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17:42

Sandown

Great Britain

Star Sports National Stakes (Listed Race)

Thursday, 28 May 2026

5f·Flat·Class 1·Good·8 runners·£25,520
Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd
  1. 1st
    Where Love Lives (IRE)
    Kevin Stott·Kevin Ryan
    7/2·4.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Adaay Of Scarlett (IRE)AI top pick · 71.7
    Oisin Murphy·Hugo Palmer·beaten .5 lengths
    9/4·3.25
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Princesse d'Orange (GB)
    Rossa Ryan·David O'Meara·beaten 0.3 lengths
    12/1·13.00
    SP
Race time
1m 2.33s+2.53s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Where Love Lives (IRE))

Prominent - led inside final 110yds - kept on

Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.25 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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.071.7/100 rating
Adaay Of Scarlett
3.90Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way63.0/100 rating
A Bear Affair
7.20Betfair Exchange

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Racing Alpha pick

Adaay Of Scarlett

Oisin Murphy · Hugo Palmer · 2yo

71.7/100
+4.7 vs next best (67.0)

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

  • Form20% weight
    100very strong
    Last 6: 1-1
  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    27d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    62average
    RPR 97 · TS 90
  • Trainer20% weight
    53average
    Hugo Palmer: 5/24 winners last 14d (21%)
MarketBest price 3.90 (Betfair Exchange) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
716
2yo · C · b
13
9-02938963.0
5/1·6.00
SP
227
2yo · C · b
11
9-02979071.7
9/4·3.25
SP
433
2yo · C · b
43
9-02877455.3
50/1·51.00
SP
541
2yo · C · b
1
9-02845966.8
28/1·29.00
SP
655
2yo · C · b
417
9-02846942.2
33/1·34.00
SP
862
2yo · C · b
41
9-021079562.5
2/1F·3.00
SP
178
2yo · C · b
1
9-02979267.0
7/2·4.50
SP
384
2yo · F · b
15
8-11997749.5
12/1·13.00
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:42 Sandown on 28 May 2026?

Where Love Lives (IRE) won the 17:42 Sandown at SP 4.50. Ridden by Kevin Stott. Trained by Kevin Ryan.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:42 Sandown?

No — the AI top pick (Adaay Of Scarlett) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 17:42 Sandown?

Top finishers: 1. Where Love Lives (IRE) (4.50), 2. Adaay Of Scarlett (IRE) (3.25), 3. Princesse d'Orange (GB) (13.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:42 Sandown?

The winning time was 1m 2.33s, 2.53s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Where Love Lives is a tempting option but preference is for NAPA won who a valuable novice at Newmarket on his second start.

Racing Post pick: Napa

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

13/8 Napa, 3/1 Adaay Of Scarlett, 4/1 Where Love Lives, 13/2 A Bear Affair, Princesse d'Orange, 25/1 Dandyman Dan, 50/1 Bill The Bull, Mr Macartney

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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