At 07:30 on 5 October 2026, 23 bookmakers cut Selection from 4/1 to 7/2 in the 16:21 at Pontefract. At the time of the alert, 4/1 was still available at Hollywood Bets, Matchbook and Smarkets.
🟢 GAMBLE FORMING · STRONG Flat HANDICAP
Pontefract · 16:21 · 14 runners · Handicap
Still 4/1 at 3 firms when alerted
23 firms had already cut to 7/2 when alerted
Selection rating
Strong · top 50% of alerts today
Alerts rated Strong won 18% and placed 44% in HorseWhale’s current record
Why it rates
• Down in class. Class 4 to Class 5.
Previously on record
Alerted 17 Sept · lost
Result pending. Graded against SP and Betfair SP once the result lands.
Fired 07:30, 5 Oct 2026
What this record shows
This is a permanent HorseWhale record of a qualifying market-movement alert. It records the observed event and what happened next; it is not a recommendation or a prediction of the race result.
Alert recorded
07:30 on 5 October 2026
Qualifying bookmaker movement
23 bookmakers had cut when alerted
Earlier price still recorded
4/1 at Hollywood Bets · Matchbook · Smarkets
Context at the time
Why it rates
• Down in class. Class 4 to Class 5.
Outcome and grade
Result pending. Graded against SP and Betfair SP once the result lands.
A recorded price cut does not identify individual bettors, bet size, bookmaker liabilities or the reason for the move. A horse can have a recorded move and still lose.
