What time is the Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Stakes?
The Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Stakes is off at 19:42 on 17 July 2026 at Pontefract (Great Britain).
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Pontefract
Great BritainSky Bet For The Fans Handicap Stakes
Friday, 17 July 2026
1m·Flat·Class 4·6 runners·£5,234
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 →v1.053.9/100 rating
Best Rate
2.00Bet365· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Racing Alpha pick
Best Rate
Seamus Cronin(5) · Richard Hannon · 4yo
53.9/100
+0.5 vs next best (53.4)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight70strong7d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Form20% weight68strongLast 6: 6-4-3-2-4-1
- Ratings50% weight53averageOR 79
- Trainer20% weight35below averageRichard Hannon: 8/57 winners last 14d (14%)
MarketBest price 2.00 (Bet365) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Pace map
inferred from last 6 runsShape: Lone front-runner — could dictate from the front if unchallenged.
- Front-runners(1)
- Prominent(2)
- Mid-division(1)
- Hold-up / closers(1)
- Unknown(1)
Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.
Runners
| # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | Fair | Best price | Add to betslip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7yo · G · bp | 18707 | 9-11 | 82 | — | — | 40.5 | 7/1·7.77 | 6/1·7.00Bet365 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 4yo · G · b | 643241 | 9-08 | 79 | — | — | 53.9 | 6/5·2.19 | evn·2.00Bet365 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 5yo · G · bp | 230491 | 9-05 | 76 | — | — | 53.4 | 7/2·4.48+3% vs mkt | 4.6·4.60Betfair Exchange | ||
| 4 | 4 | 5yo · G · btp | 14393 | 9-04 | 75 | — | — | 43.3 | 15/2·8.37 | 13/2·7.50Bet365 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 8yo · G · bp | 04099 | 9-03 | 74 | — | — | 36.6 | 25/1·25.11 | 22/1·23.00Bet365 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 4yo · F · gr | 34492 | 8-10 | 67 | — | — | 36.2 | 28/1·31.09+9% vs mkt | 33/1·34.00Midnite |
Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 31 bookmakers per horse with the 20% overround stripped out. A green badge means the best book currently pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the field size and distance of the 19:42 Pontefract?
1m, Class 4, Flat, 6 runners declared.
What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 19:42 Pontefract?
The AI top-rated runner is Best Rate (score 53.9, best price 2.00). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.
Who is the favourite for the 19:42 Pontefract?
The market favourite is Best Rate at a best price of 2.00.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyBest Rate is our selection, clear at the top of our figures after winning last time out and rarely being far away in the runs before that. With that in-form claim and today's trip already covered, he looks the type to confirm his position at the head of this Class 4 field. The main dangers sit close behind on figures, a group with useful recent placings and, in one case, a big gap between bare results and what we make of the horse underneath. Confidence in the selection is medium, with this field packed tightly enough for those dangers to have their say.
Racing Post pick: Best Rate
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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