What time is the Always Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap Stakes?
The Always Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap Stakes is off at 20:52 on 17 July 2026 at Pontefract (Great Britain).
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Pontefract
Great BritainAlways Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap Stakes
Friday, 17 July 2026
1m·Flat·Class 6·8 runners·£3,402
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 →v1.050.5/100 rating
Snaafy
6.00Bet365· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way50.5/100 rating
Snaafy
6.00Bet365
Place portion settles at 2.00 · 1/5 odds · 3 places
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Racing Alpha pick
Snaafy
Silvestre De Sousa · David Loughnane · 3yo
50.5/100
+5.0 vs next best (45.6)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight73strongDavid Loughnane: 4/14 winners last 14d (29%)
- Form20% weight53averageLast 6: 6-1-3-3-5
- Freshness10% weight45below average181d since last run (long absence)
- Ratings50% weight42below averageOR 63
MarketBest price 6.00 (Bet365) — 3rd pick of 8 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: No confirmed front-runner — likely a slow start, race may turn into a sprint.
- Front-runners(0)—
- Prominent(2)
- Mid-division(0)—
- Hold-up / closers(4)
- Unknown(2)
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 | 5 | 5yo · M · bp | 38713 | 10-00 | 65 | — | — | 42.7 | 10/3·4.27 | 3.8·3.80Betfair Exchange | ||
| 2 | 3 | 6yo · G · b | 49690 | 10-00 | 65 | — | — | 41.5 | 15/2·8.53 | 6/1·7.00Bet365 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 6yo · G · chtbFT TB | 78865 | 9-11 | 62 | — | — | 35.6 | 9/1·10.36 | 8/1·9.00Bet365 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 4yo · F · b | 96648 | 9-10 | 61 | — | — | 29.3 | 33/1·31.69 | 28/1·29.00Bet365 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 4yo · F · ch | 56074 | 9-06 | 57 | — | — | 32.2 | 14/1·14.63 | 11/1·12.00William Hill | ||
| 6 | 4 | 3yo · F · bvFT V | 45685 | 9-05 | 64 | — | — | 45.6 | 14/1·14.63 | 11/1·12.00Bet365 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 3yo · G · b | 61335 | 9-04 | 63 | — | — | 50.5 | 11/2·6.70 | 5/1·6.00Bet365 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 3yo · C · br | 363216 | 9-04 | 63 | — | — | 45.5 | 10/3·4.27 | 11/4·3.75Bet365 |
Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 31 bookmakers per horse with the 22% 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 20:52 Pontefract?
1m, Class 6, Flat, 8 runners declared.
What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 20:52 Pontefract?
The AI top-rated runner is Snaafy (score 50.5, best price 6.00). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.
Who is the favourite for the 20:52 Pontefract?
The market favourite is Hunterian at a best price of 3.75. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Snaafy.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyTheme Park is the pick at Pontefract, rated a clear 78 in this Class 6 contest over eight furlongs - a full five pounds clear of his nearest rival on our figures, and the best of this field of eight. That rating advantage makes him the one the rest have to reel in. The chief danger sits five pounds behind on our book, with a couple of others also holding solid claims a little further back. It's a moderate-confidence read rather than a certainty, but Theme Park is clearly our selection.
Racing Post pick: Theme Park
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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