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15:30 Pontefract

Trevor Woods Memorial Handicap Stakes

1m · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Firm · 7 runners · £4,187 · Sunday, 26 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 5th
  1. 1st
    Polygram (GB)
    Rowan Scott·Tristan Davidson
    7/2J·4.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Mount King (IRE)
    David Allan·Tim Easterby·beaten 1.5 lengths
    7/2J·4.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Bradbury (IRE)
    Billy Loughnane·Edward Bethell·beaten 0.3 lengths
    6/1·7.00
    SP
Race time
1m 42.51s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Polygram (GB))

“racing midfield - driven 2f out and shifted to the outer - driven again and made progress over 1f out - hit the front over 110 yards out to score with authority”

AI top-rated Stella Lucente (score 56.7) finished 5th.
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-party
Pundit pick: Stella Lucente

Stella Lucente is the pick in this Class 5 contest over the mile, preferred to the higher-rated Polygram on the strength of a progressive profile through her recent starts. She sits only narrowly behind Polygram on our figures, with Mount King and Master of Entropy the other names to note in a competitive finish. Confidence in the selection is medium given how tightly this field is grouped on rating.

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

Stella Lucente

Callum Rodriguez · Jack Morland · 3yo

Top-rated of 7
score 56.7 · +4.5 clear of next best (52.1)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Form20% weight
    78strong
    Last 6: 2-2-3-3-2-1
  • Freshness10% weight
    70strong
    9d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Trainer20% weight
    50small sample (n=5)
    Jack Morland: 1/5 winners last 14d (20%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Ratings50% weight
    48below average
    OR 72 — highest combined rating in the field
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 1m

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.29).

Low (1–3)
IV 1.29
Mid (4–5)
IV 0.85
High (6–7)
IV 0.83

Today: Stella Lucente (draw 2) and Master of Entropy (draw 3) get the bias; Bradbury (draw 7) 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

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
12
Polygram
J: Rowan Scott · T: Tristan Davidson · draw 4
4yo · F · gr
766342
6852.1
7/2J·4.50
SP
23
Mount King
J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby · draw 5
6yo · G · chtb
788651
6541.7
7/2J·4.50
SP
37
Bradbury
J: Billy Loughnane · T: Edward Bethell · draw 7
3yo · G · bt/ce
422116
6246.0
6/1·7.00
SP
46
The New Bay Pearl
J: Tom Eaves · T: Simon Whitaker · draw 6
4yo · F · ch
60744
5531.6
20/1·21.00
SP
54
Stella Lucente
J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Jack Morland · draw 2
3yo · F · bb
223321
7256.7
4/1·5.00
SP
65
Master of Entropy
J: Jason Hart · T: John & Sean Quinn · draw 3
3yo · G · b
35646
6945.1
15/2·8.50
SP
71
Coolree
J: P J McDonald · T: Sam England · draw 1
7yo · G · btp
126243
6944.5
9/2·5.50
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:30 Pontefract on 26 July 2026?

Polygram (GB) won the 15:30 Pontefract at SP 4.50. Ridden by Rowan Scott. Trained by Tristan Davidson.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:30 Pontefract?

No — the AI top pick (Stella Lucente) finished 5.

What were the placings in the 15:30 Pontefract?

Top finishers: 1. Polygram (GB) (4.50), 2. Mount King (IRE) (4.50), 3. Bradbury (IRE) (7.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:30 Pontefract?

The winning time was 1m 42.51s.

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