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17:42 Sandown

Star Sports National Stakes (Listed Race)

5f · Flat · Class 1 · Good · 8 runners · £25,520 · Thursday, 28 May 2026

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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: Napa

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

Forecast 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

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

Adaay Of Scarlett

Oisin Murphy · Hugo Palmer · 2yo

Top-rated of 8
score 71.7 · +4.7 clear of next best (67.0)
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
    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%)
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 5f

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.18).

Low (1–3)
IV 1.18
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.64
High (7–8)
IV 1.12

Today: Dandyman Dan (draw 1) and Napa (draw 2) get the bias; A Bear Affair (draw 6) 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. 53 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
17
Where Love Lives
J: Kevin Stott · T: Kevin Ryan · draw 8
2yo · C · b
1
—67.0
7/2·4.50
SP
22
Adaay Of Scarlett
J: Oisin Murphy · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 7
2yo · C · b
11
—71.7
9/4·3.25
SP
38
Princesse d'Orange
J: Rossa Ryan · T: David O'Meara · draw 4
2yo · F · b
15
—49.5
12/1·13.00
SP
43
Bill The Bull
J: Charles Bishop · T: Adam Kirby · draw 3
2yo · C · b
43
—55.3
50/1·51.00
SP
54
Dandyman Dan
J: Saffie Osborne · T: David Evans · draw 1
2yo · C · b
1
—66.8
28/1·29.00
SP
65
Mr Macartney
J: Ray Dawson · T: Oli Rix · draw 5
2yo · C · b
417
—42.2
33/1·34.00
SP
71
A Bear Affair
J: Sean Levey · T: Richard Hannon · draw 6
2yo · C · b
13
—63.0
5/1·6.00
SP
86
Napa
J: David Egan · T: Kevin Philippart De Foy · draw 2
2yo · C · b
41
—62.5
2/1F·3.00
SP

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

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.

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