Who won the 17:26 Salisbury on 11 September 2026?
Grapple (GB) won the 17:26 Salisbury at SP 6.00. Ridden by Hector Crouch. Trained by Ralph Beckett.
17:26 Salisbury
Happy 40th Birthday Kevin Baker Selling Stakes
7f · Flat · Class 4 · Soft · 9 runners · £5,400 · Friday, 11 September 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stGrapple (GB)Hector Crouch·Ralph Beckett5/1·6.00SP
- 2ndPersian Land (IRE)AI top pick · 47.0Callum Rodriguez·David Evans·beaten 4.5 lengths9/4F·3.25SP
- 3rdHello You Ten (IRE)William Carver·Jamie Osborne·beaten 2 lengths12/1·13.00SP
Race time
1m 33.32s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Grapple (GB))
“Slowly into stride - held up at the back before moving up to dispute second place at halfway - angled left and hit the front on the rail side 2f out - asserted inside the final furlong to score”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.25 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way45.8/100 rating
Lushill
8.40Betfair Exchange
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: Persian Land
Persian Land shades this in this nine-runner Class 4 contest over seven furlongs at Salisbury on good-to-soft ground, sitting clearly ahead of the field on our ratings and looking the most accomplished performer in the line-up on the evidence gathered. Absolute Diamond is the chief threat and merits respect as the second-rated runner, while Lushill and Courage Best are others who could make life interesting if the pace suits, though they all face a meaningful step up in class to trouble the selection. With conditions looking fair and no obvious concern about the trip, Persian Land is taken to assert and win this.
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
Persian Land
Callum Rodriguez · David Evans · 2yo
Top-rated of 9
score 47.0 · +1.2 clear of next best (45.8)
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 strong15d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight50averageOR 75 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight38below averageLast 6: 1-2-6-7
- Trainer20% weight23weakDavid Evans: 2/22 winners last 14d (9%)
MarketBest price 3.70 (Matchbook) · 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 7f
full course data →Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.16).
Low (1–4)
IV 0.89
Mid (5–7)
IV 1.16
High (8–10)
IV 0.98
Today: Our Fella (draw 6) and Minzaal Time (draw 5) get the bias; Hello You Ten (draw 2) 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 | 2 | J: Hector Crouch · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 4 2yo · G · bbFT B | 0 | — | 18.0 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 2 | 1 | J: Callum Rodriguez · T: David Evans · draw 8 2yo · G · b | 1267 | 75 | 47.0 | 9/4F·3.25 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: William Carver · T: Jamie Osborne · draw 2 2yo · G · btFT T | 630 | 64 | 43.5 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 4 | 7 | J: Pat Cosgrave · T: David Evans · draw 9 2yo · F · b | 24661 | 67 | 44.6 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 5 | 8 | J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Rod Millman · draw 3 2yo · F · b | 79904 | 57 | 33.6 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 6 | 9 | J: William Cox · T: J S Moore · draw 10 2yo · F · b | 532384 | 61 | 45.8 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 7 | 4 | J: Jack Callan · T: Richard Hughes · draw 5 2yo · G · bbFT B | 07856 | 64 | 38.6 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 8 | 6 | J: Alec Voikhansky · T: Richard Hannon · draw 1 2yo · G · chb | 04869 | 45 | 30.1 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 9 | 5 | J: Isobelle Chalmers(7) · T: J S Moore · draw 6 2yo · C · chp | 023443 | 61 | 44.3 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Callum Shepherd · T: Charlie Clover · draw 7 2yo · F · b | — | — | 35.0 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:26 Salisbury?
No — the AI top pick (Persian Land) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 17:26 Salisbury?
Top finishers: 1. Grapple (GB) (6.00), 2. Persian Land (IRE) (3.25), 3. Hello You Ten (IRE) (13.00).
What was the winning time for the 17:26 Salisbury?
The winning time was 1m 33.32s.
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