Australian Racing: Sandown looks to suit Legacy Bay

There are seven meetings scheduled to take place on Monday, including at Sandown, where they are set to race on the Lakeside course.

They also race at Canterbury, Devonport, Ipswich, Muswellbrook, Oakbank and York.

Race 6 Sandown

Legacy Bay @ 4.60

Race 7 Oakbank

Billie Bronx @ 7.00

Race 7 Canterbury

Fire Star @ 5.00

Legacy Bay to return with a win

A good 4 track is expected at Sandown, with the sixth race of the day a 1200m Benchmark 70 handicap for fillies & mares.

Archie Alexander is set to saddle Quiseen here, with the filly arriving here as the winner of two of her four starts this prep.

The most recent of those wins saw her come home over a length clear of her rivals when contesting a 1200m Benchmark 64 handicap at Ballarat earlier this month.

The four-year-old started favourite for that contest and, with similar underfoot conditions expected and a good barrier draw, she holds obvious claims in this field.

The Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman stable are set to send out LEGACY BAY here, with the filly having broken through for her first win on her return to action last prep.

That victory saw her finish nearly two lengths clear of her rivals in an 1100m contest at Sale and she went on to place second in metro races twice subsequently.

The 4.60 pick’s sole unplaced effort that prep came when contesting a 1200m Group 3 event at Caulfield, with the filly spelled following a defeat in a 1200m Benchmark 64 handicap at Caulfield in December.

The daughter of Zoustar has had a couple of outings in jumpout contests at Pakenham in preparation for her return to action and she is taken to salute from barrier one.

Billie backed for Oakbank glory

The final race on the Oakbank card is a Benchmark 0-62 handicap set to take place on a good 4 track.

The 1400m event has attracted a big field, with Andrew’s Memory expected to feature towards the head of the betting.

The five-year-old resumed with an eighth-place finish when contesting a Benchmark 0-64 handicap over 1050m at Morphettville last month.

The gelding shaped as if building towards a win when taking a step forward to finish sixth in a similar event held over 1250m on the Parks course at Morphettville earlier this month.

Jake Toeroek, on board last time out, is again set to ride as his mount chases his second course and distance success.

BILLIE BRONX is set to make her first start at this venue and she is preferred on this occasion, however.

The five-year-old showed good form early last year, including when placing second when narrowly beaten in a 1550m event at Morphettville Parks in March.

While her next four starts were all disappointing efforts, she returned to form with a third-place finish when beaten by just over a length over 1200m at Murray Bridge just under two weeks ago.

The 7.00 daughter of Manhattan Rain contested a Benchmark 0-62 handicap when racing first up that day and Teagan Voorham retains the ride here.

The mare has forecast underfoot conditions to suit and, having raced from mid-division last time out, barrier nine shouldn’t pose too many issues.

Fire to Star at Canterbury

A soft 5 track is expected at Canterbury, with the penultimate race on their eight-race card an 1100m Benchmark 94 handicap.

The Peter Snowden-trained FIRE STAR boasts a good first-up record, having won once and placed second twice from his three starts.

The son of Deep Field ended his last prep with a string of four consecutive victories showing good progress, with the first of those an 1100m Benchmark 72 handicap at Warwick Farm in October.

The 5.00 four-year-old has been off the track since winning by a narrow margin when contesting an 1100m Benchmark 88 handicap held on heavy going at Rosehill in December.

Andrew Adkins, on board for three of his four wins last prep, is again set to ride and his mount looks up to recording a win in this event.