17:08 Pontefract

Thursday 17 September 2026

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Pontefract Racecourse Racing Together Combatting Loneliness Handicap

Off time: 17:09 | Winning time: 2m 12.99s

1^st

(12)

Thunder Goddess

39-6

7/2

T: A M BaldingJ: Jason Watson

Held up towards rear, headway on inside from 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well op 5/2 tchd 4/1

2^nd

4 ¾

(8)

Grindleton

39-4

10/3

T: D & C KublerJ: Alec Voikhansky

Held up rear of mid-division, headway on outside from 2f out, went second well inside final furlong, no impression on winner, kept on op 5/1

3^rd

1 ¼

(1)

Rory's Gold

49-8

17/2

T: S WaughJ: Amie Waugh (3)

Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost second and no extra well inside final furlong op 9/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

1 ½

(7)

Kartini

49-12

12/1

T: S WhitakerJ: Cieren Fallon

Held up in mid-division, going well 2f out, headway when not clear run over 1f out, went fourth inside final furlong, no impression on leaders op 11/1

5^th

3 ¾

(3)

Sunny Orange

69-10

11/4f

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman

Edged right start, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 4/1

6^th

1 ½

(2)

Hill O Rue

49-10

16/1

T: K A RyanJ: Shane Gray

Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon lost second, weakened inside final furlong op 20/1 tchd 14/1

7^th

1 ½

(5)

Regulus Black

39-4

9/1

T: J & S BirkettJ: Dylan Hogan

Mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon beaten op 11/2

8^th

(11)

Skinny Malinka

59-10

12/1

T: S EnglandJ: Rowan Scott

Always in rear op 10/1 tchd 9/1

9^th

1 ¾

(6)

Distinction

89-6

12/1

T: J MackieJ: Finlay Bassett (7)

Not much room start, chased leaders on inside, lost place over 2f out op 11/1

10^th

(10)

Marlena's Prince

49-9

66/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Aiden Brookes

Chased leaders, lost place 5f out, well beaten final 2f op 50/1

11^th

(9)

Test Run

39-7

125/1

T: M & D EasterbyJ: Shay Farmer (5)

Always in rear op 50/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Dubai Venture⁴⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: Miss T Jackson J: Warren Fentiman

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.70, £1.50, £2.80EX:£21.10Trifecta:£172.90Tricast:£96.31SF:£16.57Swingers:£4.20, £8.70, £6.20

Forecasts

Sunny Orange (11/4), Grindleton (10/3), Thunder Goddess (7/2), Dubai Venture (7/2), Rory's Gold (17/2), Regulus Black (9/1), Kartini (12/1), Skinny Malinka (12/1), Distinction (12/1), Hill O Rue (16/1), Marlena's Prince (66/1), Test Run (125/1)

Andrew Balding's progressive filly THUNDER GODDESS went down only narrowly at Lingfield last time having been forced to challenge wide and looks very much the way to go from an unchanged mark. Dubai Venture goes really well around here and appeals as the one to chase her home ahead of the reliable Sunny Orange.

THUNDER GODDESS
DUBAI VENTURE (IRE)
SUNNY ORANGE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Salaria

Weight: 9-6 |Age: 3

J: Cieren Fallon | T: Charlie Clover

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,402.002nd: £1,596.003rd: £798.004th: £399.005th: £199.00