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Sandown Hillside track guide
Sandown Hillside is a left-handed metropolitan track in Victoria with a 2,087m circuit and a home straight of about 491m. We have tipped 239 races here since February 2025.
About Sandown Hillside
Favourites have won 33% of races here, close to the 36% across all the tracks we cover.
Only 13% of winners led, against 20% elsewhere: horses can win from further back here.
In races of 1101 to 1300m (42 here), barriers 9 and wider have won only 64% of their fair share of wins.
By distance
| Distance | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| ≤1100m | 50 | 30% |
| 1101–1300m | 42 | 33% |
| 1301–1600m | 85 | 38% |
| 1601–2000m | 24 | 38% |
| 2001m+ | 22 | 14% |
Barriers
Wins against a fair share: 1.00× is what a random draw would give, above it the draw has helped.
| Distance | Races | Barriers 1–4 | Barriers 5–8 | Barriers 9+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤1100m | 50 | 1.22× | 0.85× | 0.81× |
| 1101–1300m | 42 | 1.21× | 0.93× | 0.64× |
| 1301–1600m | 85 | 1.10× | 0.80× | 1.12× |
| 1601–2000m | 24 | 0.91× | 0.84× | 1.31× |
| 2001m+ | 22 | 1.43× | 0.53× | 0.92× |
Where winners raced
Where each winner settled in the run, as a share of the winners at that distance.
| Distance | Winners | Led | On pace | Midfield | Back |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤1100m | 50 | 12% | 28% | 24% | 36% |
| 1101–1300m | 41 | 7% | 20% | 44% | 29% |
| 1301–1600m | 84 | 17% | 23% | 38% | 23% |
| 1601–2000m | 24 | 17% | 38% | 21% | 25% |
| 2001m+ | 22 | 9% | 27% | 27% | 36% |
By track condition
| Going | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 104 | 36% |
| Soft | 102 | 29% |
| Heavy | 25 | 40% |
Leading jockeys and trainers
Jockeys
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Shinn | 18 | 73 | 25% |
| Craig Williams | 17 | 94 | 18% |
| Jamie Mott | 12 | 100 | 12% |
| Logan Bates | 12 | 106 | 11% |
| Luke Cartwright | 10 | 105 | 10% |
Trainers
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| C Maher | 30 | 190 | 16% |
| Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | 16 | 128 | 13% |
| A & S Freedman | 12 | 66 | 18% |
| Gavin Bedggood | 10 | 72 | 14% |
| M Price & M Kent Jnr | 10 | 79 | 13% |
Recent meetings
Wed 9 Sept
2026Soft 7 · 10 races
Tips and results ›Sat 5 Sept
2026Soft 7 · 10 races
Tips and results ›Wed 2 Sept
2026Soft 5 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sat 22 Aug
2026Heavy 8 · 9 races
Tips and results ›Wed 29 July
2026Heavy 8 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Wed 22 July
2026Soft 6 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Wed 15 July
2026Heavy 9 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sat 13 June
2026Soft 7 · 9 races
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