Who won the 19:23 Sandown on 6 August 2026?
Desert Shadow (GB) won the 19:23 Sandown at SP 4.50. Ridden by Oisin Murphy. Trained by Saeed bin Suroor.
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Sandown
Great BritainBetMGM 80s Day Saturday 29 August Handicap Stakes
Thursday, 6 August 2026
7f·Flat·Class 4·Good To Firm·6 runners·£6,019
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stDesert Shadow (GB)Oisin Murphy·Saeed bin Suroor7/2·4.50SP
- 2ndThursday Girl (GB)AI top pick · 64.8Kieran Shoemark·Ed Walker·beaten 3.25 lengths7/4J·2.75SP
- 3rdAscending Star (IRE)Callum Rodriguez·Owen Burrows·beaten 0.3 lengths7/4J·2.75SP
Race time
1m 29.27s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Desert Shadow (GB))
“Settled just behind the pace - pushed along approaching the final furlong and moved into contention - took over close home - drew away to score”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.75 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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.064.8/100 rating
Thursday Girl
4.33Grosvenor Sports· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Racing Alpha pick
Thursday Girl
Kieran Shoemark · Ed Walker · 3yo
64.8/100
+10.3 vs next best (54.5)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong19d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight82very strongLast 6: 5-2-2-2-1
- Trainer20% weight65strongEd Walker: 10/38 winners last 14d (26%)
- Ratings50% weight51averageOR 76
MarketBest price 4.33 (Grosvenor Sports) — 3rd pick of 6 in market. AI is contrarian here.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 4yo · G · bv | 20521 | 10-02 | 85 | — | — | 51.4 | 7/2·4.50 SP | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 3yo · F · gr | 49082 | 9-09 | 84 | — | — | 54.5 | 14/1·15.00 SP | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 3yo · G · btp | 42022 | 9-05 | 80 | — | — | 51.2 | 28/1·29.00 SP | |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | 3yo · G · b | 3313 | 9-05 | 80 | — | — | 49.6 | 7/4J·2.75 SP | |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 6yo · G · grtv | 97001 | 9-04 | 73 | — | — | 54.0 | 12/1·13.00 SP | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 3yo · F · b | 52221 | 9-01 | 76 | — | — | 64.8 | 7/4J·2.75 SP |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 19:23 Sandown?
No — the AI top pick (Thursday Girl) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 19:23 Sandown?
Top finishers: 1. Desert Shadow (GB) (4.50), 2. Thursday Girl (GB) (2.75), 3. Ascending Star (IRE) (2.75).
What was the winning time for the 19:23 Sandown?
The winning time was 1m 29.27s.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyTavana holds a narrow edge over the chasing pack on these figures, sitting five pounds clear of Desert Shadow and six ahead of Ascending Star and Sunny Smile, and that advantage on a sound surface at Sandown gives her the best claim on paper. Desert Shadow will press hardest and cannot be dismissed, while Ascending Star and Sunny Smile make this a competitive enough heat at Class 4 level. The selection is taken to do enough, though this is far from a foregone conclusion. **Tavana** is our selection.
Racing Post pick: Tavana
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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