Interstaters lead Sandown Cup charge

Australia’s – and indeed the world’s – premier distance greyhound race, the $250,000 Group 1 RSN Sandown Cup (715m) has been dominated by Victorian-trained stayers over the last decade, with Tasmanian star Chinatown Lad in 2008, the last interstater to reign supreme.

That could well change on Thursday night, with West Australian frontrunner ZACK MONELLI (Box 1), albeit based with ‘caretaker’ Victorian trainer Lyn Smith, TAB’s clear-cut $2.60 favourite to claim the $175,000 winner’s purse despite a shock heat defeat.

Next in betting at $3.30 is NSW dynamo STANLEY ROAD (Box 6), currently Australia’s number one-ranked stayer, already a two-time G1 winner Read full article

Source:: https://www.grv.org.au/news/2021/05/25/interstaters-lead-sandown-cup-charge/

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