Who won the 16:45 Sandown on 28 August 2026?
Poets Praise (GB) won the 16:45 Sandown at SP 3.75. Ridden by Rossa Ryan. Trained by Ralph Beckett.
16:45 Sandown
Killik Fillies' Handicap Stakes
1m · Flat · Class 5 · Good · 7 runners · £4,449 · Friday, 28 August 2026
Result
AI top pick was a non-runnerRace report
- 1stPoets Praise (GB)Rossa Ryan·Ralph Beckett11/4F·3.75SP
- 2ndDark Rosa (IRE)Billy Loughnane·Georgina Nicholls·beaten 3.75 lengths3/1·4.00SP
- 3rdPost Rider (GB)Lewis Edmunds·Oliver Cole·beaten 1.5 lengths11/1·12.00SP
Race time
1m 46.93s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Poets Praise (GB))
“Handy early - pressed for advantage a furlong out - drew away inside final 110 yards to win with ease”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.75 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way47.6/100 rating
Perfect Ruler
11.00Midnite
Place portion settles at 3.00 · 1/5 odds · 3 places
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: Box Clever
Box Clever heads the field narrowly ahead of Dark Rosa on identical figures, and over this mile trip at Sandown the edge in quality could prove decisive in what looks a competitive Class 5 contest. Dark Rosa represents the most obvious threat, rated level, while Post Rider and Poets Praise will need to find improvement to bridge the gap to the leading pair. On balance, Box Clever is the one to be with.
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
Perfect Ruler
Marco Ghiani · Marco Botti · 3yo
Top-rated of 8
score 47.6 · +2.8 clear of next best (44.7)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight70strong10d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Form20% weight55averageLast 6: 5-4-5-5-1
- Trainer20% weight48below averageMarco Botti: 4/21 winners last 14d (19%)
- Ratings50% weight40below averageOR 60
MarketBest price 11.00 (Midnite) · 3rd in the market of 8.
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 1m
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.10).
Low (1–3)
IV 1.10
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.85
High (7–8)
IV 1.02
Today: Box Clever (draw 1) and Kino Plasmat (draw 2) get the bias; Perfect Ruler (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 | 5 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 8 3yo · F · ch | 544 | 68 | 44.7 | 11/4F·3.75 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: Georgina Nicholls · draw 6 4yo · F · br | 798363 | 64 | 44.0 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Oliver Cole · draw 5 5yo · M · chb | 73586 | 69 | 37.9 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 4 | 8 | J: Alec Voikhansky · T: Lawrence Mullaney · draw 3 4yo · F · b | 13302 | 55 | 38.9 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 5 | 4 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Ed Walker · draw 2 3yo · F · b | 446 | 69 | 42.0 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 6 | 7 | J: Pat Cosgrave · T: Jim Boyle · draw 7 4yo · F · b | 565633 | 59 | 40.2 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 7 | 2 | J: Jason Watson · T: Jonathan Portman · draw 1 3yo · F · chp | 29031 | 68 | 44.7 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Marco Ghiani · T: Marco Botti · draw 4 3yo · F · ch | 54551 | 60 | 47.6 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:45 Sandown?
No — the AI top pick (Perfect Ruler) was a non-runner or unplaced.
What were the placings in the 16:45 Sandown?
Top finishers: 1. Poets Praise (GB) (3.75), 2. Dark Rosa (IRE) (4.00), 3. Post Rider (GB) (12.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:45 Sandown?
The winning time was 1m 46.93s.
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