Sandown Hillside betting tips & odds | Wednesday, December 8

What Sandown Hillside Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Wednesday, December 8, 2021 First Race 3:40pm AEDT Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet The Hillside track at Sandown is scheduled to host an eight-race card on Wednesday afternoon as part of the twilight racing season in Victoria. HorseBetting’s Victorian form analyst presents his best bets and free quaddie numbers for the meeting, with odds from Australia’s leading online bookmakers. The track is rated a Good 4, the rail is in the true position, and…

Super summer in-store for Collett

The opening of the Auckland borders on December 15 can’t come quickly enough for Richard Collett. The Pukekohe trainer has been stuck inside the borders for four months now, and though he’s been able to send horses away to race outside the region, he said they would appreciate the return of racing to the Auckland tracks, Ellerslie and Pukekohe, for December. “We’re looking forward to them, racing on the big right-handed tracks they are trained on up here,” Collett said. “When you train your horses right-handed, and the majority of…

Super summer in-store for Collett

The opening of the Auckland borders on December 15 can’t come quickly enough for Richard Collett. The Pukekohe trainer has been stuck inside the borders for four months now, and though he’s been able to send horses away to race outside the region, he said they would appreciate the return of racing to the Auckland tracks, Ellerslie and Pukekohe, for December. “We’re looking forward to them, racing on the big right-handed tracks they are trained on up here,” Collett said. “When you train your horses right-handed, and the majority of…

Super summer in-store for Collett

The opening of the Auckland borders on December 15 can’t come quickly enough for Richard Collett. The Pukekohe trainer has been stuck inside the borders for four months now, and though he’s been able to send horses away to race outside the region, he said they would appreciate the return of racing to the Auckland tracks, Ellerslie and Pukekohe, for December. “We’re looking forward to them, racing on the big right-handed tracks they are trained on up here,” Collett said. “When you train your horses right-handed, and the majority of…

Northern summer sojourn for Asano

Leading apprentice jockey Kozzi Asano has decided to head north to Cambridge for the summer and if everything goes to plan it could be a permanent move. Previously based in Christchurch with Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston, Asano has had a couple of previous stints in the north, including a few months in Matamata at Wexford Stables under the tutelage of trainer and former top jockey Lance O’Sullivan. Asano enjoyed his experience in the north and has decided to test the waters over the summer where he will ride work for…

Bergerson’s plans for Wolverine in disarray

Trainer Roydon Bergerson has been left angry and bemused by the decision to reprogram the feature events from Saturday’s abandoned Trentham meeting to Te Rapa this Saturday. The Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) and the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1200m) will be run at the northern venue, which has infuriated the Awapuni-based horseman. The Trentham race was to have been a key lead-up to the Listed Karaka Million (1200m) for his debut winner Wolverine (NZ) (Tivaci) and plans for the filly are now up in the air. “It’s…

Incentivise under injury cloud for Brisbane Winter Carnival

Incentivise ridden by Brett Prebble wins the Caulfield Cup on October 16, 2021. (Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Caulfield Cup winner Incentivise is set to miss the upcoming autumn and winter racing carnivals due to an injury he picked up in the 2021 Melbourne Cup, where he ran second behind Verry Elleegant. The son of Shamus Award arrived back in Queensland, where he is set to spell over the warmer months before targeting the Brisbane Winter Carnival and Melbourne Spring Carnival once again, but after a recent check-up at the University of…

Punt Drunk: Purton hits prizemoney milestone ahead of HKIR 2021

Another week of racing is over, as too is Group 1 racing in Australia for the 2021 calendar year. That’s alright, though, because Hong Kong has four Group 1 races for us this coming Sunday, and if there is one man for the job, it is our very own and very rich Zac Purton. We’ve seen some good rides in our time and we’ve seen some bad ones, but at Aqueduct on Friday, we may have seen the worst ride of them all. Meanwhile, on our own shores, the hat-trick…

National Straight Track ‘Dream’ alive

In a perfect world, prolific sprinter Dream Wizard would have been heading to Tasmania later this week, chasing Group 1 glory in the Hobart Thousand heats. However, that wasn’t possible due to border restrictions that prevented trainer Sean Lithgow or wife Melanie accompanying their three-time G2 finalist and coursing star to the Apple Isle. The Devon Meadows-based Lithgows identified the Victorian Straight Track Championship series as ‘Plan B’ and their decision paid off on Sunday afternoon at Healesville when Dream Wizard claimed a thrilling victory in the final. Less than…

Daily Mail: Refinement on display at Sandown Park

After almost setting the 515m time standard on Melbourne Cup night at her third start, She’s Refined is in action at Sandown Park today. The promising Aston Velvet v Fantastic Raven v G3 Great Chase runner-up Hamillson and Westar Aileen v dual G1 finalist Bobby The Brute v G1 Adelaide Cup finalist Spring Lilac are strong battles, while Devine Empress is aiming to stay perfect at her fourth start. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerDEVON LASSTAB fixed odds at 9am: $5.50 Win Cranbourne Race 10 Box 3 2:39pm Form https://watchdog.grv.org.au/meeting/721704029/race/10 Today’s…