Deacy Gilligan Hurdle Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Galway · Monday 7 September 2026 · Off 5:09 · 2m 5f 129y · Going: Yielding · Purse: €10,800 · 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 Blood Destiny the clear favourite (implied 31.3% chance) at 5/4, trained by W P Mullins. Grann's Boy is the chief market rival at 5/2.
★ Market shape · A tight race for one — Blood Destiny is well-clear at the head of the market.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Blood Destiny. Best price available at Dragon Bet — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Grann's Boy 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: Milan Forth at 40/1. Form figures of 5-2437 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
2m5f129y · Yielding going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 16% 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%.
- Blood Destiny 31.3% 5/4
- Grann's Boy 20.2% 5/2
- Paul's Dream 15.7% 7/2
- Buddy One 11.8% 5/1
- Samui 11.8% 5/1
- French Dynamite 5.9% 11/1
- Thecompanysergeant 1.7% 40/1
- Milan Forth 1.7% 40/1
Field & Odds (8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Blood Destiny NAP t |
J: Paul Townend T: W P Mullins |
125-21 | 13/8 | |||
| 5 | Grann's Boy EW p |
J: Sean Flanagan T: H Rogers |
260-91 | 24/5 | |||
| 8 | Paul's Dream |
J: Alan O'Sullivan(5) T: Anthony Mullins |
0-5113 | 29/5 | |||
| 3 | Buddy One p |
J: Danny Gilligan T: Paul John Gilligan |
6P40-8 | 9/1 | |||
| 7 | Samui tp |
J: Kevin Healy(7) T: Gordon Elliott |
1707/2 | 9/1 | |||
| 4 | French Dynamite |
J: Darragh O'Keeffe T: E McNamara |
2/312- | 18/1 | |||
| 1 | Thecompanysergeant b |
J: Conor Stone-Walsh T: Gavin Cromwell |
P-2184 | 94/1 | |||
| 6 | Milan Forth |
J: Kevin Sexton T: Simon Cavanagh |
5-2437 | 74/1 |
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