Full Result 3.00 Sandown | 3 February 2018

Betfred Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m7f98yds) 2m7½f Soft 12 hurdles

1st £56,270 2nd £21,200 3rd £10,610 4th £5,300 5th £2,660 6th £1,330 7th £660 8th £340

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Topofthegame (IRE) 11/2F Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	6	117 t	142	121	150	–
ch g Flemensfirth (USA) - Derry Vale (IRE) (Mister Lord)
Raced towards outer, tracked leaders, closed on outside to lead 2 out, soon hard pressed, driven last, kept on well flat and asserted near finish (op 5/1)

2 1½	8. Golan Fortune (IRE) 9/1 Daniel Sansom ⁷ Phil Middleton	Daniel Sansom ⁷ Phil Middleton	6	109 p	137	114	144	–
b g Golan (IRE) - Ballyknock Alainn (IRE) (Witness Box)
Held up, last until progress after 3 out, good headway on outer before 2 out, switched sharply right between final 2 and driven to challenge last, kept on same pace under pressure flat (op 10/1)

3 2 [3½]	9. Melrose Boy (FR) 7/1 Noel Fehily Harry Fry	Noel Fehily Harry Fry	6	110	135	111	140	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Pollypink (FR) (Poliglote)
Held up in rear, progress on outer into midfield halfway, headway on wide outside to challenge 2 out, held and lost 2nd last, stayed on same pace flat (tchd 15/2)

4 1½ [5]	12. Folsom Blue (IRE) 14/1 Barry Geraghty Gordon Elliott	Barry Geraghty Gordon Elliott	11	1011 tp	132	106	136	–
b g Old Vic - Spirit Leader (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
In touch in midfield, mistake 9th, ridden before 2 out, progress before last, stayed on flat but unable to challenge (op 12/1)

5 2½ [7½]	17. Doesyourdogbite (IRE) 40/1 Richie McLernon Jonjo O'Neill	Richie McLernon Jonjo O'Neill	6	102 p	123	95	124	–
b g Notnowcato - Gilah (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th and lost place, renewed effort and ridden 2 out, kept on but never able to challenge, did best of those that stayed on inner in home straight (op 33/1)

6 ½ [8]	2. Ubak (FR) 25/1 Joshua Moore Gary Moore	Joshua Moore Gary Moore	10	1111	146	118	145	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Gesse Parade (FR) (Dress Parade)
Mostly chased leader, stayed towards inner in home straight, lost 2nd and faded just before 2 out

7 1½ [9½]	18. Man Of Plenty 16/1 Sean Houlihan ⁷ Sophie Leech	Sean Houlihan ⁷ Sophie Leech	9	99 t	123	93	121	–
ch g Manduro (GER) - Credit-A-Plenty (Generous)
Held up in last trio, progress on outer 3 out, ridden to chase leaders on outer before 2 out, no impression before last, faded (op 20/1)

8 2 [11½]	15. Dashing Perk 7/1 Jamie Moore Dr Richard Newland	Jamie Moore Dr Richard Newland	7	106	127	95	123	–
b g Kayf Tara - Dashing Executive (IRE) (Executive Perk)
Took keen hold, tracked leading pair until before 2 out, steadily weakened (op 8/1 tchd 13/2)

9 1 [12½]	5. Flemcara (IRE) 16/1 Patrick Cowley ⁷ Emma Lavelle	Patrick Cowley ⁷ Emma Lavelle	6	1011 t	139	106	134	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Cara Mara (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
In touch in midfield, lost place 8th and dropped to rear next, ridden in last trio on outer before 2 out, no chance after but plugged on (op 14/1)

10 1½ [14]	10. Kris Spin (IRE) 33/1 James Bowen ³ Kerry Lee	James Bowen ³ Kerry Lee	10	1011	135	101	128	–
br g Kris Kin (USA) - Auditing Empress (IRE) (Accordion)
Well in touch in midfield, ridden and no progress before 2 out, beaten after

11 ¾ [14¾]	11. Buywise (IRE) 22/1 Leighton Aspell Evan Williams	Leighton Aspell Evan Williams	11	1012	133	98	127	–
b g Tikkanen (USA) - Greenogue Princess (IRE) (Rainbows For Life)
Held up in last trio, trapped on inner bend after 3 out, stayed on inner and only limited progress from 2 out, never a threat (op 16/1)

12 5 [19¾]	16. Fourth Act (IRE) 12/1 Harry Cobden Colin Tizzard	Harry Cobden Colin Tizzard	9	103 t	124	85	114	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Erintante (IRE) (Denel)
Made most, not fluent 2nd, kept towards inner in home straight, headed and weakened 2 out (op 14/1)

13 ¾ [20½]	3. Prime Venture (IRE) 12/1 Tom O'Brien Evan Williams	Tom O'Brien Evan Williams	7	117	142	102	129	–
br g Primary (USA) - Next Venture (IRE) (Zaffaran)
Soon towards rear, ridden on long run after 3 out, no progress and beaten 2 out

14 ¾ [21¼]	1. Beat That (IRE) 20/1 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	10	1112	147	106	133	–
b g Milan - Knotted Midge (IRE) (Presenting)
Tracked leaders until weakened before 2 out (op 16/1)

15 18 [39¼]	6. Taj Badalandabad (IRE) 20/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	8	113 tv	138	80	106	–
ch g Shantou (USA) - Last Chance Lady (IRE) (Mister Lord)
Always towards rear, ridden and struggling soon after 3 out, well beaten 2 out, blundered last, tailed off

16 4½ [43¾]	13. Okotoks (IRE) 20/1 Sean Bowen Fergal O'Brien	Sean Bowen Fergal O'Brien	8	109	130	68	93	–
b g Gamut (IRE) - Whats Another One (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Held up well in rear, in last when nowhere to go bend after 3 out, switched out wide then sharply to the inner before 2 out, no progress and tailed off

PU	14. King Of Fashion (IRE) 7/1 Richard Patrick ⁵ Kerry Lee	Richard Patrick ⁵ Kerry Lee	8	103 t	129	–	–	–
ch g Desert King (IRE) - French Fashion (IRE) (Jamesmead)
Held up in rear, ridden soon after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, well behind when pulled up before last (op 10/1 tchd 11/1)

17 ran Off time: 3:00:19 Winning time: 6m 20.00s (slow by 30.00s) Total SP: 125%
Non-runners: Theligny (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Chris Giles & Mr&mrs P K Barber (Topofthegame) 1st breeder: Patrick Kavanagh
2nd owner: P Middleton, M Lowther (Golan Fortune)
3rd owner: Paul & Clare Rooney (Melrose Boy)
Tote win: £5.60 PL: £1.90 £2.50 £2.10 Ex: £69.40 CSF: £49.36 Tricast: £362.32 Trifecta: £587

3:00 Sandown 3 Feb 2018

Betfred Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)