15:49 Salisbury

Sandown Kia Salisbury Handicap Stakes

6f · Flat · Class 4 · Soft · 14 runners · £5,888 · Thursday, 1 October 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 9/2F·5.50

1st
Regional Rock (GB)AI top pick · 60.2
Hector Crouch·Ralph Beckett
9/2F·5.50
SP
2nd
River Spey (GB)
George Downing·Ed Walker·beaten 1.25 lengths
20/1·21.00
SP
3rd
Mythical Composer (GB)
Joe Leavy·Clive Cox·beaten .75 lengths
14/1·15.00
SP

Race time

1m 15.21s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Regional Rock (GB))

“towards back early - moved over to near side rail 3f out then made ground 2f out - took command over 1f out - drifted right inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to win”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.50 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

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Each-way60.2/100 rating

Regional Rock

7.00Betfair 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-party

Pundit pick: Brosay

Brosay is our selection, and the progressive profile is the reason to side with him here: he arrives on an upward curve and is only a few pounds behind the top-rated runner on our figures, at 89 against 94. Cindy Lou Who is the obvious danger as the highest-rated in the field, while River Spey on 90 and Under The Twilight on 89 are also closely matched with him and can't be dismissed in a competitive 14-runner Class 4 sprint. The good to soft ground adds a little uncertainty, but Brosay's improving trend makes him the one to be on over six furlongs at Salisbury. Brosay is the pick.

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

Regional Rock

Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett · 3yo

Top-rated of 14

score 60.2 · +4.4 clear of next best (55.9)

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
50d since last run (fresh)
Form20% weight
64average
Last 6: 1-2-2-3-4
Ratings50% weight
56average
OR 84 — highest combined rating in the field
Trainer20% weight
55average
Ralph Beckett: 10/46 winners last 14d (22%)

MarketBest price 7.00 (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 6f

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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: Regional Rock (draw 11) and George Wickham (draw 14) get the bias; Brosay (draw 6) 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	1	Regional Rock J: Hector Crouch · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 11 3yo · G · b	12234	9-10	84	—	—	60.2	9/2F·5.50 SP
2	5	River Spey J: George Downing · T: Ed Walker · draw 1 3yo · G · br	61079	9-09	83	—	—	49.3	20/1·21.00 SP
3	14	Mythical Composer J: Joe Leavy · T: Clive Cox · draw 2 4yo · G · bp	14000	9-02	75	—	—	48.0	14/1·15.00 SP
4	12	Lyra Lea J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Rod Millman · draw 7 3yo · F · b	221634	9-03	77	—	—	51.9	13/2·7.50 SP
5	7	Supreme King J: Colin Keane · T: David Evans · draw 9 6yo · G · b	715633	9-07	80	—	—	46.1	13/2·7.50 SP
6	4	Brosay J: Nicola Currie · T: Charlie Pike · draw 6 4yo · G · bb	609922	9-09	82	—	—	53.1	5/1·6.00 SP
7	9	George Wickham J: Paddy Bradley · T: Gary & Josh Moore · draw 14 3yo · G · br	721	9-06	80	—	—	55.9	20/1·21.00 SP
8	13	Safari Dream J: Charlie Tucker(7) · T: Rod Millman · draw 13 6yo · G · b	753115	9-03	76	—	—	53.0	28/1·29.00 SP
9	11	Kohana Nation J: Saffie Osborne · T: Charles Hills · draw 5 3yo · C · b	72133	9-04	78	—	—	49.0	12/1·13.00 SP
10	10	Golden Brown J: Ashley Lewis(3) · T: Ed Walker · draw 3 3yo · G · b	218637	9-05	79	—	—	49.8	12/1·13.00 SP
11	2	Under The Twilight J: Luke Morris · T: Michael Blake · draw 10 8yo · M · b	441218	9-09	82	—	—	48.3	40/1·41.00 SP
12	3	Cindy Lou Who J: William Carson · T: Tony Carroll · draw 8 4yo · F · b	995005	9-09	82	—	—	47.1	13/2·7.50 SP
13	6	Fleetwater J: David Egan · T: J. S. Moore · draw 12 4yo · F · b	391870	9-08	81	—	—	45.1	10/1·11.00 SP
14	8	Jellystone Park J: Tom Marquand · T: Jack Channon · draw 4 3yo · G · bh	421	9-06	80	—	—	49.9	14/1·15.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:49 Salisbury on 1 October 2026?

Regional Rock (GB) won the 15:49 Salisbury at SP 5.50. Ridden by Hector Crouch. Trained by Ralph Beckett.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:49 Salisbury?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Regional Rock, won the race (AI score 60.2).

What were the placings in the 15:49 Salisbury?

Top finishers: 1. Regional Rock (GB) (5.50), 2. River Spey (GB) (21.00), 3. Mythical Composer (GB) (15.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:49 Salisbury?

The winning time was 1m 15.21s.

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