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Ballinrobe · Monday 20 July 2026 · Off 7:40 · 1m4f179y · Going: Good · Purse: €6,000 · 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.
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Copper Craft the clear favourite (implied 20.6% chance) at 1.88, trained by A Oliver. Masego is the chief market rival at 2.2.
★ Market shape · A competitive heat at the top of the market — three or four runners are within touching distance on price.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Copper Craft. Best price available at SmarketsSBK — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Masego at 2.2. 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: Autocrat at 11. Form figures of 417000 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
1m4f179y · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 9% over the last 14 days.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Copper Craft 20.6% 1.88
- Masego 18.6% 2.2
- Tassarolo 15.9% 2.75
- Preparations 10.8% 4.5
- Wingit 7.9% 6.5
- Desert Friend 6.6% 8
- Trishuli River 5.0% 11
- Autocrat 5.0% 11
- Kings Gesture 3.7% 15
- Giselles Defence 3.1% 18
- Reflectionist 2.8% 20
Field & Odds (11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 (11) | Copper Craft NAP b |
J: Jack Kearney T: A Oliver |
-32072 | 15/8 | |||
| 8 (5) | Masego |
J: Rory Mulligan(2) T: John C McConnell |
-55132 | 11/5 | |||
| 1 (1) | Tassarolo EW tp |
J: Paddy Harnett T: Denis Gerard Hogan |
935583 | 11/4 | |||
| 2 (8) | Preparations |
J: Adam Browne-Souza(7) T: Andrew Slattery |
0047-0 | 9/2 | |||
| 11 (7) | Wingit t |
J: Patrick McGettigan(2) T: Patrick Magee |
60-695 | 13/2 | |||
| 3 (9) | Desert Friend t |
J: Conor Cusack(7) T: P J F Murphy |
391904 | 8/1 | |||
| 6 (2) | Trishuli River DH tp |
J: Jack Cleary T: Shane Crawley |
-52300 | 11/1 | |||
| 7 (3) | Autocrat b |
J: Mel Sheridan(7) T: P Sweeney |
417000 | 11/1 | |||
| 5 (4) | Kings Gesture |
J: Sam Coen(2) T: Michael Paul Ryan |
55-800 | 15/1 | |||
| 4 (10) | Giselles Defence tp |
J: Jimmy Dalton(7) T: Sean Davis |
000590 | 18/1 | |||
| 9 (6) | Reflectionist p |
J: Joseph Harnett(7) T: Mark Fahey |
9080/0 | 20/1 |
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