Who won the 16:05 Sandown on 29 August 2026?
Storm Free (GB) won the 16:05 Sandown at SP 13.00. Ridden by Lewis Edmunds. Trained by James Tate.
16:05 Sandown
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7f · Flat · Class 3 · Good To Soft · 8 runners · £7,731 · Saturday, 29 August 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 6thRace report
- 1stStorm Free (GB)Lewis Edmunds·James Tate12/1·13.00SP
- 2ndDesert Shadow (GB)Oisin Murphy·Saeed bin Suroor·beaten .75 lengths2/1F·3.00SP
- 3rdDefence Minister (GB)Callum Rodriguez·Hamad Al Jehani·beaten .75 lengths9/4·3.25SP
Race time
1m 31.29s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Storm Free (GB))
“Drifted left at the off - travelled strongly on the bridle - tracked the pace - pressed for effort with 2f left - boxed in briefly with a furlong to run - responded to get up close home”
AI top-rated Monarch's Gold (score 58.1) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 8.50 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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Defence Minister
Defence Minister heads this competitive Class 3 seven-furlong contest at Sandown narrowly ahead of the field on ratings, with Shameful three pounds back and Silver Ghost a further pound adrift, meaning the margin for error is slim. Shameful and Silver Ghost are capable of closing that gap on the day, and Storm Free, level with two others just below them, adds to the depth of the threat. That said, Defence Minister's edge at the top of the ratings gives him a legitimate claim to lead the field home, and with confidence measured, he is taken to do just enough. Defence Minister is our selection.
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
Monarch's Gold
Sean Levey · Kevin Philippart De Foy · 3yo
Top-rated of 10
score 58.1 · +0.8 clear of next best (57.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong27d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight61averageOR 91
- Trainer20% weight50averageKevin Philippart De Foy: 2/10 winners last 14d (20%)
- Form20% weight39below averageLast 6: 2-0-2-9-3-5
MarketBest price 740.00 (Matchbook) · 9th 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 7f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.10).
Low (1–4)
IV 1.10
Mid (5–7)
IV 0.85
High (8–10)
IV 1.02
Today: Monarch's Gold (draw 1) and Storm Free (draw 3) get the bias; Archer Royal (draw 5) 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 | 6 | J: Lewis Edmunds · T: James Tate · draw 3 4yo · G · ch | 16061 | 89 | 57.3 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Saeed bin Suroor · draw 10 4yo · G · bv | 05211 | 94 | 57.3 | 2/1F·3.00 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Hamad Al Jehani · draw 4 4yo · G · b | 91007 | 95 | 51.4 | 9/4·3.25 SP |
| 4 | 5 | J: Marco Ghiani · T: Tom Clover · draw 6 4yo · G · bpFT P | 44057 | 89 | 50.1 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 5 | 10 | J: William Buick · T: John & Thady Gosden · draw 5 3yo · G · b | 37708 | 90 | 52.0 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 6 | 7 | J: Sean Levey · T: Kevin Philippart De Foy · draw 1 3yo · G · b | 202935 | 91 | 58.1 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| 7 | 9 | J: Luke Morris · T: Heather Main · draw 7 8yo · G · bp | 80220 | 85 | 42.3 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 8 | 4 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Clive Cox · draw 8 4yo · G · b | 1229 | 90 | 53.3 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Ray Dawson · T: Emma Lavelle · draw 2 4yo · F · gr | 63200 | 91 | 43.8 | — |
| — | — | J: Jamie Spencer · T: Charles Hills · draw 9 4yo · G · cht | 084321 | 85 | 56.5 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:05 Sandown?
No — the AI top pick (Monarch's Gold) finished 6.
What were the placings in the 16:05 Sandown?
Top finishers: 1. Storm Free (GB) (13.00), 2. Desert Shadow (GB) (3.00), 3. Defence Minister (GB) (3.25).
What was the winning time for the 16:05 Sandown?
The winning time was 1m 31.29s.
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