Best Bet
20:52 Pontefract Tips — Friday 22nd May 2026
20:52PontefractGoing: GoodFlat
Our Selection
Powerful Response
6yo •
Good
79/100 confidence
Form
14/15
Rating
8/10
Market
8/10
Trends
9/15
Why This Horse
- Won last time out
- Improving form line (5 → 4 → 3 → 1)
- Low draw (stall 2) in 10-runner field
Each-Way Alternative: Arkenstaar
20:52 Pontefract — Race Preview & Tips
We're tipping Powerful Response in the 20:52 at Pontefract — a Flat race with 10 runners on Good going.
A look at the form — 224-45431 — reveals winning form that is hard to ignore.
Geoffrey Harker has been in fine form and teams up with P. J. McDonald, a combination that demands respect.
These conditions — Good ground over — look tailor-made for the selection.
Key angle: Won last time out.
An official mark of 63 looks workable in this grade.
For each-way purposes, Arkenstaar merits consideration as a place alternative.
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Full Racecard — 10 Runners
| Horse | Odds |
|---|---|
Powerful ResponseOUR TIP 224-45431 | 7/2 |
Selection 4-5226752 | 4/1 |
Callisto Dream 1/613397- | 5/1 |
Arkenstaar 7812114-3 | 5/1 |
Mount King 46673-788 | 11/1 |
Moonjid 31-584531 | 12/1 |
Hopeful Joy 423-7 | 16/1 |
No Knee Never 31614435 | 16/1 |
Keats House 34142-775 | 33/1 |
Distinction 870-05683 | 40/1 |
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