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20:20 Sandown

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1m · Flat · Class 4 · Good · 12 runners · £6,019 · Thursday, 28 May 2026

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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: The Joker

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

Forecast 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

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

Brave Hunter

Oisin Murphy · Ismail Mohammed · 3yo

Top-rated of 12
score 59.3 · +1.5 clear of next best (57.8)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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
    63small sample (n=4)
    Ismail Mohammed: 1/4 winners last 14d (25%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Ratings50% weight
    56average
    OR 79 · RPR 87 · TS 84
  • Form20% weight
    45below average
    Last 6: 3-8-6-2
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 (1–4)
IV 1.10
Mid (5–8)
IV 0.85
High (9–12)
IV 1.02

Today: Suddenly I See (draw 1) and Blues And Royals (draw 4) get the bias; Brave Hunter (draw 8) 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
11
Law Court
J: Faleh Bughenaim · T: Richard Hannon · draw 2
3yo · C · b
4322
8255.0
13/2·7.50
SP
24
The Joker
J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Jane Chapple-Hyam · draw 9
3yo · C · b
42933
8048.5
7/2F·4.50
SP
36
Loblolly
J: Robert Havlin · T: S Woods · draw 3
3yo · G · b
22166
7949.2
50/1·51.00
SP
47
Luzon Heights
J: Marco Ghiani · T: William Knight · draw 7
3yo · C · ch
41252
7954.4
9/2·5.50
SP
511
Trio
J: Charles Bishop · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 12
3yo · F · b
61333
7152.0
12/1·13.00
SP
63
Blues And Royals
J: Saffie Osborne · T: Michael Bell · draw 4
3yo · G · b
73121
8056.4
7/1·8.00
SP
78
Brave Hunter
J: Oisin Murphy · T: Ismail Mohammed · draw 8
3yo · C · ch
3862
7959.3
4/1·5.00
SP
89
Darzah
J: Cieren Fallon · T: William Haggas · draw 6
3yo · F · b
51
7857.8
11/2·6.50
SP
912
Crimson Rambler
J: Ray Dawson · T: Matt Crawley · draw 11
3yo · G · chb
211423
6949.4
40/1·41.00
SP
105
Montague Menace
J: Callum Hutchinson · T: Andrew Balding · draw 5
3yo · G · b
89150
7947.3
50/1·51.00
SP
1110
Brighlee
J: Rossa Ryan · T: David Menuisier · draw 10
3yo · F · bhFT H
26245
7650.4
33/1·34.00
SP
122
Suddenly I See
J: William Buick · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 1
3yo · C · b
3116
8056.7
12/1·13.00
SP

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

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.

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