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Horse Racing - Australia & New Zealand
The Valley @ Sandown Hcp
Sandown · Saturday 5 September 2026 · Race 1 · 1500
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Soft7Track condition
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Tony’s shortlist
Fat Tony’s AI picks
3. Cignetti
Fat Tony says the soft-track winner maps to control it from gate two—Shinn is the right man for the job.
4. Lepolo
Big debut bolt-in and Coffey sticks; turf is the question, but the colt has serious upside, capisce?
1. Ko Phangan
Classy Flemington form and proven in the wet, but 60kg and the freshen-up make him a touch vulnerable.
5. Utopic Future
Maher colt gets a cosy draw and can park handy; needs another step up from the narrow synthetic win.
2. Hydrobomb
Blinkers go on and 1500m suits better—rough money for the exotics if he finds his old form.
Finishing order
Official results
| Place | Runner | Rider / driver | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lepolo | — | — |
| 2 | Cignetti | — | — |
| 3 | Glide | — | — |
| 4 | Ko Phangan | — | — |
| 5 | Utopic Future | — | — |
| 6 | Madame Doubtfire | — | — |
The field
Runners and racing form
| No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey / driver | Trainer | Win odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ko Phangan | 4 | Craig Williams | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 4.5 |
| 2 | Hydrobomb | 6 | Daniel Stackhouse | Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | 12 |
| 3 | Cignetti | 2 | Blake Shinn | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 2.35 |
| 4 | Lepolo | 5 | Harry Coffey | Tony & Calvin Mcevoy | 3.4 |
| 5 | Utopic Future | 3 | Thomas Stockdale | Ciaron Maher | 8 |
| 6 | Glide | 6 | Billy Egan | Dominic Sutton | 10 |
| 7 | Madame Doubtfire | 1 | Valentin Le Boeuf | Ricardo Meunier | 151 |
Race context
Race preview
Keen on CIGNETTI (3) in the opener who looks best set up to win. He'd shown ability in two runs last time in but has come back better, bolting in first up in fast time with huge margins back behind. Will run out a strong 1500m no problem and Shinn sticks from a soft gate. LEPOLO (4) was well backed and bolted in on debut at Ballarat Synthetic, scoring by 3.5 lengths. Didn't beat much and the time was okay without being great but clearly looks talented and will improve. UTOPIC FUTURE (5) was a narrow winner on debut at Pakenham Synthetic and is open to improvement. KO PHANGAN (1) is off 7 weeks but won the Byerley Hcp nicely when last seen, gives away weight and fitness though.