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Sandown Lakeside track guide
Sandown Lakeside is a left-handed metropolitan track in Victoria with a 1,857m circuit and a home straight of about 407m. We have tipped 192 races here since January 2025.
About Sandown Lakeside
Favourites have won 35% of races here, close to the 36% across all the tracks we cover.
By distance
| Distance | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| ≤1100m | 11 | 55% |
| 1101–1300m | 54 | 39% |
| 1301–1600m | 69 | 35% |
| 2001m+ | 44 | 27% |
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 | 11 | 0.99× | - | - |
| 1101–1300m | 54 | 0.95× | 1.11× | 0.90× |
| 1301–1600m | 69 | 0.88× | 1.00× | 1.23× |
| 2001m+ | 44 | 0.91× | 1.05× | 1.13× |
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 | 11 | 18% | 18% | 36% | 27% |
| 1101–1300m | 54 | 28% | 30% | 26% | 17% |
| 1301–1600m | 69 | 23% | 29% | 29% | 19% |
| 2001m+ | 44 | 11% | 30% | 25% | 34% |
By track condition
| Going | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 72 | 38% |
| Soft | 64 | 34% |
| Heavy | 40 | 30% |
Leading jockeys and trainers
Jockeys
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Williams | 13 | 67 | 19% |
| Jamie Mott | 11 | 64 | 17% |
| Daniel Stackhouse | 11 | 65 | 17% |
| Mark Zahra | 8 | 46 | 17% |
| Blake Shinn | 7 | 28 | 25% |
Trainers
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| C Maher | 20 | 147 | 14% |
| A & S Freedman | 10 | 50 | 20% |
| Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | 10 | 82 | 12% |
| Gavin Bedggood | 7 | 39 | 18% |
| M Price & M Kent Jnr | 7 | 49 | 14% |
Recent meetings
Wed 19 Aug
2026Soft 6 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sun 2 Aug
2026Heavy 8 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Wed 8 July
2026Heavy 8 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Wed 1 July
2026Heavy 9 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Wed 3 June
2026Heavy 8 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sun 31 May
2026Heavy 8 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Wed 15 Apr
2026Soft 5 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Mon 6 Apr
2026Good 4 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Before the races, not after
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