Who won the 19:42 Pontefract on 17 July 2026?
Best Rate (GB) won the 19:42 Pontefract at SP 1.91. Ridden by Seamus Cronin. Trained by Richard Hannon.
19:42 Pontefract
Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Stakes
1m · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 6 runners · £5,234 · Friday, 17 July 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 2ndRace report
- 1stBest Rate (GB)Seamus Cronin·Richard Hannon10/11F·1.91SP
- 2ndJez Bomb (GB)AI top pick · 53.4Oisin Orr·Sam England·beaten 4.5 lengths4/1·5.00SP
- 3rdSailthisshipalone (GB)Silvestre De Sousa·Ivan Furtado·beaten 1 length100/30·4.33SP
Race time
1m 42.03s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Best Rate (GB))
“slow to begin - settled in the pack - made ground down the inner before the 2f marker - up into second with 1f to run - quickened to the front entering the final furlong and drew clear for a comfortable win”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.00 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: Best Rate
Best 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.
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
Jez Bomb
Oisin Orr · Sam England · 5yo
Top-rated of 6
score 53.4 · +0.5 clear of next best (52.9)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong18d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight51averageOR 76
- Form20% weight48below averageLast 6: 2-3-0-4-9-1
- Trainer20% weight43small sample (n=6)Sam England: 1/6 winners last 14d (17%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
MarketBest price 6.20 (Betfair Exchange) · 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 1m
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.29).
Low (1–2)
IV 1.29
Mid (3–4)
IV 0.85
High (5–6)
IV 0.83
Today: Billyb (draw 1) and Empirestateofmind (draw 2) get the bias; Jez Bomb (draw 6) 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. 69 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | J: Seamus Cronin(5) · T: Richard Hannon · draw 3 4yo · G · b | 643241 | 79 | 52.9 | 10/11F·1.91 SP |
| 2 | 3 | J: Oisin Orr · T: Sam England · draw 6 5yo · G · bp | 230491 | 76 | 53.4 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 3 | 4 | J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Ivan Furtado · draw 4 5yo · G · btp | 14393 | 75 | 44.8 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Sam James · T: Craig Lidster · draw 1 7yo · G · bp | 18707 | 82 | 40.5 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: James Sullivan · T: John & Sean Quinn · draw 2 8yo · G · bp | 04099 | 74 | 36.6 | 20/1·21.00 SP |
| 6 | 6 | J: Andrew Elliott · T: Simon Whitaker · draw 5 4yo · F · gr | 34492 | 67 | 36.2 | 66/1·67.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 19:42 Pontefract?
No — the AI top pick (Jez Bomb) finished 2.
What were the placings in the 19:42 Pontefract?
Top finishers: 1. Best Rate (GB) (1.91), 2. Jez Bomb (GB) (5.00), 3. Sailthisshipalone (GB) (4.33).
What was the winning time for the 19:42 Pontefract?
The winning time was 1m 42.03s.
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