18:50 Sandown

Chasemore Farm Ebf Novice Stakes (gbb Race)

7f · Flat · Class 3 · Good To Firm · 6 runners · £7,020 · Wednesday, 29 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 9/4·3.25

1st
Quest For Stars (FR)AI top pick · 46.5
Connor Planas·Charlie Appleby
9/4·3.25
SP
2nd
Grove Street (GB)
Joe Leavy·Brian Meehan·beaten .5 lengths
16/1·17.00
SP
3rd
Lancaster Tower (GB)
Robert Havlin·John & Thady Gosden·beaten 1.25 lengths
5/6F·1.83
SP

Race time

1m 31.59s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Quest For Stars (FR))

“Set the pace from the start - challenged approaching final furlong and a half but found extra to edge back clear - dug in for the win”

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.

Why the model rates this top

Quest For Stars

Connor Planas · Charlie Appleby · 2yo

Top-rated of 6

score 46.5 · +13.0 clear of next best (33.5)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Form20% weight
100very strong
Last 6: 1
Freshness10% weight
100very strong
20d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
83very strong
Charlie Appleby: 6/18 winners last 14d (33%)
Ratings50% weight
0weak
no Racing Post ratings on file

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 (1–3)

IV 1.10

Mid (4–5)

IV 0.85

High (6–7)

IV 1.02

Today: Lancaster Tower (draw 2) and Secano (draw 3) get the bias; Quest For Stars (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	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	1	Quest For Stars J: Connor Planas · T: Charlie Appleby · draw 4 2yo · C · b	1	9-11	—	—	—	46.5	9/4·3.25 SP
2	3	Grove Street J: Joe Leavy · T: Brian Meehan · draw 7 2yo · C · b	—	9-04	—	—	—	20.0	16/1·17.00 SP
3	5	Lancaster Tower J: Robert Havlin · T: John & Thady Gosden · draw 2 2yo · C · b	—	9-04	—	—	—	33.5	5/6F·1.83 SP
4	4	King High J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Owen Burrows · draw 1 2yo · C · b	—	9-04	—	—	—	15.0	15/2·8.50 SP
5	2	Dancing Dunes J: Edward Greatrex · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 6 2yo · C · b	—	9-04	—	—	—	22.5	14/1·15.00 SP
6	7	Secano J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Harry Charlton · draw 3 2yo · C · br	7	9-04	—	—	—	21.5	66/1·67.00 SP
—	—	Montalbano J: Callum Hutchinson · T: Andrew Balding · draw 5 2yo · C · b	—	9-04	—	—	—	24.5	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:50 Sandown on 29 July 2026?

Quest For Stars (FR) won the 18:50 Sandown at SP 3.25. Ridden by Connor Planas. Trained by Charlie Appleby.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:50 Sandown?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Quest For Stars, won the race (AI score 46.5).

What were the placings in the 18:50 Sandown?

Top finishers: 1. Quest For Stars (FR) (3.25), 2. Grove Street (GB) (17.00), 3. Lancaster Tower (GB) (1.83).

What was the winning time for the 18:50 Sandown?

The winning time was 1m 31.59s.

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