What horse racing was at Pontefract on 17 July 2026?

Pontefract staged 6 races on 17 July 2026, with the going Good To Firm. The full result and every runner for each race are on this page.

Which horses won at Pontefract on 17 July 2026?

The 6:00 Babs Woolford Memorial Apprentice Classified Stakes: Hansteen (GB) (5/6F); the 6:32 G3 Vehicle Auctions EBF Restricted Novice Stakes: Angel In My Heart (IRE) (13/8F); the 7:07 Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Stakes: Badri (GB) (15/8F); the 7:42 Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Stakes: Best Rate (GB) (10/11F); the 8:17 Peter Chamberlain Five Year Memorial Handicap Stakes: Alfa Whiteburd (IRE) (1/2F); the 8:52 Always Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap Stakes: Mount King (IRE) (9/2).

What was the going at Pontefract on 17 July 2026?

The going at Pontefract was Good To Firm on Turf.

What time was the first race at Pontefract on 17 July 2026?

The first race was the 6:00 Babs Woolford Memorial Apprentice Classified Stakes; the last was the 8:52 Always Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap Stakes.

Pontefract Results

Friday 17 July 2026

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Pontefract staged 6 races on 17 July 2026, with the going Good To Firm.

Pontefract Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races

Outright favs won 5 of 5 · Biggest winner 9/2

The long run: outright favourites (the single shortest starting price) have won 34.2% in our archive — 96,834 of 283,117, as at 3 October 2026. One day is a small sample.

6:00 Babs Woolford Memorial Apprentice Classified Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 1m 4f · 7 ran
1. 17. Hansteen (GB)5/6 favWon by 8 lengths · J: Jake Dickson · T: John & Sean Quinn
2. 23. Muhib (GB)4/1
3. 36. Yakhabar (GB)11/1
6:32 G3 Vehicle Auctions EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race) Flat · Class 4 · 6f · 7 ran
1. 16. Angel In My Heart (IRE)13/8 favWon by a neck · J: Oisin McSweeney · T: Adrian Keatley
2. 21. Baldetti (IRE)5/1
3. 35. Maximus Meridius (IRE)15/8
7:07 Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Stakes Flat · Class 3 · 5f · 7 ran
1. 11. Badri (GB)15/8 favWon by three-quarters of a length · J: Conor Whiteley · T: Michael Herrington
2. 23. Baker Blue (GB)22/1
3. 32. Sir Yoshi (IRE)11/2
7:42 Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Stakes Flat · Class 4 · 1m · 6 ran
1. 12. Best Rate (GB)10/11 favWon by 4½ lengths · J: Seamus Cronin · T: Richard Hannon
2. 23. Jez Bomb (GB)4/1
3. 34. Sailthisshipalone (GB)100/30
8:17 Peter Chamberlain Five Year Memorial Handicap Stakes Flat · Class 5 · 6f · 6 ran
1. 11. Alfa Whiteburd (IRE)1/2 favWon by 1¼ lengths · J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Ivan Furtado
2. 23. Dorney Lake (GB)12/1
3. 35. Mr Cool (IRE)7/1
8:52 Always Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 1m · 7 ran
1. 13. Mount King (IRE)9/2Won by a length · J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby
2. 27. Snaafy (GB)17/2
3. 31. Ravishing Beauty (GB)11/4 jt-fav

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Quick answers

What horse racing was at Pontefract on 17 July 2026?: Pontefract staged 6 races on 17 July 2026, with the going Good To Firm. The full result and every runner for each race are on this page.
Which horses won at Pontefract on 17 July 2026?: The 6:00 Babs Woolford Memorial Apprentice Classified Stakes: Hansteen (GB) (5/6F); the 6:32 G3 Vehicle Auctions EBF Restricted Novice Stakes: Angel In My Heart (IRE) (13/8F); the 7:07 Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Stakes: Badri (GB) (15/8F); the 7:42 Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Stakes: Best Rate (GB) (10/11F); the 8:17 Peter Chamberlain Five Year Memorial Handicap Stakes: Alfa Whiteburd (IRE) (1/2F); the 8:52 Always Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap Stakes: Mount King (IRE) (9/2).
What was the going at Pontefract on 17 July 2026?: The going at Pontefract was Good To Firm on Turf.
What time was the first race at Pontefract on 17 July 2026?: The first race was the 6:00 Babs Woolford Memorial Apprentice Classified Stakes; the last was the 8:52 Always Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap Stakes.