Sedgefield Picks

Sedgefield in County Durham classes itself as “the friendly course” and holds National Hunt fixtures during 10 months of the year. 

Highlights: The best race at Sedgefield is the Durham National. The race is run at the back end of the year and is worth just under £20,000 to the winner.

Sedgefield is fairly sharp and suits a nippy type of animal who can jump well at speed. The fences are fair to easy, and because field sizes tend to be small some races can be tactical.

The ground can get incredibly testing during the winter months and you will see jockeys looking for the best available ground. The run-in is fairly short after the last hurdle/fence but uphill and races can change on this stretch, however, the lower quality of the animals often means the best horse stands out and wins the race.

A good course for favorites, it's worth starting your form study with the top of the market. Look at the official ratings of horses as you often get a race where there is a huge discrepancy between the best and worst horses.

* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Sedgefield

Sedgefield Outright Favorite Statistics

• Handicap Chases: 62-197 (31%) -23.82
• Handicap Hurdles: 69-170 (41%) +19.42
• Non-Handicap Chases: 7-10 (70%) +1.75
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 67-133 (50%) -11.65

Left handed, sharp in nature and undulating with a climb towards the end of the back straight before the final turn and downhill into the home straight before a climb to the finish.

Sedgefield Racecourse Address: Racecourse Road, Sedgefield, Stockton-On-Tees, TS21 2HW

Sedgefield Racecourse Telephone Number: 01740 621925

To buy tickets for a race day at Sedgefield, head over to their official ticket booking webpage.

Who are the best national hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Sedgefield?

D McCain Jnr is the leading trainer here at Sedgefield with fifty-four winners but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their runners whilst following B Ellison would have returned the most winners (thirty-four) from a profitable trainer. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which trainer is best to follow at Sedgefield and that would be V Thompson who shows the best eachway LSP which is +67.73 thanks to their twelve placings (four winners). A total of one winner from sixty-two runners at Sedgefield has M E Sowersby at the wrong end of the trainers' list with their 2% strike rate and worst LSP of -54.00.

Following Henry Brooke would have returned a profit here at Sedgefield with an LSP of +35.92 and their thirty-six winners have them at the head of the profitable jockeys' list. Brian Hughes does lead the jockeys' list overall with ninety-two winners but shows an overall loss. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market then it is Charlotte Jones who leads the way at Sedgefield, they have had a total of seven placings which includes three winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +57.09. Nathan Moscrop does not have a great record at Sedgefield, their LSP of -69.21 has them stone dead bottom of the jockeys' list, which has come from four winners from ninety-four rides which is a 4% strike rate.

Sedgefield Picks & Hints

Here are some factors at Sedgefield for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:

• 5-11 (45%) +38.50 - Backing Daniel McMenamin rides when in a Handicap Novices Chase race
• 28-57 (49%) +34.72 - Backing Brian Hughes rides when in a Novices Hurdle race
• 5-10 (50%) +26.11 - Backing M F Harris runners when over a trip of 2m1f
• 6-14 (43%) +22.11 - Backing Adam Wedge rides when on horses aged 5yo
• 5-12 (42%) +19.38 - Backing Mr T Gillard rides when over a trip of 2m4f

Sedgefield Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Sedgefield based on the number of winners:

• 39 Wins: D McCain Jnr & Brian Hughes
• 16 Wins: Sam England & Jonathan England
• 15 Wins: Jennie Candlish & Sean Quinlan
• 12 Wins: Micky Hammond & Emma Smith-Chaston
• 11 Wins: B Ellison & Brian Hughes

Sedgefield Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Sedgefield Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit