Resilient galloper Sandpaper has added another black-type victory to his record, leading throughout to claim the Listed Carrington Stakes at Randwick for trainer Bjorn Baker and syndicator Darby Racing.

Given a perfect ride by Nash Rawiller, Sandpaper was heavily supported into $2.70 favouritism and proved too strong late, holding off stablemate Thunderlips ($14) by a long neck, with Matcha Latte ($6.50) finishing third.

The win followed a midfield effort in The Buffering (1400m) at Eagle Farm, a run Baker’s racing manager Luke Hilton felt had plenty of merit.

“He was really tough in Brisbane. He never got any peace. They were three-wide attacking him the whole way and I thought he held his own and boxed on really well,” Hilton said.

“Bjorn just gave him that bit of extra time between runs when he came back, and he looked fantastic in the yard.

“His work during the week was super and Nash gets on with him well.”

Rawiller completed a treble on the program, having earlier partnered Promitto and Kingdom Undersiege to victory.

The jockey admitted there was a nervous moment when the challengers loomed in the straight, but Sandpaper refused to give in.

“He’s a tough bugger,” Rawiller said.

“The way they all got to him at the top of the rise, I thought geez, I’ve been a bit pretty here.

“But I think they get tired chasing him and when he gave that kick, he is just so tough and honest.

“The stablemate probably had him there at the hundred and I think they had a little chat together and he said, ‘mate, you’re not getting past me’.”

Those assessing the Carrington Stakes form can review the latest betting markets for the race following the Randwick feature.

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