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16:00 Pontefract

William Hill Pomfret Stakes (Listed Race)

1m · Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 6 runners · £33,612 · Sunday, 26 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 4/5F·1.80
  1. 1st
    Holloway Boy (GB)AI top pick · 75.2
    Clifford Lee·K. R. Burke
    4/5F·1.80
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Point Lynas (IRE)
    Callum Rodriguez·Edward Bethell·beaten .75 lengths
    9/4·3.25
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Mostar Dreams (IRE)
    Oisin McSweeney·Adrian Keatley·beaten 3 lengths
    20/1·21.00
    SP
Race time
1m 40.36s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Holloway Boy (GB))

“up with the pace - driven over 2f out - moved to the front over 1f out and driven out - kept on to assert with something to spare”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.80 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: Holloway Boy

Holloway Boy heads the ratings for this Class 1 test over the mile and is our selection, but only a couple of pounds separate him from Point Lynas, leaving this far from a formality. Cerulean Bay and Crystal Flyer are also amongst the dangers, both within range on our figures. Confidence in the selection is low given how tight the form looks between the front two.

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

Holloway Boy

Clifford Lee · K. R. Burke · 6yo

Top-rated of 6
score 75.2 · +11.6 clear of next best (63.6)
Scores compare runners within this race only

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

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    15d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    80very strong
    K. R. Burke: 8/25 winners last 14d (32%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    76strong
    OR 114 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Form20% weight
    56average
    Last 6: 3-2-3-2-0-2
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 (1–2)
IV 1.29
Mid (3–4)
IV 0.85
High (5–6)
IV 0.83

Today: Holloway Boy (draw 2) and Crystal Flyer (draw 1) get the bias; Mostar Dreams (draw 5) 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
Holloway Boy
J: Clifford Lee · T: K. R. Burke · draw 2
6yo · G · ch
323202
11475.2
4/5F·1.80
SP
23
Point Lynas
J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Edward Bethell · draw 3
7yo · G · bh
26794
10852.5
9/4·3.25
SP
36
Mostar Dreams
J: Oisin McSweeney · T: Adrian Keatley · draw 5
5yo · M · b
31924
8862.7
20/1·21.00
SP
41
Cerulean Bay
J: David Nolan · T: David O'Meara · draw 6
5yo · G · b
34258
10557.4
15/2·8.50
SP
54
Crystal Flyer
J: Andrew Mullen · T: Ben Haslam · draw 1
5yo · M · bh
89702
9255.3
12/1·13.00
SP
65
Model Yuko
J: Ray Dawson · T: Roger Varian · draw 4
4yo · F · b
31387
8663.6
33/1·34.00
SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:00 Pontefract on 26 July 2026?

Holloway Boy (GB) won the 16:00 Pontefract at SP 1.80. Ridden by Clifford Lee. Trained by K. R. Burke.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:00 Pontefract?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Holloway Boy, won the race (AI score 75.2).

What were the placings in the 16:00 Pontefract?

Top finishers: 1. Holloway Boy (GB) (1.80), 2. Point Lynas (IRE) (3.25), 3. Mostar Dreams (IRE) (21.00).

What was the winning time for the 16:00 Pontefract?

The winning time was 1m 40.36s.

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