Hadwins Mares' Handicap Hurdle Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Cartmel · Friday 26 June 2026 · Off 2:48 · Class 5 · 2m6f31y · Going: Good · Purse: £3,459 · 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 Parish Star the clear favourite (implied 15.8% chance) at 10/3, trained by Adam Nicol. Victoria Milano is the chief market rival at 7/2.
★ 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: Parish Star. 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 Victoria Milano at 7/2. 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: Masonbrook Meadow at 13. Form figures of 44P-27 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 5 · 2m6f31y · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 43% 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%.
- Parish Star 15.8% 10/3
- Victoria Milano 15.2% 7/2
- Fair Damsel 11.4% 5/1
- Forest Spirit 11.4% 5/1
- Gerrys Wish 10.5% 11/2
- Turkey And Ham 9.8% 6/1
- Alvesta 9.1% 6.5
- Belles Benefit 6.2% 10/1
- Blackwater Lilly 5.7% 11/1
- Masonbrook Meadow 4.9% 13
Field & Odds (10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Parish Star NAP t |
J: Joshua Thompson(5) T: Adam Nicol |
1153-2 | 10/3 | |||
| 2 | Victoria Milano EW t |
J: Toby Wynne T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero |
F8P-32 | 7/2 | |||
| 1 | Fair Damsel p |
J: Danny Gilligan T: Cian Collins |
0/60-5 | 6/1 | |||
| 8 | Forest Spirit p |
J: James Bowen T: Mickey Bowen |
9753-2 | 11/2 | |||
| 5 | Gerrys Wish DH p |
J: Sean Bowen T: Gordon Elliott |
3822-8 | 6/1 | |||
| 6 | Turkey And Ham tp |
J: Mr D McGill(5) T: Noel C Kelly |
461/6- | 6/1 | |||
| 9 | Alvesta |
J: Brian Hughes T: George Bewley |
446-71 | 13/2 | |||
| 3 | Belles Benefit b |
J: Harry Bannister T: Ben Case |
31568- | 10/1 | |||
| 4 | Blackwater Lilly |
J: Jack Quinlan T: Neil King |
432-44 | 11/1 | |||
| 10 | Masonbrook Meadow |
J: Benjamin Macey(5) T: Seamus Mullins |
44P-27 | 13/1 |
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