18:51 Salisbury

Kinross British EBF Novice Stakes

6f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 5 runners · £5,940 · Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Gentle Hurricane (IRE)
Oisin Murphy·Andrew Balding
4/1·5.00
SP
2nd
Soldier Of The Sea (IRE)AI top pick · 40.0
Taylor Fisher·William Knight·beaten 1.5 lengths
6/4F·2.50
SP
3rd
High Tower (GB)
Billy Loughnane·George Boughey·beaten 4 lengths
9/4·3.25
SP

Race time

1m 16.23s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Gentle Hurricane (IRE))

“Handy in the early stages - urged forward to hit the front approaching the final furlong - challenged inside the last but found extra to prevail close home”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.50 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.

Why the model rates this top

Soldier Of The Sea

Taylor Fisher · William Knight · 2yo

Top-rated of 5

score 40.0 · +12.5 clear of next best (27.5)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Form20% weight
100very strong
Last 6: 1
Freshness10% weight
100very strong
22d since last run (race-fit window)
Trainer20% weight
50average
William Knight: 4/20 winners last 14d (20%)
Ratings50% weight
0weak
no Racing Post ratings on file

MarketBest price 2.88 (Betfair Exchange) · 2nd in the market of 5.

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 (1–2)

IV 0.97

Mid (3–4)

IV 0.88

High (5–6)

IV 1.14

Today: Gentle Hurricane (draw 5) and Bollengo Boy (draw 6) get the bias; Soldier Of The Sea (draw 3) 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

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	3	Gentle Hurricane J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding · draw 5 2yo · C · b	—	9-02	—	—	—	25.0	4/1·5.00 SP
2	1	Soldier Of The Sea J: Taylor Fisher · T: William Knight · draw 3 2yo · C · b	1	9-09	—	—	—	40.0	6/4F·2.50 SP
3	5	High Tower J: Billy Loughnane · T: George Boughey · draw 1 2yo · C · gr	—	9-02	—	—	—	27.5	9/4·3.25 SP
4	4	Hackpen Hill J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Ed Walker · draw 4 2yo · C · b	8	9-02	—	—	—	23.0	15/2·8.50 SP
5	6	Yellow Mission J: Rossa Ryan · T: Richard Hughes · draw 2 2yo · C · ch	—	9-02	—	—	—	21.5	11/1·12.00 SP
—	—	Bollengo Boy J: Callum Hutchinson · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 6 2yo · G · ch	87	9-02	—	—	—	22.2	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 18:51 Salisbury on 21 July 2026?

Gentle Hurricane (IRE) won the 18:51 Salisbury at SP 5.00. Ridden by Oisin Murphy. Trained by Andrew Balding.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:51 Salisbury?

No — the AI top pick (Soldier Of The Sea) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 18:51 Salisbury?

Top finishers: 1. Gentle Hurricane (IRE) (5.00), 2. Soldier Of The Sea (IRE) (2.50), 3. High Tower (GB) (3.25).

What was the winning time for the 18:51 Salisbury?

The winning time was 1m 16.23s.

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