14:55 Sandown

Saturday 5 February 2022

All12:4013:1513:5014:2014:5515:3016:05

Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 7f 98y  |   Good to Soft  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:55  |   Winning time: 6m 8.0s
1st
Horse silk
14
6/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, went 2nd before 7th, led before 2 out, over 1 length ahead at the last, driven out tchd 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
¾
9
610-12
5/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor (3)
Mid-division out wide, headway chasing leader after 3 out, went 2nd before next, over 1 length down when mistake last, hung right and stayed on run-in, not quite pace to challenge op 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
7 ½
6
13/2
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (5)
Held up and behind, pushed along and struggling after 3 out, headway approaching 2 out, awkward 2 out, stayed on into 3rd run-in, no chance with leading duo op 15/2
4th
Horse silk
7
10
810-12
50/1
T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods
Chased leaders, went 2nd 3rd, led next, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon lost 2nd, chased leading pair, well held, ridden and weakened into 4th run-in op 40/1
5th
Horse silk
5
4
33/1
T: H FryJ: Ben Bromley (7)
Always towards rear, pushed along and struggling before 3 out, stayed on run-in, never going pace to get involved
6th
Horse silk
sh
2
12/1
T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen
Mid-division, struggling towards rear 3 out, headway and plugging on in 5th when mistake 2 out, stayed on same pace tchd 11/1
7th
Horse silk
½
16
4/1f
T: H FryJ: S Bowen
Mid-division, ridden out wide between last two, no impression
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
12
33/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews
Held up off the pace towards rear, some late minor headway, never on terms tchd 40/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
3
25/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Mr D Maxwell (3)
Off the pace in last pair, pushed along and struggling in rear before 3 out, plugged on run-in, never dangerous
10th
Horse silk
1 ¼
13
25/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Chased leaders, ridden between last two, weakened soon after, finished tired op 22/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ½
11
8/1
T: Peter FaheyJ: K Brogan (3)
Chased leaders on inside, weakened before 2 out op 9/1
12th
Horse silk
1 ¼
15
9/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Cillin Leonard (5)
Led until 4th, chased leader until before 7th, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out op 11/1
13th
Horse silk
4
5
14/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien
Mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders 5th, mistake and lost place 8th, struggling before 4 out, weakened soon after next op 10/1
14th
Horse silk
3 ¾
17
100/1
T: Mrs S LeechJ: N F Houlihan (3)
Held up towards rear, some headway out wide after 3 out, soon pushed along and beaten, tailed off op 80/1
15th
Horse silk
11
7
50/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Peter Kavanagh (7)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out, soon behind, tailed off op 40/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
811-12
50/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Soon rear-division, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 40/1
PU
Horse silk
8
1011-2
33/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy
Mid-division on inside, hit 4th, weakened before 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 28/1

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Non-Runners

18
Horse silk
The Brimming Water14
Weight: 10-3|  Age: 7
T: S Drinkwater  J: Sam Twiston-Davies
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£1.80, £1.70, £2.30, £6.90EX:£43.00Trifecta:£356.90Tricast:£208.30SF:£33.76Swingers:£7.70, £11.50, £9.70

Forecasts

Ree Okka (4/1), Beauport (5/1), Green Book (6/1), Dans Le Vent (13/2), Born Patriot (8/1), Jesuitique (9/1), Call Me Lord (12/1), Orbys Legend (14/1), The Brimming Water (16/1), Dolphin Square (25/1), Onagatheringstorm (25/1), If The Cap Fits (33/1), Padleyourowncanoe (33/1), Flemcara (33/1), The Cob (50/1), Ask Dillon (50/1), Easysland (50/1), Garo De Juilley (100/1)

Verdict

Staying handicap hurdles don't get much hotter than this. REE OKKA isn't as battle hardened as the rest of these but the fact he looks a fluent jumper should hold him in good stead now moving into a big-field handicap and an opening mark of 130 could prove lenient given the way he took care of some decent opposition last time. Beauport, Green Book and Orby's Legend head the many possible dangers.

  1. REE OKKA
  2. BEAUPORT (IRE)
  3. GREEN BOOK (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £56,270.002nd: £21,200.003rd: £10,610.004th: £5,300.005th: £2,660.006th: £1,330.007th: £660.008th: £340.00

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