Who won the 15:40 Leicester on 26 May 2026?
Escape Magic (GB) won the 15:40 Leicester at SP 10.00. Ridden by Callum Rodriguez. Trained by Owen Burrows.
15:40 Leicester
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7f · Flat · Class 6 · Good To Firm · 9 runners · £3,140 · Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Result
AI top pick was a non-runnerRace report
- 1stEscape Magic (GB)Callum Rodriguez·Owen Burrows9/1·10.00SP
- 2ndZoulette (IRE)Billy Loughnane·Ollie Sangster·beaten 1 length9/2·5.50SP
- 3rdHatamoto (GB)Harry Russell·Tim Easterby·beaten 2.25 lengths11/4F·3.75SP
Race time
1m 24.30s+1.90s vs std
Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.
In-running (Escape Magic (GB))
“Midfield - pushed along 3f out - ridden and headway over 1f out - ran on to lead towards finish”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 9.00 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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Zoulette
This could go to the lightly raced ZOULETTE who shaped at Windsor as though this step back up to 7f could bear fruit.
Forecast 2/1 Hatamoto, 5/1 Zoulette, 13/2 She's Crafty, 8/1 Giles Glory, Woody Y Fernandez, 9/1 Elashgar, 10/1 Escape Magic, 12/1 Telling Time, 20/1 Girls Allowed, 25/1 Snow Day, 50/1 Muvable
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
Elashgar
NON-RUNNER · Kevin & Lauren Frost · 3yo
Top-rated of 9
score 46.6 · +3.0 clear of next best (43.6)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight85very strong30d since last run (fresh)
- Trainer20% weight50no sampleKevin & Lauren Frost — no runners last 14 days — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Form20% weight49below averageLast 6: 8-3-1-2-0
- Ratings50% weight36below averageOR 55 · RPR 63 · TS 46
MarketNo market price available yet.
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 — Leicester 7f
full course data →Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.17).
Low (1–4)
IV 1.03
Mid (5–8)
IV 1.17
High (9–11)
IV 0.81
Today: Zoulette (draw 6) and Snow Day (draw 7) get the bias; Elashgar (draw 9) 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. 148 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Owen Burrows · draw 11 3yo · F · ch | 760 | 49 | 34.5 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 6 3yo · F · b | 6367 | 54 | 37.2 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Harry Russell · T: Tim Easterby · draw 2 3yo · G · b | 5562 | 55 | 39.0 | 11/4F·3.75 SP |
| 4 | 9 | J: Josephine Gordon · T: Julia & Shelley Birkett · draw 8 3yo · F · b | 966 | 47 | 24.1 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 5 | 7 | J: Darragh Keenan · T: Ivan Furtado · draw 5 3yo · G · b | 53036 | 49 | 34.7 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 6 | 5 | J: Oisin Murphy · T: T Ellis · draw 3 3yo · G · btp | 146445 | 53 | 43.6 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 7 | 6 | J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Charlie Longsdon · draw 10 3yo · G · b | 98270 | 50 | 30.1 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 8 | 4 | J: Colin Keane · T: George Margarson · draw 4 3yo · F · ch | 77452 | 54 | 35.1 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 9 | 10 | J: Ryan Sexton · T: Tim Easterby · draw 1 3yo · G · bbFT B | 09078 | 46 | 30.0 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| — | — | J: NON-RUNNER · T: Kevin & Lauren Frost · draw 9 3yo · G · ch | 83120 | 55 | 46.6 | — |
| — | — | J: NON-RUNNER · T: Tony Carroll · draw 7 3yo · F · b | 000 | 46 | 34.8 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:40 Leicester?
No — the AI top pick (Elashgar) was a non-runner or unplaced.
What were the placings in the 15:40 Leicester?
Top finishers: 1. Escape Magic (GB) (10.00), 2. Zoulette (IRE) (5.50), 3. Hatamoto (GB) (3.75).
What was the winning time for the 15:40 Leicester?
The winning time was 1m 24.30s, 1.90s slower than standard.
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