Who won the 20:20 Leicester on 22 July 2026?
Miss Nightcap (GB) won the 20:20 Leicester at SP 3.50. Ridden by Alistair Rawlinson. Trained by Edward Smyth-Osbourne.
20:20 Leicester
British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Handicap Stakes
6f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 5 runners · £8,374 · Wednesday, 22 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 4thRace report
- 1stMiss Nightcap (GB)Alistair Rawlinson·Edward Smyth-Osbourne5/2·3.50SP
- 2ndCotai Belle (IRE)Ethan Tindall·Richard & Peter Fahey·beaten 3.25 lengths85/40F·3.12SP
- 3rdAmelia's Joy (GB)David Probert·Michael Herrington·beaten 2 lengths5/2·3.50SP
Race time
1m 10.56s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Miss Nightcap (GB))
“made all - shaken up approaching the final furlong - soon in total control - sprinted clear without being extended”
AI top-rated Afraj (score 69.0) finished 4th.
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.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Cotai Belle
Cotai Belle rates the best of these by a clear margin on our figures, 96 to the field's next-best 85, and arrives off three straight second-placed efforts with experience over today's trip and going already banked. Zen Diva, a winner in each of her last two starts, and Miss Nightcap, successful last time out, look the most obvious dangers on solid ratings of their own, while Romantic Twilight, a winner four starts back, cannot be dismissed. Cotai Belle is without a win in that placed sequence, but the consistency points to one ready to turn the corner, and she is our selection.
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
Afraj
William Buick · John & Thady Gosden · 3yo
Top-rated of 5
score 69.0 · +4.9 clear of next best (64.1)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100very strongJohn & Thady Gosden: 10/18 winners last 14d (56%)
- Freshness10% weight100very strong27d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight67strongLast 6: 1-3-3
- Ratings50% weight51averageOR 77
MarketBest price 5.90 (Betfair Exchange) · 4th in the market of 5.
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 6f
full course data →No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.
Low (1–2)
IV 1.13
Mid (3–4)
IV 0.93
High (5–6)
IV 0.92
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 111 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: Alistair Rawlinson · T: Edward Smyth-Osbourne · draw 4 3yo · F · b | 221 | 79 | 54.1 | 5/2·3.50 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Ethan Tindall(5) · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 3 3yo · F · b | 98222 | 80 | 51.0 | 85/40F·3.12 SP |
| 3 | 6 | J: David Probert · T: Michael Herrington · draw 6 4yo · F · bp | 714521 | 68 | 58.1 | 5/2·3.50 SP |
| 4 | 4 | J: William Buick · T: John & Thady Gosden · draw 1 3yo · F · b | 133 | 77 | 69.0 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: Rob Hornby · T: William Stone · draw 5 3yo · F · b | 01609 | 73 | 53.2 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 2 3yo · F · ch | 42311 | 81 | 64.1 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:20 Leicester?
No — the AI top pick (Afraj) finished 4.
What were the placings in the 20:20 Leicester?
Top finishers: 1. Miss Nightcap (GB) (3.50), 2. Cotai Belle (IRE) (3.12), 3. Amelia's Joy (GB) (3.50).
What was the winning time for the 20:20 Leicester?
The winning time was 1m 10.56s.
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