Best Bet

17:05 Pontefract Tips — Tuesday 21st April 2026

17:05PontefractGoing: GoodFlat
Our Selection

Betweenthesticks

6yo • b g
Good
78/100 confidence
Form
14/15
Rating
10/10
Market
8/10
Trends
8/15

Why This Horse

  • Won last time out
  • Consistent — placed 3 of last 5 runs
Each-Way Alternative: Speeding Bullet

17:05 Pontefract — Race Preview & Tips

Betweenthesticks catches the eye in the 17:05 17:05 Pontefract at Pontefract, run over on Good ground.

Recent form reads 8122937-1, with a win that underlines the current well-being.

Trained by Ruth Carr and ridden by James Sullivan, this is a pairing with a solid record in races of this nature.

There is every reason to think the Good going will play to strengths here.

Key angle: Won last time out.

Off an official rating of 68, there may be more to come at the current mark.

If looking for an each-way angle, Speeding Bullet is the one to include on the slip.

Full Racecard — 11 Runners

HorseOdds
Fillys Last Lady
9/71199-75
EVS
BetweenthesticksOUR TIP
2937-1129
11/4
Dark Kestrel
96181644
7/2
Hidden Verse
74172-655
4/1
Speeding Bullet
701422-07
4/1
Sergeant Mayer
534448-06
7/1
Fuji Mountain
0835-0248
8/1
Military Girl
055544-31
8/1
Tanjen
135120-59
11/1
Komorkis
35/510-46
16/1
Midnight Lir
559/8260-9
16/1

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