West 'Howya' Maiden Hurdle Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Ballinrobe · Tuesday 21 July 2026 · Off 5:06 · 2m1f89y · Going: Good · Purse: €7,200 · 4yo+
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 Whats New the clear favourite (implied 24.1% chance) at 15/8, trained by Andrew Slattery. Sharu is the chief market rival at 9/4.
★ 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: Whats New. Best price available at Bet365 — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Sharu at 9/4. 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: Minnatrix at 28/1. Form figures of 2-FS8 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
2m1f89y · 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%.
- Whats New 24.1% 15/8
- Sharu 21.4% 9/4
- First Ascent 16.1% 10/3
- World As One 16.1% 10/3
- Lady Felicia 7.7% 8/1
- No Mon No Fun 4.1% 16/1
- Phyllis Rodda 3.3% 20/1
- Minnatrix 2.4% 28/1
- Alfinthesea 2.0% 33/1
- Rumi Rock 1.0% 66/1
- Kilmond Knight 0.9% 80/1
- Breezingwithdstars 0.5% 150/1
Field & Odds (13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whats New NAP |
J: Cian Quirke T: Andrew Slattery |
4-3R22 | 15/8 | |||
| 9 | Sharu |
J: Darragh O'Keeffe T: Henry De Bromhead |
70-62 | 9/4 | |||
| 4 | First Ascent |
J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott |
P-5 | 10/3 | |||
| 10 | World As One EW t |
J: Sean O'Keeffe T: W P Mullins |
2-45 | 10/3 | |||
| 11 | Lady Felicia DH t |
J: Simon Torrens T: Aidan Anthony Howard |
4 | 8/1 | |||
| 7 | No Mon No Fun t |
J: Philip Donovan T: Jack Doyle |
F-P4 | 16/1 | |||
| 13 | Phyllis Rodda |
J: Mark Walsh T: Barry Connell |
PP- | 20/1 | |||
| 6 | Minnatrix h |
J: G B Noonan T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy |
2-FS8 | 28/1 | |||
| 2 | Alfinthesea |
J: Kieren Buckley T: Edward Buckley |
33/1 | ||||
| 8 | Rumi Rock |
J: Phillip Enright T: Edward F Power |
P/76-0 | 66/1 | |||
| 5 | Kilmond Knight |
J: Alan O'Sullivan(5) T: David Richard Barry |
P-U | 80/1 | |||
| 3 | Breezingwithdstars p |
J: J J Slevin T: M Flannery |
08P-97 | 150/1 | |||
| 12 | Middlethird Marvel tp |
J: Conor Smithers(7) T: Norman Lee |
/060-P | 150/1 |
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