Who won the 17:22 Sandown on 4 July 2026?
Stem (IRE) won the 17:22 Sandown at SP 8.50. Ridden by Pat Dobbs. Trained by Richard Hannon.
17:22 Sandown
Coral Celebrating 100 Years Handicap
1m2f · Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 9 runners · £23,193 · Saturday, 4 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 6thRace report
- 1stStem (IRE)Pat Dobbs·Richard Hannon15/2·8.50SP
- 2ndTheory Of Tides (GB)Saffie Osborne·Jamie Osborne·beaten 1 length14/1·15.00SP
- 3rdRathgar (GB)Callum Rodriguez·Jack Channon·beaten 0.3 lengths9/2·5.50SP
Race time
2m 6.60s−0.40s vs std
On standard — typical pace for the course/distance.
AI top-rated Spoken Truth (score 60.4) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.50 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way59.8/100 rating
Rathgar
10.00Bet365
Place portion settles at 2.80 · 1/5 odds · 3 places
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Spoken Truth
Spoken Truth has racked up four places in a row without quite getting his head in front, and his latest effort reads even better than the bare result after he ran into interference at a crucial point. Ten furlongs on today's good to firm ground both suit, and a favourable weight allotment adds to the case for him finally turning one of those places into a win. The chief dangers come from Theory Of Tides, who was progressing nicely before a long spell off the track, and last year's winner Flying Frontier, another who lost his passage last time but boasts a fine record around this course; Stem also keeps performing with credit without quite getting up. On balance, Spoken Truth remains our selection to finally break his duck.
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
Spoken Truth
Oisin Murphy · David O'Meara · 5yo
Top-rated of 10
score 60.4 · +0.6 clear of next best (59.8)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong14d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight71strongLast 6: 4-2-2-3-2
- Ratings50% weight57averageOR 86
- Trainer20% weight38below averageDavid O'Meara: 7/47 winners last 14d (15%)
MarketBest price 4.30 (Betfair Exchange) · 2nd in the market of 10.
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 1m2f
full course data →Strong: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.35).
Low (1–4)
IV 0.91
Mid (5–7)
IV 0.73
High (8–10)
IV 1.35
Today: Rathgar (draw 10) and Theory Of Tides (draw 8) get the bias; Spoken Truth (draw 7) 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. 72 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | J: Pat Dobbs · T: Richard Hannon · draw 6 4yo · G · b | 22904 | 87 | 49.4 | 15/2·8.50 SP |
| 2 | 4 | J: Saffie Osborne · T: Jamie Osborne · draw 8 5yo · G · b | 0042 | 93 | 50.9 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Jack Channon · draw 10 6yo · G · chp | 04119 | 94 | 59.8 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 4 | 3 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: James Tate · draw 4 6yo · H · b | 91984 | 94 | 49.4 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 5 | 1 | J: James Doyle · T: James Tate · draw 5 4yo · C · bp | 55590 | 97 | 46.6 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 6 | 10 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: David O'Meara · draw 7 5yo · G · b | 42232 | 86 | 60.4 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
| 7 | 9 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 3 4yo · G · b | 0102 | 86 | 52.9 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 8 | 7 | J: Ryan Moore · T: Andrew Balding · draw 1 4yo · G · b | 65661 | 88 | 56.4 | 2/1F·3.00 SP |
| 9 | 5 | J: Megan Smith(7) · T: George Boughey · draw 2 7yo · G · bt | 416090 | 93 | 53.2 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Kieran Shoemark · T: David Evans · draw 9 6yo · G · bv | 680005 | 92 | 39.8 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:22 Sandown?
No — the AI top pick (Spoken Truth) finished 6.
What were the placings in the 17:22 Sandown?
Top finishers: 1. Stem (IRE) (8.50), 2. Theory Of Tides (GB) (15.00), 3. Rathgar (GB) (5.50).
What was the winning time for the 17:22 Sandown?
The winning time was 2m 6.60s, on standard time.
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