Who won the 17:24 Salisbury on 3 September 2026?
Looka (USA) won the 17:24 Salisbury at SP 15.00. Ridden by Silvestre De Sousa. Trained by Marco Botti.
17:24 Salisbury
Madar Corporation Handicap Stakes
1m · Flat · Class 3 · Good To Soft · 11 runners · £9,450 · Thursday, 3 September 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 5thRace report
- 1stLooka (USA)Silvestre De Sousa·Marco Botti14/1·15.00SP
- 2ndPrincipality (IRE)Kaiya Fraser·Harry Eustace·beaten .5 lengths9/2·5.50SP
- 3rdBoyfriend (GB)Pat Dobbs·Richard Hannon·beaten 0.3 lengths4/1C·5.00SP
Race time
1m 43.62s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Looka (USA))
“Pulled hard early - set the pace throughout despite pressure - pushed along 2f out - stuck on well inside the final furlong to win going away”
AI top-rated Point Of Contact (score 57.8) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way57.8/100 rating
Point Of Contact
6.40Smarkets
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Boyfriend
Boyfriend rates 2 lb behind the top-rated One Smack Mac on paper, but a progressive profile, a meaningful fitness edge and clockwork that backs the form all point in his favour over this eight-furlong trip on good-to-soft ground at Salisbury, making him the preferred pick ahead of the top-rated rival. One Smack Mac's class is undeniable and cannot be dismissed lightly, while Principality and Point Of Contact are others in a competitive eleven-runner field who will test the selection if he is to land the spoils. The case for our selection rests on his upward trajectory and the sense that there is more to come, factors which tip the balance in a race where the bare ratings alone do not tell the full story. Boyfriend is our selection.
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
Point Of Contact
Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding · 4yo
Top-rated of 11
score 57.8 · +0.5 clear of next best (57.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong23d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight58averageOR 87
- Trainer20% weight53averageAndrew Balding: 12/56 winners last 14d (21%)
- Form20% weight42below averageLast 6: 6-6-1-8-4
MarketBest price 6.40 (Smarkets) · 2nd in the market of 11.
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 (1–4)
IV 0.89
Mid (5–8)
IV 1.16
High (9–11)
IV 0.98
Today: Point Of Contact (draw 6) and Boyfriend (draw 8) get the bias; Electric Dreams (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. 90 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Marco Botti · draw 11 3yo · C · chh | 6155 | 90 | 56.1 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Harry Eustace · draw 4 4yo · G · b | 01514 | 91 | 49.5 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Pat Dobbs · T: Richard Hannon · draw 8 5yo · H · b | 68132 | 92 | 52.1 | 4/1C·5.00 SP |
| 4 | 8 | J: Harry Davies · T: William Haggas · draw 9 5yo · M · bhFT H | 12484 | 83 | 51.9 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding · draw 6 4yo · G · bpFT P | 66184 | 87 | 57.8 | 4/1C·5.00 SP |
| 6 | 4 | J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Hamad Al Jehani · draw 1 5yo · G · bb | 61096 | 88 | 52.9 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 7 | 11 | J: David Egan · T: James Fanshawe · draw 3 3yo · C · ch | 4710 | 85 | 57.3 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 8 | 7 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Simon & Ed Crisford · draw 2 3yo · G · bt | 16421 | 89 | 56.7 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 9 | 9 | J: Colin Keane · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 10 3yo · G · ch | 1310 | 88 | 55.7 | 4/1C·5.00 SP |
| 10 | 10 | J: Josephine Gordon · T: Keiran Burke · draw 7 5yo · G · chtv | 15727 | 80 | 51.1 | 100/1·101.00 SP |
| 11 | 2 | J: William Carver · T: Jamie Osborne · draw 5 4yo · G · bh | 00090 | 92 | 47.0 | 150/1·151.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:24 Salisbury?
No — the AI top pick (Point Of Contact) finished 5.
What were the placings in the 17:24 Salisbury?
Top finishers: 1. Looka (USA) (15.00), 2. Principality (IRE) (5.50), 3. Boyfriend (GB) (5.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:24 Salisbury?
The winning time was 1m 43.62s.
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