Racecourse guide · Thursday 8 October
Pontefract
Today's Pontefract Tips
Thursday 8 OctoberThere is no flat racing at Pontefract today. Our selections for today's meetings are on today's tips, and the course stats below are updated every morning.
Our Record at Pontefract
since 22 May6 winners from 46 picks here on the daily card and the X thread. The biggest-priced of them:
Price is the one we put up. The full card record, losers included, is on the record page.
Trainers in Form
last 14 daysNo trainer with a runner here today is in a hot spell.
At least 6 runners in the last 14 days, at any track, winning with 25% or more.
Course Winners Running Today
today's runnersNobody in today's fields has won here twice or over today's trip.
Top Pontefract Trainers
last 12 months, flat| Trainer | W–R | Here | All tracks | 1pt SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Carr | 9–39 | 23.1% | 10.8% | +12.75 |
| Tim Easterby | 7–73 | 9.6% | 9.4% | -27.50 |
| K. R. Burke | 6–17 | 35.3% | 19.4% | -0.23 |
| Ivan Furtado | 6–19 | 31.6% | 8.3% | +23.75 |
| Edward Bethell | 5–19 | 26.3% | 15.7% | +4.00 |
| John & Sean Quinn | 3–19 | 15.8% | 10.9% | -6.84 |
| Paul Midgley | 3–25 | 12.0% | 9.6% | -7.25 |
| Richard & Peter Fahey | 3–32 | 9.4% | 9.8% | -19.00 |
Minimum 15 runners and 3 wins here. The last column is a 1pt win bet on every one at starting price: a good strike rate the market already knows about shows as a loss.
Top Pontefract Jockeys
last 12 months, flat| Jockey | W–R | Here | All tracks | 1pt SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hart | 12–59 | 20.3% | 13.7% | +7.83 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 8–42 | 19.0% | 15.0% | -13.02 |
| Joanna Mason | 7–35 | 20.0% | 11.0% | +7.50 |
| Rowan Scott | 6–19 | 31.6% | 14.0% | +3.87 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 5–16 | 31.2% | 17.0% | +14.38 |
| David Allan | 5–52 | 9.6% | 10.9% | -25.50 |
| Billy Garritty | 4–19 | 21.1% | 9.3% | +26.41 |
| David Nolan | 4–23 | 17.4% | 9.8% | +13.75 |
| Cam Hardie | 4–32 | 12.5% | 5.2% | -13.25 |
Minimum 15 rides and 3 wins here. The last column is a 1pt win bet on every one at starting price: a good strike rate the market already knows about shows as a loss.
Pontefract Draw Bias
flat races since 17 AprNo part of the draw wins more than its share of runners by enough to rule out chance, at any trip. Over 99 races, where a horse is drawn here has mattered less than it is often given credit for.
On good or faster ground
Not enough races yet on good or faster ground over 7f to a mile, 9f to 11f, 1m 4f and further.
On good to soft or softer ground: no trip here has the 60 races we need yet, so we do not show it. This fills in as the record grows.
Stalls are split into low, middle and high thirds within each race. Each bar is that third's share of the winners and the tick is its share of the runners, so a bar past its tick is winning more than its share. We only call a bias when the gap is at least 15% of that share and two standard deviations clear of chance.
Pontefract Track Guide
Pontefract is a left-handed undulating course with a sharp bend into the home straight.
The final three furlongs are uphill, which makes it quite testing.
- Direction
- Left-handed
- Shape
- Undulating, sharp bend into the home straight, full circuit of about 2m ½f
- Surface
- Turf
- Racing
- Flat
Every figure on this page is counted from official flat results for Pontefract and refreshed each morning. Each section states its window, and anything below a minimum sample is left off rather than shown on thin numbers.