Who won the 16:30 Pontefract on 26 July 2026?
Jez Bomb (GB) won the 16:30 Pontefract at SP 2.00. Ridden by Rowan Scott. Trained by Sam England.
16:30 Pontefract
Pontefract And District Golf Club Ltd Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
1m2f · Flat · Class 3 · Good To Firm · 5 runners · £8,762 · Sunday, 26 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 4thRace report
- 1stJez Bomb (GB)Rowan Scott·Sam England1/1F·2.00SP
- 2ndWithout Compromise (GB)Cam Hardie·Antony Brittain·beaten 3.25 lengths22/1·23.00SP
- 3rdPomme Pomme (IRE)Rose Dawes·Jack Channon·beaten 4.5 lengths7/1·8.00SP
Race time
2m 9.81s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Jez Bomb (GB))
“slow to begin - settled towards the back - driven over 2f out - angled right for a run and moved into command approaching 1f out - drew clear for a comfortable success”
AI top-rated Percy's Daydream (score 50.3) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.00 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-partyPundit pick: Percy's Daydream
Percy's Daydream is the pick in this Class 3 contest over a mile and a quarter, rated some eight pounds the best of these on our figures. Without Compromise, Jez Bomb and Moonjid are the chief dangers, each at least eight pounds behind on rating. 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
Percy's Daydream
Mark Winn · David O'Meara · 4yo
Top-rated of 5
score 50.3 · +1.4 clear of next best (48.9)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight70strong9d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Ratings50% weight56averageOR 84 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight52averageLast 6: 1-4-0-1-4-4
- Trainer20% weight25weakDavid O'Meara: 4/41 winners last 14d (10%)
MarketBest price 4.70 (Betfair Exchange) · 2nd in the market of 5.
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 1m2f
full course data →Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.50).
Low (1–2)
IV 1.50
Mid (3–4)
IV 0.99
High (5–5)
IV 0.47
Today: Percy's Daydream (draw 1) and Jez Bomb (draw 2) get the bias; Without Compromise (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. 64 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | J: Rowan Scott · T: Sam England · draw 2 5yo · G · bp | 304912 | 76 | 46.6 | 1/1F·2.00 SP |
| 2 | 2 | J: Cam Hardie · T: Antony Brittain · draw 5 5yo · G · b | 31538 | 80 | 41.7 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Rose Dawes(5) · T: Jack Channon · draw 3 4yo · F · b | 35295 | 79 | 48.9 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Mark Winn · T: David O'Meara · draw 1 4yo · F · ch | 140144 | 84 | 50.3 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 5 | 5 | J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Michael Appleby · draw 4 4yo · G · bp | 845317 | 74 | 46.9 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:30 Pontefract?
No — the AI top pick (Percy's Daydream) finished 4.
What were the placings in the 16:30 Pontefract?
Top finishers: 1. Jez Bomb (GB) (2.00), 2. Without Compromise (GB) (23.00), 3. Pomme Pomme (IRE) (8.00).
What was the winning time for the 16:30 Pontefract?
The winning time was 2m 9.81s.
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