Who won the 18:00 Pontefract on 17 July 2026?
Hansteen (GB) won the 18:00 Pontefract at SP 1.83. Ridden by Jake Dickson. Trained by John & Sean Quinn.
18:00 Pontefract
Babs Woolford Memorial Apprentice Classified Stakes
1m4f · Flat · Class 6 · Good To Firm · 7 runners · £3,402 · Friday, 17 July 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stHansteen (GB)Jake Dickson·John & Sean Quinn5/6F·1.83SP
- 2ndMuhib (GB)Joe Bradnam·Olly Williams·beaten 8 lengths4/1·5.00SP
- 3rdYakhabar (GB)AI top pick · 45.5Conor Whiteley·Liam Bailey·beaten 1.75 lengths11/1·12.00SP
Race time
2m 37.82s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Hansteen (GB))
“led from the start - asked for effort passing the 2f marker and drew further ahead - drifted right with 1f to run - the rider lost the stick approaching the final 110 yards - ran on strongly for a comfortable success”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 11.00 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-partyPundit pick: Satyress
Satyress is our selection, not on outright figures but on the shape of her form: after dipping through the middle of her recent sequence, she rounded it off with a win last time out, and that upward trajectory over this longer trip counts for more than a few ratings points either way. The chief dangers are the three highest-rated rivals in the field, each holding solid claims of their own on recent placings. Confidence in this pick is low, reflecting how tightly this Class 6 field is packed together on our figures.
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
Yakhabar
Conor Whiteley · Liam Bailey · 7yo
Top-rated of 7
score 45.5 · +7.2 clear of next best (38.3)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight83small sample (n=3)Liam Bailey: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight70strong10d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Ratings50% weight32weakOR 48
- Form20% weight30weakLast 6: 1-4-3-0-4-9
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 (1–3)
IV 1.50
Mid (4–6)
IV 0.99
High (7–8)
IV 0.47
Today: Satyress (draw 3) and Hansteen (draw 1) get the bias; Balqaa (draw 7) 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
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | J: Jake Dickson · T: John & Sean Quinn · draw 1 3yo · G · ch | 6802 | 50 | 30.7 | 5/6F·1.83 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Joe Bradnam(3) · T: Olly Williams · draw 5 5yo · G · b | 334433 | 45 | 33.0 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 3 | 6 | J: Conor Whiteley · T: Liam Bailey · draw 4 7yo · G · bp | 143049 | 48 | 45.5 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Matthew Lloyd Slater · T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay · draw 7 8yo · M · b | 561558 | 50 | 38.3 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 5 | 4 | J: Roisin Leech(5) · T: Jessica Bedi · draw 6 8yo · G · btb | 255066 | 45 | 27.8 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 6 | 2 | J: Alfie Redman(3) · T: Peter Winks · draw 2 4yo · G · b | 054835 | 45 | 28.8 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 7 | 8 | J: Lewis Chalkley · T: Michael & David Easterby · draw 8 3yo · F · bp | 55636 | 50 | 33.7 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Conor Whiteley · T: Harriet Bethell · draw 3 4yo · F · ch | 47641 | 49 | 37.2 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:00 Pontefract?
No — the AI top pick (Yakhabar) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 18:00 Pontefract?
Top finishers: 1. Hansteen (GB) (1.83), 2. Muhib (GB) (5.00), 3. Yakhabar (GB) (12.00).
What was the winning time for the 18:00 Pontefract?
The winning time was 2m 37.82s.
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