What time is the Peter Chamberlain Five Year Memorial Handicap Stakes?
The Peter Chamberlain Five Year Memorial Handicap Stakes is off at 20:17 on 17 July 2026 at Pontefract (Great Britain).
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Pontefract
Great BritainPeter Chamberlain Five Year Memorial Handicap Stakes
Friday, 17 July 2026
6f·Flat·Class 5·6 runners·£4,187
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 →v1.054.6/100 rating
Dicko The Legend
7.00Virgin Bet· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Racing Alpha pick
Dicko The Legend
Jack Garritty · Liam Bailey · 6yo
54.6/100
+1.3 vs next best (53.4)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight83very strongLiam Bailey: 1/3 winners last 14d (33%)
- Freshness10% weight70strong8d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Ratings50% weight46below averageOR 69 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight41below averageLast 6: 5-2-9-6-3-4
MarketBest price 7.00 (Virgin Bet) — 3rd pick of 6 in market. AI is contrarian here.
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(3)
- Mid-division(1)
- Hold-up / closers(0)—
- 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 | 5yo · G · b | 76821 | 9-13 | 68 | — | — | 43.6 | 11/10·2.12 | 10/11·1.91Bet365 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 6yo · G · b | 529634 | 9-09 | 69 | — | — | 54.6 | 13/2·7.65 | 6/1·7.00Virgin Bet | ||
| 3 | 5 | 5yo · G · bt | 568571 | 9-09 | 64 | — | — | 53.4 | 14/1·15.30+11% vs mkt | 16·17.00SmarketsSBK | ||
| 4 | 4 | 5yo · G · b | 66553 | 9-07 | 67 | — | — | 40.9 | 11/1·11.77 | 11/1·12.00Bet365 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 4yo · G · b | 567352 | 9-03 | 63 | — | — | 43.3 | 5/1·5.89 | 4.5·5.50SmarketsSBK | ||
| 6 | 3 | 6yo · M · btp | 44163 | 9-00 | 60 | — | — | 39.4 | 12/1·12.95 | 11·12.00SmarketsSBK |
Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 29–31 bookmakers per horse with the 18% 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 20:17 Pontefract?
6f, Class 5, Flat, 6 runners declared.
What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 20:17 Pontefract?
The AI top-rated runner is Dicko The Legend (score 54.6, best price 7.00). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.
Who is the favourite for the 20:17 Pontefract?
The market favourite is Alfa Whiteburd at a best price of 1.91. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Dicko The Legend.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyAlfa 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.
Racing Post pick: Alfa Whiteburd
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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