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20:45 Salisbury

Saunton Sands Hotel Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

1m4f · Flat · Class 4 · Good · 10 runners · £5,888 · Saturday, 23 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 8th
  1. 1st
    Masterinthewoods (IRE)
    Marco Ghiani·Emma Lavelle
    5/1·6.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Siouxfonic (IRE)
    Silvestre De Sousa·James Owen·beaten 1 length
    9/2·5.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Nap Hand (IRE)
    Jack Mitchell·Alan King·beaten 1.25 lengths
    9/2·5.50
    SP
Race time
2m 41.28s+8.48s vs std

Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.

In-running (Masterinthewoods (IRE))

“Took keen hold - midfield - ridden and headway from over 2f out - led 1f out - kept on well”

AI top-rated Shayhana (score 64.7) finished 8th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.50 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-party
Pundit pick: Shayhana

Nap Hand and Masterinthewoods should go well but the unexposed SHAYHANA (nap) may progress past them.

Forecast 11/4 Shayhana, 4/1 Yaa Min, 5/1 Nap Hand, Masterinthewoods, 10/1 Siouxfonic, First Officer, 12/1 Trojan Storm, 14/1 Too Farhh Gone, 16/1 Cinammon Coco, 33/1 One Million Dreams

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

Shayhana

Daniel Muscutt · Owen Burrows · 4yo

Top-rated of 10
score 64.7 · +3.6 clear of next best (61.1)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    26d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    93very strong
    Last 6: 2-1
  • Ratings50% weight
    55average
    OR 76 · RPR 90
  • Trainer20% weight
    43below average
    Owen Burrows: 2/12 winners last 14d (17%)
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 1m4f

full course data →

Strong: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.39).

Low (1–4)
IV 0.74
Mid (5–7)
IV 0.87
High (8–10)
IV 1.39

Today: Cinammon Coco (draw 8) and Siouxfonic (draw 9) get the bias; Yaa Min (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. 62 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
18
Masterinthewoods
J: Marco Ghiani · T: Emma Lavelle · draw 1
4yo · G · gr
21537
7453.7
5/1·6.00
SP
23
Siouxfonic
J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: James Owen · draw 9
5yo · R · brp
21397
7948.1
9/2·5.50
SP
31
Nap Hand
J: Jack Mitchell · T: Alan King · draw 7
6yo · G · b
7354
8044.3
9/2·5.50
SP
49
Too Farhh Gone
J: Charles Bishop · T: Warren Greatrex · draw 6
4yo · F · ch
231
6956.6
12/1·13.00
SP
55
First Officer
J: Alexandra Egan(7) · T: Jane Chapple-Hyam · draw 10
7yo · G · b
15643
7745.0
16/1·17.00
SP
62
Yaa Min
J: Harry Davies · T: Hayley Burton · draw 4
4yo · G · b
51641
7956.6
15/2·8.50
SP
77
Trojan Storm
J: Joe Leavy · T: Ian Williams · draw 2
5yo · G · cht
78070
7542.6
9/1·10.00
SP
86
Shayhana
J: Daniel Muscutt · T: Owen Burrows · draw 5
4yo · F · b
21
7664.7
5/2F·3.50
SP
910
One Million Dreams
J: Luke Morris · T: Archie Watson · draw 3
6yo · G · ch
12030
6241.9
40/1·41.00
SP
104
Cinammon Coco
J: Harry Vigors(7) · T: David Pipe · draw 8
4yo · G · ch
20136
7861.1
50/1·51.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 20:45 Salisbury on 23 May 2026?

Masterinthewoods (IRE) won the 20:45 Salisbury at SP 6.00. Ridden by Marco Ghiani. Trained by Emma Lavelle.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:45 Salisbury?

No — the AI top pick (Shayhana) finished 8.

What were the placings in the 20:45 Salisbury?

Top finishers: 1. Masterinthewoods (IRE) (6.00), 2. Siouxfonic (IRE) (5.50), 3. Nap Hand (IRE) (5.50).

What was the winning time for the 20:45 Salisbury?

The winning time was 2m 41.28s, 8.48s slower than standard.

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