Who won the 13:45 Sandown on 16 September 2026?
Good Earth (IRE) won the 13:45 Sandown at SP 4.00. Ridden by Sean Levey. Trained by Michael Herrington.
13:45 Sandown
Trainor Stone & Tile Marble Handicap Stakes
5f · Flat · Class 5 · Good · 10 runners · £4,449 · Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 6thRace report
- 1stGood Earth (IRE)Sean Levey·Michael Herrington3/1·4.00SP
- 2ndControl Room (GB)Seamus Cronin·Grace Harris·beaten 1.25 lengths5/1·6.00SP
- 3rdZoustar Dreams (GB)Oisin Murphy·Ed Dunlop·beaten 1.75 lengths6/1·7.00SP
Race time
1m 2.71s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Good Earth (IRE))
“Positioned handy from the off - pushed along to hit the front approaching final furlong - stayed on strongly through the closing stages - drew clear near the line to score comfortably”
AI top-rated Ardnamurchan (score 60.7) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 10.00 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-way52.1/100 rating
Level Up
8.60Matchbook
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: Good Earth
Good Earth shares top spot with Level Up on identical ratings, and the preference for him at the top of a twelve-runner Class 5 sprint at Sandown is enough to give him the call in what shapes as a competitive five-furlong heat. Level Up is the obvious threat sharing that joint-high figure, while Control Room and Zoustar Dreams are respected dangers lurking two to four pounds below. The confidence is measured given the closeness of the form at the head of affairs, but Good Earth 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
Ardnamurchan
Nicola Currie · Henry Candy · 3yo
Top-rated of 12
score 60.7 · +8.6 clear of next best (52.1)
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: 4-1
- Trainer20% weight63small sample (n=4)Henry Candy: 1/4 winners last 14d (25%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Ratings50% weight47below averageOR 70 — highest combined rating in the field
MarketBest price 15.00 (Matchbook) · 8th in the market of 12.
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 5f
full course data →Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.18).
Low (1–4)
IV 1.18
Mid (5–8)
IV 0.64
High (9–12)
IV 1.12
Today: Control Room (draw 1) and Good Earth (draw 2) get the bias; Forever Glamorous (draw 6) 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. 53 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | J: Sean Levey · T: Michael Herrington · draw 2 9yo · G · bpFT P | 420564 | 68 | 44.3 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 2 | 6 | J: Seamus Cronin(5) · T: Grace Harris · draw 1 3yo · F · gr | 23244 | 66 | 45.7 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 3 | 4 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Ed Dunlop · draw 8 3yo · F · chp | 141446 | 68 | 42.3 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 4 | 12 | J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Michael Attwater · draw 7 7yo · G · ch | 253855 | 50 | 33.2 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Tony Carroll · draw 5 4yo · F · b | 722533 | 67 | 46.1 | 9/4F·3.25 SP |
| 6 | 2 | J: Nicola Currie · T: Henry Candy · draw 9 3yo · F · b | 41 | 70 | 60.7 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 7 | 10 | J: Ashley Lewis(3) · T: Peter Crate · draw 10 6yo · G · b | 420538 | 55 | 34.8 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 8 | 7 | J: Cieren Fallon · T: John Gallagher · draw 11 8yo · G · bv | 715155 | 63 | 47.9 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 9 | 9 | J: Oliver Carmichael(7) · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 3 3yo · F · b | 57524 | 56 | 41.3 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 10 | 8 | J: Rob Hornby · T: John & Rhys Flint · draw 4 3yo · F · ch | 78039 | 56 | 38.2 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Alexandra McDonnell(7) · T: David Evans · draw 12 7yo · G · bv | 221671 | 70 | 52.1 | — |
| — | — | J: Gina Mangan · T: Christopher Mason · draw 6 3yo · G · bp | 235135 | 56 | 46.3 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 13:45 Sandown?
No — the AI top pick (Ardnamurchan) finished 6.
What were the placings in the 13:45 Sandown?
Top finishers: 1. Good Earth (IRE) (4.00), 2. Control Room (GB) (6.00), 3. Zoustar Dreams (GB) (7.00).
What was the winning time for the 13:45 Sandown?
The winning time was 1m 2.71s.
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