2025 Sandown Stakes Day Tips & Preview

CAVITY BAY returns to the races.

The daughter of Cable Bay has only recorded the one career victory, but she’s been stakes placed on three occasions and races very well fresh.

She drops back in grade from what she’d been contesting in her two prior preparations and should find this easier.

While she will continue to improve as she steps out over more ground, her lone win came over 1300m so the 1400m kick off here will certainly suit.

Logan Bates will take the mount for team McEvoy and his 2kg claim sees her in nicely.

FARHH FLUNG is on the quick back up from last Saturday where he finished a gallant third over the mile at Caulfield.

Always wide and exposed, he still closed off strongly, and I think he’ll relish stepping out to 1800m.

The Danny O’Brien trained seven-year-old has five wins to his name but with a further fourteen placings, he’s always thereabouts.

He presents hard fit and draws to enjoy a cosy run throughout under Blake Shinn.

SONOFKIRK comes off a four week freshen up and gets the blinkers on for the first time.

The Anthony and Sam Freedman trained colt has just had the four race starts and looks to have plenty of upside.

He was unlucky on debut but was quick to atone for that as he proved superior over the 1000m at Caulfield at his second outing.

Given a break, he resumed with a solid effort to finish fourth in the Vain Stakes after settling at the tail and last time in the McNeil, he just held his ground to the line after getting back in an what an on-speed dominated race.

An improving type, he drops back to 1000m and with the very notable gear change, I think he’ll be right in this.

KING ZEPHYR kicked off his campaign with a very encouraging first up performance at the Valley and he’ll relish get back onto a bigger track.

Travelling in the three wide line, the Grahame Begg trained gelding just looked a bit flat footed when the sprint on but finished off strongly into third, beaten only a length.

With five wins and two placings from eight career starts, he’s not short of talent and looks set for bigger and better things.

A son of Hallowed Crown, he’s well suited here with the rise in trip and draws to get the right run under Jordan Childs.

FERMOY hasn’t been far away in his two runs this campaign and looks ready to peak as he steps out to 1400m.

Both outings have been the over 1300m at Rosehill, where he’s settled in the second half of the field and closed off strongly.

He just had the three runs in his first campaign, where he was placed on debut but didn’t have a lot go his way in his two subsequent starts.

He looks to have returned in top order, and I think he’ll continue to improve.

CUSTOM comes off a terrific effort to finish second in the Listed Atlantic Jewel, and I think she can go one better here in the 2025 Thousand Guineas Prelude.

The Street Boss filly settled well back and didn’t appear overly comfortably around the tight Valley circuit but hit the strongly late.

She was luckless at her prior start when resuming in the Quezette Stakes, settling well back off a slow start, she was then held up in the early part of the straight but finished off well once clear.

The rise to 1400m will suit, she’ll enjoy getting onto the bigger track and with Mark Zahra to steer off the inside alley, I’m keen to stick with her.

Nothing went right for EVAPORATE when he made his return in the P.B Lawerence Stakes.

Slow away, he then found plenty of traffic in the straight but finished off strongly in a race that was dominated from the front by Private Eye.

With six weeks since that run, the Per Incanto gelding has been back to the trials, and he’ll be sporting a barrier blanket to ensure he leaves the gates cleanly.

He put the writing on the wall in his second campaign, with four straight wins which included in a Stutt Stakes victory.

He performed well in all four runs in the Autumn and was sent to the paddock on a high after taking out the Carbine Club Stakes.

With the added fitness, he looks primed for this and while he does have to carry top weight, I think class will prevail.

GLOBE strips fitter for the two runs back and looks ready to peak.

The Price / Kent trained seven-year-old was very good when resuming over 1523m at the Valley, settling outside the leader, he travelled well and gave a good kick but was collared in the shadows of the post.

Last time, out to 1700m at Flemington, he took up the running at a decent tempo and was just run down late.

He’s unbeaten in two runs over this course and distance and has saluted in both third up appearances.

Blake Shinn takes over the reins and if he can find cover early, I think he’ll be too strong for them late.