Who won the 15:15 Chester on 22 August 2026?
Nicely (IRE) won the 15:15 Chester at SP 3.00. Ridden by Hector Crouch. Trained by Kevin Philippart De Foy.
15:15 Chester
Powells Jewellery EBF Fillies' Conditions Stakes (GBB Race)
6f · Flat · Class 2 · Good To Soft · 7 runners · £10,308 · Saturday, 22 August 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stNicely (IRE)Hector Crouch·Kevin Philippart De Foy2/1F·3.00SP
- 2ndBated Benevolence (GB)AI top pick · 64.0Marco Ghiani·Marco Botti·beaten 0.2 lengths5/2·3.50SP
- 3rdTakaaful (GB)Billy Loughnane·George Boughey·beaten 1 length100/30·4.33SP
Race time
1m 15.57s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Nicely (IRE))
“Tracked the pace close up - pushed along with over 2f left - surged to reach the front inside the last furlong - edged in front near the line under a hard drive - held on to score”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.50 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: Kentucky Rain
Kentucky Rain heads this seven-runner Class 2 sprint at Chester rated narrowly ahead of Nicely, with Bated Benevolence and The Can Can Queen also posing threats on a good-to-soft surface that should suit a range of profiles in the field. Nicely, six pounds behind on our figures, is probably the most credible threat given the relatively modest gap, while Bated Benevolence and The Can Can Queen will need to outrun their ratings to threaten at the business end. The confidence here is limited, and this is a competitive enough heat that the selection will need to be at its best, but Kentucky Rain's edge at the top of the ratings makes the case. Kentucky Rain 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
Bated Benevolence
Marco Ghiani · Marco Botti · 2yo
Top-rated of 7
score 64.0 · +4.8 clear of next best (59.2)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight85very strong36d since last run (fresh)
- Trainer20% weight68strongMarco Botti: 6/22 winners last 14d (27%)
- Form20% weight67strongLast 6: 1-0-1
- Ratings50% weight57averageOR 86
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 — Chester 6f
full course data →Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.38).
Low (1–3)
IV 1.38
Mid (4–5)
IV 0.89
High (6–7)
IV 0.69
Today: Bated Benevolence (draw 2) and Nicely (draw 1) get the bias; The Can Can Queen (draw 7) 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. 88 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | J: Hector Crouch · T: Kevin Philippart De Foy · draw 1 2yo · F · ch | 216 | 89 | 54.4 | 2/1F·3.00 SP |
| 2 | 1 | J: Marco Ghiani · T: Marco Botti · draw 2 2yo · F · br | 101 | 86 | 64.0 | 5/2·3.50 SP |
| 3 | 6 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: George Boughey · draw 3 2yo · F · b | 4 | — | 29.0 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| 4 | 4 | J: Jason Watson · T: Lemos De Souza · draw 4 2yo · F · b | 2014 | 84 | 59.2 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 5 | 3 | J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 6 2yo · F · b | 624546 | 66 | 38.9 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 6 | 2 | J: Tom Eaves · T: Kevin Ryan · draw 5 2yo · F · b | 52 | — | 23.9 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 7 | 7 | J: Callum Shepherd · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 7 2yo · F · b | 51530 | 85 | 54.8 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:15 Chester?
No — the AI top pick (Bated Benevolence) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 15:15 Chester?
Top finishers: 1. Nicely (IRE) (3.00), 2. Bated Benevolence (GB) (3.50), 3. Takaaful (GB) (4.33).
What was the winning time for the 15:15 Chester?
The winning time was 1m 15.57s.
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