Pontefract Ladies Day Wednesday 5th August Handicap.
Pontefract · Monday, 29 Jun · 18:30
· 5f 3y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:30
Off time
8
Runners
Good (Good to Firm in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4
3/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
6.50
11/2
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
9
8/1
07 · —
11
10/1
08 · —
29
28/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | 2 |
Betweenthesticks (G)
[P]
Started the season in top form, winning at Wolverhampton and over C&D (good; made all) in April. Also runner-up at Ripon in May and has had possible excuses when below par on last 2 outings. Well drawn for a front runner.
|
112962 | J P Sullivan | Mrs R Carr | 6 | 64 kg |
11
10/1
|
| — | 1 | — | Sam's Xpress (G) | 11-3369 | — | J & S Birkett | 6 | 64.4 kg | — |
| 1st | 2 | 7 |
Hover On The Wind (G)
Ended 2025 with success at Newcastle (5f) in December. Has matched that form only once this year but has dropped to 2 lb below the mark he defied at Newcastle as a result.
|
730451 | D Nolan | P T Midgley | 6 | 62.6 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 6th | 3 | 4 |
Queen Sana (F)
FAV
Runner-up on her last 3 starts, latterly a C&D handicap under Danny Tudhope. Likely to be on the premises yet again.
|
5-30222 | D Tudhope | Ollie Sangster | 3 | 61.7 kg |
4
3/1
|
| — | 3 | — | Miss Brazen (M) | 08-1365 | — | M & D Easterby | 6 | 64 kg | — |
| 2nd | 4 | 6 |
Dream Deal (G)
[BT]
Dual 6f scorer last season and back to winning ways over 5f at Beverley 13 days ago, coming with a strong run from off the pace to be well on top at the finish. A 6 lb rise may not stop him if in the same mood.
|
59-0612 | D Allan | T D Easterby | 7 | 60.8 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 4th | 5 | 5 |
Knicks (G)
Hasn't won for a long time but his mark reflects that and he turned in his best effort of the season minus cheekpieces when a close third over C&D earlier in the month. A subsequent Thirsk run was less encouraging, though.
|
9-67536 | Joanna Mason | M & D Easterby | 5 | 60.8 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 5th | 6 | 8 |
Soca Star (F)
Back from 6 months off with a very good second of 8 in handicap at Catterick (5f) in April but didn't look to put it all in (not for the first time) when only fifth at Redcar since.
|
3273-25 | D Swift | S Spencer | 3 | 60.8 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 8th | 7 | 3 |
Lucius Aurelius (G)
[B1]
Returned to his best when belatedly off the mark at Catterick (5f, good to firm) in April. Ran abysmally here next time but latest third back at Catterick shows he's still in form. First-time blinkers replace cheekpieces.
|
590103 | Jack Nicholls | K A Ryan | 4 | 59.9 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 7th | 8 | 1 |
Without Flaw (M)
A dual 5f winner at Beverley last summer. Returned with an encouraging Wetherby third but hasn't backed it up twice since.
|
256-374 | Jason Hart | Miss T Jackson | 5 | 58.5 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| — | 8 | — | Khabib (G) | 3420/98 | — | R Craggs | 8 | 60.8 kg | — |
| — | 11 | — | The Tunguska Event (G) | 412136 | — | J & S Quinn | 3 | 59.4 kg | — |
| — | 13 | — | Opal Storm (M) | 07-9150 | Faye McManoman | B Rothwell | 6 | 57.6 kg | — |
Betting forecast: Queen Sana (3/1), Dream Deal (4/1), Knicks (4/1), Without Flaw (11/2), Lucius Aurelius (15/2), Hover On The Wind (8/1), Betweenthesticks (10/1), Soca Star (28/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4187.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1965.0 GBP |
| P3 | 982.0 GBP |
| P4 | 491.0 GBP |
| P5 | 245.0 GBP |