15:00 Sandown

Saturday 3 February 2018

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

Betfred Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 6m 18.80s

1^st

Topofthegame

611-7

11/2f

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders on outside, 2nd going well before 2 out, led and not fluent 2 out, driven and stayed on run-in, all out op 5/1

2^nd

1 ½

Golan Fortune

611-2

9/1

T: P W MiddletonJ: Daniel Sansom (7)

Held up and behind, good headway on wide outside before 2 out, 3rd soon after 2 out, went 2nd and hit last, ridden and stayed on run-in, always held op 10/1

3^rd

Melrose Boy

611-0

7/1

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Held up towards rear, headway on outside into mid-division before 7th, chasing leaders when hit 3 out, 2nd soon after next, held when lost 2nd last, stayed on same pace run-in tchd 15/2

4^th

1 ½

Folsom Blue

1110-11

14/1

T: G ElliottJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, ridden in 4th and no impression when hit last, stayed on same pace run-in op 12/1

5^th

2 ½

Doesyourdogbite

610-2

40/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Keen in mid-division on inside, jumped slowly 8th, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last op 33/1

6^th

Ubak

1011-11

25/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Chased leader until pushed along before 2 out, chased leaders, weakened before last

7^th

1 ½

Man Of Plenty

910-2

16/1

T: Mrs S LeechJ: Sean Houlihan (7)

Held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders before 3 out, ridden and weakening when hit last op 20/1

8^th

Dashing Perk

710-6

7/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: J E Moore

Keen, tracked leaders, weakened after 2 out op 8/1 tchd 13/2

9^th

Flemcara

611-4

16/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Patrick Cowley (7)

Towards rear, struggling 9th, never on terms op 14/1

10^th

1 ½

Kris Spin

1011-0

33/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: James Bowen (3)

Mid-division, weakened before 2 out

11^th

Buywise

1110-12

22/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: L P Aspell

Held up towards rear, some headway on inside before 2 out, soon beaten op 16/1

12^th

Fourth Act

910-3

12/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Led, jumped slowly 2nd, headed 2 out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened quickly before last op 14/1

13^th

Prime Venture

711-7

12/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Always towards rear, never on terms

14^th

Beat That

1011-12

20/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 16/1

15^th

Taj Badalandabad

811-3

20/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Towards rear most of way, tailed off

16^th

4 ½

Okotoks

810-9

20/1

T: F O'BrienJ: S Bowen

Always towards rear, never a factor

Also Ran

King Of Fashion

810-8

7/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: R Patrick (5)

Mid-division, weakened 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before last op 10/1 tchd 11/1

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Non-Runners

Theligny³⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: Tim Vaughan J: Alan Johns

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.60Pl:£1.90, £2.50, £2.10, £2.60EX:£69.40Trifecta:£587.00Tricast:£362.32SF:£49.36Swingers:£16.10, £10.00, £14.90

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)

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.

Dashing Perk
Topofthegame
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