Mongey Communications Handicap Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Down Royal · Saturday 20 June 2026 · Off 3:16 · 1m2f96y · Going: Soft · Purse: €5,900 · 3yo+
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Coul Dore the clear favourite (implied 17.9% chance) at 11/4, trained by W R Crawford. Cleopatra's Needle is the chief market rival at 7/2.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Coul Dore. 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 Cleopatra's Needle 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: Copper Craft at 7/1. Form figures of 34-320 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
1m2f96y · Soft going.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Coul Dore 17.9% 11/4
- Cleopatra's Needle 14.9% 7/2
- Swift Charm 13.4% 4/1
- Albatala 12.2% 9/2
- Slaney Swagger 8.4% 7/1
- Copper Craft 8.4% 7/1
- Simpson's Paradox 6.7% 9/1
- Folk Warrior 6.1% 10/1
- Kilgharrahs Love 3.7% 17/1
- Talking Tough 3.4% 19/1
- Thistle Cross 2.6% 25/1
- Maker's Mark 2.2% 30/1
Field & Odds (17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 (5) | Coul Dore h |
J: Leigh Roche T: W R Crawford |
000-02 | 11/4 | |||
| 3 (4) | Cleopatra's Needle EW h |
J: Chris Hayes T: H Rogers |
6520-2 | 4/1 | |||
| 13 (7) | Swift Charm t |
J: Gavin Ryan T: W R Crawford |
7-0033 | 9/2 | |||
| 6 (14) | Albatala t |
J: Gary Carroll T: John C McConnell |
26/9/4 | 9/2 | |||
| 2 (1) | Slaney Swagger NAP p |
J: Rory Cleary T: Aidan Melia |
62380- | 15/2 | |||
| 7 (9) | Copper Craft DH b |
J: W J Lee T: A Oliver |
34-320 | 7/1 | |||
| 5 (11) | Simpson's Paradox tb |
J: Keithen Kennedy(5) T: John Andrew Kinsella |
/6-708 | 12/1 | |||
| 4 (6) | Folk Warrior |
J: Declan McDonogh T: J A Nash |
00/0-5 | 11/1 | |||
| 17 (10) | Kilgharrahs Love tp |
J: Jamie Powell T: Thomas Cleary |
-00706 | 22/1 | |||
| 16 (15) | Talking Tough v |
J: Shay Wallace(7) T: S M Duffy |
000-60 | 22/1 | |||
| 14 (16) | Thistle Cross h |
J: Nathan Crosse T: M M Rice |
00-00 | 40/1 | |||
| 9 (3) | Maker's Mark |
J: Sadhbh Tormey(7) T: T G McCourt |
9990-0 | 40/1 | |||
| NR (13) | Marians Gal p |
J: J M Sheridan T: Kevin Michael Smith |
5-4327 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| NR (17) | Hosanna Power p |
J: Jack Cleary(5) T: D Broad |
000079 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| NR (2) | Rising Sky tb |
J: Sam Coen(5) T: Anthony McCann |
7-7180 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| NR (8) | Stonyfalls |
J: Jamie Powell T: Paul Traynor |
809-69 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| NR (12) | Onyeisi b |
J: Robbie Colgan T: Karl Thornton |
227074 | — | Prices update closer to the off |
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