Who won the 20:05 Sandown on 24 July 2026?
Lyra Lea (GB) won the 20:05 Sandown at SP 2.38. Ridden by Lewis Edmunds. Trained by Rod Millman.
20:05 Sandown
Close Brothers Motor Finance Handicap Stakes
7f · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Firm · 6 runners · £4,449 · Friday, 24 July 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 11/8F·2.38Race report
- 1stLyra Lea (GB)AI top pick · 63.6Lewis Edmunds·Rod Millman11/8F·2.38SP
- 2ndNorfolk Blue (IRE)Cieren Fallon·William Knight·beaten 1.75 lengths7/2·4.50SP
- 3rdUnionville (GB)Kieren Fox·Michael Attwater·beaten 1.5 lengths28/1·29.00SP
Race time
1m 30.44s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Lyra Lea (GB))
“Up with the pace from the off - disputed the lead 2f out and soon clear - drifted left when driven a furlong out - responded gamely to score”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.38 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: Lyra Lea
Lyra Lea is our selection for this Class 5 7f at Sandown, narrowly on top of our figures with barely a pound in it over Berkshire Boom. It's an open-looking renewal though, with Unionville and Norfolk Blue also holding solid claims a little further back, so confidence in the selection is low. Berkshire Boom, so close behind on figures, is the most obvious danger, while Unionville and Norfolk Blue can't be ruled out either — Lyra Lea gets the vote on a whisker-thin margin at the top of a competitive field.
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
Lyra Lea
Lewis Edmunds · Rod Millman · 3yo
Top-rated of 6
score 63.6 · +8.0 clear of next best (55.6)
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 strong24d since last run (race-fit window)
- Trainer20% weight80very strongRod Millman: 8/25 winners last 14d (32%)
- Form20% weight65averageLast 6: 7-3-4-2-2
- Ratings50% weight49below averageOR 74 — highest combined rating in the field
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 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: Lyra Lea (draw 1) and King Cherry (draw 2) get the bias; Norfolk Blue (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 | 1 | J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Rod Millman · draw 1 3yo · F · b | 73422 | 74 | 63.6 | 11/8F·2.38 SP |
| 2 | 5 | J: Cieren Fallon · T: William Knight · draw 4 3yo · G · brp | 54425 | 67 | 49.9 | 7/2·4.50 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Kieren Fox · T: Michael Attwater · draw 6 3yo · G · b | 21788 | 69 | 38.5 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 4 | 2 | J: William Carver · T: Jamie Osborne · draw 3 3yo · G · b | 868 | 72 | 46.7 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 5 | 4 | J: Jason Watson · T: Andrew Balding · draw 5 3yo · G · b | 17632 | 68 | 55.6 | 5/2·3.50 SP |
| 6 | 6 | J: Marco Ghiani · T: Stuart Williams · draw 2 3yo · G · bt | 758 | 63 | 39.5 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:05 Sandown?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Lyra Lea, won the race (AI score 63.6).
What were the placings in the 20:05 Sandown?
Top finishers: 1. Lyra Lea (GB) (2.38), 2. Norfolk Blue (IRE) (4.50), 3. Unionville (GB) (29.00).
What was the winning time for the 20:05 Sandown?
The winning time was 1m 30.44s.
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