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Dundalk (AW) · Friday 16 October 2026 · Off 8:30 · 1m 2f 150y · Going: Standard · Purse: €12,000 · 3yo+
British Gambler's Picks
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Quatre Bras the clear favourite (implied 18.6% chance) at 11/4, trained by Richard John O'Brien. Hygge is the chief market rival at 10/3.
★ 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: Quatre Bras. 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 Hygge at 10/3. 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: Flame Of Forest at 33/1. Form figures of 2-0079 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
1m2f150y · Standard going.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Quatre Bras 18.6% 11/4
- Hygge 16.1% 10/3
- Slieve Binnian 14.0% 4/1
- Rock Of Claremont 12.7% 9/2
- Wie Wunderbar 10.0% 6/1
- Final Voyage 6.4% 10/1
- Retracement 6.4% 10/1
- God Of Power 5.8% 11/1
- Chapel Lane 4.7% 14/1
- Darkdeserthighway 3.3% 20/1
- Flame Of Forest 2.1% 33/1
Field & Odds (11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 (2) | Quatre Bras NAP |
J: Andrew Slattery T: Richard John O'Brien |
465712 | 7/2 | |||
| 2 (6) | Hygge EW t |
J: Colin Keane T: Gordon Elliott |
1019 | 6/1 | |||
| 5 (11) | Slieve Binnian t |
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle T: David Marnane |
697408 | 11/2 | |||
| 6 (5) | Rock Of Claremont p |
J: W. J. Lee T: A Oliver |
531 | 5/1 | |||
| 11 (8) | Wie Wunderbar DH |
J: Keithen Kennedy(5) T: Mrs J. Harrington |
362132 | 8/1 | |||
| 1 (9) | Final Voyage |
J: Ross Fagan(10) T: J. P. Murtagh |
170284 | 29/2 | |||
| 3 (4) | Retracement |
J: Jessica Maye(7) T: J. P. Murtagh |
-67405 | 22/1 | |||
| 4 (7) | God Of Power |
J: Jimmy Dalton(7) T: A. Slattery |
124320 | 25/2 | |||
| 8 (1) | Chapel Lane v |
J: Ben Coen T: W. McCreery |
673216 | 20/1 | |||
| 10 (3) | Darkdeserthighway b |
J: Reese Holohan(5) T: M D O'Callaghan |
862470 | 27/1 | |||
| 7 (10) | Flame Of Forest |
J: W. M. Lordan T: Miss Natalia Lupini |
2-0079 | 50/1 |
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