Sandown · 2008-02-02 · 2:35

totescoop6 Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

2m6f · Soft · Turf · Class 1 · 4yo+

Winning time: 5m 18.95s (slow by 11.95s)

Non-runners: Accordello (vet's certificate), Arrayou (second preference)

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn	Time	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	Prize
1	The Tother One (IRE)	9/4F	0	5:18.95	10-9	Sam Thomas	Paul Nicholls	135	28510
2	Warne's Way (IRE)	20/1	1.5	5:19.32	10-7	Warren Marston	Brendan Powell	133	10695
3	Hills Of Aran (GB)	20/1	3 (4.5)	5:20.07	10-12	Joe Tizzard	Keith Goldsworthy	138	5355
15	Tighten Your Belt (IRE)	10/1	.5 (54.75)	5:20.20	10-6	Liam Treadwell	Venetia Williams	132
4	Mendo (GB)	8/1	1.5 (6)	5:20.57	10-5	Richard Johnson	Noel Chance	131	2670
5	Temoin (GB)	28/1	1 (7)	5:20.82	11-6	Mick Fitzgerald	Nicky Henderson	146	1340
6	The Very Man (IRE)	10/1	.75 (7.75)	5:21.01	10-0	Wayne Hutchinson	Jonjo O'Neill	124	670
7	Ballyfitz (GB)	6/1	7 (14.75)	5:22.76	10-0	Paddy Brennan	Nigel Twiston-Davies	125
8	Rio De Janeiro (IRE)	18/1	2 (16.75)	5:23.26	10-4	Andrew Thornton	Emma Lavelle	130
9	Kawagino (IRE)	33/1	16 (32.75)	5:27.26	11-9	Wayne Kavanagh	Seamus Mullins	152
10	Dusky Warbler (GB)	22/1	.5 (33.25)	5:27.39	10-12	Jamie Moore	Gary Moore	138
11	Supsonic (GB)	100/1	3 (36.25)	5:28.14	9-11	David England	Richard Price	124
12	Vodka Bleu (FR)	9/2	13 (49.25)	5:31.39	10-0	Timmy Murphy	David Pipe	121
13	Lyes Green (GB)	25/1	2.5 (51.75)	5:32.01	11-0	Dominic Elsworth	Oliver Sherwood	140
14	Overstrand (IRE)	50/1	2.5 (54.25)	5:32.64	10-12	Tom Molloy	Dr Richard Newland	143

Tote returns

Win £3.20 · Place £1.60 £6.30 £6.70 · Exacta £75.90 · CSF £54.21 · Tricast £770.15 · Trifecta £1058.40

Race comments

Following a stewards' inquiry, Tighten Your Belt, who passed the post fourth, was disqualified and placed last - jockey weighed in heavy.