Saturday Horse Racing Tips for Sandown 28/9/24

While there will be 100k in attendance and millions watching the AFL Grand Final at the MCG on Saturday, just 30 minutes down the M1, Sandown Racecourse hosts a rare Saturday meeting, and there are plenty of reasons punters should keep an eye on it.

This looks like a superb betting card, and it was tough to narrow it down to just two best bets for this Saturday.

After bouncing back last Saturday to make it 7 winning weeks out of 8, with ‘Angel Capital’ saluting at $5.50, I’m looking to continue the run again this Saturday.

You can find the rest of the Sandown tips and more in my tip package below.

Sandown Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets

Sandown Race 7 #1 Desert Lightning $5.00

A superb run first-up at Moonee Valley over 1200m by the former Kiwi, while carrying 61kg.

He finished 3rd behind the winner ‘A Little Deep’, who was beaten in a photo finish last week at Caulfield, and finished alongside the smart ‘Arkansaw Kid’, who went on to win at Flemington in the strong Group 2 Bobbie Lewis.

That form looks extremely good for this race and while he is yet to win from 3 second-up runs, he looks a strong chance of breaking through here.

He has a superb record on soft ground (which should remain a Soft 5 for Saturday) and has drawn perfectly in barrier 1.

He’s capable of securing his first win in Australia and going on to be competitive in better races this spring.

Sandown Race 8 #8 Verdad $3.90

I’m sticking with this handy 4yo son of Justify from the Griffiths & De Kock stable.

He got the breaks up on the fence first-up at Moonee Valley, but I still liked the way he finished off and hit the line.

He’ll be much better suited stepping up in trip to 1400m here second-up and should be able to get across from the wide barrier to settle up towards the pace.

He’s a horse with plenty of quality, as he showed last preparation with a 3rd in the C.S. Hayes, a 5th in the Group 1 Australian Guineas, and a 4th in the Group 2 Alister Clark. He can now go on to better things after this race.

Even though he will likely want further distance, I’m expecting his class to get him over the line in the last race on the card.

There are loads of tips for today's racing in our Horse Racing Tips market at theGreatTipOff.com.