17:57 Salisbury

Robert Gilbert Birthday Celebration Irish EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race)

6f · Flat · Class 5 · Good · 12 runners · £4,860 · Friday, 21 August 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Fillipas (IRE)
Lewis Edmunds·Rod Millman
14/1·15.00
SP
2nd
Spirit Of Lyra (IRE)AI top pick · 53.3
Jack Mitchell·William Knight·beaten .75 lengths
4/7F·1.57
SP
3rd
Storm Force Ten (IRE)
Taylor Fisher·Jamie Osborne·beaten 3.75 lengths
80/1·81.00
SP

Race time

1m 17.17s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Fillipas (IRE))

“Settled off the pace early - urged along 3f from home - made progress into contention with 2f left - stayed on well over a furlong out to hit the front - kept going to assert late”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.57 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

Spirit Of Lyra

Jack Mitchell · William Knight · 2yo

Top-rated of 12

score 53.3 · +18.3 clear of next best (35.0)

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
27d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
82very strong
Last 6: 4-1
Ratings50% weight
54average
OR 81 — highest combined rating in the field
Trainer20% weight
0weak
William Knight: 0/18 winners last 14d (0%)

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 6f

full course data →

Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.14).

Low (1–5)

IV 0.97

Mid (6–10)

IV 0.88

High (11–14)

IV 1.14

Today: Thanks Harry (draw 14) and Christmas Is Comin (draw 13) get the bias; Chan Noir (draw 7) 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	7	Fillipas J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Rod Millman · draw 3 2yo · F · b	20	9-02	—	—	—	13.7	14/1·15.00 SP
2	8	Spirit Of Lyra J: Jack Mitchell · T: William Knight · draw 5 2yo · F · gr	41	9-02	81	—	—	53.3	4/7F·1.57 SP
3	6	Storm Force Ten J: Taylor Fisher · T: Jamie Osborne · draw 8 2yo · G · b	0	9-04	—	—	—	11.5	80/1·81.00 SP
4	1	Chan Noir J: Rhys Clutterbuck · T: Jane Chapple-Hyam · draw 7 2yo · C · b	16	9-07	—	—	—	31.3	7/2·4.50 SP
5	9	Christmas Is Comin J: Josephine Gordon · T: Sophie Leech · draw 13 2yo · G · b	—	9-01	—	—	—	15.0	50/1·51.00 SP
6	10	Mr Montgomery J: Stevie Donohoe · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 10 2yo · C · bhFT H	9	9-01	—	—	—	16.2	66/1·67.00 SP
7	4	Thanks Harry J: William Cox · T: Tom Dascombe · draw 14 2yo · C · ch	72	9-07	—	—	—	26.4	9/2·5.50 SP
8	11	Reece's Call J: Tyler Heard · T: Rod Millman · draw 12 2yo · G · b	—	9-01	—	—	—	15.0	125/1·126.00 SP
9	13	Pent Up Charm J: Isobelle Chalmers(7) · T: Michael Madgwick · draw 2 2yo · F · b	—	8-10	—	—	—	15.0	250/1·251.00 SP
10	5	Lowcountry J: Alec Voikhansky · T: Tom Ward · draw 4 2yo · G · ch	—	9-04	—	—	—	18.5	40/1·41.00 SP
11	2	Hello You Ten J: William Carver · T: Jamie Osborne · draw 6 2yo · G · b	63	9-07	—	—	—	23.8	28/1·29.00 SP
12	14	Vera Lemon J: Ray Dawson · T: Jeff Mullins · draw 11 2yo · F · ch	—	8-10	—	—	—	15.0	125/1·126.00 SP
—	—	Inmyopinion J: Nicola Currie · T: Amanda Perrett · draw 1 2yo · F · bhFT H	—	8-10	—	—	—	35.0	—
—	—	Kaboom J: Sean Levey · T: Richard Hannon · draw 9 2yo · C · ch	6	9-07	—	—	—	16.0	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:57 Salisbury on 21 August 2026?

Fillipas (IRE) won the 17:57 Salisbury at SP 15.00. Ridden by Lewis Edmunds. Trained by Rod Millman.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:57 Salisbury?

No — the AI top pick (Spirit Of Lyra) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 17:57 Salisbury?

Top finishers: 1. Fillipas (IRE) (15.00), 2. Spirit Of Lyra (IRE) (1.57), 3. Storm Force Ten (IRE) (81.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:57 Salisbury?

The winning time was 1m 17.17s.

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