Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle Race (Div II) Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Cartmel · Monday 20 July 2026 · Off 2:42 · 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 Masterminding the clear favourite (implied 23.5% chance) at 9/4, trained by James Moffatt. Matoury is the chief market rival at 5/2.
★ 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: Masterminding. Best price available at Spreadex — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Matoury at 5/2. 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: Les's Destiny Star at 20/1. Form figures of 843-PP 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 25% 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%.
- Masterminding 23.5% 9/4
- Matoury 21.8% 5/2
- Top Flight Century 12.7% 5/1
- Katzoff 10.2% 13/2
- Zuul 9.5% 7/1
- Fairlawn Skipper 7.6% 9/1
- Lelantos 5.9% 12/1
- Fourofakind 5.1% 14/1
- Les's Destiny Star 3.6% 20/1
Field & Odds (9 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 | Masterminding NAP |
J: Leah Noreci(7) T: James Moffatt |
676-23 | 9/4 | |||
| 5 | Matoury EW t |
J: William Maggs(3) T: Mike Sowersby |
7P-311 | 11/4 | |||
| 6 | Top Flight Century DH p |
J: Joshua Thompson(5) T: David Thompson |
P6-453 | 5/1 | |||
| 8 | Katzoff b |
J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton |
0P2-6P | 7/1 | |||
| 9 | Zuul tp |
J: Ellis Collier(5) T: Rebecca Menzies |
3P4-35 | 15/2 | |||
| 1 | Fairlawn Skipper |
J: Shane Fenelon(5) T: Mickey Bowen |
334-90 | 9/1 | |||
| 3 | Lelantos p |
J: James Bowen T: Nicky Henderson |
134P-4 | 12/1 | |||
| 2 | Fourofakind p |
J: Sean Quinlan T: Lizzie Quinlan |
956P7- | 16/1 | |||
| 4 | Les's Destiny Star t |
J: Callum Bewley T: Ewan Whillans |
843-PP | 20/1 |
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