Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap – Pontefract

Pontefract

15:12

Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap

Date 2025-08-17

Distance 1m6y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,711

Winning Time 1m 46.32s (slow by 4.32s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Saxonia (GB) Billy Loughnane · Charlie Johnston	3/1	Won
2nd	Hale End (IRE) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	5/2	0.05
3rd	Zarathos (IRE) Callum Shepherd · Dylan Cunha	2/1F	1.25
4th	Precious Spartan (IRE) Jason Hart · Patrick Neville	5/1	.5
5th	Eagle Day (IRE) David Nolan · David Evans	16/1	6.5

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (4)	Zarathos Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Dylan Cunha	J:Callum Shepherd T:Dylan Cunha	136	p	253354	75	80	71	3d	—	—	-11	17.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
0-12 but ran well in the Racing League at Windsor on Thursday and he could be in the mix
2 (1)	Hale End Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	139	p	302575	72	81	70	8d	—	—	-11	15	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Found trouble in running when fifth at Redcar recently and could have a part to play
4 (3)	Saxonia Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Johnston	J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Johnston	135	p	218442	74	79	73	7d	—	—	-2	19.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
3yo; won at Windsor in June and runner-up on AW last Sunday; can make another bold bid
5 (2)	Precious Spartan Bay J:Jason Hart T:Patrick Neville	J:Jason Hart T:Patrick Neville	129	—	381161	68	78	61	13d	—	—	+13	26.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
3yo who is 3-4 for this yard, all the wins at Ripon; could still have more to offer
1 (5)	Eagle Day Bay J:David Nolan T:David Evans	J:David Nolan T:David Evans	141	—	503058	74	78	68	44d	—	—	+2	8.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
4 wins last year; below last winning mark but hasn't really threatened on turf this season

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Zarathos	9/4	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Hale End	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2
Saxonia	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3
Precious Spartan	11/2	5/1	11/2	11/2	5/1
Eagle Day	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1

Predictor

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

1st

Precious Spartan

26.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 18 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Saxonia

19.2

OR: 6 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Zarathos

17.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 2.4 Odds: 8.9

9/4

Hale End

OR: 5.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 8

5/2

Eagle Day

8.6

OR: 6 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Zarathos	75	80	71
Saxonia	74	79	73
Eagle Day	74	78	68
Hale End	72	81	70
Precious Spartan	68	78	61

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Zarathos	3d ago	Quick return
Saxonia	7d ago	Quick return
Hale End	8d ago	Quick return
Precious Spartan	13d ago	Quick return
Eagle Day	44d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Saxonia	Prominent
Zarathos	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 5 runners classified.