Racing Post Steeplechase (Grade 2) Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Down Royal · Saturday 31 October 2026 · Off 3:50 · Class 1 · 2m 3f 120y · Going: Good To Yielding · Purse: €42,000 · 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 Koktail Divin the clear favourite (implied 44.3% chance) at 4/5, trained by Henry de Bromhead. Kala Conti is the chief market rival at 5/2.
★ Market shape · A tight race for one — Koktail Divin is well-clear at the head of the market.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Koktail Divin. Best price available at 10 Bet — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Kala Conti 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: Herja at 50/1. Form figures of 326231 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 1 · 2m3f120y · Good to yielding going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 18% 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%.
- Koktail Divin 44.3% 4/5
- Kala Conti 22.8% 5/2
- Jacob's Ladder 18.4% 10/3
- Break My Soul 10.6% 13/2
- Mic Drop 1.6% 50/1
- Herja 1.6% 50/1
- Stretchemout 0.8% 100/1
Field & Odds (7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koktail Divin NAP |
J: Darragh O'Keeffe T: Henry de Bromhead |
22151- | 19/20 | |||
| 3 | Kala Conti EW |
J: Danny Gilligan T: Gordon Elliott |
/112F- | 16/5 | |||
| 2 | Jacob's Ladder p |
J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott |
21143- | 4/1 | |||
| 5 | Break My Soul DH t |
J: Conor Stone-Walsh T: Ian Patrick Donoghue |
723P-2 | 8/1 | |||
| 4 | Mic Drop |
J: Sean Flanagan T: David M O'Brien |
-11323 | 189/1 | |||
| 7 | Herja t |
J: Harry Sexton T: Patrick Griffin |
326231 | 84/1 | |||
| 6 | Stretchemout tp |
J: Alex Harvey T: R K Watson |
47P-0P | 299/1 |
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