Salisbury Tips

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Salisbury Tips

The prize money is decent for both the Group 3 races (Dick Poole Fillies Stakes, Sovereign Stakes) and the big southern yards, aiming their quality animals at those races.

The Listed Cathedral Stakes in June has been won by the Richard Hannon (Senior then Junior) stable six times since 2008.

Low numbers over shorter trips seem to have an advantage from the gates on this right-handed track, especially if they jump well; however, as the race progresses, the camber seems to inconvenience those close to the rail as the ground falls away.

Those horses are more to the middle of the course as the race reaches the final 2 furlongs and seem to be racing on a more even course, with forward motion seemingly easier.

So, in an ideal world, you would be drawn low and run low for 3 furlongs and then gradually move 3 or 4 horse widths away from the rail in the final 2 furlongs. Salisbury can ride a bit like Goodwood, with the reverse loop and is very similar to Hamilton.

Salisbury Draw Bias

✅ When breaking Salisbury down into trips, you can look at which stall and trip combination has produced the best LSP. That would be stall 9 over a trip of 6f, which has, over the last five years, produced an LSP of +93.43.

❌ For the least profitable stall at Salisbury, you need to look at races over 6f and focus on stall 7, as this has produced an LSP of -60.43 over the last five years.

Here we have the draw bias for Salisbury taken into consideration in races with ten or more runners. We will break down the figures by race trips. Draws can be much more important in shorter trips, where runners do not have time to find their position during the race, meaning the draw is probably more important than in races over longer distances.

• Sprints (5f to 7½f)
• Mile (1m to 1m1½f)

The following table shows a breakdown of a group of trips and shows how each position of the draw does, for example, in a twelve-runner race would be Low (Stalls 1-4), Mid (Stalls 5-8) and High (Stalls 9-12). The positions will always be the lowest stall number to the highest.

Salisbury Jockey and Trainer Statistics

Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Salisbury?

Following Eve Johnson Houghton would have returned a profit here at Salisbury with an LSP of +10.87, and their fifteen winners have them at the head of the profitable trainers' list. R M Beckett does lead the trainers' list overall with forty-one winners, but shows an overall loss. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market, then it is J A Osborne who leads the way at Salisbury. They have had a total of thirteen placings, which includes three winners for an eachway LSP of +51.98. The trainer with the worst record at Salisbury based on LSP is Richard Hannon (Jnr), who has only a 13% strike rate with thirty winners from two hundred thirty-seven runners, which have returned an LSP of -51.60.

When looking at the leading jockeys based on wins for those who are also showing a profit when backing all of their rides, then it is Oisin Murphy who comes out at the top here at Salisbury with a total of thirty-six winners and an LSP of +24.05. Shane Kelly is the jockey to follow at Salisbury if you are backing eachway, as they show the best LSP of all the jockeys in the eachway markets, that is +42.43, which is courtesy of their eight placings (three winners). A total of eighteen winners from one hundred twenty-two rides at Salisbury has Tom Marquand at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 15% strike rate and worst LSP of -43.42.

Salisbury Picks & Hints

Here are some factors at Salisbury for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:

• 7-10 (70%) +31.58 - Backing Hugo Palmer runners when horses are aged 3yo
• 6-14 (43%) +20.50 - Backing J R Fanshawe runners when in a Handicap race
• 5-9 (56%) +19.75 - Backing Hugo Palmer runners when in a Handicap race
• 7-15 (47%) +18.50 - Backing Oisin Murphy rides when over a trip of 7f
• 15-35 (43%) +16.51 - Backing Oisin Murphy rides when in a Novices race

Salisbury Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Salisbury based on the number of winners:

• 16 Wins: R M Beckett & Hector Crouch
• 12 Wins: R M Beckett & Rossa Ryan
• 10 Wins: A M Balding & Oisin Murphy
• 9 Wins: R M Beckett & Rob Hornby
• 7 Wins: Richard Hannon (Jnr) & Pat Dobbs

Salisbury Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Salisbury Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

With a huge combined experience of horse racing between them, this content has been created and is maintained by Darren Brett, James Banting and Andy Powell.

*All of the data for Salisbury Racecourse, which includes the trainer and jockey statistics, has been created using statistics available from HorseRaceBase. The data includes all races throughout the last five years (2021 to 2025).

Darren Brett

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Andy Powell

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Andy, a seasoned horse racing analyst with over 15 years of experience, delves into the intricacies of all things horse racing, meticulously analyzing complex statistical data to uncover hidden trends. He spearheads the creation and management of OLBG's horse racing trend blogs, providing valuable insights for bettors worldwide.