Who won the 18:50 Leicester on 22 July 2026?
Buckland Belle (GB) won the 18:50 Leicester at SP 1.44. Ridden by Tom Marquand. Trained by Ollie Sangster.
18:50 Leicester
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1m · Flat · Class 6 · Good To Firm · 6 runners · £3,140 · Wednesday, 22 July 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 4/9F·1.44Race report
- 1stBuckland Belle (GB)AI top pick · 49.2Tom Marquand·Ollie Sangster4/9F·1.44SP
- 2ndIvat Ghia (IRE)Tyler Heard·Mark Usher·beaten 2.25 lengths18/1·19.00SP
- 3rdDora Vita (GB)Callum Hutchinson·Richard Phillips·beaten 1.25 lengths33/1·34.00SP
Race time
1m 45.18s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Buckland Belle (GB))
“settled just behind the front-runner - made ground 2f out before going clear under pressure a furlong out - asserted final furlong”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.44 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: Buckland Belle
Buckland Belle heads this six-runner Class 6 contest at Leicester on our figures, a handful of pounds ahead of Lope Y Linda and with a much bigger cushion over the remaining four runners over today's eight furlongs on good to firm ground. Lope Y Linda looks the biggest threat given that narrow gap, with Able Astra and Dora Vita also open to a forward step. This looks a workable rather than settled form line, so confidence in the selection is low, but Buckland Belle remains our selection on the balance of the figures.
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
Buckland Belle
Tom Marquand · Ollie Sangster · 3yo
Top-rated of 6
score 49.2 · +2.1 clear of next best (47.1)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong19d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight71strongLast 6: 5-5-1-3-2-2
- Ratings50% weight36below averageOR 54
- Trainer20% weight35below averageOllie Sangster: 3/21 winners last 14d (14%)
MarketBest price 1.68 (Betfair Exchange) · market favourite.
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 1m
full course data →Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.17).
Low (1–2)
IV 1.03
Mid (3–4)
IV 1.17
High (5–6)
IV 0.81
Today: Sporty Socks (draw 4) and Dora Vita (draw 3) get the bias; Buckland Belle (draw 6) 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 | 3 | J: Tom Marquand · T: Ollie Sangster · draw 6 3yo · F · b | 551322 | 54 | 49.2 | 4/9F·1.44 SP |
| 2 | 4 | J: Tyler Heard · T: Mark Usher · draw 5 3yo · F · chh | 866 | 52 | 31.0 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 3 | 5 | J: Callum Hutchinson · T: Richard Phillips · draw 3 3yo · F · br | 440605 | 46 | 27.6 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 4 | 2 | J: Jake Dickson(7) · T: Tim Easterby · draw 2 3yo · F · br | 120124 | 55 | 44.4 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 5 | 1 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Clive Cox · draw 1 3yo · F · bhFT H | 849 | 55 | 37.3 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 6 | 6 | J: Rob Hornby · T: William Stone · draw 4 3yo · F · bpFT P | 65376 | 45 | 47.1 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:50 Leicester?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Buckland Belle, won the race (AI score 49.2).
What were the placings in the 18:50 Leicester?
Top finishers: 1. Buckland Belle (GB) (1.44), 2. Ivat Ghia (IRE) (19.00), 3. Dora Vita (GB) (34.00).
What was the winning time for the 18:50 Leicester?
The winning time was 1m 45.18s.
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