| What | Sandown Hillside Races |
| Where | Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 |
| When | Wednesday, August 28, 2024 |
| First Race | 1pm AEST |
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Racing will return to Sandown this Wednesday afternoon, where the Melbourne Racing Club will host a very competitive eight-race card on the Hillside track. The track isn’t expected to change much from the Soft 6 rating at the time of acceptances, with cool weather and rain forecast in the lead-up to the meeting. The rail will be in the +3m position for the entire circuit, with the first race set to kick off at 1pm AEST.
Best Bet at Sandown: Big Me
After just two starts in Australia, Big Me is already banging the door down and appears to be on the verge of breaking his Aussie duck. The Nick Ryan-trained gelding was narrowly beaten by Cavallo Rampante in a photo finish over 1000m at Moonee Valley last start. The stable has chosen to engage Blake Shinn for this third-up start, and if he can get a similar performance out of Big Me in this contest, he will record a deserving victory.
Best Bet
Race 7 – 
#9 Big Me (2)
6yo Gelding | T: Nick Ryan | J: Blake Shinn (55.5kg)
+100 with Neds
Next Best at Sandown: Captain Electric
Captain Electric was exactly that in his most recent start at Moonee Valley, when the Andrea Leek-trained galloper flashed home from the back of the field to finish second over 2040m. Prior to that run, the son of Savabeel was a strong winner over this trip at Caulfield in Saturday grade. Although he rises in grade on Wednesday, with Craig Williams set to ride from barrier one, Captain Electric will receive an economical run and be saved for one last crack in the concluding stages.
Next Best
Race 5 – 
#6 Captain Electric (1)
4yo Gelding | T: Andrea Leek | J: Craig Williams (55kg)
+200 with PlayUp
Best Value at Sandown: Deep Finesse
John Thompson and Damian Lane will combine with Deep Finesse in his second straight start at the Sandown 1400m, following his encouraging third-place finish on August 14. This son of Deep Field settled behind the speed previously, and after getting out of trouble, he worked home nicely in the final 200m to finish in the placings. With Damian Lane being legged aboard from the ace barrier here, Deep Finesse should be able to find the front on a slow speed and prove hard to run down late.
Best Value
Race 3 – 
#9 Deep Finesse (1)
6yo Gelding | T: John Thompson | J: Damian Lane (58kg)
+750 with Picklebet
Sandown Wednesday quaddie tips – 28/8/2024
Sandown quadrella selections
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- 3-5-6
- 3-6-8-9-10
- 8-9
- 1-3-4-7
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