WINNING CHANCES AT SANDOWN

Meteor Light and Anything But travel to Sandown for us today on a heavy Lakeside track.

Anything But is the first to go in race four, the Benchmark 70 Handicap over 2100m where he will again be ridden by Billy Egan.

Anything But has won his last two starts on country tracks and Mike Moroney reasons the time is right to test him at metropolitan level.

“He’s got good soft track form but today is going to be a bit different,” Moroney said.

“He’s been up a while but he’s nice and fit and trained on well so today is probably the time to try him - I thought his win last start at Cranbourne was probably his best performance.

“It’s a small field so it could turn into a tactical affair but provided it’s an evenly run race I think he will be hard to beat.”

The conditions could not be better for Meteor Light (pictured), who runs in race five, the Benchmark 78 Handicap over 2400m with Michael Poy’s claim reducing the weight to 55kg.


“The heavier the better for him but he’s up in distance so his fitness levels late in the race is the only question mark with him,” Moroney said.

“We’ve claimed to help him and will aim to press forward and put him on pace in what looks an even sort of race.

“He has won at Sandown on a heavy track before with Michael Poy riding and I think he will be in the finish today.”