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Saturday February 2 2008
Race Result Sandown Park 14:05 - Result
Totepool Contenders Hurdle (grade 2)
£40000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 110y, Class 1, £22808 penalty, 5 ran
Soft (good to soft in the back straight)
Winning Time Winning Time: 3m 55.7s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Afsoun (FR) 11-8 M A Fitzgerald N J Henderson 6 2/1
  chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led soon after 2 out, edged right under pressure approaching last, ran on, ridden out opened 2/1 touched 9/4 £2250-£1000 £1575-£700 £1125-£500 £900-£400 £2000-£1000
2 3½ Straw Bear (USA) 11-8 T J Murphy N J Gifford 7 8/13 f
  held up behind leaders, headway 3 out, led 2 out, soon ridden, headed, no extra from last opened 4/6 touched 4/6 £4000-£6000 £1200-£1800 £800-£1200 (x8) £400-£600 £667-£1000 £333-£500 £16000-£26000
3 10 Osako D'airy (FR) 11-0 R Johnson S Gollings 6 16/1
  chased leader, led 5th, headed 2 out, soon ridden, switched left approaching last, faded flat opened 25/1 touched 25/1
4 16 Bywell Beau (IRE) 11-4 Jan Faltejsek G A Charlton 9 10/1
  led until 5th, weakened after 3 out opened 10/1 touched 11/1
5 dist Peak Seasons (IRE) 11-0 L Vickers M C Chapman 5 100/1
  lost touch 3rd, tailed off opened 100/1 touched 150/1