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19:15 Salisbury

British Stallion Studs EBF Cathedral Stakes (Listed Race)

6f · Flat · Class 1 · Good · 10 runners · £39,697 · Saturday, 23 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 8th
  1. 1st
    Almeraq (GB)
    Harry Davies·William Haggas
    7/2J·4.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Spy Chief (GB)
    Kieran O'Neill·John & Thady Gosden·beaten 0.3 lengths
    5/1·6.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Soldier's Tree (IRE)
    Silvestre De Sousa·James Owen·beaten .5 lengths
    5/1·6.00
    SP
Race time
1m 13.56s+1.66s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Almeraq (GB))

“Towards rear - ridden and good headway on inner from over 2f out - led 1f out - kept on well”

AI top-rated Cinque Verde (score 68.4) finished 8th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 18.00 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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: Hollywood Treasure

Almeraq remains an exciting prospect but HOLLYWOOD TREASURE has the benefit of a recent run and isn't fully exposed just yet.

Forecast 3/1 Almeraq, 5/1 Prince Of India, Spy Chief, 6/1 Zoum Zoum, 7/1 Cool Hoof Luke, Hollywood Treasure, 10/1 Soldier's Tree, 12/1 Flash Harry, 25/1 Oxted, 33/1 Cinque Verde

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

Cinque Verde

Jack Doughty · Tony Carroll · 6yo

Top-rated of 10
score 68.4 · +5.2 clear of next best (63.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    22d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    70strong
    OR 95 · RPR 119 · TS 100
  • Trainer20% weight
    60average
    Tony Carroll: 11/46 winners last 14d (24%)
  • Form20% weight
    58average
    Last 6: 1-4-4-8-1
MarketNo market price available yet.

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 — Salisbury 6f

full course data →

Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.14).

Low (1–4)
IV 0.97
Mid (5–7)
IV 0.88
High (8–10)
IV 1.14

Today: Flash Harry (draw 10) and Almeraq (draw 9) get the bias; Cinque Verde (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. 93 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
12
Almeraq
J: Harry Davies · T: William Haggas · draw 9
4yo · C · b
121F
10559.2
7/2J·4.50
SP
27
Spy Chief
J: Kieran O'Neill · T: John & Thady Gosden · draw 7
4yo · G · b
27638
10657.3
5/1·6.00
SP
36
Soldier's Tree
J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: James Owen · draw 4
5yo · G · b
312
10062.1
5/1·6.00
SP
45
Prince Of India
J: Marco Ghiani · T: Marco Botti · draw 8
4yo · C · bt
38502
10458.3
7/2J·4.50
SP
51
Cool Hoof Luke
J: Nicola Currie · T: Andrew Balding · draw 2
4yo · C · b
31310
10551.2
22/1·23.00
SP
63
Flash Harry
J: Joe Leavy · T: Clive Cox · draw 10
4yo · G · chh
12310
10161.0
7/1·8.00
SP
710
Hollywood Treasure
J: Luke Morris · T: Kevin Philippart De Foy · draw 1
3yo · F · gr
1172
9762.3
14/1·15.00
SP
89
Cinque Verde
J: Jack Doughty · T: Tony Carroll · draw 6
6yo · M · b
14481
9568.4
18/1·19.00
SP
98
Zoum Zoum
J: Daniel Muscutt · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 5
5yo · G · cht
74022
10563.3
17/2·9.50
SP
104
Oxted
J: Jack Mitchell · T: Roger Teal · draw 3
10yo · G · b
313
10957.5
33/1·34.00
SP

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 19:15 Salisbury on 23 May 2026?

Almeraq (GB) won the 19:15 Salisbury at SP 4.50. Ridden by Harry Davies. Trained by William Haggas.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 19:15 Salisbury?

No — the AI top pick (Cinque Verde) finished 8.

What were the placings in the 19:15 Salisbury?

Top finishers: 1. Almeraq (GB) (4.50), 2. Spy Chief (GB) (6.00), 3. Soldier's Tree (IRE) (6.00).

What was the winning time for the 19:15 Salisbury?

The winning time was 1m 13.56s, 1.66s slower than standard.

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