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20:15 Salisbury

Madar Corporation 'Proud To Support Salisbury' Handicap Stakes

1m4f · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Firm · 6 runners · £4,580 · Saturday, 25 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd
  1. 1st
    Rossa Raheen (GB)
    Callum Rodriguez·Ollie Sangster
    11/4·3.75
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Royal Poetry (IRE)AI top pick · 54.7
    Seamus Cronin·Richard Hannon·beaten 1 length
    5/4F·2.25
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Traveling Man (GB)
    Mason Paetel·Charlie Fellowes·beaten 0.3 lengths
    10/1·11.00
    SP
Race time
2m 41.12s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Rossa Raheen (GB))

“up with the pace early and soon settled into second - went to the front 2f out - came under pressure throughout the final furlong - fought back to get on top close home”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.25 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: Royal Poetry

Royal Poetry rates six pounds clear of this field, backed up by a winning run just seven days ago and another success five starts back either side of a moderate seventh. Rossa Raheen and Virtue Diligence both rate closest behind her and bring solid placed form of their own, while Captain Cairney's string of runner-up finishes make him no forlorn hope either. Royal Poetry's recent form and that rating edge make her our confident selection here.

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

Royal Poetry

Seamus Cronin(5) · Richard Hannon · 3yo

Top-rated of 6
score 54.7 · +1.8 clear of next best (53.0)
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
    73strong
    Last 6: 4-1-2-7-2-1
  • Freshness10% weight
    70strong
    7d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Ratings50% weight
    53average
    OR 80 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Trainer20% weight
    33weak
    Richard Hannon: 7/56 winners last 14d (13%)
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 (1–2)
IV 0.74
Mid (3–4)
IV 0.87
High (5–6)
IV 1.39

Today: Virtue Diligence (draw 5) and Captain Cairney (draw 6) get the bias; Royal Poetry (draw 1) 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
13
J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 4
3yo · F · b
40264
7153.0
11/4·3.75
SP
21
J: Seamus Cronin(5) · T: Richard Hannon · draw 1
3yo · F · ch
412721
8054.7
5/4F·2.25
SP
34
3yo · G · b
936
7048.5
10/1·11.00
SP
42
J: Hector Crouch · T: Amanda Perrett · draw 5
3yo · G · b
983
7450.0
11/2·6.50
SP
55
3yo · G · chp
26272
6144.5
7/1·8.00
SP
66
J: Georgia Dobie · T: Marcus Tregoning · draw 3
3yo · G · bpFT P
0964
5332.7
28/1·29.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 20:15 Salisbury on 25 July 2026?

Rossa Raheen (GB) won the 20:15 Salisbury at SP 3.75. Ridden by Callum Rodriguez. Trained by Ollie Sangster.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:15 Salisbury?

No — the AI top pick (Royal Poetry) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 20:15 Salisbury?

Top finishers: 1. Rossa Raheen (GB) (3.75), 2. Royal Poetry (IRE) (2.25), 3. Traveling Man (GB) (11.00).

What was the winning time for the 20:15 Salisbury?

The winning time was 2m 41.12s.

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