On The Punt: Best bets for Sandown on Saturday May 24, 2025

A NSW visitor coming off a solid first-up effort in a Listed race is the best bet at Saturday’s Sandown meeting.

News Corp form analyst Chris Vernuccio takes a look at the Sandown meeting on Saturday.

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BEST BET

ACCREDITED (R8 No.10): Accredited resumed with a half-length fifth in the Listed Takeover Target Stakes on a Soft 7 track. The NSW visitor drops back to a Benchmark 100 here, and he won his only race at 1400m by four lengths. A dry track gives him the advantage over race favourite Elouyou, who could be scratched if there isn’t a downgrade.

NEXT BEST

SUNSHINEINMYPOCKET (R9 No.4): Sunshineinmypocket is flying this campaign with two wins and a second from four starts. The only time he was out of the placings was on a Soft 7 surface. He has won five from seven on good-rated tracks. He won at Caulfield last start over the 1400m from back in the field and should be finishing strongly again.

OTAGO (R7 No.15): Otago was excellent in his first run back after nearly 14 months, running on from last to finish behind smart sprinter King Zephyr at Flemington. A month between runs could eliminate any second-up flatness. He showed plenty of promise in his last prep, finishing fourth in the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes and wasn’t disgraced in the Group 1 Australian Guineas.

THE JOCKEY

JAMIE MELHAM

FROSTNIP (R1 No.8 – $4.80), LOSESOMEWINMORE (R2 No.3 – $3.10), AHHA AHHA (R3 No.9 – $3.90), TAKEN (R4 No.16 – $6.50), SAYEDATY SADATY (R6 No.10 – $8), RUAKAKA RAIDER (R7 No.17 – $12), ACCREDITED (R8 No.10 – $4.40), SUNSHINEINMYPOCKET (R9 No.4 – $4.50).

Originally published as On The Punt: Best bets for Sandown on Saturday May 24, 2025