Who won the 14:28 Salisbury on 3 September 2026?
Rock In Japan (GER) won the 14:28 Salisbury at SP 9.00. Ridden by Edward Greatrex. Trained by Ralph Beckett.
14:28 Salisbury
Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands A, B, C And D) (Div I) (GBB/GBBPlus Race)
1m · Flat · Class 3 · Good To Soft · 7 runners · £8,100 · Thursday, 3 September 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stRock In Japan (GER)Edward Greatrex·Ralph Beckett8/1·9.00SP
- 2ndNight Star (IRE)AI top pick · 46.8Pat Dobbs·Richard Hannon·beaten 0.2 lengths10/11F·1.91SP
- 3rdMulvaney's Return (FR)David Egan·Brian Meehan·beaten 6 lengths40/1·41.00SP
Race time
1m 45.63s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Rock In Japan (GER))
“Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - held up in the pack before being asked for effort and closing on the front-runner inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to get up in the last strides for the win”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.91 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way23.0/100 rating
General Wolfe
11.50Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Why the model rates this top
Night Star
Pat Dobbs · Richard Hannon · 2yo
Top-rated of 9
score 46.8 · +17.3 clear of next best (29.5)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight85very strong42d since last run (fresh)
- Form20% weight55averageLast 6: 5-3-3
- Ratings50% weight55averageOR 82 — highest combined rating in the field
- Trainer20% weight0weakRichard Hannon: 0/42 winners last 14d (0%)
MarketBest price 2.06 (Betfair Exchange) · market favourite.
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 1m
full course data →Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.16).
Low (1–3)
IV 0.89
Mid (4–6)
IV 1.16
High (7–9)
IV 0.98
Today: General Wolfe (draw 6) and Cashinoroyale (draw 4) get the bias; My Boy (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. 90 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | J: Edward Greatrex · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 9 2yo · C · ch | — | — | 22.5 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 2 | 6 | J: Pat Dobbs · T: Richard Hannon · draw 8 2yo · C · b | 533 | 82 | 46.8 | 10/11F·1.91 SP |
| 3 | 7 | J: David Egan · T: Brian Meehan · draw 7 2yo · C · b | 6 | — | 29.0 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 4 | 4 | J: Benoit de la Sayette · T: George Baker · draw 4 2yo · C · btFT T | — | — | 20.5 | 100/1·101.00 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 3 2yo · C · ch | — | — | 22.5 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 6 | 3 | J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Owen Burrows · draw 5 2yo · C · bt | 6 | — | 19.0 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 7 | 9 | J: Josephine Gordon · T: Keiran Burke · draw 2 2yo · G · ch | 0 | — | 18.5 | 300/1·301.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding · draw 1 2yo · C · b | 4 | — | 29.5 | — |
| — | — | J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Ed Walker · draw 6 2yo · C · b | — | — | 23.0 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:28 Salisbury?
No — the AI top pick (Night Star) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 14:28 Salisbury?
Top finishers: 1. Rock In Japan (GER) (9.00), 2. Night Star (IRE) (1.91), 3. Mulvaney's Return (FR) (41.00).
What was the winning time for the 14:28 Salisbury?
The winning time was 1m 45.63s.
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