IT might have been only four-horse race at Sandown Lakeside on Wednesday but it turned into the highlight of the eight-race metropolitan card.

The Evergreen Turf Handicap over 2100m quickly turned into just a two-horse challenge, with Swan Hill jockey Harry Coffey taking out the $50,000 race.

Coffey’s mount Tommy was the even-money favourite, marginally ahead of Speranzoso, and as soon as they...