David Gately Horse Racing Tips for Sandown 8/7/26

David Gately heads to Sandown Lakeside where all ratings have been assessed on a Soft track, with the rail moving out to +3 metres after racing in the True position at the previous meeting.

The track played fairly last time, giving every runner their chance, and similar conditions are expected for another competitive metropolitan program.

The Lakeside circuit generally rewards horses that settle comfortably before building momentum into the sweeping home turn.

With no significant bias expected, punters can focus on form, race shape and tactical positioning as the key ingredients for finding winners across the eight-race card.

David has identified a standout betting proposition in Race 7, while also highlighting a pair of double-figure runners as the meeting's best value and roughie selections.

Track Type: Turf
Track Condition: Soft Track Ratings Applied
Rail Position: +3m

 

 

Sandown Lakeside Tips From David Gately – Wednesday Racing Preview

 

Best Bet: Race 7 #1 Tennessee Bound

David labels Tennessee Bound as the Bet Of The Day and the standout selection on the program.

 

Best Value: Race 3 #10 Ant ($8.00)

The day's designated value runner and a horse capable of rewarding punters at attractive odds.

 

Best Roughie: Race 4 #6 Sweet Jasmine ($12.00)

The knockout chance on the card and appeals as an excellent each-way proposition.

 

David Gately's Sandown Lakeside Top Selections

Race 1 – Maiden (1200m)
1st: #2 Blue Shield
2nd: #9 Diamond Eye
3rd: #11 Here's Matilda
4th: #6 Monolithic
5th: #10 Galactic Girl

 

Race 2 – F&M BM74 (2125m)
1st: #1 The Devil In Her
2nd: #2 Harsh
3rd: #6 Timeonlees
4th: #4 Realika
5th: #5 Pavrati Party

 

Race 3 – BM70 (2125m)
1st: #10 Ant (Best Value Bet)
2nd: #5 Promised Land
3rd: #2 Bluestone
4th: #8 Ceremonious
5th: #16 Salt Spray

 

Race 4 – BM70 (1500m)
1st: #6 Sweet Jasmine (Best Roughie)
2nd: #3 Bons To Riches
3rd: #4 Nearing Liberty
4th: #13 Tranoojahray
5th: #10 Zorro's Flight
6th: #15 Impending Shadow

 

Race 5 – BM64 (1400m)
1st: #11 Tan Tat Delight
2nd: #10 Glam Award
3rd: #13 Pinot For Mike
4th: #8 Zuppa Inglese
5th: #3 Gran Paradiso

 

Race 6 – BM64 (1200m)
1st: #5 Queen Peta
2nd: #4 Tennessee Song
3rd: #11 Miss Lola
4th: #8 Call Me Maura
5th: #1 Audio Pop Cam

 

Race 7 – F&M BM74 (1200m)
1st: #1 Tennessee Bound (Bet Of The Day)
2nd: #5 Extremely Hardys
3rd: #6 Zunna
4th: #4 Stage N Screen
5th: #13 Mauna Kea Miss

 

Race 8 – BM66 (1200m)
1st: #17 Mahershala
2nd: #3 Stay Humble
3rd: #6 Mongolian Gobi
4th: #12 Artbeat
5th: #16 Unapproachable

 

Betting Strategy

With the rail out 3 metres and a Soft track expected to race evenly, Sandown Lakeside shapes as a meeting where form should hold up well.

Tennessee Bound is David's clear standout and looks the ideal anchor for multis, while Ant and Sweet Jasmine provide excellent value for punters looking to land a bigger-priced winner.

 

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