Sandown Wednesday racing tips & quaddie | March 6, 2024

March 5, 2024 10:02 am.

Sandown races tips

What	Sandown Hillside Races
Where	Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171
When	Wednesday, March 6, 2024
First Race	3:05pm AEDT
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Metropolitan racing is set to return to Sandown’s Hillside track this Wednesday afternoon. The weather forecast hints at a perfect autumn’s day, with track conditions expected to start at a Good 4 and potentially improve throughout the day. The rail comes out 4m for the entire circuit, and racing is scheduled to kick off at 3:05pm AEDT.

Best Bet at Sandown: Freight Train

Freight Train could not have been more impressive on debut when winning by 1.8 lengths at Pakenham on February 15. Having settled midfield, the three-year-old gelding built through his gears like a good horse and reeled in his rivals with relative ease inside the final furlong. This BM64 looks to be the ideal stepping stone to something bigger, and from barrier two under Blake Shinn, he will be given every opportunity from an economical run.

Best Bet

Race 8 – #13 Freight Train (2)

3yo Gelding | T: Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | J: Blake Shinn (59kg)

+140 with Neds

Next Best at Sandown: Perilous Fighter

If his seven-length trial win at Sale on February 23 is anything to go by, the Clayton Douglas-trained Perilous Fighter looks to have returned in fine form. The best performances so far in his career have come when settling in a forward position and pouring on the pressure, and he did just that in his lead-in trial. From barrier six under Thomas Stockdale, the pair should have no issue settling outside the speed and then kicking clear of their rivals.

Next Best

Race 7 – #6 Perilous Fighter (6)

3yo Colt | T: Clayton Douglas | J: Thomas Stockdale (59kg)

+320 with Playup

Best Value at Sandown: Finale

Finale returned from a three-month spell with a narrow runner-up effort at Pakenham on February 22, going down by a nostril when looking the winner with 100m to go. Race fitness seemingly got the Extreme Choice filly late, so second-up at the 1500m on Wednesday looks to be the recipe for success. This is obviously a tougher maiden, but with a nice draw in barrier five and some race fitness under her belt, Finale should be breaking maiden ranks at a nice price with horse racing bookies.