Wednesday 5 August · West Yorkshire · Turf
AI-powered Pontefract racing tips updated every race morning. PostTime analyses form, draw bias and going preference for every runner on this left-handed, stamina turf track, then says which horse it makes most likely — and whether that is worth backing at the price.
From the data
No meaningful draw bias at Pontefract over the 200 days to 14 Jul 2026 — low and high draws have won at close to the same rate across 22 qualifying races.
Based on 22 races with 8+ runners · computed from real settled results, not model output.
General draw-bias knowledge
Up to 8f: Left-handed and undulating with no straight course — every race turns; low (inside) draws hold a well-documented edge, especially from 6f to a mile.
9f+: The turning track keeps a modest low-draw edge at longer trips.
General course knowledge, independent of our own results above — where our own sample is still thin, we show both rather than quietly pick a winner.
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Our Pontefract record
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22 settled here — a pooled rate over mixed prices flatters, so we don't print one. The record, split by price, is on our results page.
Today's picks — Pontefract
15:15Rock Steady Beat
Jayne - On Course Lady Bookmaker Ebf Maiden Stakes (gbb Race)
Garden Oasis
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Spirit Of Applause
Fbs Chartered Accountants Chaplins Club Handicap Stakes
Recent tips — Pontefract
The Good Biscuit
6/4WonRain Cap
5/2LostHolloway Boy
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7/2LostThe Mean Fiddler
9/4LostAsset
2/9WonPostTime provides free AI-generated Pontefract racing tips every race morning. Our Pontefract record: 7 wins, 2 places from 22 tips.Our model analyses recent form, draw bias, market moves, and going preference for every runner at Pontefract before deciding whether any of them is worth a bet at the price. Most days, none is.
Pontefract is a left-handed, stamina turf track in West Yorkshire. A unique left-handed pear-shaped track with a long uphill finish — stamina essential. Our tips factor in course-specific angles — track characteristics that suit certain running styles, helping identify horses offering genuine value.
Every race at Pontefract gets a written verdict, including the races we say not to bet — which is most of them. Picks are published at 8am with the price we would take, and settle into the record on our results page win or lose. Staking is yours to decide: we score everything at flat 1pt level stakes and do not tell you how much to put on.
Top horses at Pontefract
Top jockeys at Pontefract
Top trainers at Pontefract
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5/2WonAnificas Beauty
7/2LostGreat Success
8/1LostQueen Sana
7/2LostCapichera
2/5WonCamelot Champion
5/2LostShimmering Sands
2/1WonRavishing Beauty
17/2LostRock Opera
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13/8LostOrionis
85/40LostRevoir
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15/2WonMelissa Honey
2/1LostOnslaught
9/1Lost