14:05 Pontefract

Anna Woolley Memorial Handicap

6f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 11 runners · £3,350 · Sunday, 21 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Instant Bond (GB)
J F Egan·M Wigham
16/1·17.00
SP
2nd
Melissa Honey (GB)AI top pick · 49.0
D Tudhope·M Herrington·beaten .5 lengths
7/4F·2.75
SP
3rd
Invincible Ruby (IRE)
Jack Nicholls·I Jardine·beaten 1.25 lengths
5/1·6.00
SP

Race time

1m 15.67s+1.27s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.75 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-party

Pundit pick: Melissa Honey

Melissa Honey landed a handicap narrowly last time and may be capable of a bit more now she has got off the mark; effective at 6-7f on any surface and with a top course jockey, she holds the clearest rating edge in this field. Invincible Ruby is in good form after a recent success but faces a 5lb penalty, He's An Angel ran with renewed purpose last time, and Ishe Worth Agamble is consistent at this level on a gently easing mark. Melissa Honey 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

Melissa Honey

Daniel Tudhope · Michael Herrington · 4yo

Top-rated of 11

score 49.0 · +4.2 clear of next best (44.8)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
15d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
62average
Last 6: 8-6-4-3-1
Trainer20% weight
45below average
Michael Herrington: 3/17 winners last 14d (18%)
Ratings50% weight
35below average
OR 53

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 — Pontefract 6f

full course data →

Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.19).

Low (1–4)

IV 0.98

Mid (5–8)

IV 1.19

High (9–12)

IV 0.85

Today: Melissa Honey (draw 6) and Ishe Worth Agamble (draw 5) get the bias; One Of Our Own (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. 147 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	6	Instant Bond J: J F Egan · T: Michael Wigham · draw 10 5yo · G · bt	613310	9-06	57	—	—	39.9	16/1·17.00 SP
2	9	Melissa Honey J: Daniel Tudhope · T: Michael Herrington · draw 6 4yo · F · b	86431	9-02	53	—	—	49.0	7/4F·2.75 SP
3	1	Invincible Ruby J: Jack Nicholls(5) · T: Iain Jardine · draw 12 4yo · F · gr	00041	10-00	65	—	—	42.2	5/1·6.00 SP
4	8	Ideal Guest J: Sean D Bowen · T: Harriet Bethell · draw 2 7yo · G · bh	35030	9-05	56	—	—	30.5	10/1·11.00 SP
5	5	Maui Breeze J: Connor Beasley · T: Wilf Storey · draw 7 4yo · F · bp	90770	9-09	60	—	—	28.5	11/1·12.00 SP
6	11	Diligent Henry J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Jessica Macey · draw 4 5yo · G · bv	400505	8-10	47	—	—	28.9	14/1·15.00 SP
7	12	Ziva's Star J: Andrew Elliott · T: Simon Whitaker · draw 8 4yo · F · chp	07793	8-09	46	—	—	27.7	50/1·51.00 SP
8	7	He's An Angel J: William Pyle · T: Kevin & Lauren Frost · draw 1 6yo · G · ch	888812	9-05	56	—	—	38.8	7/1·8.00 SP
9	4	Ishe Worth Agamble J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby · draw 5 5yo · G · btp	57353	9-09	60	—	—	44.8	4/1·5.00 SP
10	10	So Grateful J: Lewis Chalkley(7) · T: Michael & David Easterby · draw 11 8yo · G · b	90979	9-00	51	—	—	35.0	80/1·81.00 SP
11	3	Lindoro J: Oliver Stammers · T: Stephen Hanlon · draw 3 4yo · G · btpFT TP	6488	9-09	60	—	—	33.6	33/1·34.00 SP
—	—	One Of Our Own J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Rebecca Menzies · draw 9 6yo · M · btp	44163	9-09	60	—	—	43.9	—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:05 Pontefract on 21 June 2026?

Instant Bond (GB) won the 14:05 Pontefract at SP 17.00. Ridden by J F Egan. Trained by M Wigham.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:05 Pontefract?

No — the AI top pick (Melissa Honey) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 14:05 Pontefract?

Top finishers: 1. Instant Bond (GB) (17.00), 2. Melissa Honey (GB) (2.75), 3. Invincible Ruby (IRE) (6.00).

What was the winning time for the 14:05 Pontefract?

The winning time was 1m 15.67s, 1.27s slower than standard.

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