Result · Sedgefield · Thursday 19 February 2026

3:43 Sedgefield result: Thank You Blue wins the Happy Birthday Becca Handicap Hurdle

Class 52m3f188y hurdleGoing Soft12 ranTime 4m 55.87sWinner's prize £3,248
Thank You Blue silks
Winner

Thank You Blue (GB)

9yo gelding · 11-11 · jockey claims 3lb
Jockey Lewis Stones · Trainer Jennie Candlish
Owner Alan Baxter · By Blue Bresil (FR) out of Tara Potter (GB)

9/2Starting price

Thank You Blue won the 3:43 at Sedgefield on Thursday 19 February 2026, beating the 9/4 favourite Dearkeithandkaty by 8 lengths. Ridden by Lewis Stones for trainer Jennie Candlish, the nine-year-old was sent off at 9/2 and covered the 2m3f188y on soft ground in 4m 55.87s. Tread Softly Now was a further 8½ lengths back in third at 16/1. Non-finishers: North Parade (pulled up), Jakana (pulled up).

3:43 Sedgefield full result: finishing order and SPs

PosHorseJockey / trainerBtnSPOR
1
Thank You Blue silks
Thank You Blue (GB) 9yo · 11-11 · claim 3lb
 Lewis Stones Jennie Candlish — 9/2 105
2
Dearkeithandkaty silks
Dearkeithandkaty (FR) 5yo · 11-12
 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill 8 l 9/4FAV 103
3
Tread Softly Now silks
Tread Softly Now (GB) 7yo · 11-3 · p · claim 5lb
 Charlie Maggs Ian Duncan 8½ l 16/1 99
4
A Mere Bagatelle silks
A Mere Bagatelle (IRE) 9yo · 11-11 · tv · claim 3lb
 Alex Chadwick James Owen 4 l 11/1 105
5
My Boy Christy silks
My Boy Christy (IRE) 6yo · 10-12
 Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans 5 l 33/1 89
6
Avalon Beach silks
Avalon Beach (IRE) 7yo · 11-11
 Danny McMenamin Chris Grant 1¼ l 5/1 102
7
Lady Phoebe silks
Lady Phoebe (IRE) 5yo · 10-13
 Ryan Mania Adam Nicol 1 l 40/1 90
8
Les's Legacy silks
Les's Legacy (GB) 9yo · 11-11 · tp
 Nathan Moscrop Susan Corbett 4½ l 66/1 102
9
Alidam silks
Alidam (FR) 5yo · 11-8 · tp · claim 3lb
 Conor Rabbitt Sophie Leech 1¾ l 22/1 102
10
Benefit Ben silks
Benefit Ben (IRE) 8yo · 11-5 · v · claim 5lb
 Joshua Thompson Adam Nicol 11 l 6/1 101
PU
North Parade silks
North Parade (IRE) 11yo · 11-7 · p · claim 7lb · Pulled up
 Oscar Palmer Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith — 6/1 105
PU
Jakana silks
Jakana (IRE) 7yo · 11-2 · b · Pulled up
 Conor O'Farrell Leonard Kerr — 66/1 93

Sedgefield 3:43 returns

Tote win£5.50Per £1 stake
Tote place£1.80 £1.60 £4.20Per £1 stake
Exacta£14.301st and 2nd in order
CSF£15.27Computer straight forecast
Tricast£152.171st, 2nd and 3rd in order
Trifecta£185.701st, 2nd and 3rd in order

3:43 Sedgefield result: FAQs

Who won the 3:43 at Sedgefield on Thursday 19 February 2026?

Thank You Blue, ridden by Lewis Stones and trained by Jennie Candlish, at a starting price of 9/2.

Did the favourite win?

No. Dearkeithandkaty, the 9/4 favourite, finished second, 8 lengths behind the winner.

What was the winning time?

4m 55.87s over 2m3f188y on soft ground.

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