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.
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Salisbury
Great BritainSaunton Sands Hotel Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Saturday, 23 May 2026
1m4f·Flat·Class 4·Good·10 runners·£5,888
Result
AI top pick finished 8thRace report
- 1stMasterinthewoods (IRE)Marco Ghiani·Emma Lavelle5/1·6.00SP
- 2ndSiouxfonic (IRE)Silvestre De Sousa·James Owen·beaten 1 length9/2·5.50SP
- 3rdNap Hand (IRE)Jack Mitchell·Alan King·beaten 1.25 lengths9/2·5.50SP
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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.064.7/100 rating
Shayhana
4.20Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way56.6/100 rating
Yaa Min
13.00Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Racing Alpha pick
Shayhana
Daniel Muscutt · Owen Burrows · 4yo
64.7/100
+3.6 vs next best (61.1)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong26d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight93very strongLast 6: 2-1
- Ratings50% weight55averageOR 76 · RPR 90
- Trainer20% weight43below averageOwen Burrows: 2/12 winners last 14d (17%)
MarketBest price 4.20 (Betfair Exchange) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 6yo · G · b | 7354 | 9-09 | 80 | 93 | 72 | 44.3 | 9/2·5.50 SP | |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 4yo · G · b | 51641 | 9-08 | 79 | 90 | 71 | 56.6 | 15/2·8.50 SP | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 5yo · R · brp | 21397 | 9-08 | 79 | 92 | 65 | 48.1 | 9/2·5.50 SP | |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 4yo · G · ch | 20136 | 9-07 | 78 | 87 | 60 | 61.1 | 50/1·51.00 SP | |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 7yo · G · b | 15643 | 9-06 | 77 | 91 | 81 | 45.0 | 16/1·17.00 SP | |
| 8 | 6 | 5 | 4yo · F · b | 21 | 9-05 | 76 | 90 | — | 64.7 | 5/2F·3.50 SP | |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 5yo · G · cht | 78070 | 9-04 | 75 | 92 | — | 42.6 | 9/1·10.00 SP | |
| 1 | 8 | 1 | 4yo · G · gr | 21537 | 9-03 | 74 | 93 | 86 | 53.7 | 5/1·6.00 SP | |
| 4 | 9 | 6 | 4yo · F · ch | 231 | 8-12 | 69 | 87 | — | 56.6 | 12/1·13.00 SP | |
| 9 | 10 | 3 | 6yo · G · ch | 12030 | 8-05 | 62 | 90 | 44 | 41.9 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
Frequently asked questions
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.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyNap Hand and Masterinthewoods should go well but the unexposed SHAYHANA (nap) may progress past them.
Racing Post pick: Shayhana
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
Formbook11/4 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
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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