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Leicester

14:22

Date 2026-04-13

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,400

Weather Overcast

Temp 4.3°C

Wind 5mph S

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 24.55s (slow by 2.15s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	I'll Be Back (IRE) Sam James · K R Burke	3/1	Won
2nd	King's Cavalry (GB) Clifford Lee · James Tate	7/4F	1
3rd	Erudition (GB) Jack Callan · George Boughey	8/1	2
4th	Beagle Bay (FR) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	11/2	1.5
5th	Dumuji (GB) Rob Hornby · Clive Cox	7/2	4.75
6th	Flor De Guerra (IRE) Joe Leavy · Brian Meehan	40/1	1.5
7th	Society Charm (GB) Marco Ghiani · Peter Chapple-Hyam	250/1	.5
8th	Court Alert (IRE) Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	16/1	3.75
9th	Mertoun (FR) Rossa Ryan · Jane Chapple-Hyam	40/1	1
10th	Landslide (GB) Edward Greatrex · Oliver Cole	80/1	.75
11th	Clough (IRE) Aidan Keeley · Dylan Cunha	300/1	18
12th	Golden Harvest (GB) David Allan · Steph Hollinshead	200/1	6.5

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
9 (1)	King's Cavalry Bay J:Clifford Lee T:James Tate	J:Clifford Lee T:James Tate	128	—	6-	-	79	64	164d	—	—	-26	12.5	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Lots to like on pedigree; promising from off the pace at Newmarket (7f, good) in October
4 (2)	I'll Be Back Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	135	—	1-	-	72	22	156d	—	—	-5	16.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
10-11 winner on debut in a nine-runner maiden at Doncaster (6f, heavy) in November
1 (11)	Beagle Bay Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	149	—	2-1	-	73	53	37d	—	—	+4	17.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Stacks of promise last April; went one better when 1-2 at Chelmsford (7f, AW) last month
3 (12)	Dumuji Grey J:Rob Hornby T:Clive Cox	J:Rob Hornby T:Clive Cox	135	—	1-	-	66	-	159d	—	—	+2	13.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
16-1 at Kempton (7f, AW) in November but always prominent for a half-length win
5 (10)	Court Alert Brown J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	128	—	5520-	81	84	78	191d	—	—	+6	13.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
2nd in 6f Newmarket sales race last August is the best form in this, easily his best too
6 (8)	Erudition Chestnut J:Jack Callan(5) T:George Boughey	J:Jack Callan(5) T:George Boughey	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
By Mehmas; sold by Juddmonte for 26,000gns this February
11 (9)	Mertoun Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Rossa Ryan T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	128	—	68-	-	46	15	171d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Low-level form both starts in October but there was plenty of market interest; gelded
7 (6)	Flor De Guerra Chestnut J:Joe Leavy T:Brian Meehan	J:Joe Leavy T:Brian Meehan	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
55,000euros yearling by Mehmas; stable has had few runners this year
10 (5)	Landslide Chestnut J:Edward Greatrex T:Oliver Cole	J:Edward Greatrex T:Oliver Cole	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	31.25/1	125/1 1%
By Territories; makes his debut and others look more likely on paper
8 (4)	Golden Harvest Bay J:David Allan T:Steph Hollinshead	J:David Allan T:Steph Hollinshead	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
13,000gns yearling by Washington DC; probably one for later
12 (7)	Society Charm Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Peter Chapple-Hyam	J:Marco Ghiani T:Peter Chapple-Hyam	123	—	67	-	56	-	12d	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
33-1 and 125-1 when slowly away and beaten about 11l in two 7f events on AW recently
2 (3)	Clough Grey J:Aidan Keeley T:Dylan Cunha	J:Aidan Keeley T:Dylan Cunha	142	—	8	-	9	-	6d	—	—	-1	0.3	125.00/1	500/1 0%
33-1, no show when last of eight at Pontefract (1m, good to soft) last Tuesday

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
King's Cavalry	11/10	6/5	6/5
I'll Be Back	11/4	3/1	3/1
Beagle Bay	6/1	5/1	5/1
Dumuji	13/2	13/2	13/2
Court Alert	14/1	12/1	12/1
Erudition	11/1	12/1	11/1
Mertoun	66/1	50/1	50/1
Flor De Guerra	66/1	50/1	50/1
Landslide	125/1	80/1	80/1
Golden Harvest	300/1	125/1	200/1
Society Charm	300/1	125/1	200/1
Clough	500/1	150/1	300/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Beagle Bay

17.1

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

2nd

I'll Be Back

16.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Dumuji

13.1

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Court Alert

13.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.8

14/1

King's Cavalry

12.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

6/5

Erudition

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Mertoun

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Flor De Guerra

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Landslide

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

125/1

Golden Harvest

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Society Charm

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Clough

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Court Alert	81	84	78
King's Cavalry	—	79	64
I'll Be Back	—	72	22
Beagle Bay	—	73	53
Dumuji	—	66	—
Erudition	—	—	—
Mertoun	—	46	15
Flor De Guerra	—	—	—
Landslide	—	—	—
Golden Harvest	—	—	—
Society Charm	—	56	—
Clough	—	9	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Clough	6d ago	Quick return
Society Charm	12d ago	Quick return
Beagle Bay	37d ago	Fit
I'll Be Back	156d ago	Long break
Dumuji	159d ago	Long break
King's Cavalry	164d ago	Long break
Mertoun	171d ago	Long break
Court Alert	191d ago	Long break
Erudition	—	—
Flor De Guerra	—	—
Landslide	—	—
Golden Harvest	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
I'll Be Back	Prominent
Dumuji	Prominent
King's Cavalry	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 12 runners classified.