Sandown Betting Tips for November 14, 2026 - Race-by-Race Preview for C.F. Orr Stakes Day
Sandown's 10-race card is headlined by the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes, where Angel Capital is tipped to perform well returning to 1400m after a strong Everest run and a win in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. Magna Sententia is selected in the Sandown Guineas, showing improvement with blinkers and suited by the step up to 1600m. Small Fry is the choice in the Zipping Classic, arriving fresher than key rivals after a solid Australian debut. The meeting also features the Thoroughbred Club Stakes, Doveton Stakes and Summoned Stakes, with competitive fields throughout.
- Sandown hosts a 10-race program on Saturday, November 14, headlined by the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes
- The Sandown Guineas, Zipping Classic and several other black-type races feature on the card
- Our race-by-race preview covers all 10 races, with best bets, value selections and expert analysis
The Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes headlines Saturday's 10-race program at Sandown. (Getty)
Sandown takes centre stage on Saturday for a strong 10-race card, headlined by the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes and supported by the Sandown Guineas, Zipping Classic and several other black-type events.
- Sandown Tips November 14
- Race 1 - 12:20PM Catanach's Jewellers 150 Years Handicap Tips (2400m)
- Race 2 - 12:50PM MRC Membership Black Friday Sale Handicap Tips (1300m)
- Race 3 - 1:25PM Your Safety Factory Handicap Tips (1400m)
- Race 4 - 2:00PM Nationwide Handicap Tips (1800m)
- Race 5 - 2:35PM Sportsbet Sandown Guineas Tips (1600m)
- Race 6 - 3:10PM Evergreen Turf Doveton Stakes Tips (1000m)
- Race 7 - 3:45PM Move To Strike Thoroughbred Club Stakes Tips (1200m)
- Race 8 - 4:25PM Sportsbet C.F. Orr Stakes Tips (1400m)
- Race 9 - 5:05PM Chandon Zipping Classic Tips (2400m)
- Race 10 - 5:40PM Henley Homes Summoned Stakes Tips (1500m)
The Hillside circuit will host nine races, while the Thoroughbred Club Stakes is run on the Lakeside course, with the meeting beginning at 12:20pm and the C.F. Orr Stakes scheduled for 4:25pm.
Our race-by-race betting tips and selections for Sandown are below, while coverage for all codes is available through Live Racing & Sports Updates.
Sandown Tips November 14
Race 1 - 12:20PM Catanach's Jewellers 150 Years Handicap Tips (2400m)
12. Ichnusa is untried at 2400m but everything he has done this spring suggests he should appreciate the rise in distance.
He has produced the fastest closing sectionals in both runs this preparation, firstly over 1700m at Caulfield behind the progressive In'kantosstar before again finishing strongly behind Yauson over 2000m at Flemington.
The entire was clearly the run of the race outside the winner last time, with Yauson enjoying a more favourable passage. He may even be ridden a little closer now third-up and looks like a stayer capable of working through the grades.
10. House Of Lords had been going better than her form suggested earlier in the preparation and we were with her at a big price at Caulfield two starts ago, where she was unlucky not to finish in the money. She was outclassed on Cox Plate Day but is much better placed back at this level.
8. Fiorowngood is difficult to knock after four consecutive victories. The Mr O'Reilly form ties in through the favourite and he should roll forward from the wide draw.
2. Cable Dancer deserved his latest victory after racing consistently and the rise to 2400m should not trouble him. He is another worth including in exotics.
Selections: 12-10-8-2
Race 2 - 12:50PM MRC Membership Black Friday Sale Handicap Tips (1300m)
It is a very open race and 2. Skippers Canyon looks an each-way chance at double figures.
Whether 1300m is quite sharp enough remains the query, but he has always raced well fresh and both Australian victories have come first-up, including one on the Sandown Hillside circuit.
He can be tardy from the barriers, so it was encouraging to see him begin cleanly when winning a November 4 jump-out. The Stokes stable may still have some improvement to find with him despite his experience, while Lachlan Neindorf was aboard for his most recent victory.
9. Parvenu will improve from the run but could have the most upside in the field. Apart from a plain Queensland Oaks performance, there was little to knock about her previous campaign and her November 2 trial suggested she can run well fresh. Her biggest victory has come over this distance.
6. Ruska Roma could be the big improver. Nothing has really suited in three runs this preparation, including getting a long way back in a leader-dominated race at Flemington last time. She is now fit, drops significantly in grade and draws much kinder.
10. Chicago Blues has been ticking over nicely and arrives hard fit. A strong tempo would suit a gelding capable of finishing off strongly late.
Selections: 2-9-6-10
Race 3 - 1:25PM Your Safety Factory Handicap Tips (1400m)
There is always some hesitation taking a much shorter quote about a last-start double-figure winner, but 4. Fundamental Nature does find a weaker race.
Her only poor run this preparation came in Sydney as favourite and she has built back into the campaign nicely since returning to Melbourne. She won fresh at Caulfield on August 15 before being unlucky not to make it two straight in her only previous Sandown Hillside appearance.
Fundamental Nature was ridden cold before powering home last time and similar tactics could suit around the big Sandown circuit. She rises in weight, but this is not a particularly deep race and Ethan Brown takes over for the Ciaron Maher stable.
6. Impulsive Reaction is the knockout hope. The gelding has had only one preparation, which included a Group 3 victory in Adelaide, and had already shown plenty of ability beforehand. He will improve from the run, but his quiet Cranbourne trials have been encouraging and 1400m looks a suitable starting point.
5. Porter is as honest as they come and should roll forward to make his own luck. He bounced back to winning form under a big weight last time and now carries 5kg less, although this is harder.
9. Oak Beach is another capable of running well fresh. She was unlucky when resuming here in April before enduring a frustrating campaign that finished with a Caulfield Heath victory.
Selections: 4-6-5-9
Race 4 - 2:00PM Nationwide Handicap Tips (1800m)
This may be the most competitive race on the card, but 17. The Muffin Man is going well enough to win after gaining a start following the scratching of Rick's Cafe.
He was a little one-paced over 1300m first-up but improved sharply from that, narrowly missing at Ballarat after strong market support before another excellent effort at Bendigo.
The Muffin Man came from well back and wide in a meeting where that was not the place to be, yet still produced the second-fastest final 200m of the entire program. The rise to 1800m should suit off two good mile runs, he drops in weight and his only career victory came at Sandown Hillside.
6. Geneva can be forgiven for a very brave Cranbourne return on October 23 after racing three wide throughout and still finishing runner-up. Blake Shinn now gets barrier three and the Group 3 winner from New Zealand looks to have returned in good order after failing in the South Australian Derby.
4. Brave Danza has enough class to respect fresh over 1800m. He was third behind Roulette King when resuming over this track and trip in March before winning at Flemington later in the preparation.
8. Falls Of Acharn finished third in the Ballarat race that The Muffin Man was runner-up in, covering ground in his Australian debut. He has since completed another jump-out and could improve.
Selections: 17-6-4-8
Race 5 - 2:35PM Sportsbet Sandown Guineas Tips (1600m)
This is a much harder challenge for 7. Magna Sententia, but the Sandown Guineas has often rewarded a progressive three-year-old coming through the grades late in spring.
He had been building nicely before exploding at Geelong once the blinkers went on, and the way the big, long-striding gelding finished that race suggests the rise to 1600m will suit.
It may simply be a case of right horse, right time against opposition with either distance queries or exposed form. Taige Weir has had four winners from her past 10 starters, including Billycart's Listed victory during the Melbourne Cup Carnival, and her small stable continues to race in excellent form.
4. Harry Lime is the clear danger. He had excuses in both Melbourne runs and was not going to trouble Ranarsson last time regardless, but that horse would be very short in this field. Harry Lime was seven weeks between runs there, should improve and looks ready for the mile.
12. Anglais made a quick stable switch to Clinton McDonald and remains an interesting filly. She broke through impressively at Ballarat and was due to run on Derby Day. The penny looks to be starting to drop.
8. Meness is the bolter for exotics. The drop back in distance is an unusual placement, but some of his earlier preparation form reads well enough.
Selections: 7-4-12-8
Race 6 - 3:10PM Evergreen Turf Doveton Stakes Tips (1000m)
The least exposed runner in the Doveton Stakes is 8. Bred 'Em All, who does need to find another level but has the platform to do so.
The gelding did enough first-up at Morphettville when class got him home before narrowly missing in his first Flemington straight-track appearance on Cox Plate Day.
That form reads reasonably well. Perilous Fighter finished second-last in the same race before nearly pinching the Listed event that Don't Hope Do comes through. Craig Williams sticks and he has a 26% career strike rate with the Richard and Chantelle Jolly stable.
3. Don't Hope Do may simply be better suited back to 1000m after contesting 1100m races earlier in the preparation. His past two runs have resulted in a competitive Caulfield second and another big on-speed effort on Oaks Day at Flemington. He should again give a sight.
1. Oak Hill was awful first-up, but he is much better than that and has since won a jump-out. He remains a query off the return, although anything near his best would make him extremely competitive and he has won his only start over this track and trip.
11. Lake Forest is interesting fresh in an aggressive placement. He looks forward enough from his jump-out work and has enough tactical versatility.
Selections: 8-3-1-11
Race 7 - 3:45PM Move To Strike Thoroughbred Club Stakes Tips (1200m)
There are plenty of chances here and 7. Ciaron's Star appeals for the Ciaron Maher and Mark Zahra combination.
She has only one victory from eight starts but there has hardly been a poor performance through either her juvenile campaign or two runs this preparation.
Ciaron's Star resumed with a good second before being badly held up as favourite in the Brian Crowley Stakes. She should have finished considerably closer and that run can be forgiven, particularly with a month between starts. She remains relatively fresh third-up.
9. Affari has been in work for some time but continues to race strongly. She backed up her Rosehill breakthrough with an excellent effort behind the smart Regal Ambition in the Vanity Stakes, which looks one of the strongest recent form references in this field. Dropping back in distance is not a major concern.
2. Natural Fling is difficult to assess after a poor Coolmore Stud Stakes performance. Her previous form would have her a clear favourite in a race like this, so the market late may be the best guide.
4. Rubi's Choice is the blowout chance after a freshen-up and drop in distance. Her earlier form suggests these shorter trips may be more suitable.
Selections: 7-9-2-4
Race 8 - 4:25PM Sportsbet C.F. Orr Stakes Tips (1400m)
A competitive field has been assembled for the final Group 1 of the Melbourne spring and 3. Angel Capital looks well placed back at 1400m.
The Chris Waller-trained entire broke a lengthy drought when winning the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes over this distance at Caulfield on September 19 before contesting The Everest at $51. He settled back from an inside draw there and was forced to make ground through inferior going, yet was beaten less than three lengths.
The return to seven furlongs looks a significant positive. Angel Capital also should have finished closer in the All Aged Stakes over 1400m during the autumn after being badly held up, while Ben Melham has partnered him for four of his six career victories.
Good ground is important and barrier six should allow Melham to settle outside runners before building momentum. Angel Capital had a month between runs going into The Everest and another four weeks since, which should suit a horse generally at his best with some freshness.
1. Jimmysstar has not been as reliable as he was last season but is only three runs removed from winning the Group 1 Manikato Stakes.
His Everest performance had merit without much going right, producing the fastest final 200m of the race, while he was again set a difficult task from well back at his latest. Barrier one and the Sandown cutaway could allow him a much more economical passage. He may still be the best horse in the race at his peak, but is harder to trust nowadays.
7. Splash Back has to bridge a class gap under weight-for-age conditions but is interesting at a price.
The Tattersall's Tiara winner resumed with a sound fifth in the McEwen Stakes over 1200m and should appreciate returning to 1400m second-up. Rey Magnerio subsequently franked that form on Oaks Day, while Splash Back arrives fresher than many of her rivals after a much lighter spring.
5. Beiwacht needs things to fall his way but has already shown what he can do when they do. He won the Memsie over this trip first-up and also claimed the All Aged Stakes over 1400m to close his three-year-old season. His previous victory before that came in a fast-run Golden Rose over the same distance.
Selections: 3-1-7-5
Race 9 - 5:05PM Chandon Zipping Classic Tips (2400m)
It is a strong edition of the Zipping Classic and 10. Small Fry created a good impression on Australian debut when runner-up to Point Of Law.
He had his chance in the Geelong Cup but was beaten only narrowly by a horse who subsequently demolished his opposition in the Melbourne Cup. Small Fry missed a place in that race, but this looks an ideal consolation.
Importantly, he arrives here with only one Australian run under his belt while several rivals are deep into long spring preparations. That freshness could be significant at this stage of the carnival.
5. Juja Kibo has put together an excellent campaign, winning twice before finishing a game third in the Melbourne Cup. He may not be a genuine 3200m horse, but his class took him a long way and the return to 2400m looks far more suitable.
9. Travolta had a minor setback earlier in the preparation but showed no ill effects when winning stylishly at Randwick. The spacing between runs should allow him to hold that form and James McDonald takes over.
11. Darkbonee is the value runner. His preparation appeared to taper after a promising start, but his past two performances have had merit without much luck and the rise in distance is worth exploring.
Selections: 10-5-9-11
Race 10 - 5:40PM Henley Homes Summoned Stakes Tips (1500m)
It has been a frustrating preparation for 4. Concord Connie, but she gets an excellent opportunity to land a deserved black-type victory.
Her latest effort is comfortably the strongest form reference in the field, finishing runner-up to five-time Group 1 winner Lady Shenandoah in the Empire Rose Stakes. She also finished ahead of Queen of the Turf winner Idle Flyer.
Concord Connie had excuses when narrowly beaten first-up and was unsuited by the race shape second-up before continuing to progress through stronger company. She is short in the market but deserves to be.
10. Savitri remains relatively untapped and could provide the main challenge on ability. She still does plenty wrong, which was evident when runner-up to Surfin' Bird last time, with that form franked when Surfin' Bird won the Group 2 Crystal Mile a fortnight later. She has also won a recent jump-out and looks suited fresh.
12. Superfabulistic bolted in last week after having no luck second-up. She received every favour in a weaker race but capitalised emphatically and remains lightly raced and consistent enough to feature again.
2. Bossy Benita is the outsider for exotics. Her run behind Point Barrow earlier in the campaign was excellent, she was ordinary at Cranbourne subsequently, but her Sandown record is strong and she is better than that second-up effort.
Selections: 4-10-12-2
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