15:10 Sandown

Saturday 3 February 2024

Premier Race Day Text
All12:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:20

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

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 7f 98y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in Places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:10  |   Winning time: 6m 9.15s
1st
Horse silk
7
4/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Chased leaders on inside, led approaching 2 out, headed before the last, led again last, stayed on well op 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
¾
9
16/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Caoilin Quinn (3)
Held up in mid-division, good headway chasing leaders before 2 out, went close 2nd and mistake 2 out, ridden to lead between last two, headed last and stumbled, stayed on same pace run-in op 20/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
12
12/1
T: H FryJ: J J Burke
Tracked leaders, pushed along turning in, stayed on under pressure in 3rd run-in, not pace to challenge op 14/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
15
10/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Ben Godfrey (3)
Off the pace towards rear, pushed along and struggling after 3 out, headway out wide chasing leaders approaching next, ridden between last two, weakened last
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
10
8/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Joe Anderson (5)
Held up off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders turning in, ridden and weakened before the last op 17/2 tchd 10/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ½
4
40/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle
Off the pace towards rear, reached for 2 out, awkward last, plugged on in modest 6th run-in
7th
Horse silk
2 ¼
13
7/2f
T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien
Chased leader, pushed along after 3 out, lost 2nd before 2 out, chased leaders, weakened before the last op 5/1
8th
Horse silk
10
1
16/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (3)
Hit 1st, held up towards rear, closer in mid-division 6th, some headway chasing leaders after 2 out, ridden and weakened soon after op 9/1
9th
Horse silk
10
6
80/1
T: D BourkeJ: G Sheehan
Never going in rear, shaken up after 4th, mistake 7th, never a factor op 50/1 tchd 100/1
10th
Horse silk
1
5
11/1
T: T LaceyJ: Cameron Iles (7)
Chased leaders, weakened turning in op 12/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
50/1
T: Peter FaheyJ: H Cobden
Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened quickly before 2 out, pulled up soon after op 33/1
PU
Horse silk
3
4/1
T: S ThomasJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Led, pushed along and headed before 2 out, soon lost 2nd, weakened and awkward 2 out, pulled up before the last
PU
Horse silk
8
33/1
T: P & M BowenJ: James Bowen
Raced on inside, never closer than mid-division, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 20/1 tchd 40/1
F
Horse silk
14
33/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Held up towards rear, closer out wide at 5th, headway chasing leaders next, ridden and weakened before 2 out, fell last

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Non-Runners

11
Horse silk
Equinus56
Weight: 10-9|  Age: 6
T: N A Twiston-Davies  J: James Turner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£2.10, £4.80, £3.20EX:£72.90Trifecta:£901.20Tricast:£724.79SF:£63.49Swingers:£13.90, £13.20, £34.00

Forecasts

Scamallach Liath (7/2), Saint Davy (4/1), Ed Keeper (4/1), Transmission (8/1), Good Look Charm (10/1), Operation Manna (11/1), Dubrovnik Harry (12/1), Hermino AA (16/1), West Balboa (16/1), Equinus (16/1), Tanganyika (33/1), Wonderwall (33/1), Gustavian (40/1), Ambitious Fellow (50/1), Barbados Buck's (80/1)

Verdict

A last-flight mistake cost ED KEEPER momentum at a crucial stage at Cheltenham last time and this progressive 6-y-o can show he's still ahead of the handicapper. Fellow low-mileage improver Saint Davy rates an obvious danger on the back of last month's Ludlow reappearance success. Scamallach Liath and Transmission are others heading in the right direction and complete the shortlist.

  1. ED KEEPER (FR)
  2. SAINT DAVY (FR)
  3. SCAMALLACH LIATH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Green Book
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 6
6/1

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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