved performance when a clear second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) 35 days ago. Has to be taken seriously after that. 1st Pick 7 Littletown Lad (Ire) Jockey: Jonathan England Trainer: Sam England J: Jonathan England T: Sam England	100	-	-	-	29%
Analysis Fourth in a bumper for Daragh Bourke in April 2025. Settled better than usual and brought out an improved performance when a clear second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) 35 days ago. Has to be taken seriously after that.
6	Yet to register a victory but she arrives on the back of a pair of second-placed finishes, most recently in an 8-runner handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (2¼m, good) 40 days ago. Yard in patchy form but she's probably one of the likelier types in a very thin race. 2nd Pick 6 Yanka Blue (Ire) Jockey: Callum Pritchard Trainer: Barry John Murphy J: Callum Pritchard T: Barry John Murphy	97	-	-	-	34%
Analysis Yet to register a victory but she arrives on the back of a pair of second-placed finishes, most recently in an 8-runner handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (2¼m, good) 40 days ago. Yard in patchy form but she's probably one of the likelier types in a very thin race.
2	Remains a maiden after 18 hurdling runs, albeit in the frame on his last 3 outings in this sphere. Runner-up in a Beverley seller on the Flat on his penultimate outing but found nothing at Doncaster 2 weeks ago. Sports a visor for the first time over jumps here. 3rd Pick 2 Character Testing Jockey: Jamie Hamilton Trainer: Mark Walford J: Jamie Hamilton T: Mark Walford	98	-	-	-	20%
Analysis Remains a maiden after 18 hurdling runs, albeit in the frame on his last 3 outings in this sphere. Runner-up in a Beverley seller on the Flat on his penultimate outing but found nothing at Doncaster 2 weeks ago. Sports a visor for the first time over jumps here.

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