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18:42 Sandown

Star Sports Heron Stakes (Listed Race)

1m · Flat · Class 1 · Good · 8 runners · £34,026 · Thursday, 28 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP EvensF·2.00
  1. 1st
    Talk Of New York (GB)AI top pick · 78.6
    William Buick·Charlie Appleby
    EvensF·2.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Time To Turn (GB)
    James Doyle·Charlie Appleby·beaten 5.5 lengths
    15/2·8.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Andab (IRE)
    Oisin Murphy·Joseph Patrick O'Brien·beaten 0.2 lengths
    8/1·9.00
    SP
Race time
1m 40.37s−0.73s vs std

Faster than standard — genuine race tempo.

In-running (Talk Of New York (GB))

“Midfield - in touch with leaders 3f out - headway to lead over 1f out - soon went clear - ran on well inside final furlong”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: Yazin

St James's Palace Stakes entry YAZIN (nap) impressed when completing a hat-trick at Southwell and he could be destined for big things.

Forecast 11/8 Talk Of New York, 5/2 Yazin, 8/1 Time To Turn, Nation's Hope, 9/1 Andab, 11/1 Wise Prince, 20/1 Golden Knight, 40/1 Maximized

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Talk Of New York

William Buick · Charlie Appleby · 3yo

Top-rated of 8
score 78.6 · +1.6 clear of next best (77.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Form20% weight
    87very strong
    Last 6: 1-3-1
  • Freshness10% weight
    85very strong
    44d since last run (fresh)
  • Trainer20% weight
    80very strong
    Charlie Appleby: 6/19 winners last 14d (32%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    74strong
    OR 104 · RPR 117 · TS 110 — highest combined rating in the field
MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Draw bias — Sandown 1m

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.10).

Low (1–3)
IV 1.10
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.85
High (7–9)
IV 1.02

Today: Wise Prince (draw 1) and Golden Knight (draw 3) get the bias; Talk Of New York (draw 5) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 115 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
17
Talk Of New York
J: William Buick · T: Charlie Appleby · draw 5
3yo · C · bh
131
10478.6
EvensF·2.00
SP
21
Time To Turn
J: James Doyle · T: Charlie Appleby · draw 9
3yo · C · b
21181
10770.3
15/2·8.50
SP
32
Andab
J: Oisin Murphy · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · draw 7
3yo · G · bp
21232
10364.1
8/1·9.00
SP
48
Wise Prince
J: Robert Havlin · T: John & Thady Gosden · draw 1
3yo · C · b
138
10466.4
18/1·19.00
SP
55
Nation's Hope
J: Rossa Ryan · T: Charlie Appleby · draw 4
3yo · C · b
11
9977.0
9/1·10.00
SP
63
Golden Knight
J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Ed Walker · draw 3
3yo · C · b
41
—59.7
28/1·29.00
SP
74
Maximized
J: Connor Planas · T: Charlie Appleby · draw 6
3yo · G · b
53235
9769.3
66/1·67.00
SP
89
Yazin
J: Ryan Moore · T: John & Thady Gosden · draw 8
3yo · C · b
3111
10475.4
7/2·4.50
SP
——
Padraig Dawn
J: NON-RUNNER · T: Charlie Pike · draw 2
3yo · C · b
128
10554.5—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:42 Sandown on 28 May 2026?

Talk Of New York (GB) won the 18:42 Sandown at SP 2.00. Ridden by William Buick. Trained by Charlie Appleby.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:42 Sandown?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Talk Of New York, won the race (AI score 78.6).

What were the placings in the 18:42 Sandown?

Top finishers: 1. Talk Of New York (GB) (2.00), 2. Time To Turn (GB) (8.50), 3. Andab (IRE) (9.00).

What was the winning time for the 18:42 Sandown?

The winning time was 1m 40.37s, 0.73s faster than standard.

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