Who won the 13:40 Sandown on 29 August 2026?
Tall Trees (GB) won the 13:40 Sandown at SP 2.50. Ridden by Jamie Spencer. Trained by Brian Meehan.
13:40 Sandown
Tattersalls £40,000 Ebf Maiden Fillies' Stakes (gbb Race)
7f · Flat · Class 2 · Good · 8 runners · £20,616 · Saturday, 29 August 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 6/4J·2.50Race report
- 1stTall Trees (GB)AI top pick · 59.3Jamie Spencer·Brian Meehan6/4J·2.50SP
- 2ndVictoria Night (IRE)Pat Dobbs·Richard Hannon·beaten 0.2 lengths7/1·8.00SP
- 3rdFlower Show (IRE)William Buick·Charlie Appleby·beaten 2.25 lengths6/4J·2.50SP
Race time
1m 32.73s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Tall Trees (GB))
“Fought for control early - set the pace throughout - asked for effort 2f out and margin shrank into the last furlong - challenged inside final 110yds but held on gamely”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.50 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-way38.6/100 rating
Thi Qar
5.40Matchbook
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Why the model rates this top
Tall Trees
Jamie Spencer · Brian Meehan · 2yo
Top-rated of 9
score 59.3 · +20.7 clear of next best (38.6)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight85very strong37d since last run (fresh)
- Ratings50% weight61averageOR 91 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight52averageLast 6: 5-8-2-3
- Trainer20% weight50averageBrian Meehan: 2/10 winners last 14d (20%)
MarketBest price 2.88 (Betfair Exchange) · 2nd in the market of 9.
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 (4–6)
IV 0.85
High (7–9)
IV 1.02
Today: Tall Trees (draw 2) and Flower Show (draw 3) get the bias; Thi Qar (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 | 7 | J: Jamie Spencer · T: Brian Meehan · draw 2 2yo · F · b | 5823 | 91 | 59.3 | 6/4J·2.50 SP |
| 2 | 9 | J: Pat Dobbs · T: Richard Hannon · draw 8 2yo · F · ch | — | — | 16.0 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 3 | 4 | J: William Buick · T: Charlie Appleby · draw 3 2yo · F · ch | — | — | 35.0 | 6/4J·2.50 SP |
| 4 | 2 | J: Paddy Bradley · T: Charlie Fellowes · draw 5 2yo · F · b | 62 | — | 21.7 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 5 | 3 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding · draw 1 2yo · F · ch | — | — | 24.0 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 6 | 5 | J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Harry Charlton · draw 6 2yo · F · b | — | — | 27.0 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 7 | 1 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: William Haggas · draw 9 2yo · F · b | — | — | 21.5 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 8 | 6 | J: Luke Morris · T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt · draw 7 2yo · F · b | 7 | — | 29.0 | 300/1·301.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Robert Havlin · T: John & Thady Gosden · draw 4 2yo · F · b | 2 | — | 38.6 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 13:40 Sandown?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Tall Trees, won the race (AI score 59.3).
What were the placings in the 13:40 Sandown?
Top finishers: 1. Tall Trees (GB) (2.50), 2. Victoria Night (IRE) (8.00), 3. Flower Show (IRE) (2.50).
What was the winning time for the 13:40 Sandown?
The winning time was 1m 32.73s.
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