Who won the 16:55 Salisbury on 1 October 2026?
Due To Henry (GB) won the 16:55 Salisbury at SP 34.00. Ridden by Oliver Carmichael. Trained by Eve Johnson Houghton.
16:55 Salisbury
Barbara Snow 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Stakes (Div II)
1m2f · Flat · Class 4 · Soft · 11 runners · £5,888 · Thursday, 1 October 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 6thRace report
- 1stDue To Henry (GB)Oliver Carmichael·Eve Johnson Houghton33/1·34.00SP
- 2ndSintra (GB)Colin Keane·Andrew Balding·beaten 0.2 lengths5/4F·2.25SP
- 3rdGet This In (GB)Hector Crouch·David Menuisier·beaten 0.2 lengths18/1·19.00SP
Race time
2m 9.53s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Due To Henry (GB))
“In touch just behind the front pair - moved into runner-up spot on the near rail over 1f out - kept battling inside the final furlong to grab the advantage near the line - won”
AI top-rated Wreck It Ronnie (score 58.3) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.50 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
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way55.2/100 rating
Sintra
11.50Matchbook
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: Sergei Breeze
Sergei Breeze is our selection at Salisbury, and the progressive profile is the reason we side with him over Sintra, who is rated only five pounds better on our figures. That is a gap the improving type can bridge, especially over a ten-furlong trip that should suit a horse still on the upgrade. Sintra heads the ratings and is the obvious danger, with Get This In and Blue Wonder both a couple of pounds behind him and firmly in the mix. Sergei Breeze, just three pounds adrift of those two, looks the one to be with, and he is our 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
Wreck It Ronnie
Kieren Fox · Charlie Pike · 3yo
Top-rated of 11
score 58.3 · +1.2 clear of next best (57.1)
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)
- Form20% weight58averageLast 6: 6-7-1
- Ratings50% weight53averageOR 80 — above field median
- Trainer20% weight50averageCharlie Pike: 2/10 winners last 14d (20%)
MarketBest price 1000.00 (Betfair Exchange) · 6th 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 1m2f
full course data →Strong: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.39).
Low (1–4)
IV 0.74
Mid (5–8)
IV 0.87
High (9–12)
IV 1.39
Today: Blue Wonder (draw 12) and Kimeko Glory (draw 9) get the bias; Wuood (draw 4) 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. 62 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | J: Oliver Carmichael(7) · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 2 5yo · G · bb | 253576 | 74 | 40.7 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Colin Keane · T: Andrew Balding · draw 8 3yo · G · b | 323174 | 82 | 55.2 | 5/4F·2.25 SP |
| 3 | 9 | J: Hector Crouch · T: David Menuisier · draw 6 3yo · G · b | 362 | 75 | 57.1 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 4 | 7 | J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Harry Charlton · draw 3 4yo · F · b | 8209 | 73 | 46.1 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 5 | 10 | J: Ben Ffrench Davis(5) · T: Kathy Turner · draw 1 3yo · G · b | 8432 | 74 | 46.5 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 6 | 4 | J: Kieren Fox · T: Charlie Pike · draw 5 3yo · C · b | 671 | 80 | 58.3 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 7 | 11 | J: Pat Cosgrave · T: Jim Boyle · draw 10 7yo · M · b | 317755 | 69 | 49.6 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 8 | 8 | J: Pat Dobbs · T: Richard Hannon · draw 4 3yo · C · ch | 215 | 76 | 51.6 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 9 | 6 | J: Tom Marquand · T: Hughie Morrison · draw 12 4yo · F · b | 04151 | 73 | 56.3 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 10 | 12 | J: David Egan · T: Shaun Lycett · draw 11 3yo · F · b | 21645 | 71 | 42.6 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 11 | 3 | J: Charlie Tucker(7) · T: Neil Mulholland · draw 7 4yo · G · b | 8140 | 77 | 37.1 | 250/1·251.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Saffie Osborne · T: Charles Hills · draw 9 4yo · F · bb | 043123 | 78 | 52.0 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:55 Salisbury?
No — the AI top pick (Wreck It Ronnie) finished 6.
What were the placings in the 16:55 Salisbury?
Top finishers: 1. Due To Henry (GB) (34.00), 2. Sintra (GB) (2.25), 3. Get This In (GB) (19.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:55 Salisbury?
The winning time was 2m 9.53s.
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