Moor Top Farm Shop Hemsworth Pontefract Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Pontefract · Sunday 21 June 2026 · Off 3:35 · Class 4 · 2m2f2y · Going: Good · Purse: £5,154 · 4yo+
British Gambler's Picks
Composite scoring across market position, Racing Post Rating, Topspeed, recent form and trainer 14-day strike rate. Tips, not guarantees — bet responsibly.
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Trojan Soldier the clear favourite (implied 32.5% chance) at 11/8, trained by Jedd O'Keeffe. Secret Force is the chief market rival at 9/4.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Trojan Soldier. Best price available at Virgin Bet — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Secret Force at 9/4. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.
★ Bigger-priced angle · The bigger-priced angle: Isle Of Sark at 13/1. Form figures of 6223-8 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 4 · 2m2f2y · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 13% over the last 14 days.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Trojan Soldier 32.5% 11/8
- Secret Force 23.8% 9/4
- Treasure Islands 19.3% 3/1
- Sax Appeal 11.1% 6/1
- Anzac Day 7.7% 9/1
- Isle Of Sark 5.5% 13/1
Field & Odds (6 runners)
Sorted by market position. Best price shown is the lowest decimal price across the leading UK horse racing bookmakers — tap any bookie pill to bet at that price.
| No. | Horse | J / T | Form | RPR | TS | Best Price | Top Bookies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 (6) | Trojan Soldier NAP p |
J: Jack Garritty T: Jedd O'Keeffe |
-22111 | 7/5 | |||
| 4 (3) | Secret Force tv |
J: Mikey Sheehy T: Adrian Paul Keatley |
461-43 | 5/2 | |||
| 6 (1) | Treasure Islands EW |
J: David Allan T: Tim Easterby |
-48123 | 3/1 | |||
| 1 (5) | Sax Appeal |
J: Connor Beasley T: Charlie Johnston |
738365 | 15/2 | |||
| 2 (2) | Anzac Day |
J: Rossa Ryan T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill |
/4D576- | 9/1 | |||
| 5 (4) | Isle Of Sark tv |
J: Jack Nicholls(5) T: Micky Hammond |
6223-8 | 16/1 |
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