Racing TV Sky Channel 424 Handicap (Div I) – Pontefract

Pontefract

14:57

Racing TV Sky Channel 424 Handicap (Div I)

Date 2026-04-07

Distance 1m6y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,320

Weather Clear

Temp 5.4°C

Wind 6mph SE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 47.24s (slow by 5.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Zowal (FR) Jason Hart · John & Sean Quinn	5/1	Won
2nd	Kokanee (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Ed Dunlop	2/1F	0.1
3rd	Alpha Capture (IRE) Mark Winn · Roger Fell	5/2	1.25
4th	Poet's Dawn (GB) Warren Fentiman · Tim Easterby	33/1	3.75
5th	Not Me (GB) Barry McHugh · Ivan Furtado	10/1	1.25
6th	Urban Road (GB) Harry Davies · Alan Brown	9/1	1.75
7th	Character Testing (GB) Joanna Mason · Mark Walford	25/1	1.5
8th	Typical Woman (GB) Cam Hardie · Ian Williams	25/1	2.5
9th	Uppercase (GB) Travis Ford · Harry Eustace	12/1	4.75

Runners (9)

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
3 (4)	Kokanee Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ed Dunlop	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ed Dunlop	134	—	56345-	74	87	82	158d	—	—	-11	15.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Gained sole win on reappearance last year; on the same mark; respected on seasonal debut
1 (3)	Alpha Capture Bay J:Mark Winn T:Roger Fell	J:Mark Winn T:Roger Fell	135	—	2754-3	75	86	62	17d	—	—	-8	16.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Close third at Newcastle on stable/seasonal debut; possibilities off same mark
2 (9)	Zowal Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	135	—	77P0-6	75	84	68	10d	—	—	-4	10.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Ran encouragingly in the Spring Mile on reappearance; drops in class; hard to dismiss
7 (8)	Uppercase Bay J:Travis Ford(7) T:Harry Eustace	J:Travis Ford(7) T:Harry Eustace	132	—	3/427-	72	84	60	259d	—	—	0	10.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Lightly raced; best effort when second over C&D (solid form) last July; interesting
5 (5)	Urban Road Chestnut J:Harry Davies T:Alan Brown	J:Harry Davies T:Alan Brown	134	v	-37445	74	85	-	11d	—	—	0	9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Capable of being involved on AW form but hasn't raced on turf since 2023
4 (1)	Typical Woman Chestnut J:Cam Hardie T:Ian Williams	J:Cam Hardie T:Ian Williams	134	t	57461-	74	84	57	238d	—	—	+13	17.3	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Absent since prevailing at Lingfield eight months ago; has never scored when fresh
6 (2)	Not Me Bay J:Barry McHugh T:Ivan Furtado	J:Barry McHugh T:Ivan Furtado	134	—	43599-	74	80	-	133d	—	—	+3	8.3	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Maiden; form has dipped in two starts for new yard, latest in November
8 (6)	Character Testing Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Mark Walford	J:Joanna Mason T:Mark Walford	130	t	/1948/	70	-	-	—	—	—	+6	8.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
No guarantees that he's worth current mark returned to the Flat
9 (7)	Poet's Dawn Chestnut J:Warren Fentiman(3) T:Tim Easterby	J:Warren Fentiman(3) T:Tim Easterby	125	p	44038-	65	86	89	154d	—	—	+4	6.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Veteran; on a workable mark but his reappearance record isn't fully convincing

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Kokanee	9/4	9/4	9/4
Alpha Capture	9/4	5/2	5/2
Zowal	9/2	9/2	9/2
Uppercase	9/1	7/1	9/1
Urban Road	10/1	9/1	9/1
Typical Woman	18/1	18/1	18/1
Not Me	18/1	16/1	18/1
Character Testing	33/1	25/1	28/1
Poet's Dawn	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Typical Woman

17.3

OR: 6 Form: 10 Odds: 1.3

18/1

2nd

Alpha Capture

16.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 3 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Kokanee

15.5

OR: 6 Form: 1.5 Odds: 8

9/4

Uppercase

10.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Zowal

10.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Urban Road

OR: 6 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Character Testing

8.9

OR: 5 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Not Me

8.3

OR: 6 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Poet's Dawn

6.6

OR: 3.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Alpha Capture	75	86	62
Zowal	75	84	68
Kokanee	74	87	82
Urban Road	74	85	—
Typical Woman	74	84	57
Not Me	74	80	—
Uppercase	72	84	60
Character Testing	70	—	—
Poet's Dawn	65	86	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Zowal	10d ago	Quick return
Urban Road	11d ago	Quick return
Alpha Capture	17d ago	Fit
Not Me	133d ago	Long break
Poet's Dawn	154d ago	Long break
Kokanee	158d ago	Long break
Typical Woman	238d ago	Long break
Uppercase	259d ago	Long break
Character Testing	—	—