01 Feb 2025 15:07 Sandown
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,270); Distance: 2m 7f 98y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Red Dirt Road (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
214/2-51 / 8 |
Jump (37) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill Dan Walker |
13/2 | |
| made all, pushed along and forged on 2 out, stayed on strongly, readily (4th hurdle back straight omitted both circuits) | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 8 L |
Henri The Second (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
42P/4-41 / 8 |
Jump (56) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Martin Broughton… |
9/4 | |
| prominent, pushed along in 2nd 2 out, no impression on leader, ridden run-in, no extra | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| ¾ L |
Goshen (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
44931-P / 9 |
Flat (476), Jump (14) |
N F Houlihan | G & J Moore Mr Steven Packham |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along and headway before 2 out where went 4th, soon ridden, ran on run-in, never threatened | ||||||||||
4th |
12 |
| 7 L |
Gaye Legacy (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 2) |
122152- / 7 |
Jump (311) | Benjamin Poste | T Symonds Chase The Dream… |
16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway into 3rd before 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, faded run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| 19 L |
Dartmoor Pirate (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
2242-62 / 6 |
Jump (37) | Sam Twiston-Davies | A J Honeyball Geegeez Co Uk Xxii |
15/2 | |
| front mid-division, not fluent 3rd, pushed along and outpaced home turn, plugged on, never a danger | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 5½ L |
Deep Cave (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
510554 / 7 |
Jump (13) | Jack Tudor | Christian Williams Mr Caolan Brendan… |
9/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and faded 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
13 |
| 1¼ L |
Lucky One (FR) (gelding, brown, 10 2) |
1/6886-9 / 10 |
Jump (35) | Miss Roisin Leech | J Candlish Mr C R Leech |
80/1 | |
| in rear, never involved | ||||||||||
PU |
11 |
| - |
Idefix De Ciergues (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
2-44112 / 7 |
Jump (31) | Ben Jones | Miss R Curtis Hydes,waters,frobisher,prowting&Palmer |
12/1 | |
| handy on outer, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, pulled up | ||||||||||
PU |
10 |
| - |
What A Johnny (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) |
31-2633 / 7 |
Jump (31) | G Sheehan | O Murphy Mr William Woodhouse |
12/1 | |
| rear mid-division, slow jump 1st, not fluent 6th and in rear, pushed along and no response home turn, pulled up after 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
9 |
| - |
Hauraki Gulf (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 5) |
U-22272 / 10 |
Jump (32) | Cameron Iles | Deborah Cole Knowle Racing Stables… |
11/1 | |
| mid-division, dropped away home turn, pulled up after 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
7 |
| - |
Major Fortune (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
112-166 / 7 |
Jump (36) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Noel Fehily Racing… |
20/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along and struggling before 2 out, pulled up | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Flight Deck (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
70-0524 / 11 |
Jump (64) | Ellis Collier | Deborah Cole The Steve, Joe… |
28/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost position before 7th, weakened 2 out, soon pulled up | ||||||||||
FE |
1 |
| - |
Shoot First (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
281/519 / 9 |
Jump (42) | P Byrnes | C Byrnes Dubai Cowboys Syndicate |
15/2 | |
| rear mid-division, pushed along and headway home turn, went 4th before 2 out, ridden after 2 out, weakening when fell last | ||||||||||