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14:00 Leicester

Go West Live @LeicesterRaces Saturday 4th July Restricted Maiden Stakes (Band D) (GBB/IRE) (Div I)

7f · Flat · Class 4 · Good · 10 runners · £5,400 · Monday, 8 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 11/8F·2.38
  1. 1st
    Kach Above (GB)AI top pick · 43.7
    Billy Loughnane·David Loughnane
    11/8F·2.38
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Lord Ragnar (IRE)
    Dougie Costello·Ed Dunlop·beaten 2.75 lengths
    66/1·67.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Better Nature (GB)
    Rob Hornby·Jonathan Portman·beaten 2.75 lengths
    11/4·3.75
    SP
Race time
1m 26.83s+4.43s vs std

Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.

In-running (Kach Above (GB))

“In touch with leaders - headway and disputed lead over 3f out - led narrowly under 2f out - edged right but went clear over 1f out - ridden briefly final furlong - comfortably”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.38 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-party
Pundit pick: See Amna

The runners with experience don't set a high standard and it might be wroth siding with the well-bred newcomer SEE AMNA.

Forecast 9/4 See Amna, 3/1 Kach Above, 11/2 Better Nature, 6/1 Parioca, 7/1 Waiting For Archie, 8/1 Wells Fargos Envoy, 20/1 Farndale, Mrs Mole, 50/1 Lord Ragnar, 100/1 Pertinent

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

Kach Above

Billy Loughnane · David Loughnane · 2yo

Top-rated of 10
score 43.7 · +7.5 clear of next best (36.2)
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
    100very strong
    21d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Ratings50% weight
    43below average
    RPR 72 · TS 58 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Trainer20% weight
    35below average
    David Loughnane: 3/22 winners last 14d (14%)
  • Form20% weight
    25weak
    Last 6: 4-7
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 (5–7)
IV 1.17
High (8–10)
IV 0.81

Today: Farndale (draw 5) and Parioca (draw 7) get the bias; Pertinent (draw 8) 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

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
12
Kach Above
J: Billy Loughnane · T: David Loughnane · draw 3
2yo · C · b
47
—43.7
11/8F·2.38
SP
23
Lord Ragnar
J: Dougie Costello · T: Ed Dunlop · draw 9
2yo · C · ch
0
—29.5
66/1·67.00
SP
31
Better Nature
J: Rob Hornby · T: Jonathan Portman · draw 1
2yo · G · b
0
—35.2
11/4·3.75
SP
46
Mrs Mole
J: Jack Doughty · T: Steph Hollinshead · draw 6
2yo · F · b
——20.5
28/1·29.00
SP
55
Farndale
J: Harry Russell · T: Tim Easterby · draw 5
2yo · F · b
6
—34.0
25/1·26.00
SP
67
Parioca
J: Jack Callan(3) · T: Jack Morland · draw 7
2yo · F · bbFT B
5
—31.7
22/1·23.00
SP
74
Waiting For Archie
J: Barry McHugh · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 4
2yo · C · b
5
—32.0
17/2·9.50
SP
810
Wells Fargos Envoy
J: Duran Fentiman · T: Tim Easterby · draw 10
2yo · F · b
——19.5
16/1·17.00
SP
98
Pertinent
J: Jonny Peate · T: Micky Fenton · draw 8
2yo · F · b
0
—36.2
250/1·251.00
SP
109
See Amna
J: Charles Bishop · T: Eve Johnson Houghton · draw 2
2yo · F · b
——25.0
4/1·5.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:00 Leicester on 8 June 2026?

Kach Above (GB) won the 14:00 Leicester at SP 2.38. Ridden by Billy Loughnane. Trained by David Loughnane.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:00 Leicester?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Kach Above, won the race (AI score 43.7).

What were the placings in the 14:00 Leicester?

Top finishers: 1. Kach Above (GB) (2.38), 2. Lord Ragnar (IRE) (67.00), 3. Better Nature (GB) (3.75).

What was the winning time for the 14:00 Leicester?

The winning time was 1m 26.83s, 4.43s slower than standard.

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