Sandown Race 5, Wednesday 10 February, Race Preview

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Sandown R5 - 1400m 3yo $30,000

A high class 3yo field meets us here for the 5th race on the card at Sandown on Wednesday and it is sure to prove a very good form race for identifying future race winners with the overall class of the field well above the advertised $30K purse on offer.

With Linton being such a short price in this market and with so many lightly raced improvers with good scope in the field there is good value in finding something to beat it. Admittedly Linton does look above average on the back of its 7l maiden win at Cranbourne over 1400m where it ran very good time but at such a short price (2.25 or 5/4 on Tuesday night) we can speck a few here that have very good upside at big double figure odds.

MAHMENTUM is 1st up from a spell here having only its 3rd career start and is deceivingly very well bred by Al Maher (3/4 relation to Redoute's Choice) out of the Rhythm mare Set Rhythm who herself is a half/full sister to 2 high class stakes winners Capecover (Cape Cross) and Upsetthym (Rhythm), on debut it broke its maiden status by 4l at Cranbourne on a slow track defeating Xenophon 2nd and Buzabout 3rd, Xenophon came out next start and was beaten 5l by Carrara in Listed company and then 3.9l by Tribunal in strong Open 3yo company, the form refs through Buzabout 3rd and Clever Hans 4th that day also read very well to suggest Mahmentum's maiden win was well above average, here it is likely to go forward and either lead or sit on pace under only an even tempo and get a very good trip with little pressure from the 5 alley, winkers also go on 1st time which is a bonus and should help it get the 1400m strongly, at 40/1 in early betting it is big overs and warrants specking.

LEGISLATURE from the very astute and firing John Thompson yard who represents big spending owner Nathan Tinkler who had a bag full of winners across the eastern sea board last Saturday is also one to keep a close watch on, it is by leading sire More Than Ready out of the Conquistarose mare Rose Of Latika making it a full relation to 2005 2yo 1600m G1 winner Carry On Cutie who won the 3rd leg of the triple crown being the Champagne Stakes, she also annexed the G2 Sweet Embrace Stakes, she hasn't shown a lot in 4 career starts so far but her trial form prior to her 1st career start was well above average when she accounted for Pergram, Arrived and Noesis over 800m at Cranbourne in good time, her 1st up run this prep she was thrown in the deep end taking on Listed company and was eased back to last and not suited by a leader dominated affair, this drop in class will suit her well and on breeding and trial form she may well surprise at big odds, 25/1 in early betting also warrants specking.

STELLAR ACADEMY is the 3rd of the trio at big odds that may surprise here, at its 2nd career start it chased home the well above average Hanks over 1400m at Sale making strong headway from off the pace, its closing pars were superior to Hanks that day (btn only 0.2l) and Hanks went on to win the AAMI Vase at G2 level 4 starts later, Stellar Academy proved that effort was no fluke by winning 1st up this preperation over 1211m at Yarra glen knocking off Morfontaine with a good gap to 3rd and Morfontaine the start prior was a close up 2nd to The Handsome One who franked that form winning a $70K Open 3yo race next start over Doubtful Jack before taking on the invincible Denman at its next 2 starts, Morfontaine also defeated MAHMENTUM in a very strong trial at Cranbourne before MAHMENTUM spaced them in debut as noted above, Royal Academy is drawn well to secure a good trip and if it recaptures that 1st up form from 3 starts ago it too may surprise at the big quote on offer of 40/1 in early betting.

All 3 of these horses have very good scope and warrant respect, admittedly LINTON did look very good on debut but now it must take the next step and as do these 3 noted above but at the bug differences in price we feel there is more merit in specking these 3 to beat Linton.

WIN BETTING:
2 units Mahmentum @ 41.00
1 unit Legislature @ 26.00
1 unit Stellar Academy @ 41.00
total outlay 4 units,


PLACE BETTING:
4 units Mahmentum @ 9.80
2 units Stellar Academy @ 9.80
total outlay 6 units

EXOTIC BETTING:
Trifecta - Boxed 1,3,7,8,10,14

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