Trustees Of The National Horseracing College Handicap

Pontefract

17:10

Date 2025-04-30

Distance 1m6y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 1m 45.19s (slow by 3.19s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Anificas Beauty (IRE) Jason Hart · Peter Winks	5/1	Won
2nd	Odd Socks Havana (GB) David Allan · Seb Spencer	11/2	1
3rd	Spring Festival (GB) David Nolan · David O'Meara	11/1	.5
4th	First Encounter (GB) P J McDonald · John Gallagher	6/1	0.2
5th	Curious Mrs Fox (GB) Laura Coughlan · David Thompson	16/1	.5
6th	Mickey Mongoose (GB) Cam Hardie · Olly Williams	4/1F	.5
7th	Top Gun Tina (GB) Joe Fanning · David Thompson	7/1	2
8th	Penny Ghent (GB) Andrea Pinna · Simon Whitaker	10/1	1
9th	Tiberio Force (GB) Ben Sanderson · Simon Whitaker	18/1	2.5
10th	Good Eye (IRE) Tom Kiely-Marshall · Bill Turner	50/1	0.2
11th	Likeashadow (IRE) Sam James · Alan Brown	11/1	1

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (3)	Mickey Mongoose Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Olly Williams	J:Cam Hardie T:Olly Williams	131	—	514347	51	70	55	22d	—	—	-7	8.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
1m AW winner in February and some fair form since; has won on turf; best on AW these days
3 (7)	Odd Socks Havana Bay J:David Allan T:Seb Spencer	J:David Allan T:Seb Spencer	131	t	626627	51	66	53	8d	—	—	-7	9.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Seems better on the AW but has won on turf; fair 7th over 7f on return to grass last week
10 (11)	Anificas Beauty Bay J:Jason Hart T:Peter Winks	J:Jason Hart T:Peter Winks	125	—	468-82	45	69	-	10d	—	—	-10	4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
All three wins on AW; close second over 1m3f latest; quite interesting on first run at 1m
6 (8)	First Encounter Bay J:P J McDonald T:John Gallagher	J:P J McDonald T:John Gallagher	127	p	5815-7	47	67	59	18d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won twice last season; these conditions suit and should improve on last run; chance
2 (5)	Spring Festival Bay J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	133	—	96864-	53	69	41	225d	—	—	-7	3.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Six-race maiden; best run was over 1m4f on AW; unexposed likely improver; interesting
9 (4)	Top Gun Tina Bay J:Joe Fanning T:David Thompson	J:Joe Fanning T:David Thompson	125	—	494836	45	66	-	54d	—	0W/0P 2 runs	-5	5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
0-14; chance on his Newcastle third two runs back; lesser effort last time; inconsistent
5 (2)	Penny Ghent Grey J:Andrea Pinna(7) T:Simon Whitaker	J:Andrea Pinna(7) T:Simon Whitaker	128	—	90426-	48	63	60	158d	—	—	-3	6.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
0-14; good second at Redcar in November (soft); back after a break; others appeal more
7 (6)	Likeashadow Bay J:Sam James T:Alan Brown	J:Sam James T:Alan Brown	126	v	0-909P	46	65	38	6d	—	—	-6	2.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Saddle slipped last time; not in best of form prior to that; others stronger
8 (9)	Tiberio Force Grey J:Ben Sanderson T:Simon Whitaker	J:Ben Sanderson T:Simon Whitaker	126	—	63400-	46	65	57	188d	—	—	-3	2.3	4.50/1	18/1 5%
1-28; in the frame in two race last August, but form tailed off; better over further
11 (1)	Curious Mrs Fox Bay J:Laura Coughlan(3) T:David Thompson	J:Laura Coughlan(3) T:David Thompson	125	—	09-898	45	62	49	3d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Placed over 1m twice last year; modest efforts in 2025 (last of eight on Sunday)
1 (10)	Good Eye Bay J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Bill Turner	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Bill Turner	135	—	389	55	67	23	15d	—	—	0	3.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Ex-Irish; fair run at Kempton last time (AW) but a bit to prove on handicap debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mickey Mongoose	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Odd Socks Havana	7/2	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Anificas Beauty	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
First Encounter	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Spring Festival	8/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	15/2
Top Gun Tina	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2
Penny Ghent	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Likeashadow	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1
Tiberio Force	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	14/1
Curious Mrs Fox	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Good Eye	40/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	22/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Odd Socks Havana

9.8

OR: 0.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 5

5/1

2nd

Mickey Mongoose

8.2

OR: 0.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Penny Ghent

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Top Gun Tina

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Anificas Beauty

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Good Eye

3.7

OR: 1.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1

40/1

Spring Festival

3.6

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

First Encounter

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Tiberio Force

2.3

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Likeashadow

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Curious Mrs Fox

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Good Eye	55	67	23
Spring Festival	53	69	41
Mickey Mongoose	51	70	55
Odd Socks Havana	51	66	53
Penny Ghent	48	63	60
First Encounter	47	67	59
Likeashadow	46	65	38
Tiberio Force	46	65	57
Anificas Beauty	45	69	—
Top Gun Tina	45	66	—
Curious Mrs Fox	45	62	49

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Curious Mrs Fox	3d ago	Quick return
Likeashadow	6d ago	Quick return
Odd Socks Havana	8d ago	Quick return
Anificas Beauty	10d ago	Quick return
Good Eye	15d ago	Fit
First Encounter	18d ago	Fit
Mickey Mongoose	22d ago	Fit
Top Gun Tina	54d ago	Fresh
Penny Ghent	158d ago	Long break
Tiberio Force	188d ago	Long break
Spring Festival	225d ago	Long break