Who won the 20:00 Sandown on 29 July 2026?
Spirit Of Athene (GB) won the 20:00 Sandown at SP 3.50. Ridden by Ashley Lewis. Trained by Ed Walker.
20:00 Sandown
Spillers Fillies' Handicap Stakes
1m2f · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Firm · 10 runners · £4,449 · Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stSpirit Of Athene (GB)Ashley Lewis·Ed Walker5/2F·3.50SP
- 2ndAmmoony (FR)AI top pick · 63.5Jack Mitchell·Tom Clover·beaten 0.3 lengths4/1·5.00SP
- 3rdLady Milton (GB)Rob Hornby·Jonathan Portman·beaten 3 lengths11/2·6.50SP
Race time
2m 9.54s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Spirit Of Athene (GB))
“Settled towards the back early - angled left approaching 2f out and edged that way - strong late progress inside the final furlong to hit the front - kept finding to the line”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 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-way63.5/100 rating
Ammoony
5.90Betfair Exchange
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: Melody De Vega
Come On Eibhlin and Kimeko Glory share top spot on our ratings at 79, but Melody De Vega is our selection for this Class 5 at Sandown, preferred on a progressive profile just a pound behind on 78. Come On Eibhlin, Kimeko Glory and Ammoony make up the main dangers in a tightly-bunched race. Confidence in the pick is low given how little separates the leading contenders on merit.
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
Ammoony
Jack Mitchell · Tom Clover · 3yo
Top-rated of 10
score 63.5 · +3.2 clear of next best (60.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight83very strongTom Clover: 5/15 winners last 14d (33%)
- Form20% weight78strongLast 6: 5-4-2-2-1
- Freshness10% weight65strong72d since last run (rusty)
- Ratings50% weight50averageOR 75 — highest combined rating in the field
MarketBest price 5.90 (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: Spirit Of Athene (draw 8) and Kimeko Glory (draw 10) get the bias; Lady Milton (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 | 10 | J: Ashley Lewis(5) · T: Ed Walker · draw 8 3yo · F · b | 9312 | 70 | 60.1 | 5/2F·3.50 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Jack Mitchell · T: Tom Clover · draw 4 3yo · F · b | 54221 | 75 | 63.5 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 3 | 6 | J: Rob Hornby · T: Jonathan Portman · draw 7 3yo · F · b | 11232 | 73 | 60.4 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Taryn Langley(5) · T: Charles Hills · draw 10 4yo · F · b | 285450 | 71 | 45.1 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| 5 | 8 | J: Robert Havlin · T: Amanda Perrett · draw 9 4yo · F · bh | 127957 | 62 | 43.0 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 6 | 5 | J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole · draw 6 3yo · F · b | 35821 | 73 | 50.7 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 7 | 2 | J: Jonny Peate · T: James Fanshawe · draw 3 4yo · F · chh | 66551 | 71 | 51.9 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 8 | 9 | J: Jason Watson · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 5 3yo · F · chp | 23593 | 71 | 48.8 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 9 | 7 | J: Robbie Downey · T: Dylan Cunha · draw 2 3yo · F · btFT T | 463345 | 71 | 46.3 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 10 | 4 | J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Harry Charlton · draw 1 3yo · F · bt | 343 | 74 | 52.7 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:00 Sandown?
No — the AI top pick (Ammoony) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 20:00 Sandown?
Top finishers: 1. Spirit Of Athene (GB) (3.50), 2. Ammoony (FR) (5.00), 3. Lady Milton (GB) (6.50).
What was the winning time for the 20:00 Sandown?
The winning time was 2m 9.54s.
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