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Pontefract · Friday 17 July 2026 · Off 7:42 · Class 4 · 1m0f6y · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: £5,234 · 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 Best Rate the clear favourite (implied 46.5% chance) at 4/5, trained by Richard Hannon. Sailthisshipalone is the chief market rival at 10/3.
★ Market shape · A tight race for one — Best Rate is well-clear at the head of the market.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Best Rate. Best price available at William Hill — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Sailthisshipalone at 10/3. 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: Kartini at 40/1. Form figures of 34492- show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 4 · 1m0f6y · Good to firm going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 12% 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%.
- Best Rate 46.5% 4/5
- Sailthisshipalone 19.3% 10/3
- Jez Bomb 16.7% 4/1
- Billyb 9.8% 15/2
- Empirestateofmind 5.6% 14/1
- Kartini 2.0% 40/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 (3) | Best Rate NAP |
J: Seamus Cronin(5) T: Richard Hannon |
643241 | 4/5 | |||
| 4 (4) | Sailthisshipalone EW tp |
J: Silvestre De Sousa T: Ivan Furtado |
-14393 | 7/2 | |||
| 3 (6) | Jez Bomb p |
J: Oisin Orr T: Sam England |
230491 | 4/1 | |||
| 1 (1) | Billyb p |
J: Sam James T: Craig Lidster |
1-8707 | 15/2 | |||
| 5 (2) | Empirestateofmind p |
J: James Sullivan T: John & Sean Quinn |
-04099 | 14/1 | |||
| 6 (5) | Kartini |
J: Andrew Elliott T: Simon Whitaker |
34492- | 40/1 |
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