Sandown Guineas Preview

The Sandown Guineas is a Group 2 set weights race for three-year-olds over a distance of 1600m and takes place at Sandown racecourse each November in Melbourne. It is worth $350,000 in prizemoney and the 2009 Sandown Guineas was taken out by the Peter Snowden trained Kidnapped from Majestic Music with Turf Express third.

The race is held on the same day as the Gr2 Sandown Classic which is one week after the end of the Flemington spring carnival.

Sandown Guineas info
Date:	Saturday November 13th, 2010
Track:	Sandown racecourse, Melbourne
Distance:	1600 metres
Race Type:	3yo Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prizemoney:	$350,000
2009 Winner:	Kidnapped

The Sandown Guineas is the last prestigious 3yo set weights race of the Melbourne spring racing carnival and can quite often unearth a new star of the turf. It has been won by some nice types including Over(1999), Sedation(1998), King Ivor(1996) and Durbridge in 1990.

The long Sandown straight, with its tough uphill run home, suits strong three-year-olds who can run a very solid mile. Any weaknesses will quite often be found out in the run to the line.

Kidnapped (2009) won the Gr3 Carbine Club Stakes at Flemington on Derby day prior to winning this event and in recent years the Sandown Guineas has been won by Caymans (2008), Schilling (2007) and Sender in 2006.

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Spring Carnival Guide
The race is best suited to above average 3yo horses who are not strong enough to win a Gr1 race over the Caulfield or Flemington carnival and this event gives them a chance to pick up a good quality group race during the spring.

2009 Sandown Guineas result
1. $2.10 Kidnapped 55.5 K Mc Evoy
2. $5.00 Majestic Music 53.5 Ms C Lindop
3. $9.50 Turf Express 55.5 B Shinn

Then followed:
4. $15.00 Silver Spur 55.5 M Rodd
5. $13.00 Disco Summit 55.5 N Rawiller
6. $6.50 Khas Kura 55.5 M Zahra
7. $14.00 Absolute Soda 55.5 S R King

Margins: 1/2 nk, 2-3/4 len
Time: 1:36.27

2009 Sandown Guineas: Kidnapped was perfectly ridden settling third on the fence on the back of a good pace set by Khus Kara. He rounded the leaders up in the straight and then fought back valiantly when challenged strongly by eventual runner-up, the filly Majestic Music, and went to the line in solid fashion for a top win. Majestic Music made a race of it at the 200m and loomed up to look a mighty chance before being beaten on her merits in a great effort. Turf Express finished third in a close photo from Silver Spur.

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Sandown Guineas recent winners & placegetters

Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2009	Kidnapped	Majestic Music	Turf Express	1:36.2
2008	Caymans	Marveen	Lucky Thunder	1:38.0
2007	Schilling	Masked Assassin	Wind Shear	1:38.6
2006	Sender	Flame Of Sydney	Wordsmith	1:34.8
2005	Cayambe	Zigotto	Aztec Smytzer	1:39.4
2004	Binding	Barely A Moment	Al Maher	1:42.5
2003	Pay Keys	Ikes Dream	Delzao	1:36.1
2002	Dextrous	Lawsons Storm	Cool Azz	1:35.5
2001	Moon Dragon	All Courage	Rod To Dance	1:35.8
2000	Scenic Warrior	Wyndam Special	Paradiddle	1:34.6
1999	Over	Chattanooga	Trousers	1:35.8
1998	Sedation	Black Bean	Speedy Kids	1:38.9
1997	Special Dane	Bluebird The Word	Tricove	1:38.0
1996	King Ivor	Monets Cove	Kentucky Blue	1:35.8
1995	Peep On The Sly	Saintly	Quality Gold	1:36.1
1994	Baryshnikov	Perfect World	Dapper Spirit	1:34.7
1993	Voting	Tenor	Bellzevir	1:34.6
1992	Navy Seal	Picnicker	Baskerville	1:35.0
1991	Star Video	Enjoy Dancing	Laranto	1:34.7
1990	Durbridge	Pre Record	Bold Rancher	1:35.5
1989	Stargazer	Tristanagh	Drumming	1:37.1
1988	Blixen	Wonder Dancer	Fire Wonder	1:37.2