Plenty to look forward to tonight in Victoria with four heats of the Sportsbet Warrnambool Cup featuring some stars, as well as a meeting of high interest at Sandown Park as we build up to the club’s Trilogy.
Aside from some of the races mentioned below, we also have Liddell to look forward to in Race 2 and Race 10 is of great interest with NSW gun He’s A Pearl making his debut for Jason Thompson against the might of Zelda Covilha and Croydon.
Tune in to Sky Racing 1 for my thoughts before every race at Sandown Park as well as heats of the Sportsbet Warrnambool Cup
BEST
Sandown Park, Race 7, Hurricane (6)
His debut over this distance at The Meadows on Saturday night was electric. I initially thought this draw was yuck for him, but scratchings have made it easier. Gambella (8) is as good, but I think she’ll let him go early and not catch him.
NEXT BEST
Sandown Park, Race 8, Amron Dancer (2)
It’s easy and true to say that Deadly Avenger (1) and Ross The Boss (3) are classier than him based on their careers. But if Amron Dancer is leading and running fast times, what sort of effort is it going to take to turn him down? A massive one. He was stiff last week, let’s go again.
BEST VALUE
Sandown Park, Race 6, Fast Freddy (7)
This one is on a place heavy basis (no third dividend). He’s got good ability but doesn’t have a raging will to win – the last six times that he’s run top two the margin has been less than half a length. He’s every chance to go forward here and play a big role in the race, given that $9/$3.20 looks like value.
WORTH THE RISK/TAKE ON
Warrnambool, Race 9, Repeat The Same (2)
A bigger price than we’d usually like for this lay play, a tick over $4. He’s been good lately but I think there’s a couple here that have him covered on this format of track, they being Boracay Storm (1) and Sparring (7). Happy to be against him.
SANDOWN PARK QUADDIE
Race 5: Field
Race 6: 1,3,4,7
Race 7: 6,8
Race 8: 1,2
