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17:18

Pontefract

Great Britain

Morley Glass And Glazing Supports The YCC Handicap

Tuesday, 2 June 2026

5f·Flat·Class 5·Good·7 runners·£4,187
Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd
  1. 1st
    Dolos Dream (GB)
    Jason Hart·Ivan Furtado
    5/1·6.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Queen Sana (GB)
    Daniel Tudhope·Ollie Sangster·beaten .75 lengths
    4/1·5.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Believeinmenow (IRE)AI top pick · 59.5
    Jack Callan·Nigel Tinkler·beaten 1.5 lengths
    16/5·4.20
    SP
Race time
1m 1.76s+0.46s vs std

On standard — typical pace for the course/distance.

In-running (Dolos Dream (GB))

Made all - soon pestered - switched left after 1f - ridden over 1f out - kept on final 110yds

Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.20 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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.059.5/100 rating
Believeinmenow
5.00Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way59.5/100 rating
Believeinmenow
5.00Betfair Exchange

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

Racing Alpha pick

Believeinmenow

Jack Callan(3) · Nigel Tinkler · 3yo

59.5/100
+6.5 vs next best (53.0)

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    17d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    70strong
    Nigel Tinkler: 5/18 winners last 14d (28%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    51average
    OR 72 · RPR 80 · TS 77 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Form20% weight
    50average
    Last 6: 4-4-2-2-7
MarketBest price 5.00 (Betfair Exchange) — 2nd favourite. AI sees slight value vs consensus.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
117
3yo · F · gr
213
9-08737448.3
5/1·6.00
SP
325
3yo · G · bh
44227
9-0772807759.5
16/5·4.20
SP
436
3yo · G · bv
10473
9-0772837153.0
17/2·9.50
SP
644
3yo · G · b
24464
9-0772807341.6
3/1F·4.00
SP
751
3yo · G · ch
267
9-0570766345.1
22/1·23.00
SP
563
3yo · G · bpFT P
34314
9-0469817252.4
11/2·6.50
SP
272
3yo · F · b
53022
9-0469785150.4
4/1·5.00
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:18 Pontefract on 2 June 2026?

Dolos Dream (GB) won the 17:18 Pontefract at SP 6.00. Ridden by Jason Hart. Trained by Ivan Furtado.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:18 Pontefract?

No — the AI top pick (Believeinmenow) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 17:18 Pontefract?

Top finishers: 1. Dolos Dream (GB) (6.00), 2. Queen Sana (GB) (5.00), 3. Believeinmenow (IRE) (4.20).

What was the winning time for the 17:18 Pontefract?

The winning time was 1m 1.76s, on standard time.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Returned to a distance that may prove his optimum, QUANTUM POWER gets the vote. Queen Sana is second choice.

Racing Post pick: Quantum Power

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

3/1 Queen Sana, 7/2 Quantum Power, Liverpool Star, 5/1 Believeinmenow, 13/2 Ice Cold Alex, 8/1 Dolos Dream, 14/1 Goldenstateofmind

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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