Pontefract Races True Yorkshireman Package Handicap

Pontefract

16:42

Date 2025-08-17

Distance 2m1f27y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,639

Winning Time 3m 51.60s (slow by 8.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kentucky River (IRE) Jason Watson · Ollie Sangster	13/8F	Won
2nd	Carlton (GB) Callum Shepherd · James Owen	7/2	7
3rd	Merrijig (GB) Gina Mangan · John Berry	4/1	2.5
4th	Cosmic Soul (IRE) Jason Hart · Patrick Neville	100/30	66

Runners (6)

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
5 (6)	Kentucky River Bay J:Jason Watson T:Ollie Sangster	J:Jason Watson T:Ollie Sangster	133	p	-84652	74	78	69	29d	—	—	-17	24.3	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Bumped into progressive winner at Doncaster last time and he's firmly in calculations
NR (4)	Al Sayah Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Neil Mulholland	J:NON-RUNNER T:Neil Mulholland	136	p	0/183-	66	74	65	—	—	—	-24	17.3	—	—
Major player if transferring recent hurdling improvement back to the Flat
4 (5)	Cosmic Soul Brown J:Jason Hart T:Patrick Neville	J:Jason Hart T:Patrick Neville	133	tv	8-2221	63	77	68	39d	—	—	-11	9.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Off mark at 18th attempt at Catterick; had plenty to spare and a 5lb rise could be lenient
1 (2)	Carlton Brown J:Callum Shepherd T:James Owen	J:Callum Shepherd T:James Owen	142	p	124152	72	75	61	20d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+2	22.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Two AW wins this year and runner-up at Yarmouth last time; can give another good account
2 (3)	Merrijig Bay J:Gina Mangan T:John Berry	J:Gina Mangan T:John Berry	138	—	6-0765	68	75	64	11d	—	—	-4	7.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Well treated on his wins last August/September but not at the top of his game this year
6 (1)	Red Force One Grey J:Connor Beasley T:Philip Kirby	J:Connor Beasley T:Philip Kirby	126	p	997814	56	72	58	3d	—	—	+4	10.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
10yo who won at Musselburgh on August 1 but well beaten at Beverley on Thursday

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Kentucky River	5/4	5/4	5/4
Al Sayah	-	-	N/A
Cosmic Soul	10/3	3/1	10/3
Carlton	7/2	7/2	7/2
Merrijig	13/2	13/2	6/1
Red Force One	14/1	14/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kentucky River

24.3

OR: 6 Form: 5 Odds: 13.3

5/4

2nd

Carlton

22.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 11 Odds: 6.2

7/2

3rd

Al Sayah

17.3

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

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Red Force One

10.1

OR: 1.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Cosmic Soul

9.4

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Merrijig

7.8

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kentucky River	74	78	69
Carlton	72	75	61
Merrijig	68	75	64
Al Sayah	66	74	65
Cosmic Soul	63	77	68
Red Force One	56	72	58

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Red Force One	3d ago	Quick return
Merrijig	11d ago	Quick return
Carlton	20d ago	Fit
Kentucky River	29d ago	Fit
Cosmic Soul	39d ago	Fit
Al Sayah	—	—