Pontefract Park Silver Sprint Trophy Handicap · 6f
Carrying top weight of 10-2 with weak recent form (314-05) and dismissed by the market at 12/1 undermines this 91-rated runner's claims.
Solid Saturday Rating of 104 and consistent form figures 13321 are offset by a hefty 9-13 weight burden at 7/2.
Carrying top weight 9-11 with poor recent form -14050 and unfancied at 14/1, El Bodon's Saturday Rating of 84 lacks winning conviction.
Decent 97 Saturday Rating and winning form offset by 9-6 burden and a weak recent record of -090U1.
Solid Saturday Rating of 106 and decent form (406171) are undermined by a hefty 9-4 weight and 5/2 odds suggesting limited market confidence.
Mid-range Saturday Rating of 89, 8-13 weight, and inconsistent 0-0515 form justify a cautious 3/5 at 11/2.
| Horse | Bet365 | Paddy Power | Coral | Ladbrokes | William Hill | Betfred | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Strikin Viking | 14/1 open 9.50 | — | 14/1 open 11.00 | 14/1 open 11.00 | 14/1 open 11.00 | 14/1 open 11.00 | 14/1 Bet365 |
| 2 Garfield Shadow | 7/2 open 4.00 | — | 7/2 open 4.00 | 7/2 open 4.00 | 10/3 open 4.50 | 7/2 open 4.00 | 7/2 Bet365 |
| 3 El Bodon | 12/1 open 15.00 | — | 12/1 open 17.00 | 12/1 open 17.00 | 12/1 open 15.00 | 12/1 open 17.00 | 12/1 Bet365 |
| 4 Dark Cloud Rising | 11/4 open 2.50 | — | 11/4 open 2.50 | 11/4 open 2.50 | 9/4 open 2.50 | 11/4 open 2.50 | 11/4 Bet365 |
| 5 Badri | 11/4 open 6.50 | — | 11/4 open 6.00 | 11/4 open 6.00 | 11/4 open 6.00 | 11/4 open 6.00 | 11/4 Bet365 |
| 6 Beaujolais Nouveau | 4/1 open 6.00 | — | 4/1 open 5.50 | 4/1 open 5.50 | 4/1 open 5.50 | 4/1 open 5.50 | 4/1 Bet365 |
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer), Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync. Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Garfield Shadow owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (58) and market confidence (84). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
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Community SignalDecent 97 Saturday Rating and winning form offset by 9-6 burden and a weak recent record of -090U1.
Solid Saturday Rating of 106 and decent form (406171) are undermined by a hefty 9-4 weight and 5/2 odds suggesting limited market confidence.
Solid Saturday Rating of 104 and consistent form figures 13321 are offset by a hefty 9-13 weight burden at 7/2.
Mid-range Saturday Rating of 89, 8-13 weight, and inconsistent 0-0515 form justify a cautious 3/5 at 11/2.
Carrying top weight 9-11 with poor recent form -14050 and unfancied at 14/1, El Bodon's Saturday Rating of 84 lacks winning conviction.
Carrying top weight of 10-2 with weak recent form (314-05) and dismissed by the market at 12/1 undermines this 91-rated runner's claims.
What the money's doing in this race — biggest price movements across the bookmakers since the last odds sync.
Badri (SR 106, 5/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field and carries a favourable 9-4, giving it a meaningful weight-to-ability edge over Garfield Shadow (SR 104, 9-13) and Dark Cloud Rising (SR 97, 9-6). The form line 406171 is compelling — a recent victory followed by consistent placed efforts shows peak form right now. The market has steamed in dramatically by 43%, the strongest market move in the field by some distance, and the course record of W1P2 at Pontefract is a concrete advantage on what can be a quirky, turning track. The one concern is GoingFit:- suggesting the horse has underperformed on good ground historically, and stepping up in class (ClassMv:↑1) at a mark 3lb higher than the last win adds risk, but the weight, SR leadership, and market confidence override those concerns. Each-way alternative: Garfield Shadow. Main danger: Garfield Shadow — Garfield Shadow (SR 104, 7/2) holds strong form figures of 13321 and James Doyle booking is a clear upgrade signal in a yard with only two runners — if the Al Jehani yard has a live runner today, Doyle's presence marks this as their number one, and at 3lb more weight than Badri the gap is bridgeable if the good-going GoingFit question resolves in its favour.