SandownWed, July 29, 2026

ITSUKUSHIMA (1) is back from a lay-off of five months. Closed last campaign with a minor placing over 1m at Cranbourne. Rates highly and is likely to be prominent. STAY SILENT (2) did little and finished 5 lengths from the winner in eighth over 7f at this track last start, a less impressive effort than his fourth at Sandown-Lakeside the run before. Finds a nice race and can feature in the finish. TOUXLOVE (11) has progressed nicely in his last couple of runs. Finished second at Moe two starts back then landed the prize by half a length as public elect last time out over 7f at Cranbourne. Luke Currie scored on him last time and retains the ride. Tackling a deeper field this time but he is up to the task. KILLENAULE (9) has not appeared since he finished eighth over 1m1f at this track on March 11. Yet to win when resuming but generally runs well with two minor placings from three tries. Looks one of the genuine hopes in the race.