Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Pound Handicap Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Epsom Downs · Thursday 9 July 2026 · Off 8:52 · Class 6 · 1m2f17y · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: £3,664 · 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 Takeitorleaveit the clear favourite (implied 30.5% chance) at 13/8, trained by Jonathan Portman. Sail On Sailor is the chief market rival at 15/8.
★ 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: Takeitorleaveit. Best price available at Coral — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Sail On Sailor at 15/8. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.
Class 6 · 1m2f17y · Good to firm going.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Takeitorleaveit 30.5% 13/8
- Sail On Sailor 27.8% 15/8
- Living In Hope 13.4% 5/1
- Sweep In Time 10.7% 13/2
- Don Pablo Colina 10.0% 7/1
- Minerality 3.8% 20/1
- Cormorant Rock 3.8% 20/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 (6) | Takeitorleaveit NAP p |
J: Donagh Murphy(7) T: Jonathan Portman |
4-1722 | 13/8 | |||
| 2 (3) | Sail On Sailor |
J: Paddy Bradley T: Simon Dow |
7-2311 | 2/1 | |||
| 1 (5) | Living In Hope EW |
J: Callum Hutchinson T: Harry Eustace |
05-4 | 5/1 | |||
| 5 (2) | Sweep In Time |
J: Daniel Muscutt T: Tom Clover |
595- | 13/2 | |||
| 3 (4) | Don Pablo Colina |
J: Neil Callan T: George Baker |
568 | 7/1 | |||
| 4 (7) | Minerality |
J: Jack Doughty T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole |
896 | 20/1 | |||
| 7 (1) | Cormorant Rock |
J: Tyler Heard T: Jim Boyle |
048 | 20/1 |
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