Sandown Lakeside Race Day – May 2nd

Ladbrokes Back Yourself Handicap

(F&M BM78 - 1200m)

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Winning Horse: Atlantica (Aus)

5yoM Barbados (Aus) - Hot Senora (Aus)(Host (Chi))

29 starts - 5 wins 6 seconds 3 thirds 2 fourths $249060

Other Wins

1st Sale Thelma Coster (Bm70) 1200m (2019)

1st Morphettville 13Cabs 3Yo 1200m (2018)

1st Gawler Holdfast Insurance (Bm60) 1115m (2018)

1st Gawler Terrace Function Centre Mdn 1219m (2017) (Debut Run)

Other Placings

2nd Geelong Bet365 Protest Promise (Bm70) 1100m (2020)

2nd Swan Hill Pooles Accountants (Bm70) 1200m (2019)

2nd Sandown-Hillside Mrc Membership Renewal (Bm70) 1300m (2019)

3rd Sandown-Hillside Clanbrooke Racing (Bm70) 1000m (2019)

3rd Bendigo Dwyer Racing (Bm70) 1100m (2019)

2nd Morphettville Parks Adelaide Galvanising (Bm82) 1000m (2018)

3rd Caulfield Ladbrokes Back Yourself Hcp 1200m (2018)

2nd Morphettville Parks James Boag's Premium (Bm64) 1400m (2018)

2nd Morphettville Parks Ubet (Bm70) 1300m (2017)

Race Result:

1st: Atlantica (R Bayliss/H Dwyer) - $7.50
2nd: Flying Sardine (D Stackhouse/R Frost) - $41
3rd: Raktoff (M Aitken/R Cully) - $6

Winning Time: 1:1:14.08 Last 600m: N/A

Margins: 1¼L x Short Head

Winning Trainer: Henry Dwyer (on phone)

“She’s been racing consistently without luck. It all played into her hands today with the soft track. She was super first-up and we’ve targeted this race for a while. Just needs wet tracks which we were looking for.

“We gave her a break even though she was going well (and hoped) the wet tracks would come along.”

Winning Jockey: Regan Bayliss

“It was a nice win. Henry gave her a bit of a freshen up. I tried (rode) her at Caulfield one day about a month ago and she trialled super. Her first-up run at Geelong was very good and she did at good job at the races today. She really liked that ground.

On the run: “It was perfect. Ended up on speed, didn’t go overly hard and everything worked in our favour.”

Mick Price on Oceanex winning Port Adelaide Cup at Morphettville: “Had to work for the first 1200m without cover, and the first time at the journey.

“Very good (performance) and she just might be a stayer. We’ll go to the Andrew Ramsden Stakes in a couple of weeks at Flemington.”

<Mick gave the impression that pre-race he still had to be convinced that Oceanex had staying potential and today gave him some confirmation.>

Ciaron Maher on second-placed Sopressa: “I thought she could win but Oceanex was the other quality horse in the race. I had some doubts over the distance but she ran well. We’ll look at heading to Flemington for the Andrew Ramsden.”

“Very good (performance) and she just might be a stayer. We’ll go to the Andrew Ramsden Stakes in a couple of weeks at Flemington.”