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Sedgefield is a sharp, undulating, left-handed jumps course in County Durham with a circuit of about a mile and a quarter and tight bends. The Sedgefield guide refreshes after every meeting with favourites, trainers, jockeys and course specialists, and adds the next card once declared.
Next meeting Sunday 18 October: 7 races, 85 runners declared · Results to 7 October 2026 · Refreshed 16 October 2026
Favourites' win rate since 2016
40.3%
Races since 2016
1,172
Course specialists in training
50
40.3%

Favourites won 40.3% of 1,172 races at Sedgefield from 2016 to 2026.Sample: 1,172 races · Window: 2016 to 7 October 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (GB and IRE results; figures on this page from 2016), course records, RaceWatch racecards and race calendar

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Sedgefield at a glance by season

Jumps2026/27322076.5034.4%
Jumps2025/261067026.6038.7%
Jumps2024/251018068.0039.6%
Jumps2023/24816508.0027.2%
Jumps2022/231077326.8042.1%
Jumps2021/221411,0747.6046.1%
Jumps2020/211181,0198.6036.4%
Jumps2019/201088217.6050.0%
Jumps2018/191279427.4040.9%
Jumps2017/181169338.0042.2%
Jumps2016/171359977.4037.0%

Jumps seasons run May to April (2026/27 = May 2026 to date) Flat seasons are calendar years. Fav win % = races won by the favourite (joint favourites included).

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How favourites fare at Sedgefield

Chase36.3%42415458.3%Jumps
Hurdle42.7%66228367.5%Jumps
Jumps non-handicaps50.1%37718974.7%Jumps
Jumps handicaps35.6%79528359.6%Jumps
Jumps all races40.3%1,17247264.3%Jumps

Seasons 2016 to date. Groups with fewer than 100 favourites are hidden.

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Top trainers at Sedgefield (five seasons and current)

1Donald McCain5121.4%23842.4%Jumps
2Micky Hammond2911.7%24723.9%Jumps
3Jennie Candlish2819.4%14448.6%Jumps
4Philip Kirby2317.8%12932.6%Jumps
5Sam England2317.0%13541.5%Jumps
6Rebecca Menzies2314.8%15536.1%Jumps
7Brian Ellison2116.8%12540.0%Jumps
8Patrick Neville1323.6%5536.4%Jumps
9Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero1114.3%7732.5%Jumps
10Ben Haslam109.5%10531.4%Jumps
11Chris Grant108.0%12532.0%Jumps
12Martin Todhunter826.7%3040.0%Jumps
13Nicky Richards822.2%3647.2%Jumps
14Stuart Coltherd811.8%6826.5%Jumps
15Tim Easterby715.6%4537.8%Jumps
16Danny Brooke713.2%5326.4%Jumps
17David Thompson510.4%4825.0%Jumps
18Sue Smith57.0%7118.3%Jumps
19L J Morgan412.1%3327.3%Jumps
20Adam Nicol49.3%4332.6%Jumps
21Susan Corbett310.0%3030.0%Jumps
22Iain Jardine310.0%3030.0%Jumps
23Dr Richard Newland39.1%3342.4%Jumps
24Gillian Boanas37.5%4015.0%Jumps
25Mark Walford35.1%5937.3%Jumps

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 runs at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Top jockeys at Sedgefield (five seasons and current)

1Brian Hughes8525.1%33845.9%Jumps
2Sean Quinlan4017.0%23543.4%Jumps
3Danny McMenamin2113.0%16132.3%Jumps
4Henry Brooke2018.2%11040.0%Jumps
5Theo Gillard1619.3%8331.3%Jumps
6Jonathan England1615.2%10536.2%Jumps
7Joe Williamson1512.5%12028.3%Jumps
8Conor O'Farrell1413.3%10527.6%Jumps
9Ross Chapman1312.3%10620.8%Jumps
10James Bowen1238.7%3158.1%Jumps
11Sean Bowen1220.0%6055.0%Jumps
12Emma Smith-Chaston1215.8%7622.4%Jumps
13Craig Nichol1210.5%11423.7%Jumps
14Jamie Hamilton129.5%12634.1%Jumps
15Nathan Moscrop1110.4%10628.3%Jumps
16William Maggs1020.8%4835.4%Jumps
17Sam Coltherd1011.9%8426.2%Jumps
18Callum Bewley1011.4%8826.1%Jumps
19Gavin Sheehan823.5%3444.1%Jumps
20Richie McLernon89.1%8831.8%Jumps
21Jack Hogan715.9%4434.1%Jumps
22Tom Midgley78.0%8721.8%Jumps
23Aaron Anderson68.2%7317.8%Jumps
24Peter Kavanagh66.3%9517.9%Jumps
25Alain Cawley511.4%4422.7%Jumps

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 rides at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Sedgefield course specialists still in training

Clean Getaway (IRE) silksClean Getaway (IRE)61833.3%7 Oct 26Philip Kirby7 Oct 26Jumps
Tom Creen (IRE) silksTom Creen (IRE)51926.3%26 Dec 24Sam England14 Sep 26Jumps
Jet Of Dreams (IRE) silksJet Of Dreams (IRE)4580.0%7 Oct 26Warren Greatrex7 Oct 26Jumps
El Jefe (IRE) silksEl Jefe (IRE)4757.1%12 Mar 24Andrew Hamilton23 Sep 26Jumps
Dillarchie (GB) silksDillarchie (GB)4850.0%10 Apr 26Joanne Foster19 May 26Jumps
The Navigator (GB) silksThe Navigator (GB)4944.4%20 Oct 24Dianne Sayer21 Mar 26Jumps
Tanking Along (IRE) silksTanking Along (IRE)3560.0%29 Sep 26Patrick Neville15 Oct 26Jumps
Thank You Blue (GB) silksThank You Blue (GB)3837.5%19 Feb 26Jennie Candlish14 Oct 26Jumps
Cosmic Soul (IRE) silksCosmic Soul (IRE)3475.0%1 Apr 26Patrick Neville7 Oct 26Jumps
Coup De Coeur (FR) silksCoup De Coeur (FR)3560.0%19 Feb 26Micky Hammond25 May 26Jumps
A Different Kind (IRE) silksA Different Kind (IRE)33100.0%11 Nov 21Donald McCain24 May 26Jumps
Dargiannini (IRE) silksDargiannini (IRE)33100.0%25 Mar 21Harry Derham25 Apr 26Jumps
The Paddy Pie (IRE) silksThe Paddy Pie (IRE)31421.4%20 Mar 25W M Wanless22 Apr 26Jumps
Ballin Bay (IRE) silksBallin Bay (IRE)3560.0%19 Mar 26Rebecca Menzies4 Apr 26Jumps
Valence d'Aumont (FR) silksValence d'Aumont (FR)3650.0%19 Mar 26Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith19 Mar 26Jumps
Skyhill (IRE) silksSkyhill (IRE)3933.3%14 Apr 23Alison Hamilton10 Feb 26Jumps
Chemical Warfare (IRE) silksChemical Warfare (IRE)3650.0%11 Apr 25David Pipe15 Jan 26Jumps
Minella Trump (IRE) silksMinella Trump (IRE)3475.0%17 Oct 21Donald McCain3 Jan 26Jumps
Bebside Banter (IRE) silksBebside Banter (IRE)3837.5%5 Nov 24Max Comley4 Dec 25Jumps
Jaramillo (GB) silksJaramillo (GB)2366.7%23 Sep 24Warren Greatrex13 Oct 26Jumps
Connells Cross (IRE) silksConnells Cross (IRE)22100.0%1 Apr 26Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls11 Oct 26Jumps
Spot On Soph (IRE) silksSpot On Soph (IRE)2922.2%9 Sep 26Sam England8 Oct 26Jumps
William Yeats (GB) silksWilliam Yeats (GB)2633.3%28 Aug 26Sam England7 Oct 26Jumps
Bathgate (GB) silksBathgate (GB)2540.0%5 Dec 25Philip Kirby7 Oct 26Jumps
Littletown Lad (IRE) silksLittletown Lad (IRE)2366.7%14 Sep 26Sam England7 Oct 26Jumps
Aimeric (GB) silksAimeric (GB)2366.7%7 Oct 26Jennie Candlish7 Oct 26Jumps
Delpotro (FR) silksDelpotro (FR)2540.0%4 Sep 25Charlie Longsdon6 Oct 26Jumps
Upfordebate (IRE) silksUpfordebate (IRE)2540.0%5 Dec 25Patrick Neville4 Oct 26Jumps
Klitschko (GB) silksKlitschko (GB)2450.0%19 Mar 26Lucinda Hughes4 Oct 26Jumps
Socks Off (IRE) silksSocks Off (IRE)2540.0%9 Sep 26Kevin & Lauren Frost1 Oct 26Jumps
Bold Endeavour (GB) silksBold Endeavour (GB)22100.0%11 Nov 21Chris Honour18 Sep 26Jumps
Scots Poet (GB) silksScots Poet (GB)2540.0%10 Apr 26Ewan Whillans16 Sep 26Jumps
Imperial Data (IRE) silksImperial Data (IRE)22100.0%22 Oct 23Rebecca Menzies15 Sep 26Jumps
Paddy De Pole (IRE) silksPaddy De Pole (IRE)22100.0%14 Sep 26Paul Nicholls14 Sep 26Jumps
Follow Your Luck (IRE) silksFollow Your Luck (IRE)22100.0%19 Feb 26Patrick Neville7 Sep 26Jumps
Kingston Narcissus (FR) silksKingston Narcissus (FR)2633.3%26 Dec 25Dan Skelton18 Jul 26Jumps
Ivane (FR) silksIvane (FR)2366.7%19 Oct 25James Owen7 Jul 26Jumps
Feach Amach (IRE) silksFeach Amach (IRE)2633.3%11 Apr 25Adam Nicol28 Jun 26Jumps
Demoiselle Kap (FR) silksDemoiselle Kap (FR)22100.0%11 Mar 25Mrs S Leech23 Jun 26Jumps
Telhimlisten (IRE) silksTelhimlisten (IRE)2366.7%26 Jan 25Jennie Candlish24 May 26Jumps
Raffles Wonder (FR) silksRaffles Wonder (FR)2540.0%26 Jan 25Sam England19 May 26Jumps
Dartmouth Castle (GB) silksDartmouth Castle (GB)2366.7%10 Apr 26Donald McCain6 May 26Jumps
Special Rate (IRE) silksSpecial Rate (IRE)22100.0%16 Nov 23Hugh Burns20 Apr 26Jumps
Ladronne (FR) silksLadronne (FR)2633.3%24 Nov 25Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith14 Apr 26Jumps
Goodoldbill (GB) silksGoodoldbill (GB)22100.0%10 Apr 26Jane Walton10 Apr 26Jumps
Scorsese (IRE) silksScorsese (IRE)22100.0%26 Dec 25Neil Mulholland6 Apr 26Jumps
Devon Skies (GB) silksDevon Skies (GB)2633.3%13 Nov 25Philip Kirby4 Apr 26Jumps
Balranald (FR) silksBalranald (FR)21216.7%9 Oct 24Alison Hamilton22 Mar 26Jumps
Largy Train (GB) silksLargy Train (GB)2450.0%25 Jan 26Henry Hogarth16 Feb 26Jumps
Jackpot Cash (FR) silksJackpot Cash (FR)22100.0%13 May 25James Owen2 Feb 26Jumps

Horses with 2 or more wins at the course since May 2014 that have run anywhere in the last 365 days. Trainer is the trainer at the latest run.

Going profile at Sedgefield

JumpsGood to firm or firmer484.1%6.2052.1%
JumpsGood50443.0%7.6041.1%
JumpsGood to soft or yielding22018.8%7.9035.9%
JumpsSoft35230.0%7.7041.2%
JumpsHeavy484.1%6.9033.3%

Seasons 2016 to date. Going grouped into bands; bands with fewer than 100 runners hidden.

Distance profile at Sedgefield

JumpsHurdle2m1f2938.4041.0%7 Oct 26
JumpsHurdle2m4f2637.9048.3%29 Sep 26
JumpsChase2m3½f1007.0041.0%14 Sep 26
JumpsChase2m½f976.7032.0%7 Oct 26
JumpsNH Flat (bumper)2m1f857.6041.2%7 Oct 26
JumpsChase2m5f756.8036.0%29 Sep 26
JumpsChase3m2½f696.7030.4%7 Oct 26
JumpsHurdle3m3f587.6032.8%14 Sep 26
JumpsHurdle2m5f408.9037.5%7 Oct 26
JumpsChase3m3f346.6044.1%12 Mar 24
JumpsChase2m1f345.7041.2%10 May 24

Seasons 2016 to date, advertised distance rounded to the nearest half furlong. Min 100 runners.

Run style at Sedgefield

Led25.6%687176Jumps
Prominent15.7%2,851449Jumps
Midfield7.2%65147Jumps
Held up5.0%1,69885Jumps

Run style read from the in-running race comment, races 2019 to 2025. Min 100 runs.

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Sedgefield course records

2m½f3,597Chase3:46.68Delpotro (FR) silksDelpotro (FR)13 May 25Good To FirmCharlie Longsdon
2m1f3,740Chase4:01.21El Borracho (IRE) silksEl Borracho (IRE)26 Aug 21GoodOliver Greenall
2m3½f4,245Chase4:41.80Wudya (IRE) silksWudya (IRE)28 Aug 26GoodJoel Parkinson & Sue Smith
2m5f4,648Chase5:02.00Jackpot Cash (FR) silksJackpot Cash (FR)13 May 25GoodJames Owen
3m2½f5,779Chase6:27.10Burning Issues (IRE) silksBurning Issues (IRE)27 Aug 20GoodSue Smith
3m3f5,922Chase6:36.20Montanna (GB) silksMontanna (GB)26 Aug 21GoodPeter Bowen
3m5f6,428Chase7:18.96Ivane (FR) silksIvane (FR)19 Oct 25GoodJames Owen
2m1f3,697Hurdle3:43.00High Expectations (FR) silksHigh Expectations (FR)6 Sep 18GoodGordon Elliott
2m4f4,368Hurdle4:23.90Apterix (FR) silksApterix (FR)30 Aug 18Good To FirmBrian Ellison
2m5f4,654Hurdle4:49.80Jack Lamb (GB) silksJack Lamb (GB)30 Aug 18Good To FirmJedd O'Keeffe
3m3f5,949Hurdle6:25.10King's Song (FR) silksKing's Song (FR)6 Sep 18GoodGordon Elliott

Fastest recorded winning time for each race type and trip (to the nearest half furlong) in the RaceWatch results database. Where rail movements change the exact yardage, the quickest run per yard is shown with its measured distance.

Latest Sedgefield winners (7 October 2026)

Mowden Park Rfc Maiden Hurdle RaceJumps2m1fGoodMia Sunshine (GER) silksMia Sunshine (GER)22/1Mickey BowenShane Fenelon9
Fairlight Studios At Sedgefield Racecourse Handicap Steeple ChaseJumps3m2½fGoodFlashy Boy (IRE) silksFlashy Boy (IRE)5/4FRobbie LlewellynCharlie Price3
Jodie Standings Point-To-Point Recruits Handicap Steeple ChaseJumps2m½fGoodJet Of Dreams (IRE) silksJet Of Dreams (IRE)7/4Warren GreatrexRichard Upton4
Roxyfet Sports Lounge For Private Hire Handicap Hurdle RaceJumps2m5fGoodAimeric (GB) silksAimeric (GB)2/1Jennie CandlishSean Quinlan7
Winning Connections Conference Hire Handicap Hurdle RaceJumps2m1fGoodClean Getaway (IRE) silksClean Getaway (IRE)11/2Philip KirbyJoe Williamson10
Sedgefield Racecourse For Outdoor Events Mares' Open National Hunt Flat RaceJumps2m1fGoodYoulooklikeyourmum (GB) silksYoulooklikeyourmum (GB)5/1Justin LandyWilliam Maggs7

Winners at the most recent meeting in the results database.

Next Sedgefield meetings declared

18 Oct 26SundayJumpsDay78513:5016:50

Meetings in the racecards for the next 30 days. Runner numbers appear once final declarations are made, usually one or two days before racing; later fixtures show the race count only.

Sedgefield meetings in the same weeks last year

19 Oct 25SundayJumps7Sunday 18 October
6 Nov 25ThursdayJumps7Thursday 5 November
13 Nov 25ThursdayJumps6Thursday 12 November
24 Nov 25MondayJumps6Monday 23 November
5 Dec 25FridayJumps7Friday 4 December

Meetings held at the course in the 60 days from this date last year, a guide to the coming fixture list. Dates this year are set by the fixture list and can differ.

Sedgefield runners on the day

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What is the sharp, undulating Sedgefield circuit like?

Sedgefield is a sharp, undulating, left-handed circuit of about a mile and a quarter with tight bends.

Do prominent racers have an advantage on Sedgefield's tight bends?

Sedgefield's tight bends make it hard for hold-up horses to make ground.

Do favourites win more often at Sedgefield because fields are small?

The favourites table splits the record by race type and the season table tracks it year by year.

Which jockeys have the best strike rate at Sedgefield?

Donald McCain leads the Sedgefield trainers since 2021/22 with 51 winners. Trainer and jockey tables show runs, win %, place %

When is the next Sedgefield meeting?

Sedgefield last raced on 7 October 2026, and the latest winners table shows every result from that card. The upcoming meetings table fills as soon as the next fixture reaches the racecards.

Which horses are Sedgefield course specialists?

Sedgefield has 50 course specialists still in training, horses with two or more course wins since May 2014 that have run in the last year, listed with their current trainer.

Questions people ask

Is Sedgefield left-handed?

Yes, Sedgefield is a left-handed jumps course in County Durham. The circuit is sharp and undulating, about a mile and a quarter round.

How often do favourites win at Sedgefield?

The figure updates after every meeting and is split by race type on the page.

Who is the leading trainer at Sedgefield?

Donald McCain has trained the most winners at Sedgefield since the 2021/22 season, with 51. The trainer table ranks the top 25 by wins with win %

When did Sedgefield last race?

Sedgefield last raced on 7 October 2026, and every winner from that card is listed on the page. The next meeting appears in the upcoming table once it reaches the racecards.

What is a course specialist at Sedgefield?

A Sedgefield course specialist here is a horse with two or more course wins since May 2014 that has run in the last year. Sedgefield currently has 50 of them still in training.

What kind of racing is there at Sedgefield?

Sedgefield is a racecourse in Great Britain that stages jumps racing, on turf.

Who is the top trainer at Sedgefield?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading trainer at Sedgefield by winners is Donald McCain over jumps (51 winners from 238 runners).

Who is the top jockey at Sedgefield?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading jockey at Sedgefield by winners is Brian Hughes over jumps (85 winners from 338 rides).

When is the next meeting at Sedgefield?

The next meeting at Sedgefield in the racecards is on Sunday 18 October 2026 (jumps).

How big are the fields at Sedgefield?

Sedgefield staged 1,172 races from 2016 to 7 October 2026, with an average field of 7.6 runners.

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