Sandown takes its first Saturday meeting of many throughout the winter period, a role it does so well and one that (hopefully) isn't given away.

I'm looking to Race 4 for the best of the day where the topweight Fasuto just needs to replicate what he did fresh to be winning this.

He posted a big rating of 105 there with the 62kg at Mornington, smashing Title Fighter by three lengths who then came out and won a three-year-old open race at Caulfield over some handy types.

Consistency has been Fasuto's problem so he's no sure thing to go and repeat his rating but we're getting a good price again in what doesn't look a particularly strong benchmark 78.

Even with 61kg, our weight-adjusted ratings have him a few pounds clear of the next best last start rating, and I like the fact he's over a month between runs with Luke Nolen sticking.

The wide draw won't be an issue from the chute start and he can probably just get a similar run to his win first up off a strong speed. $5 in the bet365 market looks more than fair.

For the value play I'm heading to the last where Showmanship gets to 1400m second-up having done more than enough on resumption in the Wangoom at Warrnambool, getting back on a day where it was near impossible to make ground and running on well.

The tempo was strong there but even still, he was first-up on testing ground on an unfavourable track and came home in the second-fastest last 600m and equal fastest last 200m.

His splits were near identical to Nicolini Vito, who was fitter and finished a length ahead of him. He's come out and run second in the Straight Six but is ¼ of the price of Showmanship here, who draws to sit much closer and is 4/5 at 1400m.

Happy to take the double figures about Showmanship, who can easily improve 10 pounds here off his 98 rating first-up. At his best, he's close to the best horse in this race and there was nothing in the first-up run to suggest he hasn't come back healthy.
 

THE bet365 MELBOURNE MAIL

Bet of the day: Race 4 #1 Fasuto at $5.00 with bet365*
Each-way play: Race 10 #3 Showmanship at $12.00/3.70 with bet365*

*Odds correct at 3:00pm, 23/5/24

Also at Sandown, bet365 will offer a mega boost on Race 7 – Let'srollthedice to finish 1st or 2nd – 2.00 > 2.60.

bet365's featured mega boost for Saturday will be Eneeza to finish 1st or 2nd in R5 at Doomben – 1.65 > 2.50

FP	Silk	Horse, Age & Sex Sire & Dam	Jockey Trainer	SP WT
1st		5. ELECTRIK JIM (FR) 5yo H CARGHESE DES LANDES (FR) - NOPANICJIM (IRE)	GARY SANCHEZ ELIZABETH BERNARD	$24 56kg
		STEPHANIE GENET
2nd		10. KHEOPS DE BUJ (FR) 4yo F CARGHESE DES LANDES (FR) - REINE DU DROPT (FR)	VALENTIN SEGUY CHRISTELLE COURTADE	$19 53.5kg
		C. COURTADE/ K. BODIN
3rd		9. KALIS DE LA BRUNIE (FR) 4yo F GENTLEWAVE (IRE) - ALOA DE LA BRUNIE (FR)	FABRICE VERON DAVID MORISSON	$10 53.5kg
		JACQUES CROUZILLAC
4th		4. MOMBASA (FR) 4yo F SHREK (FR) - MOSACHA (FR)	IORITZ MENDIZABAL DIDIER GUILLEMIN	$1.4 57.5kg
5th		6. ZIGOTTO (FR) 4yo H PABAN DE FRANCE (FR) - ZAZA (FR)	HUGO MOUESAN CHRISTELLE COURTADE	$33 55kg
6th		8. KATAHNAA (FR) 4yo F SAVOIR VIVRE (IRE) - BEKAA (FR)	ROMAIN DUBORD THIERRY DE LAURIERE	$91 53.5kg
7th		3. MADAOUA (FR) 4yo F GENTLEWAVE (IRE) - MOSSALIS (FR)	CLEMENT MERILLE DIDIER GUILLEMIN	$24 57.5kg
8th		7. FURIEUSE (FR) 5yo M SCALO (GB) - FOLY DU PECOS (FR)	GUILLAUME GUEDJ-GAY XAVIER THOMAS-DEMEAULTE	$16 54.5kg
9th		1. ZAZU (FR) 4yo H AEGON (IRE) - ZAZA (MAR)	CLEMENT CADEL ALAIN BONIN	$11 59kg
10th		2. HALDAWYSSA (FR) 5yo M SCALO (GB) - HALDAWYRA (FR)	MICKAEL FOREST CHRISTELLE COURTADE	$19 57.5kg