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15:00 Pontefract

Danny O'Neill Birthday 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

1m4f · Flat · Class 3 · Good · 5 runners · £6,480 · Monday, 29 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd
  1. 1st
    Alfred Wincham (IRE)
    Andrew Mullen·Patrick Neville
    2/1·3.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Sea And Sun (GB)AI top pick · 26.1
    Rowan Scott·Charlie Johnston·beaten 0.3 lengths
    6/4F·2.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Who's The Goat (IRE)
    Aiden Brookes·Micky Hammond·beaten 7 lengths
    66/1·67.00
    SP
Race time
2m 38.45s+2.65s vs std

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

In-running (Alfred Wincham (IRE))

“Raced keenly - chased the leader - moved to the front over 2f out - drifted left over 1f out - challenged final furlong - held on”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.50 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-party
Pundit pick: Camelot Champion

Sea And Sun showed enough on his sole start at Ripon to demand consideration, but the main interest centres on debutant Camelot Champion — a son of Camelot out of a useful dam, and a full brother to a performer who reached the top flight over 10-12 furlongs. He need not be exceptional to make his mark here against what looks modest opposition, and there is every chance he is considerably better than that. Camelot Champion is the 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

Sea And Sun

Rowan Scott · Charlie Johnston · 3yo

Top-rated of 5
score 26.1 · +0.1 clear of next best (26.0)
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
    78strong
    Last 6: 2
  • Freshness10% weight
    65strong
    74d since last run (rusty)
  • Trainer20% weight
    20weak
    Charlie Johnston: 3/40 winners last 14d (8%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    0weak
    no Racing Post ratings on file
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 1m4f

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.50).

Low (1–2)
IV 1.50
Mid (3–4)
IV 0.99
High (5–5)
IV 0.47

Today: Who's The Goat (draw 1) and Alfred Wincham (draw 2) get the bias; Knight Of Storms (draw 5) 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. 64 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
11
Alfred Wincham
J: Andrew Mullen · T: Anthony McCann · draw 2
4yo · G · b
——23.5
2/1·3.00
SP
25
Sea And Sun
J: Rowan Scott · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 4
3yo · C · ch
2
—26.1
6/4F·2.50
SP
32
Who's The Goat
J: Aiden Brookes · T: Micky Hammond · draw 1
6yo · G · b
——26.0
66/1·67.00
SP
44
Knight Of Storms
J: Oisin Orr · T: David Simcock · draw 5
3yo · C · b
0
—15.5
14/1·15.00
SP
53
Camelot Champion
J: Jason Hart · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 3
3yo · C · b
——21.5
5/2·3.50
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:00 Pontefract on 29 June 2026?

Alfred Wincham (IRE) won the 15:00 Pontefract at SP 3.00. Ridden by Andrew Mullen. Trained by Patrick Neville.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:00 Pontefract?

No — the AI top pick (Sea And Sun) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 15:00 Pontefract?

Top finishers: 1. Alfred Wincham (IRE) (3.00), 2. Sea And Sun (GB) (2.50), 3. Who's The Goat (IRE) (67.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:00 Pontefract?

The winning time was 2m 38.45s, 2.65s slower than standard.

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