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20:20

Sandown

Great Britain

Starsports.Bet Handicap

Thursday, 28 May 2026

1m·Flat·Class 4·Good·12 runners·£6,019
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 7th
  1. 1st
    Law Court (IRE)
    Faleh Bughenaim·Richard Hannon
    13/2·7.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    The Joker (FR)
    Silvestre De Sousa·Jane Chapple-Hyam·beaten 1.5 lengths
    7/2F·4.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Loblolly (IRE)
    Robert Havlin·S Woods·beaten 0.2 lengths
    50/1·51.00
    SP
Race time
1m 42.98s+1.88s vs std

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

In-running (Law Court (IRE))

“In touch with leaders - headway to lead inside final furlong - kept on”

AI top-rated Brave Hunter (score 59.3) finished 7th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.059.3/100 rating
Brave Hunter
6.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way59.3/100 rating
Brave Hunter
6.00Betfair 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

Brave Hunter

Oisin Murphy · Ismail Mohammed · 3yo

59.3/100
+1.5 vs next best (57.8)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    17d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    63average
    Ismail Mohammed: 1/4 winners last 14d (25%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    56average
    OR 79 · RPR 87 · TS 84
  • Form20% weight
    45below average
    Last 6: 3-8-6-2
MarketBest price 6.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 2nd favourite. AI sees slight value vs consensus.

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
112
Law Court
3yo · C · b
Richard Hannon
4322
9-1182886255.0
13/2·7.50
SP
1221
Suddenly I See
3yo · C · b
Charlie Johnston
3116
9-0980898256.7
12/1·13.00
SP
634
Blues And Royals
3yo · G · b
Michael Bell
73121
9-0980887756.4
7/1·8.00
SP
249
The Joker
3yo · C · b
Jane Chapple-Hyam
42933
9-0980918448.5
7/2F·4.50
SP
1055
Montague Menace
3yo · G · b
Andrew Balding
89150
9-0879835347.3
50/1·51.00
SP
363
Loblolly
3yo · G · b
S Woods
22166
9-0879875249.2
50/1·51.00
SP
477
Luzon Heights
3yo · C · ch
William Knight
41252
9-0879898154.4
9/2·5.50
SP
788
Brave Hunter
3yo · C · ch
Ismail Mohammed
3862
9-0879878459.3
4/1·5.00
SP
896
Darzah
3yo · F · b
William Haggas
51
9-0778854457.8
11/2·6.50
SP
111010
Brighlee
3yo · F · bhFT H
David Menuisier
26245
9-0576867050.4
33/1·34.00
SP
51112
Trio
3yo · F · b
Eve Johnson Houghton
61333
9-0071876752.0
12/1·13.00
SP
91211
Crimson Rambler
3yo · G · chb
Matt Crawley
211423
8-1269888249.4
40/1·41.00
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 20:20 Sandown on 28 May 2026?

Law Court (IRE) won the 20:20 Sandown at SP 7.50. Ridden by Faleh Bughenaim. Trained by Richard Hannon.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:20 Sandown?

No — the AI top pick (Brave Hunter) finished 7.

What were the placings in the 20:20 Sandown?

Top finishers: 1. Law Court (IRE) (7.50), 2. The Joker (FR) (4.50), 3. Loblolly (IRE) (51.00).

What was the winning time for the 20:20 Sandown?

The winning time was 1m 42.98s, 1.88s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Plenty of these hold claims but THE JOKER has notable course form to his name and gets the nod.

Racing Post pick: The Joker

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

7/2 Law Court, 5/1 Brave Hunter, Darzah, 11/2 Suddenly I See, Blues And Royals, 7/1 The Joker, 15/2 Luzon Heights, 16/1 Brighlee, 20/1 Trio, 25/1 Crimson Rambler, 40/1 Montague Menace, Loblolly

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

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