03 Feb 2018 15:00 Sandown
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,270); Distance: 2m 7f 98y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Betfred Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Topofthegame (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 1/142-F4 / 13 | Jump (21) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mr Chris Giles… | 11/2 | |
| chased leaders on outside, 2nd going well before 2 out, led and not fluent 2 out, driven and stayed on run-in, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 1½ L | Golan Fortune (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 301F11 / 9 | Jump (39) | Daniel Sansom | P W Middleton Phil And Xia Middleton | 9/1 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 2 L | Melrose Boy (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 323-131 / 6 | Jump (13) | N D Fehily | H Fry Paul & Clare Rooney | 7/1 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 1½ L | Folsom Blue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 1208-14 / 12 | Jump (69) | B J Geraghty | G Elliott Core Partnership | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, ridden in 4th and no impression when hit last, stayed on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 17 |   | 2½ L | Doesyourdogbite (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 000-000 / 7 | Flat (576), Jump (39) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Dydb Marketing… | 40/1 | |
| keen in mid-division on inside, jumped slowly 8th, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | ½ L | Ubak (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 14/054-7 / 10 | Jump (42) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Mr Nick Peacock | 25/1 | |
| chased leader until pushed along before 2 out, chased leaders, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 18 |   | 1½ L | Man Of Plenty (GB) (colt, chestnut, 10 2) | 232554 / 11 | Flat (444), Jump (14) | Sean Houlihan | Mrs S Leech G Thompson | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders before 3 out, ridden and weakening when hit last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 15 |   | 2 L | Dashing Perk (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 1542-P1 / 11 | Jump (28) | J E Moore | Dr R D P Newland Mr Paul Jenkins | 7/1 | |
| keen, tracked leaders, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 1 L | Flemcara (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 25-5111 / 11 | Jump (28) | Patrick Cowley | Miss E C Lavelle Andy & The Frisky… | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, struggling 9th, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | 1½ L | Kris Spin (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0) | 5F-5126 / 12 | Jump (21) | James Bowen | Kerry Lee Six To Five Against | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11 |   | ¾ L | Buywise (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | P04-861 / 12 | Jump (28) | L P Aspell | Evan Williams Mr T Hywel Jones | 22/1 | |
| held up towards rear, some headway on inside before 2 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 12th | 16 |   | 5 L | Fourth Act (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | P653-71 / 9 | Jump (13) | H Cobden | C L Tizzard Wendy & Malcolm… | 12/1 | |
| led, jumped slowly 2nd, headed 2 out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened quickly before last | ||||||||||
| 13th | 3 |   | ¾ L | Prime Venture (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 7) | 342-214 / 12 | Jump (21) | T J O'Brien | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies | 12/1 | |
| always towards rear, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 14th | 1 |   | ¾ L | Beat That (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 6-2FF33 / 10 | Jump (56) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr Michael Buckley | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 6 |   | 18 L | Taj Badalandabad (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 41/9-7P1 / 10 | Jump (8) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr W Frewen | 20/1 | |
| towards rear most of way, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 16th | 13 |   | 4½ L | Okotoks (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 814/40-7 / 9 | Jump (50) | S Bowen | F O'Brien Mr Malcolm C Denmark | 20/1 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 7 |   | - | Theligny (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 2) | 121P-72 / 10 | Jump (35) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan Pearn's Pharmacies… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 14 |   | - | King Of Fashion (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 8) | 13123-4 / 13 | Jump (91) | R Patrick | Kerry Lee Mr I A Duncan | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before last | ||||||||||
