Who won the 16:57 Sandown on 11 September 2026?
Allegrino (IRE) won the 16:57 Sandown at SP 7.50. Ridden by Callum Hutchinson. Trained by Andrew Balding.
16:57 Sandown
Sri Lanka Wonder Of Asia Fillies' Handicap Stakes
7f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Soft · 7 runners · £6,019 · Friday, 11 September 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stAllegrino (IRE)Callum Hutchinson·Andrew Balding13/2·7.50SP
- 2ndDistant Shore (GB)Jack Mitchell·Roger Varian·beaten 1.5 lengths6/4F·2.50SP
- 3rdVanilla Skies (GB)AI top pick · 62.5Cieren Fallon·William Haggas·beaten 0.3 lengths8/1·9.00SP
Race time
1m 30.50s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Allegrino (IRE))
“Settled close to the front - upsides the pace-setter with 2f left - pushed to the front a furlong out and edged right - stayed on strongly inside the last - won going away”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 8.00 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-way62.2/100 rating
Allegrino
9.20Smarkets
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: Distant Shore
Distant Shore heads this eight-runner Sandown mile-minus contest on a rating narrowly ahead of Brisk Symphony and a couple of pounds clear of Gesayed, and that small ratings edge is enough on good ground. Brisk Symphony represents the most immediate threat and is only a pound behind, while Gesayed and Lyra Lea could both make their presence felt if running up to their marks. The confidence here is measured rather than absolute, but the form profile and slight ratings advantage point in one direction. Distant Shore is the 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
Vanilla Skies
Cieren Fallon · William Haggas · 3yo
Top-rated of 8
score 62.5 · +0.3 clear of next best (62.2)
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 strong44d since last run (fresh)
- Form20% weight82very strongLast 6: 1-2-2
- Trainer20% weight60averageWilliam Haggas: 14/58 winners last 14d (24%)
- Ratings50% weight51averageOR 77
MarketBest price 130.00 (Matchbook) · 4th 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 7f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.10).
Low (1–3)
IV 1.10
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.85
High (7–8)
IV 1.02
Today: Souffler (draw 2) and Gesayed (draw 1) get the bias; Dream Vega (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: Callum Hutchinson · T: Andrew Balding · draw 8 3yo · F · b | 123121 | 76 | 62.2 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 2 | 1 | J: Jack Mitchell · T: Roger Varian · draw 3 3yo · F · chh | 35226 | 82 | 50.0 | 6/4F·2.50 SP |
| 3 | 6 | J: Cieren Fallon · T: William Haggas · draw 7 3yo · F · btFT T | 122 | 77 | 62.5 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 4 | 3 | J: Darragh Keenan · T: Rod Millman · draw 6 3yo · F · b | 422163 | 78 | 49.3 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: Jason Watson · T: Jonathan Portman · draw 5 3yo · F · b | 227646 | 77 | 44.9 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 6 | 2 | J: Benoit de la Sayette · T: Kevin Philippart De Foy · draw 2 3yo · F · b | 7616 | 79 | 54.5 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 7 | 4 | J: Ashley Lewis(3) · T: Ed Walker · draw 4 3yo · F · b | 421 | 78 | 55.7 | 5/2·3.50 SP |
| — | — | J: Billy Loughnane · T: K. R. Burke · draw 1 3yo · F · b | 1357 | 76 | 52.2 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:57 Sandown?
No — the AI top pick (Vanilla Skies) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 16:57 Sandown?
Top finishers: 1. Allegrino (IRE) (7.50), 2. Distant Shore (GB) (2.50), 3. Vanilla Skies (GB) (9.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:57 Sandown?
The winning time was 1m 30.50s.
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