Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Ballinrobe · Tuesday 21 July 2026 · Off 7:39 · 2m6f41y · Going: Good · Purse: €6,000 · 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 Pourquoi Poi the clear favourite (implied 15.6% chance) at 3/1, trained by Paul W Flynn. Granlahan is the chief market rival at 11/2.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Pourquoi Poi. 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 Granlahan at 11/2. 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: Toor Moon at 18/1. Form figures of 37-00U show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
2m6f41y · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 14% 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%.
- Pourquoi Poi 15.6% 3/1
- Granlahan 9.6% 11/2
- Strong Contender 8.9% 6/1
- La Tene 8.9% 6/1
- Stumblin In 7.8% 7/1
- Whiskey Serenade 7.3% 15/2
- Lady Aquarelle 7.3% 15/2
- Yolanda's Star 6.6% 17/2
- Smackwater Jack 5.2% 11/1
- Fool Me Once 5.2% 11/1
- She'll Be Kept 5.2% 11/1
- Joshua Chamberlain 3.3% 18/1
Field & Odds (19 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 | Pourquoi Poi NAP p |
J: Jack Kennedy T: Paul W Flynn |
8-63B3 | 3/1 | |||
| 11 | Granlahan EW |
J: Darragh O'Keeffe T: Adrian McGuinness |
-833U3 | 6/1 | |||
| 10 | Strong Contender |
J: J J Slevin T: Norman Lee |
3F0-07 | 6/1 | |||
| 14 | La Tene DH |
J: Michael Kenneally(5) T: John Patrick Ryan |
P39F-P | 6/1 | |||
| 9 | Stumblin In |
J: Alan O'Sullivan(5) T: Jack Doyle |
070-60 | 7/1 | |||
| 7 | Whiskey Serenade |
J: Eoghan Finegan(5) T: Thomas Coyle |
97-062 | 15/2 | |||
| 15 | Lady Aquarelle t |
J: Daniel King T: Thomas Cooper |
09-87P | 8/1 | |||
| 8 | Yolanda's Star |
J: Joshua Halford(7) T: Edward F Power |
083 | 9/1 | |||
| 2 | Smackwater Jack |
J: Ethan O'Sullivan(7) T: Mrs Denise Foster |
70-913 | 11/1 | |||
| 3 | Fool Me Once |
J: Keith Donoghue T: Gavin Cromwell |
05P0-0 | 11/1 | |||
| 6 | She'll Be Kept |
J: Phillip Enright T: Brian M McMahon |
UF2-06 | 11/1 | |||
| 4 | Joshua Chamberlain |
J: Ricky Doyle T: Gerard Keane |
6515/0 | 18/1 | |||
| 16 | Toor Moon |
J: Rian Lane(7) T: Ms M Flynn |
37-00U | 18/1 | |||
| 5 | Rushford p |
J: Harry Sexton(7) T: Thomas R Hughes |
69P5P/ | 28/1 | |||
| 12 | Jolly Potter t |
J: Conor Smithers(7) T: James Andrew Fahey |
78/0-0 | 28/1 | |||
| 17 | Leis Fein |
J: Conor Stone-Walsh T: V T O'Brien |
4P/6P- | 50/1 | |||
| NR | Mollys Dolly |
J: Patrick M O'Brien(5) T: David M O'Brien |
PP-560 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| NR | John Storey tp |
T: Ian Patrick Donoghue |
6P4PP- | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| NR | Ladiam t |
T: Norman Lee |
237-55 | — | Prices update closer to the off |
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