Who won the 17:00 Sedgefield on 28 August 2026?
Littletown Lad (IRE) won the 17:00 Sedgefield at SP 3.50. Ridden by Jonathan England. Trained by Sam England.
17:00 Sedgefield
Newts Rocket To The Top Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Race
2m1f · Hurdle · Class 5 · Good · 10 runners · £3,247 · Friday, 28 August 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 9thRace report
- 1stLittletown Lad (IRE)Jonathan England·Sam England5/2·3.50SP
- 2ndCharacter Testing (GB)Jamie Hamilton·Mark Walford·beaten 1.75 lengths9/2·5.50SP
- 3rdExpert Analysis (IRE)Sean Quinlan·Jennie Candlish·beaten 6 lengths10/1·11.00SP
Race time
3m 48.65s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Littletown Lad (IRE))
“Settled midfield early - moving through smoothly from 3 out and onto winner's heels approaching last two - drifted left and lost footing on touchdown at the final fence - recovered to push clear and score”
AI top-rated Return With Gold (score 60.8) finished 9th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 33.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →
Furlong's verdict
Reading the form…
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way47.8/100 rating
Character Testing
7.00Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Hijo de La Luna
Hijo de La Luna arrives here on a progressive profile and with a fitness edge that tilts the picture in his favour despite sitting three pounds below the top-rated Daaris on our figures, and on a sound surface over this staying trip at Sedgefield the conditions look tailored to bring out his best. Daaris leads on ratings and must be respected, while Character Testing matches Hijo de La Luna on the numbers and could easily run into a place, and Expert Analysis, though rated five pounds lower, is not without claims in a competitive Class 5 field. Confidence is modest given the closeness of the form at the head of the market, but the selection is Hijo de La Luna.
Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.
Why the model rates this top
Return With Gold
Brian Hughes · Ollie Pears · 4yo
Top-rated of 10
score 60.8 · +5.6 clear of next best (55.2)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong15d since last run (race-fit window)
- Trainer20% weight63small sample (n=8)Ollie Pears: 2/8 winners last 14d (25%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Ratings50% weight57averageOR 85
- Form20% weight50averageLast 6: 3-4
MarketBest price 50.00 (Matchbook) · 9th in the market of 10.
v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | J: Jonathan England · T: Sam England · draw 0 6yo · G · bt | 687U2 | 79 | 41.2 | 5/2·3.50 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Jamie Hamilton · T: Mark Walford · draw 0 5yo · G · btv | 35244 | 92 | 47.8 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Sean Quinlan · T: Jennie Candlish · draw 0 4yo · G · b | 580P | 95 | 49.2 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 4 | 4 | J: Bruce Lynn · T: Simon West · draw 0 6yo · G · bv | 63P5 | 88 | 41.5 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 5 | 8 | J: Miss Becky Smith(7) · T: R Mike Smith · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 50086 | 76 | 48.6 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 6 | 9 | J: Charlie Maggs(3) · T: Mike Sowersby · draw 0 7yo · M · cht | 650P5 | 74 | 34.7 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 7 | 6 | J: Callum Pritchard · T: Barry John Murphy · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 66522 | 79 | 46.2 | 9/4F·3.25 SP |
| 8 | 1 | J: Lee Edwards · T: Kevin & Lauren Frost · draw 0 7yo · G · ch | 73334 | 94 | 55.2 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 9 | 5 | J: Brian Hughes · T: Ollie Pears · draw 0 4yo · G · b | 34 | 85 | 60.8 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 10 | 10 | J: Kevin Brogan · T: Ben Haslam · draw 0 5yo · G · bhtFT HT | 68P6 | 59 | 37.6 | 150/1·151.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:00 Sedgefield?
No — the AI top pick (Return With Gold) finished 9.
What were the placings in the 17:00 Sedgefield?
Top finishers: 1. Littletown Lad (IRE) (3.50), 2. Character Testing (GB) (5.50), 3. Expert Analysis (IRE) (11.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:00 Sedgefield?
The winning time was 3m 48.65s.
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