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Yorkshire Society Supports The National Horseracing College Handicap

Pontefract · 29 April 2026
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m6y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9
  • HandicapYes

Powerful Response (IRE) (9/4F) won the Yorkshire Society Supports The National Horseracing College Handicap at Pontefract on 29 April 2026, beating Boubyan (IRE) by three-quarters of a length under Sam James for trainer Geoffrey Harker. 9 ran on Good going over 1m6y; the winning time was 1m 46.08s.

Winner Powerful Response (IRE)
SP: 9/4F J: Sam James T: Geoffrey Harker O: M Gilgeous C Seeney Partner
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 5(3) Powerful Response (IRE) v 6g Led Starspangledbanner (AUS) – Aja (IRE) (Excellent Art) M Gilgeous C Seeney Partner Set the pace from the off - urged forward with a furlong left as rider dropped the stick - kept finding more to the line - stayed in command throughout to score Sam James Geoffrey Harker 9-5 6188A85A 1:46.08 3,402.10 9/4F 3.69
2nd 1(9) Boubyan (IRE) p 4g Churchill (IRE) – Double Fantasy (GER) (Indian Ridge) Matthew Taylor Settled towards the back - travelled wide of rivals - improved position approaching final furlong - moved into second close home - finished strongly - narrowly held for the win ¾ Kevin Stott Michael Appleby 9-9 6589A84A 1:46.20 1,596.40 9/1 11.75
3rd 7(5) Star Start (IRE) 6g Prominent U S Navy Flag (USA) – Button Up (IRE) (So You Think) Mrs Ruth A Carr Handy early - asked for effort 2f out - closed on front pair approaching final furlong - grabbed third close home and stayed on to finish third 2 James Sullivan Ruth Carr 9-4 6078A81A 1:46.54 797.55 9/2 6.81
4th 6(10) Token Love (FR) t 4g Goken (FR) – Snowy Amour (IRE) (Azamour) Bouch Cronshaw And Morris Settled in second - shoved into action approaching final furlong and drifted right - faded into fourth 1¾ P J McDonald Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 9-4 6073A78A 1:46.83 399.10 9/1 11.50
5th 10(6) Rajawail (GB) tb 6m Rajasinghe (IRE) – Yawail (GB) (Medicean) S P Hudson Brian Rothwell Settled at the back early - pushed along to close ground inside the last furlong - finished with modest late progress to take fifth ¾ Faye McManoman Brian Rothwell 8-4 4557A77A 1:46.95 198.90 150/1 337.91
6th 2(4) We've Got This (IRE) 4f Invincible Army (IRE) – Silver Sabre (IRE) (Epaulette) The Graham Lee Racing Club Held a midpack position - roused for effort 2f out - lost ground in the closing stages to finish sixth 1 David Allan Ivan Furtado 9-9 6573A75A 1:47.12 — 11/2 7.60
7th 8(7) Volenti (IRE) p 7g Estidhkaar (IRE) – Izba (IRE) (Mastercraftsman) Blue And Gold Syndicate Settled towards the back - never able to challenge through the pack - dropped away inside the last 2½ Harry Vigors(7) Ben Haslam 8-5 5447A71A 1:47.54 — 15/2 10.02
8th 9(2) Al Baahy (GB) v 7g Held up Kingman (GB) – Secret Keeper (GB) (New Approach) Curzon House Partnership Held up towards the back - eased into contention briefly with a furlong left - lost ground close to the finish - beaten well over nine lengths in 8th ¾ Ryan Sexton Kevin Frost 8-10 5250A70A 1:47.66 — 25/1 32.00
9th 3(1) How's The Guvnor (IRE) h 5g Prominent Calyx (GB) – Blessing (USA) (Pulpit) Set Barabbas Free Sat close up early - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost touch soon after - dropped away rapidly a furlong out - allowed to drop away inside the final 110yds - trailed home well beaten 14 George Wood Jennie Candlish 9-8 6446C48C 1:50.00 — 9/2 7.00
NR Bun Bang Fai — Aiden Brookes Micky Hammond — ——— — — — —

Winning time 1m 46.08s 1m 46.08s (slow by 4.08s)

Non-runners Bun Bang Fai (unsuitable ground)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (9 of 10 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (9 of 10 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Returns

Tote Win £3.25
Tote Place £1.30 £3.20 £1.70
Exacta £22.10
CSF £24.99
Tricast £87.39
Trifecta £109

Quick answers

Who won the Yorkshire Society Supports The National Horseracing College Handicap at Pontefract in 2026?
Powerful Response (IRE) won the Yorkshire Society Supports The National Horseracing College Handicap at Pontefract on 29 April 2026, ridden by Sam James and trained by Geoffrey Harker.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 Yorkshire Society Supports The National Horseracing College Handicap at Pontefract?
1st Powerful Response (IRE) (9/4F), 2nd Boubyan (IRE) (9/1), 3rd Star Start (IRE) (9/2).
What price was the winner of the 2026 Yorkshire Society Supports The National Horseracing College Handicap at Pontefract?
Powerful Response (IRE) returned a starting price of 9/4F, with a Betfair SP of 3.69.
How many horses ran in the 2026 Yorkshire Society Supports The National Horseracing College Handicap at Pontefract?
9 horses ran in the 2026 Yorkshire Society Supports The National Horseracing College Handicap at Pontefract. Non-runners: Bun Bang Fai (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2026 Yorkshire Society Supports The National Horseracing College Handicap at Pontefract?
The winning time was 1m 46.08s.

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