15:07 Sandown

Saturday 1 February 2025

All12:5013:2514:0014:3515:0715:4216:12

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

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 6m 28.34s

1^st

Red Dirt Road

811-2

13/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Made all, pushed along and forged on 2 out, stayed on strongly, readily (4th hurdle back straight omitted both circuits) op 7/1

2^nd

Henri The Second

811-2

9/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Prominent, pushed along in 2nd 2 out, no impression on leader, ridden run-in, no extra op 85/40

3^rd

Goshen

911-7

33/1

T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan

Mid-division, pushed along and headway before 2 out where went 4th, soon ridden, ran on run-in, never threatened

4^th

Gaye Legacy

710-2

16/1

T: T SymondsJ: Benjamin Poste

Mid-division, headway into 3rd before 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, faded run-in tchd 18/1

5^th

Dartmoor Pirate

610-7

15/2

T: A J HoneyballJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Front mid-division, not fluent 3rd, pushed along and outpaced home turn, plugged on, never a danger op 7/1

6^th

5 ½

Deep Cave

710-13

9/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor

Chased leaders, pushed along and faded 2 out op 15/2

7^th

1 ¼

Lucky One

1010-2

80/1

T: J CandlishJ: Miss Roisin Leech (7)

In rear, never involved tchd 100/1

Also Ran

Shoot First

912-0

15/2

T: C ByrnesJ: P Byrnes (3)

Rear mid-division, pushed along and headway home turn, went 4th before 2 out, ridden after 2 out, weakening when fell last op 17/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1

Flight Deck

1111-1

28/1

T: Deborah ColeJ: Ellis Collier (5)

Chased leaders, lost position before 7th, weakened 2 out, soon pulled up

Major Fortune

710-8

20/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Towards rear, pushed along and struggling before 2 out, pulled up op 14/1

Hauraki Gulf

1010-5

11/1

T: Deborah ColeJ: Cameron Iles (7)

Mid-division, dropped away home turn, pulled up after 2 out op 16/1

What A Johnny

710-3

12/1

T: O MurphyJ: G Sheehan

Rear mid-division, slow jump 1st, not fluent 6th and in rear, pushed along and no response home turn, pulled up after 2 out op 8/1

Idefix De Ciergues

710-2

12/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: Ben Jones

Handy on outer, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, pulled up

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£2.40, £1.50, £7.30EX:£25.60Trifecta:£912.00Tricast:£464.09SF:£21.25Swingers:£4.20, £22.20, £21.60

Forecasts

Henri The Second (9/4), Red Dirt Road (13/2), Dartmoor Pirate (15/2), Shoot First (15/2), Deep Cave (9/1), Hauraki Gulf (11/1), Idefix De Ciergues (12/1), What A Johnny (12/1), Gaye Legacy (16/1), Major Fortune (20/1), Flight Deck (28/1), Goshen (33/1), Lucky One (80/1)

HENRI THE SECOND could hardly have been more dominant when scoring under similar conditions over C&D last time and with the form of that win having been franked since, he has good claims to follow up. Shoot First has already raided these shores to claim a valuable pot this season, and he's a big danger now back in a handicap. 7 y-os and Deep Cave and What A Johnny both remain relatively unexposed over staying trips and should run well.

HENRI THE SECOND (FR)
SHOOT FIRST (IRE)
DEEP CAVE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Saint Davy

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 7

J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | T: J & A O'Neill

4/1

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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