16:00 Leicester

Hugh James Classified Stakes

7f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 13 runners · £3,140 · Monday, 8 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 8th

1st
Shes Got The Blues (IRE)
Billy Loughnane·Tony Carroll
7/4F·2.75
SP
2nd
Demetris Mouflon (GB)
Paddy Bradley·Rod Millman·beaten 2.25 lengths
14/1·15.00
SP
3rd
Shark Two One (GB)
Jack Dace·Jessica Macey·beaten 1.25 lengths
5/1·6.00
SP

Race time

1m 25.17s+2.77s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Shes Got The Blues (IRE))

“In touch with leaders - headway and went second over 2f out - pushed along to lead 1f out - soon ridden - kept on”

AI top-rated Coverbridge (score 50.9) finished 8th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 14.00 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-party

Pundit pick: Shark Two One

Bungle Bay is respected but the vote goes to last year's winner SHARK TWO ONE, who has form figures of 13313 over C&D.

Forecast 11/4 Bungle Bay, 7/2 Shes Got The Blues, 11/2 Kode Grey, 13/2 Shark Two One, 10/1 Tilsworth Max, Squashy Berry, 12/1 Eulalia, 16/1 Demetris Mouflon, Due Destiny, Tickhill Flyer, 25/1 Coverbridge, 66/1 Bridgefoot Rambler, 100/1 Miss Helena

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

Coverbridge

Cian Horgan(5) · Peter Winks · 4yo

Top-rated of 13

score 50.9 · +6.2 clear of next best (44.7)

Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Trainer20% weight
100small sample (n=2)
Peter Winks: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
100very strong
14d since last run (race-fit window)
Ratings50% weight
31weak
OR 46 · RPR 51 · TS 44
Form20% weight
26weak
Last 6: 4-0-0-5-4

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 (1–5)

IV 1.03

Mid (6–9)

IV 1.17

High (10–13)

IV 0.81

Today: Coverbridge (draw 9) and Shes Got The Blues (draw 7) get the bias; Due Destiny (draw 10) 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	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	11	Shes Got The Blues J: Billy Loughnane · T: Tony Carroll · draw 7 3yo · F · b	652354	8-13	48	58	55	44.7	7/4F·2.75 SP
2	8	Demetris Mouflon J: Paddy Bradley · T: Rod Millman · draw 5 3yo · F · chb	84595	8-13	45	53	41	33.3	14/1·15.00 SP
3	6	Shark Two One J: Jack Dace(5) · T: Jessica Macey · draw 13 8yo · G · bp	33750	9-09	47	62	38	30.9	5/1·6.00 SP
4	2	Bungle Bay J: Joe Leavy · T: James Evans · draw 11 7yo · G · b	805822	9-09	50	61	28	31.9	16/5·4.20 SP
5	9	Due Destiny J: Benoit De La Sayette · T: Patrick Owens · draw 10 3yo · F · bh	87045	8-13	41	46	36	37.1	22/1·23.00 SP
6	13	Tickhill Flyer J: Barry McHugh · T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith · draw 8 3yo · G · bpFT P	760	8-13	50	53	41	27.8	40/1·41.00 SP
7	7	Tilsworth Max J: Jonny Peate · T: J R Jenkins · draw 2 6yo · G · b	353356	9-09	48	51	38	32.9	10/1·11.00 SP
8	3	Coverbridge J: Cian Horgan(5) · T: Peter Winks · draw 9 4yo · G · bp	40054	9-09	46	51	44	50.9	14/1·15.00 SP
9	1	Bridgefoot Rambler J: Ethan Tindall(5) · T: Stephen Hanlon · draw 12 4yo · F · grpFT P	660	9-09	35	36	—	30.8	150/1·151.00 SP
10	12	Squashy Berry J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Chris Dwyer · draw 4 3yo · G · bbFT B	087	8-13	50	51	—	29.0	16/1·17.00 SP
11	4	Eulalia J: Jason Watson · T: Jack Morland · draw 3 4yo · F · btbFT TB	67380	9-09	46	54	36	28.7	16/1·17.00 SP
12	10	Kode Grey J: Duran Fentiman · T: Tim Easterby · draw 6 3yo · G · gr	09638	8-13	50	58	32	31.9	16/1·17.00 SP
13	5	Miss Helena J: Laura Coughlan(3) · T: Michael Mullineaux · draw 1 4yo · F · beb	08840	9-09	32	38	—	21.2	250/1·251.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:00 Leicester on 8 June 2026?

Shes Got The Blues (IRE) won the 16:00 Leicester at SP 2.75. Ridden by Billy Loughnane. Trained by Tony Carroll.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:00 Leicester?

No — the AI top pick (Coverbridge) finished 8.

What were the placings in the 16:00 Leicester?

Top finishers: 1. Shes Got The Blues (IRE) (2.75), 2. Demetris Mouflon (GB) (15.00), 3. Shark Two One (GB) (6.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:00 Leicester?

The winning time was 1m 25.17s, 2.77s slower than standard.

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