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Ascot · Saturday 17 October 2026 · Off 4:35 · Class 2 · 1m · Going: Good · Purse: £103,080 · 3yo+

British Gambler's Picks

Composite scoring across market position, Racing Post Rating, Topspeed, recent form and trainer 14-day strike rate. Tips, not guarantees — bet responsibly.

NAP
★★★★☆
Gavriel
7/2
J: Robert Havlin · T: John & Thady Gosden
form -214 in-form trainer 21%
EACH-WAY
★★★★☆
Scoville
9/2
J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas
form 7031
DARK HORSE
★★★☆☆
Crown of Oaks
13/2
J: Daniel Tudhope · T: William Haggas
form -792

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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls

The market makes Gavriel the clear favourite (implied 12.8% chance) at 7/2, trained by John & Thady Gosden. Scoville is the chief market rival at 9/2.

★ Top pick · Top pick: Gavriel. Best price available at Boyle Sports — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.

★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Scoville at 9/2. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.

★ Bigger-priced angle · The bigger-priced angle: Arctic Thunder at 33/1. Form figures of 681167 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.

Class 2 · 1m0f0y · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 21% over the last 14 days.

★ MARKET-IMPLIED WIN PROBABILITIES

Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.

Field & Odds (23 runners)

Sorted by market position. Best price shown is the lowest decimal price across the leading UK horse racing bookmakers — tap any bookie pill to bet at that price.

No. Horse J / T Form RPR TS Best Price Top Bookies
20 (18) Gavriel NAP
J: Robert Havlin
T: John & Thady Gosden
 41-214 5/1
15 (23) Scoville EW t
J: Tom Marquand
T: William Haggas
 -87031 5/1
4 (9) Crown of Oaks DH
J: Daniel Tudhope
T: William Haggas
 31-792 44/5
16 (5) Excellent Believe
J: Colin Keane
T: Stephen Thorne
 330073 14/1
5 (16) Indalo h
J: Jack Mitchell
T: Roger Varian
 -23109 22/1
6 (21) Ebt's Guard
J: Lewis Edmunds
T: William Muir & Chris Grassick
 439443 14/1
10 (17) Bullet Point p
J: Cieren Fallon
T: William Haggas
 -70220 31/2
11 (14) Colori Forever
J: Ryan Moore
T: Marco Botti
 210257 14/1
18 (22) Hickory p
J: Saffie Osborne
T: Jamie Osborne
 061510 31/2
R21 (19) Tribal Chief t
J: Sean Levey
T: David Menuisier
 336061 18/1
3 (12) Jagged Edge
J: Jack Kearney(3)
T: Stephen Thorne
 103013 31/1
17 (13) Fifth Column v
J: William Buick
T: John & Thady Gosden
 0-0207 23/1
R22 (11) Wise Prince
T: John & Thady Gosden
 1-3848 20/1
12 (7) Classic
J: Pat Dobbs
T: Richard Hannon
 219834 22/1
1 (10) Persica
J: Toby Moore(7)
T: Richard Hannon
 521313 33/1
2 (15) Room Service tb
J: William Carver
T: Jamie Osborne
 875-10 40/1
8 (1) Orandi t
J: Patrick McGettigan(5)
T: A. J. Martin
 781010 41/1
9 (6) Valvano
J: Hector Crouch
T: Ralph Beckett
 33-617 39/1
13 (3) Mister Winston p
J: Oisin Murphy
T: Andrew Balding
 100786 37/1
14 (2) Whip Cracker p
J: Billy Loughnane
T: Richard Hughes
 -03215 31/1
7 (8) Torito
J: James Doyle
T: Ed Walker
 6364-0 33/1
19 (20) Brian
J: David Egan
T: J. S. Moore
 087210 64/1
R23 (4) Arctic Thunder
T: Ed Walker
 681167 50/1

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