Who won the 20:21 Salisbury on 21 July 2026?
Dottie Diamond (GB) won the 20:21 Salisbury at SP 4.00. Ridden by Billy Loughnane. Trained by William Stone.
20:21 Salisbury
Highclere Castle "The Perfect Gin" Handicap Stakes
5f · Flat · Class 6 · Good To Firm · 8 runners · £3,926 · Tuesday, 21 July 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 3/1·4.00Race report
- 1stDottie Diamond (GB)AI top pick · 56.4Billy Loughnane·William Stone3/1·4.00SP
- 2ndDreambird Dolly (GB)Rossa Ryan·John Gallagher·beaten 1 length12/1·13.00SP
- 3rdFollow My Heart (GB)Oisin Murphy·Rod Millman·beaten 1.75 lengths5/2F·3.50SP
Race time
1m 1.33s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Dottie Diamond (GB))
“Sat up with the pace early - roused for a run between rivals approaching the final furlong - hit the front inside the last furlong - stayed on strongly to assert”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.00 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-partyPundit pick: Little Miss Magic
Little Miss Magic heads this Class 6 five-furlong minimum on a rating of 60, the top figure in a competitive field of nine on good to firm. The picture is tight, though: Mademoiselle Belle sits just a pound behind on 59, with Reporter (58) and Dottie Diamond (57) both within three pounds too, leaving little to spare at the top. Little Miss Magic is our selection on the strength of that figure, but with three closely-matched dangers breathing down her neck, this is a low-confidence pick.
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
Dottie Diamond
Billy Loughnane · William Stone · 4yo
Top-rated of 8
score 56.4 · +13.3 clear of next best (43.1)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight83small sample (n=3)William Stone: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Form20% weight73strongLast 6: 6-6-4-1-1
- Freshness10% weight70strong7d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Ratings50% weight37below averageOR 55 — highest combined rating in the field
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 5f
full course data →Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.14).
Low (1–3)
IV 0.97
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.88
High (7–9)
IV 1.14
Today: Follow My Heart (draw 9) and Dreambird Dolly (draw 7) get the bias; Little Miss Magic (draw 5) 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 | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: William Stone · draw 2 4yo · F · b | 66411 | 55 | 56.4 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 2 | 4 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: John Gallagher · draw 7 4yo · F · btb | 82102 | 53 | 36.1 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 3 | 9 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Rod Millman · draw 9 3yo · F · b | 594634 | 45 | 40.9 | 5/2F·3.50 SP |
| 4 | 7 | J: Mason Paetel(5) · T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger · draw 8 6yo · G · brt | 360730 | 50 | 28.1 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: Kieren Fox · T: Michael Attwater · draw 3 7yo · G · ch | 362538 | 53 | 41.9 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 6 | 3 | J: Callum Hutchinson · T: Patrick Chamings · draw 5 5yo · M · bv | 767512 | 54 | 36.3 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 7 | 2 | J: William Carver · T: Simon Hodgson · draw 4 4yo · G · bh | 48460 | 54 | 28.2 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 8 | 6 | J: Charlie Tucker(7) · T: Max Comley · draw 1 3yo · F · b | 592639 | 54 | 43.1 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Luke Morris · T: Michael Attwater · draw 6 7yo · G · b | 440577 | 45 | 35.5 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:21 Salisbury?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Dottie Diamond, won the race (AI score 56.4).
What were the placings in the 20:21 Salisbury?
Top finishers: 1. Dottie Diamond (GB) (4.00), 2. Dreambird Dolly (GB) (13.00), 3. Follow My Heart (GB) (3.50).
What was the winning time for the 20:21 Salisbury?
The winning time was 1m 1.33s.
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