14:04 Salisbury

'Pyledriver' British EBF Novice Stakes (Div I) (GBB Race)

7f · Flat · Class 3 · Soft · 12 runners · £7,020 · Thursday, 1 October 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Meticulously (GB)
George Downing·Ed Walker
13/8F·2.62
SP
2nd
Gold Army (GB)AI top pick · 57.2
Lewis Edmunds·Harry Charlton·beaten 2.25 lengths
7/4·2.75
SP
3rd
Adatta (GB)
Ashley Lewis·Marcus Tregoning·beaten .75 lengths
125/1·126.00
SP

Race time

1m 30.83s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Meticulously (GB))

“Led from the start - drifted left entering final furlong under urging - stayed on strongly to pull away and win”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.75 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-way26.0/100 rating

Forest Bay

5.507Bet

Place portion settles at 1.90 · 1/5 odds · 3 places

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

Gold Army

Lewis Edmunds · Harry Charlton · 2yo

Top-rated of 13

score 57.2 · +11.2 clear of next best (46.0)

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
85very strong
29d since last run (fresh)
Form20% weight
72strong
Last 6: 3-2
Ratings50% weight
53average
OR 79 — highest combined rating in the field
Trainer20% weight
40below average
Harry Charlton: 3/19 winners last 14d (16%)

MarketBest price 14.50 (Matchbook) · 3rd in the market of 13.

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 (1–5)

IV 0.89

Mid (6–9)

IV 1.16

High (10–13)

IV 0.98

Today: Does Mary Know (draw 6) and Adatta (draw 9) get the bias; Gold Army (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	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	6	Meticulously J: George Downing · T: Ed Walker · draw 12 2yo · C · ch	4	9-07	—	—	—	28.0	13/8F·2.62 SP
2	4	Gold Army J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Harry Charlton · draw 3 2yo · C · br	32	9-07	79	—	—	57.2	7/4·2.75 SP
3	12	Adatta J: Ashley Lewis(3) · T: Marcus Tregoning · draw 9 2yo · F · ch	—	9-02	—	—	—	19.5	125/1·126.00 SP
4	3	Does Mary Know J: Charles Bishop · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 6 2yo · C · b	627	9-07	77	—	—	46.0	8/1·9.00 SP
5	2	Astralite J: Colin Keane · T: Harry Charlton · draw 13 2yo · G · gr	55	9-07	—	—	—	22.5	18/1·19.00 SP
6	5	Lucky Test J: Pierre-Louis Jamin · T: Harry Eustace · draw 11 2yo · G · b	—	9-07	—	—	—	15.0	28/1·29.00 SP
7	7	Playfull Warrior J: Joe Leavy · T: Clive Cox · draw 5 2yo · C · b	05	9-07	—	—	—	24.5	80/1·81.00 SP
8	8	Stytch J: David Egan · T: Alan King · draw 1 2yo · C · b	6	9-07	—	—	—	22.5	17/2·9.50 SP
9	11	Yabreen J: Tom Marquand · T: Jack Channon · draw 10 2yo · C · b	78	9-07	—	—	—	12.3	50/1·51.00 SP
10	9	Turbo Charger J: Jason Watson · T: Charles Hills · draw 8 2yo · C · gr	—	9-07	—	—	—	17.5	12/1·13.00 SP
11	1	Ardansoft J: Saffie Osborne · T: Ed Dunlop · draw 7 2yo · C · b	—	9-07	—	—	—	19.0	50/1·51.00 SP
12	10	Wowaditaka J: Luke Morris · T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt · draw 2 2yo · G · b	—	9-07	—	—	—	24.0	40/1·41.00 SP
—	—	Forest Bay J: Hector Crouch · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 4 2yo · F · b	—	9-02	—	—	—	26.0	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:04 Salisbury on 1 October 2026?

Meticulously (GB) won the 14:04 Salisbury at SP 2.62. Ridden by George Downing. Trained by Ed Walker.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:04 Salisbury?

No — the AI top pick (Gold Army) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 14:04 Salisbury?

Top finishers: 1. Meticulously (GB) (2.62), 2. Gold Army (GB) (2.75), 3. Adatta (GB) (126.00).

What was the winning time for the 14:04 Salisbury?

The winning time was 1m 30.83s.

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