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Sandown Horse Racing Tips Wed 8/7/26
We keep coming back to $6 on Bluestone in Race 3, a horse we’re happy to take on at that price with no clear leader in the race. Sandown is a Heavy 8 and it’s overcast, so it’s testing ground and the maps matter more than usual. A few of these are big fields too, with 15 runners and 3 (Race 8: field 11 runners, 8 scratched, so 3 going around). There’s no standout we want to hang our hat on today, just a card full of prices we think are worth a look. So we’re leaning to the ones getting overs against runners facing the same wet track, not chasing the short ones for the sake of it.
Raceday weather forecast · 8 Jul 2026Track Heavy 8 Rail +3m
Morning
Partly Cloudy
5-10°C
Rain 17% · 0mm
Afternoon
Partly Cloudy
10-13°C
Rain 9% · 0mm
Rain-affected underfoot but dry overhead, so the track should be on the improve through the day.
Forecast for Melbourne, Victoria · WeatherAPI.com · captured 10:33am Wed 8 Jul
Race 1
12:25pm · 1200m · Mdn Plate · 10 runners
9. Diamond Eye $10.00
Barrier 3 · Off Midfield · Soft pace
Soft, settling off midfield from gate 3, on a heavy track.
Race 2
1:00pm · 2125m · Hcp (Bm74) · 8 runners
2. Harsh $3.20
Barrier 8 · Midfield · No leader
#2 Harsh has been finding the line at nearly every start lately, a win among the placings, and Craig Williams taking the ride is a booking I like. With no genuine leader here he can be pushed forward from midfield rather than getting stuck out the back, and 2125m on heavy ground suits a horse building into his races. At $3.20, I’m with him.
Race 3
1:35pm · 2125m · Hcp (Bm70) · 15 runners
2. Bluestone $6.00
Barrier 7 · Midfield · No leader
Blinkers go on #2 Bluestone, and that gear change on a horse who keeps chasing home second could be what turns those placings into a win. No genuine leader over 2125m, but he finds the line strongly enough to make his own luck from midfield. The favourite #16 Salt Spray is $5, and I’d sooner take $6 for a horse racing this honestly. Win the lot.
Race 4
2:10pm · 1500m · Hcp (Bm70) · 12 runners
4. Nearing Liberty $7.50
Barrier 7 · Midfield · Genuine pace
$5.50 is too short for #13 Trangoojahray when it has to close into genuine speed on a heavy track. #4 Nearing Liberty sits closer from midfield, gets first run on the swoopers before they wind up, and pays $7.50. I’m on him.
Race 5
2:45pm · 1400m · Hcp (Bm64) · 11 runners
12. Baltic Blizzard $6.50
Barrier 8 · Off Midfield · Soft pace
Soft, settling off midfield from gate 8, on a heavy track.
Race 6
3:20pm · 1200m · Hcp (Bm64) · 9 runners
7. Beautiful Bevy $8.00
Barrier 8 · Off Pace · Genuine pace
$1.55 for #5 Queen Peta off one run, and she has to do all the work in front on a Heavy 8. Not for me. There’s genuine speed engaged here, which sets it up for a swooper to come over the top of them late. #7 Beautiful Bevy won first-up last start for the Moody yard, settles back with Zac Spain, and gets the tempo to chase. $8, and I’m happy to take him.
Race 7
3:55pm · 1200m · Hcp (Bm74) · 13 runners
5. Extremely Hardys $5.50
Barrier 8 · Leader · Genuine pace
Craig Williams stays on #5 Extremely Hardys, the Equicast comes off for the first time, and he’s back fresh off a couple of recent wins. #1 Tennessee Bound is $1.85 and drawn to lead, but with genuine speed engaged he’ll have to work hard for it. That’s why I’m happy to take $5.50 on the horse Williams picked.
Race 8
4:30pm · 1200m · Hcp (Bm66) · 12 runners
3. Stay Humble $6.50
Barrier 6 · Midfield · Soft pace
#3 Stay Humble and the favourite #17 Mahershala map in the same spot, both midfield, both needing to make a run. So why take $3.20 on Mahershala when Stay Humble pays $6.50 for the same trip? He keeps finding the placings for Ciaron Maher, ran third last start, and Jabez Johnstone can time it from gate 6. I’m on Stay Humble.
Odds correct at time of writing
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