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20:17 Pontefract

Peter Chamberlain Five Year Memorial Handicap Stakes

6f · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Firm · 6 runners · £4,187 · Friday, 17 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 5th
  1. 1st
    Alfa Whiteburd (IRE)
    Silvestre De Sousa·Ivan Furtado
    1/2F·1.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Dorney Lake (GB)
    Conor Whiteley·Liam Bailey·beaten 1.25 lengths
    12/1·13.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Mr Cool (IRE)
    Oisin Orr·Charlie Johnston·beaten 1.25 lengths
    7/1·8.00
    SP
Race time
1m 14.73s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Alfa Whiteburd (IRE))

“led from the off - driven out passing the furlong marker and drifted right - ran on strongly to win with something in hand”

AI top-rated Dicko The Legend (score 54.6) finished 5th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 6.50 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: Alfa Whiteburd

Alfa Whiteburd is our selection, clear at the top of our figures after backing up a good second with a win last time out, a pattern of improving form that stands out in this Class 5 sprint. He returns quickly on a short turnaround with today's distance already covered, and the case for him stacks up strongly despite his yard's quieter recent strike rate. The chief dangers are grouped closely together behind him on figures, each boasting recent placed form of their own, but none matches his upward trajectory. Confidence in this selection is high.

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

Dicko The Legend

Jack Garritty · Liam Bailey · 6yo

Top-rated of 6
score 54.6 · +1.3 clear of next best (53.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Trainer20% weight
    83small sample (n=3)
    Liam Bailey: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Freshness10% weight
    70strong
    8d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Ratings50% weight
    46below average
    OR 69 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Form20% weight
    41below average
    Last 6: 5-2-9-6-3-4
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 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: Willolarupi (draw 4) and One Of Our Own (draw 3) get the bias; Dicko The Legend (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. 147 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
11
Alfa Whiteburd
J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Ivan Furtado · draw 1
5yo · G · b
76821
6845.1
1/2F·1.50
SP
23
Dorney Lake
J: Conor Whiteley(5) · T: Liam Bailey · draw 5
5yo · G · bt
568571
6453.4
12/1·13.00
SP
35
Mr Cool
J: Oisin Orr · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 2
4yo · G · b
567352
6342.8
7/1·8.00
SP
44
Willolarupi
J: Zak Wheatley · T: Declan Carroll · draw 4
5yo · G · b
66553
6744.4
22/1·23.00
SP
52
Dicko The Legend
J: Jack Garritty · T: Liam Bailey · draw 6
6yo · G · b
529634
6954.6
13/2·7.50
SP
66
One Of Our Own
J: David Allan · T: Rebecca Menzies · draw 3
6yo · M · btp
44163
6039.4
11/1·12.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 20:17 Pontefract on 17 July 2026?

Alfa Whiteburd (IRE) won the 20:17 Pontefract at SP 1.50. Ridden by Silvestre De Sousa. Trained by Ivan Furtado.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 20:17 Pontefract?

No — the AI top pick (Dicko The Legend) finished 5.

What were the placings in the 20:17 Pontefract?

Top finishers: 1. Alfa Whiteburd (IRE) (1.50), 2. Dorney Lake (GB) (13.00), 3. Mr Cool (IRE) (8.00).

What was the winning time for the 20:17 Pontefract?

The winning time was 1m 14.73s.

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