Rachel Jones Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Bangor-on-Dee · Friday 26 June 2026 · Off 8:18 · Class 4 · 2m145y · Going: Good · Purse: £4,753 · 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 Evening Tess the clear favourite (implied 31.4% chance) at 6/4, trained by Dan Skelton. Prettylady is the chief market rival at 1.62.
★ 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: Evening Tess. Best price available at Virgin Bet — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Prettylady at 1.62. 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: Into Battle at 7/1. Form figures of 02-3 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 4 · 2m145y · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 57% 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%.
- Evening Tess 31.4% 6/4
- Prettylady 30.0% 1.62
- Centurion's Sister 15.7% 4/1
- American Empire 13.1% 5
- Into Battle 9.8% 7/1
Field & Odds (5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Evening Tess NAP |
J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton |
56-221 | 8/5 | |||
| 5 | Prettylady t |
J: Jack Tudor T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero |
67P-11 | 13/8 | |||
| 2 | Centurion's Sister EW |
J: Danny McMenamin T: Nicky Richards |
3323-2 | 4/1 | |||
| 4 | American Empire t |
J: Theo Gillard T: Donald McCain |
3243-3 | 5/1 | |||
| 1 | Into Battle |
J: Robert Dunne T: Robert Stephens |
02-3 | 15/2 |
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