15:00 Sandown

Saturday 3 February 2018

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Betfred Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 7f 98y  |   Soft  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 6m 18.80s
Odds by:
The word Sky in blue and Bet in white with a red background.
Cloth number
Live Odds
Odds
1
Beat That
16/1, 20/1, 16/1
20/1
2
Ubak
25/1
3
Prime Venture
12/1
4
Topofthegame
5/1
11/2
5
Flemcara
14/1
16/1
6
Taj Badalandabad
20/1
8
Golan Fortune
10/1
9/1
9
Melrose Boy
7/1, 15/2
7/1
10
Kris Spin
33/1
11
Buywise
16/1, 20/1
22/1
12
Folsom Blue
12/1
14/1
13
Okotoks
20/1
14
King Of Fashion
10/1, 11/1, 10/1, 9/1, 17/2, 8/1
7/1
15
Dashing Perk
8/1, 15/2, 7/1, 13/2
7/1
16
Fourth Act
14/1, 12/1, 14/1
12/1
17
Doesyourdogbite
33/1
40/1
18
Man Of Plenty
20/1
16/1
SP Book Percentage 124.56

Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
Theligny35
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 7
T: Tim Vaughan  J: Alan Johns
NR

Forecasts

Topofthegame (11/2), Melrose Boy (7/1), Dashing Perk (7/1), King Of Fashion (7/1), Golan Fortune (9/1), Fourth Act (12/1), Prime Venture (12/1), Folsom Blue (14/1), Man Of Plenty (16/1), Flemcara (16/1), Beat That (20/1), Taj Badalandabad (20/1), Okotoks (20/1), Theligny (20/1), Buywise (22/1), Ubak (25/1), Kris Spin (33/1), Doesyourdogbite (40/1)

Verdict

This looks very competitive and it would be feasible to make a case for half the field. DASHING PERK has run only three times over hurdles but he mixed it with some very useful sorts in bumpers last season and was visually impressive when scoring a wide-margin at Wincanton last month on heavy ground. Clearly he has to step up in this field, but a mark of 127 gives him a great deal of scope to do just that and make a splash. He should run a big race. Prime Venture is a consistent sort who will handle both the ground and the trip and showed last time he remains on a feasible mark. The unexposed Topofthegame and the improving Flemcara can be given claims, while Taj Badalandabad will have a big say if able to match last week's facile Huntingdon win for David Pipe. Like the selection, Melrose Boy must prove himself amongst a hardened posse, while Folsom Blue is a respected raider his top Irish trainer.
  1. Dashing Perk
  2. Topofthegame
  3. Taj Badalandabad

Previous Winners

2017
Lord Of The Island
Weight: 10-10  |Age: 9
J: William Twiston-Davies  |  T: F O'Brien
10/1

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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