EXPERT RACING TIPS: SANDOWN
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Jackson Oldham
BACK: 7. Butternut Princess (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $2.40)
Butternut Princess was good last start in a high rating race, the winner has won since and she maps for good run, likely leading unless French Navy bustles up.
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Jackson Oldham
LAY: 5. Surfin’ Bird (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $4.50)
Happy to be against Surfin’ Bird, who I think the market will keep on-side, with a very positive map and a strong rating last start. I think that victory had less merit than the formguide suggests, as 5/9 winners on that Geelong card were leading and rails in run and the second horse Tournelle, who was closing late was three-wide, no cover the trip.
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SANDOWN PREVIEW AND TIPS | EXPERT TIPS | WEDNESDAY AUGUST 20TH 2025
RAIL: 9m TRACK: Soft 5
Expecting the track plays fairly but it is a tricky rail position, so watch and act.
Best Bets
Jackson Oldham
BACK: 7. Butternut Princess (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $2.40)
Butternut Princess was good last start in a high rating race, the winner has won since and she maps for good run, likely leading unless French Navy bustles up.
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Jackson Oldham
LAY: 5. Surfin’ Bird (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $4.50)
Happy to be against Surfin’ Bird, who I think the market will keep on-side, with a very positive map and a strong rating last start. I think that victory had less merit than the formguide suggests, as 5/9 winners on that Geelong card were leading and rails in run and the second horse Tournelle, who was closing late was three-wide, no cover the trip.
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9. Getta Good Feeling
7. Wetumpka
3. Humble Trader
10. Kiwi Harmony
Betting Strategy
Getta Good Feeling I’m confident will be the best horse out of this race but likely over much further, she ran great splits off a slow tempo on debut, was quickly spelled and resumes on what I can only assume will be an Oaks campaign.
7. Butternut Princess
8. Miss Trustful
3. French Navy
1. Duabi Watch
Betting Strategy
BACK: 7. Butternut Princess (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $2.40)
Butternut Princess was good last start in a high rating race, the winner has won since and she maps for good run, likely leading unless French Navy bustles up.
1. Leaders Listen
4. Morthan Efficient
6. Chance Taken
5. Twilight Elegance
Betting Strategy
An even staying race, whoever gets the best run in transit will win.
10. Perfect Ten
9. Way Up High
5. The Autumn Belle
4. She Said
Betting Strategy
Another even staying race, no opinion.
3. Jazz Affair
10. Disturbia
4. Kira
5. Surfin’ Bird
Betting Strategy
LAY: 5. Surfin’ Bird (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $4.50)
Happy to be against Surfin’ Bird, who I think the market will keep on-side, with a very positive map and a strong rating last start. I think that victory had less merit than the formguide suggests, as 5/9 winners on that Geelong card were leading and rails in run and the second horse Tournelle, who was closing late was three-wide, no cover the trip.
9. Damehood
3. Climb The Ladder
5. Nepravda
8. Sharp Response
Betting Strategy
Damehood most likely but another even race for the most part.
9. Documentary
14. Sun Setting
13. Princess Que
15. Gentle Steel
Betting Strategy
Documentary pulled up with excuses at Flemington and did have a dominant SP on that occasion. No knocks Sun Setting who is bursting to win.
5. True To Form
8. Justadeel
2. One Long Day
9. He’ll Rip
Betting Strategy
True To Form would be near favourite here if he brought his form from two runs back and maps to roll forward in a race with little tempo.
