Sandown Racing Tips for November 14 – Upset in store in the Zipping Classic

Here are our best bets from the meeting, which features the CF Orr Stakes.

Ruska Roma looks an each-way player in Race 2 at Sandown. The four-year-old mare had been okay in her first two runs this preparation without much luck before stepping out in the Group 3 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes on Melbourne Cup Day. She was posted wide without cover throughout and eventually dropped out to finish towards the tail behind Shadhavar, who produced an outstanding performance and is one of the leading chances in the C.F. Orr Stakes later on the program. The Grahame Begg-trained mare is capable of much better and drops sharply in grade here, bringing the best last-start benchmark figures of any runner in this race despite that defeat, three lengths superior to the next best. She showed plenty of promise during her previous preparation, winning the Twilight Glow Stakes and finishing close up in the Fillies Classic at Moonee Valley, where she also had little luck. The daughter of Super Seth draws much better than her past two outings and can be a sharp improver with Jordan Childs aboard.

Keen on Bred 'Em All in the Listed Doveton Stakes over 1000m. The South Australian galloper has won three of his five career starts and resumed with a strong victory at Morphettville in weaker company, although that race has already produced two subsequent winners. He then headed to Flemington on Cox Plate Day for the Emperor Tree Sprint, where he was a touch slow to begin before settling handy and working strongly into the contest, eventually missing out by a nose behind Stokke. The Richard and Chantelle Jolly-trained gelding produced a performance more than 10 lengths faster than standard benchmark figures on that occasion and gets into this race on the minimum weight of 54kg. He looks to have plenty of upside, while Craig Williams takes the ride and strikes at 26% for the stable, producing a 62% profit on investment. Bred 'Em All should be hard to beat.

Torranzino is worth an each-way play at massive odds in the Group 2 Zipping Classic over 2400m. The veteran galloper, who finished fifth in last year's Melbourne Cup, has had four runs this preparation and appeared to be lacking fitness in his first few outings before showing significant improvement last weekend. He finished third behind Pinhole in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, form that reads well for this assignment, producing a performance 13.7 lengths faster than standard benchmark figures, the best last-start rating of any runner in this field. The Paul Preusker-trained seven-year-old claimed the Geelong Cup at the same stage of his preparation in 2025 before his excellent Melbourne Cup performance. He has also performed well on short back-ups in the past, including a victory over 2000m at Caulfield. His fitness is building, he looks ready to produce his best and the $51 on offer looks massive overs.

Concord Connie lines up at a short price in the final race of the day but is clearly the one to beat and looks a suitable anchor for the quaddies. The Charlotte Littlefield-trained mare removed any lingering doubts surrounding the hype with an excellent performance in the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington most recently. She was no match for the classy winner Lady Shenandoah but stuck on strongly to finish runner-up, producing a performance 13.5 lengths faster than standard benchmark figures, the best last-start rating of any runner in this field. Prior to that, she finished third behind Shadhavar in the Tristarc Stakes, another strong form reference. Concord Connie draws wide in barrier 12 but should be suited by the Sandown circuit, where she can settle back and have one last crack at them. She looks the standout winning chance.