RIU Hotels And Resorts Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Pontefract

Pontefract

15:27

RIU Hotels And Resorts Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2026-04-21

Distance 1m2f5y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £14,431

Weather Overcast

Temp 6°C

Wind 5mph N

Rain 0%

Winning Time 2m 9.07s (slow by 0.27s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Have Secret (IRE) Billy Garritty · Richard & Peter Fahey	4/1	Won
2nd	Insanity (GB) Rossa Ryan · Alan King	13/2	2.25
3rd	Parlando (GB) David Allan · Ian Williams	11/1	.75
4th	Fireblade (GB) Rowan Scott · Dylan Cunha	22/1	1
5th	Marhaba Ghaiyyath (IRE) Jason Hart · Charlie Johnston	9/4F	.5
6th	Military Air (GB) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	8/1	8
7th	Savvy Victory (IRE) Oisin Orr · S Woods	12/1	4.5
8th	Flying Frontier (GB) Callum Rodriguez · James Tate	9/1	2

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
1 (4)	Marhaba Ghaiyyath Bay J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	135	—	2280-6	100	114	99	24d	—	—	-4	19.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Progressive in last year's 3yo campaign and on the shortlist after an encouraging comeback
7 (3)	Have Secret Chestnut J:Billy Garritty T:Richard & Peter Fahey	J:Billy Garritty T:Richard & Peter Fahey	126	v	6214-5	91	112	100	23d	—	—	-1	14.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won at Redcar last November and could build on last month's fifth at Doncaster
2 (9)	Insanity Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	134	—	03220-	99	112	93	164d	—	—	+10	22.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Went close off this mark at York last October; won on 2024 reappearance; respected
4 (1)	Military Air Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	130	h	23330-	95	110	75	183d	—	—	+9	19.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Trainer has done extremely well with French recruits over the years; betting interesting
9 (2)	Romieu Chestnut J:Mikey Sheehy T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Mikey Sheehy T:Adrian Paul Keatley	125	t	15020-	90	111	79	283d	—	—	+10	17.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Up and down in Britain last season but should be capable of winning off his current mark
5 (7)	Flying Frontier Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:James Tate	J:Callum Rodriguez T:James Tate	130	—	1/919-	95	111	85	234d	—	—	+13	20.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Lightly raced 6yo; two wins from last four starts; could have a big say if fully tuned up
3 (11)	Savvy Victory Bay J:Oisin Orr T:S Woods	J:Oisin Orr T:S Woods	133	b	6054-4	98	112	101	15d	—	—	+6	14.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Went 0-9 last year but he's dropped down the weights and could improve for recent comeback
10 (10)	Parlando Bay J:David Allan T:Ian Williams	J:David Allan T:Ian Williams	124	—	1-2039	89	112	-	18d	—	—	+12	18.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Plenty of good AW form since December; three wins on turf; not ruled out each-way
8 (5)	Fireblade Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Dylan Cunha	J:Rowan Scott T:Dylan Cunha	125	—	31930-	90	110	99	192d	—	—	+12	17.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
2 wins last year (1m4f/2m) but probably vulnerable over a trip this short on reappearance
NR (8)	Antrim Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	128	p	-41498	93	110	66	18d	—	—	—	13.8	—	—
Two wins this winter; merely mid-division at Newcastle recently but not written off
NR (6)	Sunriseontheboyne Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	116	—	71-980	81	109	96	23d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
Four wins in Ireland last year but hasn't shown in Britain this year and is 2lb wrong here

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Marhaba Ghaiyyath	9/4	5/2	5/2
Have Secret	4/1	4/1	4/1
Insanity	11/2	5/1	11/2
Military Air	15/2	13/2	13/2
Romieu	9/1	9/1	9/1
Flying Frontier	11/1	11/1	11/1
Savvy Victory	11/1	11/1	11/1
Parlando	12/1	12/1	12/1
Fireblade	18/1	16/1	16/1
Antrim	-	-	-
Sunriseontheboyne	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Insanity

22.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 6.9 Odds: 3.6

11/2

2nd

Flying Frontier

20.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

11/1

3rd

Marhaba Ghaiyyath

19.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Military Air

19.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Parlando

18.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Romieu

17.7

OR: 10 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Fireblade

17.1

OR: 10 Form: 5.7 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Have Secret

14.7

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Savvy Victory

14.2

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Antrim

13.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Sunriseontheboyne

7.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Marhaba Ghaiyyath	100	114	99
Insanity	99	112	93
Savvy Victory	98	112	101
Military Air	95	110	75
Flying Frontier	95	111	85
Antrim	93	110	66
Have Secret	91	112	100
Romieu	90	111	79
Fireblade	90	110	99
Parlando	89	112	—
Sunriseontheboyne	81	109	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Savvy Victory	15d ago	Fit
Parlando	18d ago	Fit
Antrim	18d ago	Fit
Have Secret	23d ago	Fit
Sunriseontheboyne	23d ago	Fit
Marhaba Ghaiyyath	24d ago	Fit
Insanity	164d ago	Long break
Military Air	183d ago	Long break
Fireblade	192d ago	Long break
Flying Frontier	234d ago	Long break
Romieu	283d ago	Long break