HBLB Supports The National Horseracing College Handicap.
Pontefract · Wednesday, 29 Apr · 17:58
· 6f
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:58
Off time
6
Runners
Good (Good to Firm in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🥉 Third
SIXTYGEESBABY (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.75
7/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.50
7/2
04 · —
5.50
9/2
05 · —
12
11/1
06 · —
17
16/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 4 |
Veblen Good (G)
A fairly useful 5f winner for Karl Burke but off since coming in seventh of 11 in 7f conditions event at Ascot in September. Since changed hands for 32,000 guineas and the market can guide on his return.
|
2467-10 | C Horgan | D O'Meara | 4 | 62.1 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 5th | 2 | 2 |
Sixtygeesbaby (G)
[T]
A fairly useful 6f scorer for Tom Clover in 2025. Failed to build on reappearance promise for his new yard when thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Ripon (6f) 13 days ago. Not written off though.
|
02-8050 | D Tudhope | D O'Meara | 4 | 60.8 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 4th | 3 | 5 |
Alpha Magic (G)
Lightly-raced sort who bagged 6f Hamilton handicap last June. Off the track though since coming in thirteenth of 18 in handicap at Ayr (6f) following month.
|
3010-48 | S H James | M & D Easterby | 4 | 60.3 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 2nd | 4 | 3 |
The Good Biscuit (G)
Ended 2025 with victories over C&D and at Catterick in October. Back from 5 months off with a good third of 9 in handicap at Catterick (6f) 21 days ago so must enter calculations off the same mark.
|
1-32284 | Warren Fentiman | Mrs R Carr | 5 | 57.6 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 3rd | 5 | 6 |
Modern Times (G)
FAV
[T]
Landed the odds in 6f Ripon maiden in June on just his second second start for new stable. Shaped well after 10 months off when fifth of 16 in 6f handicap there 13 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Interesting.
|
41-5356 | D Allan | T D Easterby | 5 | 56.7 kg |
2.75
7/4
|
| 6th | 6 | 1 |
Mystical Storm (G)
Got off the mark at Doncaster (6f) in July but he ended 2025 well below par, tenth of 15 in handicap there final run. Big step forward is required.
|
14890-6 | Ryan Sexton | Miss J A Camacho | 4 | 55.3 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
Betting forecast: Modern Times (7/4), Sixtygeesbaby (10/3), Mystical Storm (7/2), The Good Biscuit (9/2), Alpha Magic (11/1), Veblen Good (16/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5234.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2456.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1227.0 GBP |
| P4 | 614.0 GBP |
| P5 | 306.0 GBP |