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Pontefract

17:08

Date 2026-04-29

Distance 1m6y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,402

Weather Clear

Temp 5°C

Wind 7mph NE

Rain 0%

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (3)	Powerful Response Bay J:Sam James T:Geoffrey Harker	J:Sam James T:Geoffrey Harker	131	v	4-4543	61	77	72	21d	—	—	-13	9.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Close third of 15 latest; well drawn again and he's respected; first-time visor
3 (1)	How's The Guvnor Bay J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish	J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish	134	h	113427	64	76	59	56d	—	—	-3	15.1	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won twice (AW) in January; may have been freshened up by a break; not discounted
7 (5)	Star Start Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	130	—	F26-95	60	78	62	11d	—	—	-9	6.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Six wins include one here; has been building up in two starts this term; could be poised
2 (4)	We've Got This Bay J:David Allan T:Ivan Furtado	J:David Allan T:Ivan Furtado	135	—	31242-	65	74	67	222d	—	—	+6	18.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
7f winner (stays 1m) who generally runs her race; player if tuned up for this comeback
6 (10)	Token Love Bay J:P J McDonald T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:P J McDonald T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	130	t	0025-7	60	76	67	21d	—	—	-4	5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Shaped nicely on his return when ultimately midfield; tricky draw but still of interest
8 (7)	Volenti Bay J:Harry Vigors(7) T:Ben Haslam	J:Harry Vigors(7) T:Ben Haslam	124	p	438-09	54	81	64	88d	—	—	-6	3.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Struggled after close fourth over C&D (g/f) in August; reduced mark and back from a break
1 (9)	Boubyan Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Michael Appleby	J:Kevin Stott T:Michael Appleby	135	p	671590	65	78	49	11d	—	—	+1	9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Turf winner but quiet on last two starts; mark is fine and he drops in grade
9 (2)	Al Baahy Bay J:Ryan Sexton T:Kevin Frost	J:Ryan Sexton T:Kevin Frost	122	v	311587	52	76	31	11d	—	—	+3	6.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Turf winner; two AW classified wins in January; handicaps have been a struggle since
10 (6)	Rajawail Bay J:Faye McManoman T:Brian Rothwell	J:Faye McManoman T:Brian Rothwell	116	tb	60-087	46	67	50	7d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
23-race maiden who would be a surprise winner
NR (8)	Bun Bang Fai Bay J:Aiden Brookes T:Micky Hammond	J:Aiden Brookes T:Micky Hammond	131	ht	96648-	61	74	33	209d	—	—	—	2.8	—	—
7-race maiden; 4,000gns buy in October; hood/tongue-tie on for stable debut/reappearance

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Powerful Response	11/4	11/4	3/1
How's The Guvnor	7/2	4/1	4/1
Star Start	9/2	9/2	9/2
We've Got This	11/2	11/2	5/1
Token Love	9/1	8/1	8/1
Volenti	9/1	17/2	17/2
Boubyan	10/1	9/1	9/1
Al Baahy	25/1	22/1	25/1
Rajawail	150/1	100/1	100/1
Bun Bang Fai	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

We've Got This

18.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 11.1 Odds: 3.6

11/2

2nd

How's The Guvnor

15.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 6.4 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Powerful Response

9.4

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Boubyan

OR: 3.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Star Start

6.9

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Al Baahy

6.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1

25/1

Token Love

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Volenti

3.7

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Bun Bang Fai

2.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Rajawail

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
We've Got This	65	74	67
Boubyan	65	78	49
How's The Guvnor	64	76	59
Powerful Response	61	77	72
Bun Bang Fai	61	74	33
Star Start	60	78	62
Token Love	60	76	67
Volenti	54	81	64
Al Baahy	52	76	31
Rajawail	46	67	50

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rajawail	7d ago	Quick return
Star Start	11d ago	Quick return
Boubyan	11d ago	Quick return
Al Baahy	11d ago	Quick return
Powerful Response	21d ago	Fit
Token Love	21d ago	Fit
How's The Guvnor	56d ago	Fresh
Volenti	88d ago	Fresh
Bun Bang Fai	209d ago	Long break
We've Got This	222d ago	Long break