Victorian form analyst Brad Waters looks at Wednesday’s meeting at Sandown Hillside, presenting his best bets, value selection, lay of the day and jockey to follow.
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BEST BET
ETERNAL (Race 6 No.13): Impressed with her acceleration in her easy first-up win at Sale. No reason she won’t bring that form to town from barrier two.
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MONGOLIAN GOBI (Race 3 No.3): The Danny O’Brien-trained three-year-old had little trouble saluting on debut. Should have no trouble measuring up on his way to harder races.
SUN SETTING (Race 5 No.10): Racing in great heart and wasn’t far away in a similar race last time. She’ll again have every chance from barrier one.
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VALUE BET
HE’LL RIP (Race 7 No.3): Didn’t have the best of luck when finishing on the heels of the placegetters last time. Tricky gate but could finish strongly if he gets the right run.
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LAY OF THE DAY
AUTUMN MYSTERY (Race 1 No.3): Developing three-year-old that went well last time but he’s going to have to give an awfully big start or risk covering too much ground from the outside gate. Under the odds at $4.50 in early markets.
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THE JOCKEY – MARK ZAHRA
The Melbourne Cup-winning hoop heads to Sandown Hillside for seven rides on Wednesday. ENGINE OF WAR (Race 1 No.17) or PATRIOT WOLF (Race 1 No.7), DIAMOND GUST (Race 3 No.2), NASRAAWY (Race 4 No.9), SUN SETTING (Race 5 No.10), DEEP PLEASURE (Race 6 No.3), AL DUCA (Race 7 No.2), ENNA’S DREAM (Race 8 No.12).
Originally published as Brad Waters’ best bets for Sandown Hillside on Wednesday: $15 value bet