15:18 Pontefract

Pontefract Park Silver Sprint Trophy Handicap

6f · Flat · Class 2 · Good · 6 runners · £13,400 · Tuesday, 7 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 5/2·3.50

1st
Badri (GB)AI top pick · 60.9
Jason Hart·Michael Herrington
5/2·3.50
SP
2nd
Garfield Shadow (IRE)
James Doyle·Hamad Al Jehani·beaten 4.5 lengths
5/1·6.00
SP
3rd
Dark Cloud Rising (GB)
Daniel Tudhope·David O'Meara·beaten 1 length
2/1F·3.00
SP

Race time

1m 13.52s−0.88s vs std

Faster than standard — genuine race tempo.

In-running (Badri (GB))

“Set the pace from the front - driven over 1f out - pulled well away in the final furlong for an untroubled success”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 2.50 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.

Why the model rates this top

Badri

Jason Hart · Michael Herrington · 9yo

Top-rated of 6

score 60.9 · +2.5 clear of next best (58.4)

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
16d since last run (race-fit window)
Ratings50% weight
61average
OR 92
Form20% weight
56average
Last 6: 4-0-6-1-7-1
Trainer20% weight
45below average
Michael Herrington: 3/17 winners last 14d (18%)

MarketBest price 6.00 (Bet365) · 3rd in the market of 6.

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 (1–2)

IV 0.98

Mid (3–4)

IV 1.19

High (5–6)

IV 0.85

Today: Badri (draw 3) and El Bodon (draw 4) get the bias; The Strikin Viking (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. 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	5	Badri J: Jason Hart · T: Michael Herrington · draw 3 9yo · G · b	406171	9-04	92	—	—	60.9	5/2·3.50 SP
2	2	Garfield Shadow J: James Doyle · T: Hamad Al Jehani · draw 6 5yo · G · b	13321	9-13	101	—	—	52.3	5/1·6.00 SP
3	4	Dark Cloud Rising J: Daniel Tudhope · T: David O'Meara · draw 1 4yo · G · bv	090U1	9-06	94	—	—	54.7	2/1F·3.00 SP
4	6	Beaujolais Nouveau J: Andrew Mullen · T: Ben Haslam · draw 2 4yo · F · chp	00515	8-13	87	—	—	50.5	9/2·5.50 SP
5	3	El Bodon J: George Wood · T: Jane Chapple-Hyam · draw 4 5yo · G · chpFT P	14050	9-11	99	—	—	57.6	12/1·13.00 SP
6	1	The Strikin Viking J: Faleh Bughenaim · T: Hamad Al Jehani · draw 5 4yo · G · bh	31405	10-02	104	—	—	58.4	12/1·13.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:18 Pontefract on 7 July 2026?

Badri (GB) won the 15:18 Pontefract at SP 3.50. Ridden by Jason Hart. Trained by Michael Herrington.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:18 Pontefract?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Badri, won the race (AI score 60.9).

What were the placings in the 15:18 Pontefract?

Top finishers: 1. Badri (GB) (3.50), 2. Garfield Shadow (IRE) (6.00), 3. Dark Cloud Rising (GB) (3.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:18 Pontefract?

The winning time was 1m 13.52s, 0.88s faster than standard.

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