Who won the 16:10 Sandown on 4 July 2026?
He's Waliim (GB) won the 16:10 Sandown at SP 13.00. Ridden by Billy Loughnane. Trained by James Tate.
16:10 Sandown
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7f · Flat · Class 3 · Good To Firm · 6 runners · £10,308 · Saturday, 4 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 4thRace report
- 1stHe's Waliim (GB)Billy Loughnane·James Tate12/1·13.00SP
- 2ndSunny Smile (IRE)Oisin Murphy·Hugo Palmer·beaten 4.5 lengths18/1·19.00SP
- 3rdJungle Ruler (IRE)Conor Whiteley·Michael Appleby·beaten 0.3 lengths6/1·7.00SP
Race time
1m 27.63s+0.53s vs std
Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.
AI top-rated Spirit Of Saxony (score 58.9) finished 4th.
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-partyPundit pick: King's Cavalry
King's Cavalry is unbeaten since stepping into handicaps, with the form building nicely, and today's fast 7f test suits him well as he bids to make it three in a row. Spirit Of Saxony is the most obvious danger after missing the gaps he needed in a race last month that has since worked out strongly, while Jungle Ruler, a picture of consistency, was made to work hard for his latest placing and that effort may be better than it reads on paper. Richie's Rocket cannot be ruled out either, though he looks to have more to prove back in this grade. With only six runners, traffic should be easier to avoid, and King's Cavalry, with the scope to progress further, is selected to land a third success in a row.
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
Spirit Of Saxony
Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton · 3yo
Top-rated of 6
score 58.9 · +1.5 clear of next best (57.4)
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 strong21d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight68strongLast 6: 2-5-5-1-2
- Ratings50% weight57averageOR 85
- Trainer20% weight35below averageEve Johnson Houghton: 4/28 winners last 14d (14%)
MarketBest price 2.80 (SmarketsSBK) · 2nd in the market of 6.
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 7f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.10).
Low (1–2)
IV 1.10
Mid (3–4)
IV 0.85
High (5–6)
IV 1.02
Today: Spirit Of Saxony (draw 1) and King's Cavalry (draw 2) get the bias; Richie's Rocket (draw 4) 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
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: James Tate · draw 5 3yo · G · b | 16256 | 89 | 47.1 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 2 | 6 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 6 3yo · G · btp | 14202 | 80 | 54.0 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 3 | 4 | J: Conor Whiteley(5) · T: Michael Appleby · draw 3 3yo · G · b | 144454 | 85 | 53.6 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 4 | 3 | J: Charles Bishop · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 1 3yo · G · b | 25512 | 85 | 58.9 | 9/4·3.25 SP |
| 5 | 1 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 4 3yo · G · ch | 14570 | 91 | 54.9 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 6 | 5 | J: James Doyle · T: James Tate · draw 2 3yo · C · b | 6211 | 85 | 57.4 | 7/4F·2.75 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:10 Sandown?
No — the AI top pick (Spirit Of Saxony) finished 4.
What were the placings in the 16:10 Sandown?
Top finishers: 1. He's Waliim (GB) (13.00), 2. Sunny Smile (IRE) (19.00), 3. Jungle Ruler (IRE) (7.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:10 Sandown?
The winning time was 1m 27.63s, 0.53s slower than standard.
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