Sandown Betting Tips for July 22, 2026 - Heading Somewhere
Wednesday’s Sandown Hillside eight-race meeting shapes up as a strong midweek guide, with the track rated a Soft 7 favoring horses with proven wet-track form. Key tips include backing Somewhere (Race 6) as the day's top pick, while value plays are Imminence (Race 5 each way), Zunna (Race 8 to win), and Jenny Maltabella (Race 8 each way). Both Zunna and Jenny Maltabella bring differing profiles and fitness, with Imminence expected to relish conditions. Punters should favor horses with proven ability over 1000m–1400m in soft going.
- Sandown Hillside hosts a competitive eight-race meeting on a Soft 7 track
- Best Bet: Somewhere (R6); value chances: Imminence (R5), Zunna and Jenny Maltabella (R8)
- Wet-track credentials important—focus on proven performers in soft/heavy conditions
The Sandown Hillside track stages Wednesday's Melbourne card. (Getty)
Wednesday's eight-race metropolitan program at Sandown Hillside provides another strong midweek form guide, with several runners looking to build on encouraging recent performances.
Wet-track credentials could again prove important across the meeting, with the track currently rated a Soft 7.
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Sandown Tips July 22
Sportsbet Get On Extra Handicap Tips (Race 5)
Sandown Roughie - Race 5 No. 9 Imminence
While this is a tougher assignment for Imminence, it's an open metropolitan contest that's worth a try for the five-year-old, who meets her own sex over this 1000m journey.
She's no stranger to a shorter turnaround, having twice backed up quickly during her previous campaign, and she arrives off a good third-up effort at Cranbourne last Thursday when recording the fastest last 400m and last 200m of the meeting after covering ground, a race she goes close to winning with a kinder draw.
That followed a strong second-up performance at Stawell, where she was easily the pick of the off-speed runners in an on-pace dominated contest after producing the second-fastest last 400m and last 200m of the May 18 meeting.
Teo Nugent has more options from barrier four this time around, while keeping her to these shorter sprints appears the key.
With solid 1000m statistics and wins on Heavy, Good and Soft tracks last time in, the daughter of Epaulette has the versatility to give this a shake at a big price.
Thoroughbred Club Of Australia Handicap Tips (Race 6)
Sandown Best Bet - Race 6 No. 2 Somewhere
Although he hasn't quite delivered on the promise he showed early in his career, Somewhere remains lightly raced for a rising five-year-old and snapped a lengthy drought when scoring third-up over the mile last preparation.
The lead-up to Wednesday's assignment has been better after returning with a third over 1400m at Sandown Hillside in a Saturday BM84 before going within a whisker of victory five weeks later in a BM78 at Caulfield on June 27.
He drops back in grade again to a midweek BM74 and, with Holly Durnan's 3kg claim, carries half a kilo less despite meeting an easier field.
Both wins have come on Good tracks, but he's also proven effective on rain-affected going, with a Group 2 placing on Heavy ground, while his latest Caulfield effort came on a Soft 7.
Despite drawing wide, he's tactically versatile and should be well suited around the spacious Sandown Hillside circuit.
Sportsbet Fixed Odds Exotics Handicap Tips (Race 8)
Sandown Value Bets - Race 8 No. 11 Zunna & No. 14 Jenny Maltabella
Both Zunna and Jenny Maltabella appeal in the finale of Wednesday's competitive eight-race Sandown Hillside program, with the pair bringing different profiles into an intriguing Benchmark contest.
Zunna heads an open market and is the one to beat on exposed form after winning first-up at Pakenham on May 15, producing a solid Saturday metropolitan effort at Caulfield, and then finishing runner-up to the unbeaten Tennessee Bound when resuming from five weeks between runs on July 8.
That form reads strongly for this BM70, and she only strips fitter stepping up to 1400m for the first time.
Jenny Maltabella possesses plenty of natural ability and remains lightly raced after winning on debut on soft ground as a two-year-old before spending more than 15 months on the sidelines, returning with a runner-up finish at Ballarat and then being freshened following her November Caulfield run.
She resumed off a pleasing June 15 jump-out with a strong third at Sale on June 28 after covering ground throughout, drops 4kg for this assignment and may have the most upside of anything in the field.
Verdict
Our best & value tips for Wednesday's Sandown meeting are:
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