Who won the 16:45 Pontefract on 16 August 2026?
America Queen (IRE) won the 16:45 Pontefract at SP 2.10. Ridden by Daniel Tudhope. Trained by Richard Hughes.
16:45 Pontefract
EBF Sky Bet Club Flying Fillies' Stakes (Listed Race)
6f · Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 10 runners · £39,214 · Sunday, 16 August 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 6thRace report
- 1stAmerica Queen (IRE)Daniel Tudhope·Richard Hughes11/10F·2.10SP
- 2ndRuby's Angel (IRE)Jason Hart·Hugo Palmer·beaten 4 lengths25/1·26.00SP
- 3rdArabian Dusk (GB)Harry Davies·Simon & Ed Crisford·beaten 1.25 lengths13/2·7.50SP
Race time
1m 14.11s
Race time recorded.
In-running (America Queen (IRE))
“Settled in the pack - pushed along and moving through inside final furlong - hit the front close home - drew away to win with ease”
AI top-rated Sing The Blues (score 65.1) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.50 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way65.1/100 rating
Sing The Blues
9.60Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: America Queen
America Queen heads this competitive Class 1 six-furlong field at Pontefract on good-to-firm ground, rated narrowly ahead of Royal Fixation and a further pound clear of Arabian Dusk, giving her a slender but meaningful edge over the chief dangers. Royal Fixation and Arabian Dusk are capable performers who will press her hard throughout, while Magic Basma also merits respect at a slightly lower rating, making this no foregone conclusion. The going should suit America Queen, and her overall profile edges her clear of a strong field. America Queen is the selection.
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
Sing The Blues
Cieren Fallon · Martin Dunne · 3yo
Top-rated of 10
score 65.1 · +2.4 clear of next best (62.6)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong19d since last run (race-fit window)
- Form20% weight75strongLast 6: 5-1-P-1-1
- Ratings50% weight60averageOR 90
- Trainer20% weight50small sample (n=5)Martin Dunne: 1/5 winners last 14d (20%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
MarketBest price 9.60 (Betfair Exchange) · 3rd in the market of 10.
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 6f
full course data →Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.19).
Low (1–4)
IV 0.98
Mid (5–8)
IV 1.19
High (9–11)
IV 0.85
Today: Sing The Blues (draw 5) and Miss Nightcap (draw 7) get the bias; Dash Of Azure (draw 10) 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. 147 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | J: Daniel Tudhope · T: Richard Hughes · draw 2 3yo · F · gr | 24284 | 104 | 57.6 | 11/10F·2.10 SP |
| 2 | 10 | J: Jason Hart · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 6 3yo · F · b | 210445 | 84 | 48.2 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Harry Davies · T: Simon & Ed Crisford · draw 4 4yo · F · btFT T | 52046 | 101 | 62.4 | 13/2·7.50 SP |
| 4 | 6 | J: Oisin Orr · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 9 3yo · F · b | 21100 | 95 | 56.9 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 5 | 9 | J: Sam James · T: K. R. Burke · draw 3 3yo · F · btp | 21375 | 108 | 61.9 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 6 | 11 | J: Cieren Fallon · T: Martin Dunne · draw 5 3yo · F · ch | 51P11 | 90 | 65.1 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 7 | 2 | J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Rebecca Menzies · draw 1 5yo · M · bh | 135690 | 91 | 44.3 | 125/1·126.00 SP |
| 8 | 7 | J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Rod Millman · draw 8 3yo · F · gr | 09641 | 87 | 53.5 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 9 | 3 | J: Edward Greatrex · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 10 4yo · F · b | 70220 | 101 | 62.6 | 11/1·12.00 SP |
| 10 | 8 | J: Alistair Rawlinson · T: Edward Smyth-Osbourne · draw 7 3yo · F · b | 2211 | 88 | 58.0 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Tom Eaves · T: Kevin Ryan · draw 11 4yo · F · b | 34224 | 102 | 54.8 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:45 Pontefract?
No — the AI top pick (Sing The Blues) finished 6.
What were the placings in the 16:45 Pontefract?
Top finishers: 1. America Queen (IRE) (2.10), 2. Ruby's Angel (IRE) (26.00), 3. Arabian Dusk (GB) (7.50).
What was the winning time for the 16:45 Pontefract?
The winning time was 1m 14.11s.
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