2025-02-01 Sandown 15:07
Sandown

Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m7f98y

Going: Heavy

Prize: £56,270

Runners: 13

Winning time: 6m 28.34s (slow by 38.34s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 1

3 Red Dirt Road

J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill

Age:8 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:133 SP:13/2

Made all - kept on well and went clear from last - pushed out(op 7/1)

2 8

4 Henri The Second

J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls

Age:8 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:133 SP:9/4F

Raced in second - pressed leader briefly 2 out - stayed on but no match for winner(op 85/40)

3 ¾ 8¾

2 Goshen

J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary & Josh Moore

Age:9 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:138 SP:33/1

Midfield - dropped to rear when not clear run home turn - headway before 2 out - went third last - stayed on

4 7 15¾

12 Gaye Legacy

J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds

Age:7 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:119 SP:16/1

Midfield - headway before 2 out - soon went third - weakened run-in(tchd 18/1)

5 19 34¾

8 Dartmoor Pirate

J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball

Age:6 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:124 SP:15/2

Prominent - outpaced before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 7/1)

6 5½ 40¼

6 Deep Cave

J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams

Age:7 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:130 SP:9/1

Prominent - weakened before 2 out(op 15/2)

7 1¼ 41½

13 Lucky One

J:Miss Roisin Leech(7) T:Jennie Candlish

Age:10 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:119 SP:80/1

Always behind(tchd 100/1)

5 Flight Deck

J:Ellis Collier(5) T:Deborah Cole

Age:11 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:132 SP:28/1

Midfield - weakened before 2 out - pulled up before last

1 Shoot First

J:Philip Byrnes(3) T:C Byrnes

Age:9 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:145 SP:15/2

Held up in rear - headway home turn - went fourth 2 out - weakening when fell last(op 17/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1)

9 Hauraki Gulf

J:Cameron Iles(7) T:Deborah Cole

Age:10 Weight:10st 5lbs

OR:122 SP:11/1

Midfield - weakened before 2 out - pulled up before last(op 16/1)

7 Major Fortune

J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton

Age:7 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:125 SP:20/1

Always behind - pulled up before 2 out(op 14/1)

11 Idefix De Ciergues

J:Ben Jones T:Rebecca Curtis

Age:7 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:119 SP:12/1

Prominent - weakened before 2 out - pulled up before last

10 What A Johnny

J:Gavin Sheehan T:Olly Murphy

Age:7 Weight:10st 3lbs

OR:120 SP:12/1

Always behind - pushed along from 5th - raced wide home turn - some headway 2 out - soon weakened - pulled up before last(op 8/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £7.50

Tote place: £2.40 £1.50 £7.30

Exacta: £25.60

Trifecta: £912

Tricast: £464.09

CSF: £21.25