WTW Willis Handicap Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Curragh · Saturday 18 July 2026 · Off 5:45 · 0m5f0y · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: €15,000 · 3yo+
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 Real Encounter the clear favourite (implied 14.3% chance) at 2.75, trained by Mrs John Harrington. Namiid is the chief market rival at 4.5.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Real Encounter. Best price available at SmarketsSBK — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Namiid at 4.5. 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: Imperial Dream at 25. Form figures of 240-00 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
0m5f0y · Good to firm going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 4% 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%.
- Real Encounter 14.3% 2.75
- Namiid 9.8% 4.5
- Daneh Of Dandy 7.7% 6
- Sovereign Cry 7.7% 6
- Final Melody 6.7% 7
- Happy Henry 6.3% 7.5
- Nouvel Espoir 6.0% 8
- Tawaazon 6.0% 8
- Focaccia 5.4% 9
- Apache Outlaw 5.4% 9
- Harry's Hill 4.5% 11
- Gonna Be Golden 3.4% 15
Field & Odds (18 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 (8) | Real Encounter NAP p |
J: Shane Foley T: Mrs John Harrington |
-21623 | 11/4 | |||
| 1 (1) | Namiid EW p |
J: Jessica Maye(7) T: J P Murtagh |
4-3142 | 9/2 | |||
| 2 (11) | Daneh Of Dandy |
J: W J Lee T: P Twomey |
58-505 | 6/1 | |||
| 6 (10) | Sovereign Cry DH |
J: Terry Casey(7) T: Daniel James Murphy |
-04691 | 6/1 | |||
| 5 (17) | Final Melody |
J: Oisin Murphy T: Miss Natalia Lupini |
2212-9 | 7/1 | |||
| 9 (13) | Happy Henry p |
J: Leigh Roche T: W McCreery |
233131 | 15/2 | |||
| 11 (5) | Nouvel Espoir |
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle T: James M Barcoe |
236414 | 8/1 | |||
| 18 (16) | Tawaazon tb |
J: Keithen Kennedy(5) T: John Andrew Kinsella |
-40295 | 8/1 | |||
| 7 (6) | Focaccia |
J: Gavin Ryan T: J A Stack |
372071 | 9/1 | |||
| 8 (15) | Apache Outlaw p |
J: Adam Caffrey T: Adrian McGuinness |
806435 | 9/1 | |||
| 10 (4) | Harry's Hill t |
J: Colin Keane T: Martin Hassett |
670606 | 11/1 | |||
| 13 (9) | Gonna Be Golden t |
J: Nathan Crosse T: A Oliver |
-0U036 | 15/1 | |||
| 17 (12) | Absoluteassignment |
J: Wayne Lordan T: Anthony Mullins |
07727 | 15/1 | |||
| 12 (7) | Mary Shoelaces b |
J: Jessica O'Gorman(7) T: Eddie & Patrick Harty |
91-067 | 16/1 | |||
| 14 (14) | Carrigans Grove p |
J: Chris Hayes T: Patrick J Flynn |
-84007 | 16/1 | |||
| 4 (18) | Lamar Canyon |
J: Adam Browne-Souza(7) T: T Browne |
007-18 | 18/1 | |||
| 16 (2) | Nebrook Star b |
J: Diego Lima T: Diego Dias |
4034-6 | 20/1 | |||
| 15 (3) | Imperial Dream |
J: Alan Persse(5) T: Patrick J Flynn |
240-00 | 25/1 |
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