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13:42 Leicester

British EBF "Confined" Expotile Novice Stakes (For Horses Which Have Had No More Than Three Runs) (Div I)

7f · Flat · Class 3 · Good To Soft · 10 runners · £6,804 · Tuesday, 8 September 2026

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Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Top rated
No. 1 · score 33.0 · +1.5 clear of next best · best 2/1·3.00

Drawn 5, inside the favoured middle third at this course and trip.

Best value vs consensus
9.8·9.80 Smarkets · +24% vs fair (consensus 7.93)

One book stands out from the de-overrounded consensus of 27 bookmakers. A price check, not a tip — the market can be wrong about a horse.

Each-way31.0/100 rating
Astabuen
7.00SmarketsSBK

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

No pundit verdict published for this race — the Racing Post covers most but not all races. Our model's view is above.

Why the model rates this top

Iwasjustsaying

Jack Mitchell · Charlie Johnston · 2yo

Top-rated of 10
score 33.0 · +1.5 clear of next best (31.5)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Form20% weight
    100very strong
    Last 6: 1
  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    24d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    15weak
    Charlie Johnston: 2/34 winners last 14d (6%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    0weak
    no Racing Post ratings on file
MarketBest price 3.00 (7Bet) · 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.

Pace map

inferred from last 6 runs

Shape: Mixed shape — pace likely to be honest but not lightning.

Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.

Draw bias — Leicester 7f

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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: Iwasjustsaying (draw 5) and Arabian Blue (draw 7) get the bias; Gilded Call (draw 9) 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 AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair
No.HorseFormORAIFairBestAdd to betslip
1
J: Jack Mitchell · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 5 · combo 2/11 (18%)
2yo · C · bDOnly runner
1
33.011/4·3.812/1·3.00
7Bet · -21% vs fair
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4
J: Joe Leavy · T: Brian Meehan · draw 9 · combo 2/26 (8%)
2yo · G · bOnly runner
31.540/1·44.9540/1·41.00
Bet365 · -9% vs fair
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3
J: Ashley Lewis(3) · T: Ed Walker · draw 3 · combo 13/50 (26%)
2yo · C · b
3
31.09/2·5.726/1·7.00
SmarketsSBK · +22% vs fair
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5
J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas · draw 2 · combo 24/153 (16%)
2yo · C · gr
27.510/1·11.2410.5·10.50
Matchbook · -7% vs fair
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8
J: Billy Loughnane · T: George Boughey · draw 1 · combo 24/123 (20%)
2yo · C · ch
3
24.57/1·7.939.8·9.80
Smarkets · +24% vs fair
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9
J: James Doyle · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 10 · combo 1/9 (11%)
2yo · C · chOnly ride
5
24.55/1·5.954.6·4.60
Betfair Exchange · -23% vs fair
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10
J: Rob Hornby · T: Andrew Balding · draw 8 · combo 5/41 (12%)
2yo · C · bOnly pairing
24.528/1·27.7624·24.00
Matchbook · -14% vs fair
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6
J: George Downing · T: Ed Walker · draw 4 · combo 4/42 (10%)
2yo · C · ch
24.014/1·15.8724·24.00
Smarkets · +51% vs fair
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2
J: Daniel Muscutt · T: James Horton · draw 7 · combo 2/12 (17%)
2yo · C · b
20.028/1·27.7633/1·34.00
Bet365 · +23% vs fair
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7
J: Rossa Ryan · T: Clive Cox · draw 6 · combo 9/46 (20%)
2yo · C · b
95
15.940/1·44.9535/1·36.00
7Bet · -20% vs fair
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OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 27–28 bookmakers per horse with the 32% overround stripped out. A green best price pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.

Frequently asked questions

What time is the British EBF "Confined" Expotile Novice Stakes (For Horses Which Have Had No More Than Three Runs) (Div I)?

The British EBF "Confined" Expotile Novice Stakes (For Horses Which Have Had No More Than Three Runs) (Div I) is off at 13:42 on 8 September 2026 at Leicester (Great Britain).

What is the field size and distance of the 13:42 Leicester?

7f, Class 3, Flat, 10 runners declared.

What is the going for the 13:42 Leicester?

Going is reported as Good To Soft on Turf.

What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 13:42 Leicester?

The AI top-rated runner is Iwasjustsaying (score 33.0, best price 3.00). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.

Who is the favourite for the 13:42 Leicester?

The market favourite is Iwasjustsaying at a best price of 3.00.

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