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The 2017 Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas is a Group 2 race held at the very end of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival on Zipping Classic Day in mid-late November, a week after the Melbourne Cup Carnival comes to a close on Emirates Stakes Day.

The meeting at Sandown Racecourse – now known as Ladbrokes Park – hosts five Group status races in total including the: Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m), Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m), Group 3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m), Group 3 Summoned Stakes (1500m) and Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1200m). There are a host of Listed events on the day, including the Sandown Cup (3200m) run over the two miles.

The Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas is a middle distance race run over 1600m and is for three-year-olds at set weights. The race offers lucrative stakes of $250,000. It is also the last quality Group race for three-year-olds at set weights of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Horses competing in the Sandown Guineas may have come via a large number of quality events held throughout the carnival including the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) on Victoria Derby Day at Flemington.

The 2017 Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas was a feature race on Zipping Classic Day that took place on Saturday November 18, 2017 .

Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas 2017
Date:	Saturday November 18, 2017
Track:	Sandown Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Conditions:	3YO – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$250,000
Inaugurated:	1957

2017 Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas Results

• 1st: #9 Villermont
• 2nd: #10 Peaceful State
• 3rd: #3 Black Sail

See below for the official Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas 2017 Results & Finishing Order, following the link to read more on the win by the Aaron Purcell-trained All Too Hard colt Villermont who continued his ace form at a mile with a narrow success over Peaceful State and the also Purcell-trained Black Sail. Purcell is now considering a 2018 Rosehill Guineas target in the autumn for his Sandown Guineas winner Villermont.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	9	VILLERMONT	Aaron Purcell	Luke Nolen	–	9	57kg	$7.50
2	10	PEACEFUL STATE	Darren Weir	John Allen	0.2L	11	57kg	$9.50
3	3	BLACK SAIL	Aaron Purcell	Mark Zahra	0.5L	5	57kg	$9
4	2	BEAU GESTE	James Cummings	Damian Lane	3.25L	4	57kg	$5.50
5	8	VINLAND	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	3.65L	3	57kg	$9
6	7	GIVE	John Moloney	Patrick Moloney	4.65L	1	57kg	$101
7	4	HYPNOTIST	Peter & Paul Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	5.65L	6	57kg	$18
8	11	I’LL HAVE A BIT	John McArdle	Jamie Mott	6.4L	2	55kg	$16
9	6	OCTABELLO	Mick Price	Damien Oliver	6.5L	10	57kg	$8.50
10	1	SNITZEPEG	Darren Weir	Dean Yendall	8.25L	7	57kg	$5
11	5	ICON OF DUBAI	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ben Melham	8.35L	8	57kg	$26

2017 Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas Tips

• 1st: #1 Snitzepeg
• 2nd: #4 Hypnotist
• 3rd: #11 I’ll Have A Bit

Check out our full Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas 2017 Betting Tips by following the link, the Races.com.au team tipping the Darren Weir-trained SNITZEPEG ($5) to be given a run closer to the pace than in the Carbine Club Stakes and finish on top. HYPNOTIST ($11) was flat in the same lead-up, but had excuses, and has four-time winning trainer / jockey combo Peter Snowden / Kerrin McEvoy. I’LL HAVE A BIT ($16) is the filly taking on the boys on the back of a Monee Valley Fillies Classic second, won’t win but can place.

2017 Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas Betting Odds

The latest Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas 2017 betting odds courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au along with links to the markets for you to back your Sandown Guineas Tips at the right price will be available below the week of the race.

2017 Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas Field

The Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas field usually attracts a quality field of three-year-olds chasing a final Group win for the spring. It is a very popular target for stronger three year olds following successful spring campaigns. Although it is only 1600m, three year olds who have previously contested longer events will also line up in the Sandown Guineas field.

The official Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas 2017 Field & Barriers will be announced below on the Wednesday of race week.

The 2017 Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas Final Field features 11 three-year-olds including Carbine Club Stakes fourth and fifth placegetters Beau Geste and Snitzepeg. Trainer Aaron Purcell saddles-up stablemates Black Sail and Villermont both in good form, while I’ll Have A Bit in barrier two is the sole filly taking on the boys in the mile clash this season.

Read more on the Ladbrokes Sandown Guineas 2017 Field.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	150×524115	SNITZEPEG	Darren Weir	Dean Yendall	7	57kg	80
2	1×31374	BEAU GESTE	James Cummings	Damian Lane	4	57kg	76
3	48×14222	BLACK SAIL (NZ)	Aaron Purcell	Mark Zahra	5	57kg	70
4	1×11549	HYPNOTIST	Peter & Paul Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	6	57kg	70
5	6425×217	ICON OF DUBAI	Peter & Paul Snowden	Michael Walker	8	57kg	63
6	1×187	OCTABELLO	Mick Price	Damien Oliver	10	57kg	67
7	49×6417090	GIVE	John Moloney	Patrick Moloney	1	57kg	60
8	56×1	VINLAND	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	3	57kg	62
9	314	VILLERMONT	Aaron Purcell	Luke Nolen	9	57kg	63
10	31	PEACEFUL STATE	Darren Weir	John Allen	11	57kg	62
11	2x31x97462	I’LL HAVE A BIT	John McArdle	Jamie Mott	2	55kg	74

2017 Sandown Guineas Nominations

The Sandown Guineas 2017 nominations close on the Monday leading-up to the race and attract plenty of graduates out of the Carbine Club Stakes a fortnight earlier on Victoria Derby Day.

The 2017 Sandown Guineas Nominations drew a bumper 19 hopefuls with the sole filly in the mix I’ll Have A Bit sitting top of the ballot after a lead-up second in the Moonee Valley Fillies Classic (1600m) over the same distance.

View the Sandown Guineas 2017 Nominations including the three Darren Weir-trained entries.

Sandown Guineas History

First run in 1957, the inaugural winner of the Sandown Guineas was Orient. The event originated as a Principal race over eight furlongs and for two years in 1968 and 1969 it was run over 10 furlongs before reverting back to the original distance. Up until 1967 it was a fillies only race and from its inauguration until 1964 the event was held at Caulfield racecourse before being moved to Sandown. A few years later when Australia adopted the metric system the length was converted to 1600m. The Sandown Guineas gained its Group 2 status in 1979.

Some more than handy types have claimed victory in the Sandown Guineas including Over (1999), Sedation (1998), King Ivor (1996) and Durbridge (1990), although the event doesn’t normally attract Group 1 quality runners. Sandown Guineas winners, place getters and winning times since 2000 are provided below.

Recent Sandown Guineas Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2018 Sandown Guineas	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2017 Sandown Guineas	1st	Villermont	1 minute 37.53 seconds
	2nd	Peaceful State
	3rd	Black Sail
2016 Sandown Guineas	1st	Morton’s Fork	1 minute 40.05 seconds
	2nd	Ruthven
	3rd	Jennifer Lynn
2015 Sandown Guineas	1st	Mahuta	1 minute 35.98 seconds
	2nd	Dal Cielo
	3rd	Don’t Doubt Mamma
2014 Sandown Guineas	1st	Petrology	1 minute 36.74 seconds
	2nd	Stratum Star
	3rd	Berisha
2013 Sandown Guineas	1st	Paximadia	1 minute 37.39 seconds
	2nd	Equator
	3rd	Apollo’s Choice
2012 Sandown Guineas	1st	Tatra	1 minute 36.77 seconds
	2nd	Lunar Rise
	3rd	Proverb
2011 Sandown Guineas	1st	So Swift	1 minute 38.84 seconds
	2nd	Niagara
	3rd	Galah
2010 Sandown Guineas	1st	Pressday	1 minute 42.71 seconds
	2nd	Chasse
	3rd	Bigelow
2009 Sandown Guineas	1st	Kidnapped	1 minute 36.2 seconds
	2nd	Majestic Music
	3rd	Turf Express
2008 Sandown Guineas	1st	Caymans	1 minute 38 seconds
	2nd	Marveen
	3rd	Lucky Thunder
2007 Sandown Guineas	1st	Schilling	1 minute 38.6 seconds
	2nd	Masked Assassin
	3rd	Wind Shear
2006 Sandown Guineas	1st	Sender	1 minute 34.8 seconds
	2nd	Flame Of Sydney
	3rd	Wordsmith
2005 Sandown Guineas	1st	Cayambe	1 minute 39.4 seconds
	2nd	Zigotto
	3rd	Aztec Smytzer
2004 Sandown Guineas	1st	Binding	1 minute 42.5 seconds
	2nd	Barely A Moment
	3rd	Al Maher
2003 Sandown Guineas	1st	Pay Keys	1 minute 36.1 seconds
	2nd	Ikes Dream
	3rd	Delzao
2002 Sandown Guineas	1st	Dextrous	1 minute 35.5 seconds
	2nd	Lawsons Storm
	3rd	Cool Azz
2001 Sandown Guineas	1st	Moon Dragon	1 minute 35.8 seconds
	2nd	All Courage
	3rd	Road To Dance
2000 Sandown Guineas	1st	Scenic Warrior	1 minute 34.6 seconds
	2nd	Wyndam Special
	3rd	Paradiddle