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Pontefract · Friday 17 July 2026 · Off 8:52 · Class 6 · 1m0f6y · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: £3,402 · 3yo+
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 Ravishing Beauty the clear favourite (implied 22.2% chance) at 5/2, trained by Jedd O'Keeffe. Hunterian is the chief market rival at 11/4.
★ Market shape · A competitive heat at the top of the market — three or four runners are within touching distance on price.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Ravishing Beauty. Best price available at Unibet — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Hunterian at 11/4. 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: Snaafy at 15/2. Form figures of 613-35 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 6 · 1m0f6y · Good to firm going.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Ravishing Beauty 22.2% 5/2
- Hunterian 20.7% 11/4
- Theme Park 17.9% 10/3
- Mount King 11.1% 6/1
- Snaafy 9.1% 15/2
- The New Bay Pearl 7.1% 10/1
- Bun Bang Fai 6.0% 12/1
- Angela's Baar 6.0% 12/1
Field & Odds (8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (5) | Ravishing Beauty NAP p |
J: Jack Garritty T: Jedd O'Keeffe |
3-8713 | 5/2 | |||
| 8 (6) | Hunterian EW |
J: Oisin Orr T: Charlie Johnston |
363216 | 11/4 | |||
| 2 (3) | Theme Park |
J: Alex Jary(3) T: Nigel Tinkler |
4969-0 | 10/3 | |||
| 3 (8) | Mount King tb |
J: David Allan T: Tim Easterby |
-78865 | 6/1 | |||
| 7 (1) | Snaafy DH |
J: Silvestre De Sousa T: David Loughnane |
613-35 | 8/1 | |||
| 5 (7) | The New Bay Pearl |
J: Tom Eaves T: Simon Whitaker |
56-074 | 10/1 | |||
| 4 (2) | Bun Bang Fai |
J: Barry McHugh T: Micky Hammond |
96648- | 18/1 | |||
| 6 (4) | Angela's Baar v |
J: Oisin McSweeney T: Adrian Keatley |
4-5685 | 12/1 |
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