Shootout Has The Big Guns Aiming At $20,000

Sandown Shootout Favourite Queen Lauryn
Favourite Queen Lauryn
Four of Australia's fastest greyhound gunslingers will take aim at the $20,000 winner-takes-all 3 Shootout at Sandown Park this Thursday night.

Last start winner Queen Lauryn will lead the assault on Sandown's riches and will be joined by fellow Queenslander .

Made To Size took his first Group 1 scalp in July when he took out the Winter Carnival Cup at Albion Park. Trainer has kept his gun sprinter in the holster for the past three months, but is sure to come out firing on Thursday night.

Mantra Lad and One Tree Hill have been charged with defending the home state from the northern raiders.

One Tree Hill is a veteran of 81 race starts but the four year old is racing in career best form.

She used box 1 to full advantage when winning the Group 1 Paws of Thunder, then swept from the outside box to run third in the Group 1 TAB Topgun at The Meadows.

Mantra Lad has been a sprinting revelation since winning the Group 1 National Distance Championship at in August. He was beaten by 1.25 lengths by One Tree Hill in the Group 1 Paws of Thunder, winning his semi final in 29.73, and found trouble when 5th in the Group 1 TAB Topgun.

Waiting in reserve are recent Group 2 winner , and eight-time Group finalist Trew Millions.

The Group 3 Shootout will be run at 9.35pm Thursday 13 November and will be supported by eight Schweppes Melbourne Cup Preludes. Gates open from 6.00pm and the first race will be run at 7.09pm.

The Shootout Boxdraw

    Group 3 Final on Thursday 13 November 2008
    Race 8: $86,000 Group 1 Radio Sport 927 Sandown Cup (715m)
  • Box 1. Queen Lauryn $1.90
  • Box 3. Made To Size Reg Kay $5
  • Box 5. One Tree Hill Robert Britton $9
  • Box 7. Mantra Lad Graeme Jose $2.50
  • Reserves :Birthday Boy (1st RES) Stephen Elsum, Trew Millions (2nd RES) Tina Womann
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