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Fairlight Studios Cafe At Sedgefield Racecourse Handicap Chase
of £6,150.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 5f. 28yds. 4.40
2m. 5f. 28yds. Hcap Chase (Class 5) 5-y-o plus 11 Declared
Fairlight Studios Cafe At Sedgefield Racecourse Handicap Chase
of £6,150.00- Formscan
- Race Info
1st - £3,248.00 2nd - £1,494.00 3rd - £747.00 4th - £374.00 5th - £186.00
Formscan - SIEGE OF ACRES wasn't the most fluent on his chasing bow at Musselburgh but Donald McCain's five-year-old ought to have learned plenty for that and is, perhaps crucially, open to further improvement than all of these. Veteran Valence D'Aumont drops in class having been well held at Newcastle latest and is considered, while Benefit Ben might do better back over the larger obstacles.


Ocovango (GB)-Benefit Scheme(Beneficial)
bl5(28)
c1
d1
(D & D Armstrong Ltd & Mr L Westwood)
Rated 101
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 18 | 3 | 3 | -1.17 |
| P2P | 5 | 0 | 0 |
19th Feb 26 Sedgefield(2m 3f 188yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 101 6/1 11-5 Joshua Thompson (5) 10th of 12 runners, 45L behind Thank You Blue
1st Feb 26 Musselburgh(2m 7f 180yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 104 4/1 11-5 Joshua Thompson (5) 6th of 8 runners, 13L behind Dearkeithandkaty
22nd Dec 25 Musselburgh(2m 4f 68yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 102 15/8Fav 11-6 Danny McMenamin 5th of 8 runners, 13L behind O Faolains Glory


Yeats (IRE)-Casiana(Acatenango)
ts+cp2(30)
cd1
(Good Cops)
Rated 100
Won When Rated 104
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 28 | 5 | 13 | -8.15 |
| P2P | 4 | 0 | 0 |
17th Feb 26 Market Rasen(2m 3f 34yds Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 103 12/1 11-13 Jonathan England pulled up of 6 runners, in race won by Eric Carmen
25th Jan 26 Sedgefield(3m 2f 59yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 104 11/2 12-0 Jonathan England 7th of 11 runners, 30.75L behind Slaney Opera
26th Dec 25 Sedgefield(2m 3f 65yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 104 17/2 11-0 Tom Midgley (3) 2nd of 9 runners, 3.5L behind Scorsese
In the last 3 years Tom Creen (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Valence D'aumont (FR) | 1 | |
| 3rd Apr 2025 Sedgefield(2m 5f 28yds, Hcap Chase, Good) Valence D'aumont (FR) 3rd (6/1 10-2 Rated 88) Jack Power .50L in front of Tom Creen (IRE) 4th (4/1 11-11 Rated 107) Tom Midgley (5 ran) | ||
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Imperial Monarch (IRE)-Our Ned(Bob Back)
ts+(53)
c1
(Mrs K Elliott & Partner)
Rated 97
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 12 | 3 | 3 | 17.10 |
| P2P | 3 | 0 | 0 |
25th Jan 26 Sedgefield(2m 3f 188yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 92 11/1 11-6 S W Quinlan 6th of 6 runners, 20.38L behind National Question
1st Jan 26 Catterick(2m 3f 51yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 97 11/2 12-0 Ross Chapman 3rd of 4 runners, 2.5L and nk behind El Muchacho and Defence Witness
6th Nov 25 Sedgefield(2m 5f 28yds Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 98 18/1 12-0 S W Quinlan 3rd of 11 runners, 0.75L and 8.5L behind El Muchacho and Largy Train
In the last 3 years Imperial Rule (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| El Muchacho (IRE) | 2 | |
| 1st Jan 2026 Catterick(2m 3f 51yds, Hcap Chase, Good) El Muchacho (IRE) 1st (13/2 11-5 Rated 93) Aaron Anderson 2.75L in front of Imperial Rule (IRE) 3rd (11/2 12-0 Rated 97) Ross Chapman (4 ran) | ||
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| 6th Nov 2025 Sedgefield(2m 5f 28yds, Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places)) El Muchacho (IRE) 1st (33/1 11-2 Rated 91) Aaron Anderson 9.25L in front of Imperial Rule (IRE) 3rd (18/1 12-0 Rated 98) S W Quinlan (11 ran) | ||
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Nirvana Du Berlais (FR)-Tout A Faire(Saint des Saints)
hd3(32)
(Mr T G Leslie)
Rated 98
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 5 | 0 | 1 | -5.00 |
| P2P | 2 | 0 | 0 |
15th Feb 26 Musselburgh(2m 4f 68yds Hcap Chase, Soft) Rated 98 4/1 12-0 Theo Gillard 3rd of 6 runners, 6L and nk behind Didntgotwenty and King Horse
15th Jan 26 Newcastle(2m 190yds Maiden Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) 80/1 11-8 Theo Gillard 6th of 11 runners, 35.5L behind Is This For Real
28th Dec 25 Catterick(2m 3f 66yds Maiden Hurdle, Good) 50/1 11-4 Theo Gillard 4th of 6 runners, 21.25L behind Kaka s Cousin


Walk In The Park (IRE)-La Segnora(Turgeon)
ts+(23)
cd1
(T J Stubbins M E Sowersby)
Rated 95
Won When Rated 112
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 30 | 5 | 12 | 20.71 |
| P2P | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other | 2 | 0 | 0 |
24th Feb 26 Catterick(1m 7f 145yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 96 10/1 11-9 William Maggs (5) 3rd of 9 runners, 4.5L and 20L behind Shadowfax Of Rohan and Forcetoreckonwith
9th Feb 26 Catterick(2m 3f 51yds Hcap Chase, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 96 18/1 11-0 William Maggs (5) fell of 7 runners, in race won by Imperial Bede
1st Jan 26 Catterick(2m 3f 51yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 93 13/2 11-5 Aaron Anderson (5) 1st of 4 runners, by 2.5L and nk from Defence Witness and Imperial Rule
In the last 3 years El Muchacho (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Imperial Rule (IRE) | 2 | |
| 1st Jan 2026 Catterick(2m 3f 51yds, Hcap Chase, Good) El Muchacho (IRE) 1st (13/2 11-5 Rated 93) Aaron Anderson 2.75L in front of Imperial Rule (IRE) 3rd (11/2 12-0 Rated 97) Ross Chapman (4 ran) | ||
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| 6th Nov 2025 Sedgefield(2m 5f 28yds, Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places)) El Muchacho (IRE) 1st (33/1 11-2 Rated 91) Aaron Anderson 9.25L in front of Imperial Rule (IRE) 3rd (18/1 12-0 Rated 98) S W Quinlan (11 ran) | ||
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Dylan Thomas (IRE)-Courting Shinney(King's Theatre)
ts2cp2(30)
(Mr Andrew Gale)
Rated 87
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 6 | 0 | 3 | -6.00 |
17th Feb 26 Market Rasen(2m 7f 191yds Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 92 80/1 11-11 Callum Bewley pulled up of 6 runners, in race won by Scottish King
27th Jan 26 Newcastle(2m 4f 62yds Hcap Hurdle, Heavy) Rated 95 40/1 11-12 Elizabeth Gale 8th of 10 runners, 52.88L behind Parish Star
14th Apr 25 Hexham(2m 4f 28yds Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 102 50/1 11-6 Elizabeth Gale (7) pulled up of 12 runners, in race won by Blakey Boy


Walk In The Park (IRE)-Staraba(Astarabad)
(75)
(The Farming Army)
Rated 87
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 8 | 0 | 0 | -8.00 |
| P2P | 3 | 0 | 0 |
3rd Jan 26 Cork(2m 4f Chase, Yielding to Soft, Soft in places) 125/1 11-5 P Byrnes 9th of 11 runners, 32L behind Way Down South
30th Oct 25 Thurles(1m 7f 150yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Yielding, Good in places) Rated 87 40/1 11-2 D E Mullins 13th of 18 runners, 67.25L behind Destivelle
8th Sep 25 Galway(2m 6f 97yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Yielding, good in places) Rated 90 100/1 10-13 T J Kelly (7) 13th of 18 runners, 29.87L behind Navy Waves


Sinndar (IRE)-Ice Ti(Mtoto)
cp5(16)
c2
(Mrs J Morgan)
Rated 85
Won When Rated 85-115-117-112-103
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 33 | 6 | 7 | 6.33 |
| Other | 5 | 1 | 1 |
3rd Mar 26 Newcastle(2m 7f 91yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 86 25/1 10-5 Callum Bewley 5th of 8 runners, 30.75L behind Jamesieconn
21st Jan 26 Catterick(3m 1f 54yds Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 86 4/1 11-2 Danny McMenamin 4th of 12 runners, 32.75L behind Defence Witness
28th Dec 25 Catterick(3m 1f 54yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 81 10/3Fav 10-9 Danny McMenamin 1st of 14 runners, by shd and 3.75L from Mersey Street and Scottish King
In the last 3 years Valence Daumont (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Tom Creen (IRE) | 1 | |
| 3rd Apr 2025 Sedgefield(2m 5f 28yds, Hcap Chase, Good) Valence D'aumont (FR) 3rd (6/1 10-2 Rated 88) Jack Power .50L in front of Tom Creen (IRE) 4th (4/1 11-11 Rated 107) Tom Midgley (5 ran) | ||
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| Ballydangan (IRE) | 1 | |
| 28th Dec 2025 Catterick(3m 1f 54yds, Hcap Chase, Good) Valence D'aumont (FR) 1st (10/3Fav 10-9 Rated 81) Danny McMenamin Ballydangan (IRE) pulled up (33/1 10-13 Rated 85) Peter Kavanagh (14 ran) | ||
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Mahler (GB)-Lady Lenson(Bob's Return)
(87)
d1
(Mrs J A Benson & Miss S N Benson)
Rated 81
Won When Rated 111
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 18 | 3 | 3 | 15.50 |
| UK | 11 | 0 | 1 | -11.00 |
22nd Dec 25 Huntingdon(2m 3f 189yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 83 12/1 11-1 C Gethings pulled up of 8 runners, in race won by Rehill Relic
22nd Nov 25 Huntingdon(2m 3f 189yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Rated 86 40/1 11-0 C Gethings 5th of 11 runners, 51.25L behind Kalhandrion
28th Nov 24 Taunton(2m 2f 40yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 92 10/1 11-8 Kielan Woods 8th of 13 runners, 12.63L behind My Rockstar


Saddler Maker (IRE)-She's Our Banker(Hawk Wing)
(28)
(Mr H Burns)
Rated 80
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 15 | 0 | 2 | -15.00 |
| UK | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7.00 |
| P2P | 8 | 0 | 0 |
19th Feb 26 Sedgefield(3m 2f 59yds Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 83 12/1 11-3 Peter Kavanagh 4th of 5 runners, 45.25L behind Goodoldbill
28th Dec 25 Catterick(3m 1f 54yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 85 33/1 10-13 Peter Kavanagh pulled up of 14 runners, in race won by Valence D aumont
11th Oct 25 Hexham(3m 41yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 85 9/2 10-2 Peter Kavanagh 4th of 8 runners, 12.5L behind Ribeye
In the last 3 years Ballydangan (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Valence D'aumont (FR) | 1 | |
| 28th Dec 2025 Catterick(3m 1f 54yds, Hcap Chase, Good) Valence D'aumont (FR) 1st (10/3Fav 10-9 Rated 81) Danny McMenamin Ballydangan (IRE) pulled up (33/1 10-13 Rated 85) Peter Kavanagh (14 ran) | ||
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| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
3rd Mar 26 Newcastle(2m 4f 19yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 81 50/1 10-3 Miss Pippa Brown (7) pulled up of 8 runners, in race won by Hawkseye View
4th Feb 26 Sedgefield(2m 3f 65yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 84 66/1 10-7 Miss Pippa Brown (7) unseated rider of 8 runners, in race won by Mersey Street
6th Nov 25 Sedgefield(2m 3f 65yds Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 89 100/1 1 Miss Pippa Brown (7) pulled up of 7 runners, in race won by Fat Harry
Previous Winners of this Race by Year
Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)
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First Time - In a Chase Handicap Park Rules» Full list of First Time Gear
Probable SP 11/4 Siege Of Acres, 4/1 Benefit Ben, 6/1 Tom Creen, 13/2 Valence D'aumont, 8/1 Imperial Rule, El Muchacho, 10/1 Park Rules, 12/1 Ballydangan, 25/1 Song Of Earth, 33/1 Quickasican, 50/1 Paramaribo.
Symbols Explained
ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run
The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.
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