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17:08

Sandown

Great Britain

Billy Ocean At Sandown Park 29 July Handicap

Friday, 12 June 2026

1m6f·Flat·Class 5·Good·4 runners·£4,449
Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Heroics (GB)
    Rossa Ryan·Alan King
    100/30·4.33
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Wardlaw (USA)
    Luke Morris·Sir Mark Prescott Bt·beaten .75 lengths
    4/1·5.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    King Of Berkshire (IRE)AI top pick · 59.7
    Oisin Murphy·Andrew Balding·beaten .5 lengths
    8/13F·1.62
    SP
Race time
3m 15.06s+12.66s vs std

Markedly slow — strong soft ground or a deeply tactical race.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.62 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 →
v1.059.7/100 rating
King Of Berkshire
1.54Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Racing Alpha pick

King Of Berkshire

Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding · 3yo

59.7/100
+2.7 vs next best (57.0)

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

  • Form20% weight
    83very strong
    Last 6: 4-2-1-3-1
  • Freshness10% weight
    70strong
    7d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Ratings50% weight
    53average
    OR 80 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Trainer20% weight
    48below average
    Andrew Balding: 10/54 winners last 14d (19%)
MarketBest price 1.54 (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
313
3yo · C · b
42131
10-018059.7
8/13F·1.62
SP
121
3yo · G · b
4224
9-067157.0
100/30·4.33
SP
232
3yo · G · bbFT B
05452
9-036839.1
4/1·5.00
SP
445
3yo · G · ch
56501
9-026749.1
20/1·21.00
SP
4
3yo · F · bbFT B
00556
8-045551.0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:08 Sandown on 12 June 2026?

Heroics (GB) won the 17:08 Sandown at SP 4.33. Ridden by Rossa Ryan. Trained by Alan King.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:08 Sandown?

No — the AI top pick (King Of Berkshire) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 17:08 Sandown?

Top finishers: 1. Heroics (GB) (4.33), 2. Wardlaw (USA) (5.00), 3. King Of Berkshire (IRE) (1.62).

What was the winning time for the 17:08 Sandown?

The winning time was 3m 15.06s, 12.66s slower than standard.

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