Who won the 14:29 Leicester on 25 May 2026?
Snapback (FR) won the 14:29 Leicester at SP 6.00. Ridden by Robert Havlin. Trained by John & Thady Gosden.
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Leicester
Great BritainBritish EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race)
Monday, 25 May 2026
1m2f·Flat·Class 4·Good To Firm·12 runners·£5,400
Result
AI top pick finished 5thRace report
- 1stSnapback (FR)Robert Havlin·John & Thady Gosden5/1·6.00SP
- 2ndHowluckyarewe (GB)Christian Howarth·James Owen·beaten .5 lengths22/1·23.00SP
- 3rdCosmo Brown (IRE)Lewis Edmunds·William Muir & Chris Grassick·beaten 1 length33/1·34.00SP
Race time
2m 6.74s+2.74s vs std
Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.
In-running (Snapback (FR))
“Slowly away - in rear and ran green early - steady headway over 4f out - pushed along 3f out - kept on well to lead towards finish - did well in the circumstances”
AI top-rated Rogue Defence (score 57.0) finished 5th.
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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.057.0/100 rating
Rogue Defence
4.40Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way45.3/100 rating
Sun Lord
8.60Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Racing Alpha pick
Rogue Defence
Billy Loughnane · Jack Jones · 3yo
57.0/100
+10.7 vs next best (46.3)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Form20% weight100very strongLast 6: 1
- Freshness10% weight100very strong27d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight54averageRPR 81 — highest combined rating in the field
- Trainer20% weight0weakJack Jones: 0/13 winners last 14d (0%)
MarketBest price 4.40 (Betfair Exchange) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 13 | 3yo · G · gr | 1 | 9-09 | — | 81 | — | 57.0 | 9/2·5.50 SP | |
| 7 | 2 | 7 | 3yo · F · b | 18 | 9-04 | 76 | 86 | 62 | 38.4 | 4/1J·5.00 SP | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 3yo · G · b | 06 | 9-02 | — | 80 | 51 | 41.0 | 4/1J·5.00 SP | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 3yo · C · bhFT H | 88 | 9-02 | — | 76 | 42 | 35.7 | 33/1·34.00 SP | |
| 11 | 5 | 10 | 3yo · G · gr | — | 9-02 | — | — | — | 21.0 | 11/1·12.00 SP | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 3yo · C · ch | — | 9-02 | — | — | — | 18.0 | 22/1·23.00 SP | |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | 3yo · G · ch | 45 | 9-02 | — | 75 | 54 | 44.5 | 11/2·6.50 SP | |
| 1 | 8 | 5 | 3yo · C · b | — | 9-02 | — | — | — | 26.0 | 5/1·6.00 SP | |
| 8 | 9 | 1 | 3yo · C · b | 3 | 9-02 | — | 70 | 40 | 45.3 | 11/1·12.00 SP | |
| 9 | 11 | 8 | 3yo · G · b | 44 | 9-00 | — | 73 | — | 46.3 | 66/1·67.00 SP | |
| 12 | 12 | 9 | 3yo · G · b | — | 9-00 | — | — | — | 26.0 | 12/1·13.00 SP | |
| 10 | 13 | 11 | 3yo · F · b | 70 | 8-09 | — | 59 | — | 27.2 | 200/1·201.00 SP | |
| — | — | 12 | 3yo · G · cht | 7 | 9-00 | — | 77 | 22 | 40.0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:29 Leicester?
No — the AI top pick (Rogue Defence) finished 5.
What were the placings in the 14:29 Leicester?
Top finishers: 1. Snapback (FR) (6.00), 2. Howluckyarewe (GB) (23.00), 3. Cosmo Brown (IRE) (34.00).
What was the winning time for the 14:29 Leicester?
The winning time was 2m 6.74s, 2.74s slower than standard.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyThe step up in trip seems a likely plus for ADALO on his second start and he earns the vote ahead of Rogue Defence.
Racing Post pick: Adalo
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
Betting forecast
Formbook11/4 Rogue Defence, 9/2 Snapback, 5/1 Adalo, 11/2 Spiritoftheblues, 7/1 Fabled Spirit, 8/1 Relentless Hero, 11/1 Sun Lord, 20/1 Howluckyarewe, 25/1 Astracornus, Picaro, Tinkety Tonk, 50/1 Cosmo Brown, 100/1 Crazy Plan
Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.
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