Results · Wednesday 5 August 2026

Pontefract results: Wednesday 5 August 2026

6 races were run at Pontefract on Wednesday 5 August 2026 on good to firm ground. Four of the six favourites won. The biggest-priced winner was Bugzy at 15/2 in the 3:15. Jason Hart rode two winners.

Races run6Full card
Favourites won4 of 667% strike rate
Biggest winner15/2Bugzy
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Pontefract race-by-race results

2:45Honda Wakefield Super-n Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes

Class 61m2f flatGoing Good To Firm7 ranTime 2m 15.36s
  1. 1Star Start silksStar Start (IRE) Miss Charli Parker · Ruth Carr11/4FAV
  2. 2Sunny Orange silksSunny Orange (IRE) ½ l3/1
  3. 3Quirke On Parole silksQuirke On Parole (GB) 2¾ l10/1
Tote win £3.75 · CSF £11.45 Full result →

3:15Jayne - On Course Lady Bookmaker Ebf Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Class 46f flatGoing Good To Firm8 ranTime 1m 16.53s
  1. 1Bugzy silksBugzy (GB) Daniel Tudhope · Tom Clover15/2
  2. 2Lady Henshaw silksLady Henshaw (IRE) ½ l4/1
  3. 3Our Son Oscar silksOur Son Oscar (IRE) 1 l5/1
Tote win £8.50 · CSF £38.53 Full result →

3:45Riu Hotels And Resorts Ladies Day Veterans' Handicap Stakes

Class 51m flatGoing Good To Firm6 ranTime 1m 44.04s
  1. 1Spirit Genie silksSpirit Genie (IRE) Jason Hart · Jennie Candlish9/4
  2. 2Alessia Fernanda silksAlessia Fernanda (IRE) 2¾ l10/1
  3. 3Garden Oasis silksGarden Oasis (GB) 1 l11/10FAV
Tote win £3.25 · CSF £23.76 Full result →

4:15Fbs Chartered Accountants Chaplins Club Handicap Stakes

Class 55f flatGoing Good To Firm9 ranTime 1m 2.43s
  1. 1Great silksGreat (GB) Shane Gray · Sam England5/2FAV
  2. 2Spirit Of Applause silksSpirit Of Applause (GB) ¾ l11/4
  3. 3Missmimi silksMissmimi (GB) ¼ l18/1
Non-runner: Sea Her Excel · Tote win £3.50 · CSF £9.59 · Tricast £99.16 Full result →

4:45Bet With Jayne - Your Local Bookmaker Handicap Stakes

Class 46f flatGoing Good To Firm8 ranTime 1m 14.52s
  1. 1Alfa Whiteburd silksAlfa Whiteburd (IRE) Jason Hart · Ivan Furtado9/4FAV
  2. 2Aberama Gold silksAberama Gold (GB) 1¾ l10/1
  3. 3Mae Amor silksMae Amor (IRE) 1 l11/1
Non-runner: Willolarupi · Tote win £3.25 · CSF £26.95 · Tricast £208.01 Full result →

5:15Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)

Class 42m1f flatGoing Good To Firm3 ranTime 3m 51.72s
  1. 1Division Day silksDivision Day (GB) Connor Beasley · Brian Ellison1/2FAV
  2. 2Anzac Day silksAnzac Day (IRE) 4 l9/2
  3. 3Something silksSomething (GB) 42 l4/1
Tote win £1.50 · CSF £2.83 Full result →

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