Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Div II) (GBB Race) Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Kempton (AW) · Wednesday 5 August 2026 · Off 6:20 · Class 3 · 7f · Going: Standard / Slow · Purse: £7,020 · 2yo
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 Clive The Writer the clear favourite (implied 29.8% chance) at 13/8, trained by William Muir & Chris Grassick. Montalbano is the chief market rival at 12/5.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Clive The Writer. 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 Montalbano at 12/5. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.
Class 3 · 7f · Standard / slow going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 13% 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%.
- Clive The Writer 29.8% 13/8
- Montalbano 23.0% 12/5
- Ghost Raider 14.2% 9/2
- Dover Street 11.2% 6/1
- Sayid Harry Angel 9.8% 7/1
- Gold Army 5.2% 14/1
- Great Plains 5.2% 14/1
- Moda Rosa 1.5% 50/1
Field & Odds (9 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 (3) | Clive The Writer NAP |
J: Silvestre De Sousa T: William Muir & Chris Grassick |
7 | 13/8 | |||
| 7 (7) | Montalbano |
J: Oisin Murphy T: Andrew Balding |
5/2 | ||||
| 4 (6) | Ghost Raider EW |
J: Rossa Ryan T: Ralph Beckett |
9/2 | ||||
| 2 (5) | Dover Street DH |
J: David Egan T: Richard Hannon |
6/1 | ||||
| 8 (4) | Sayid Harry Angel |
J: Colin Keane T: Richard Hughes |
0 | 7/1 | |||
| 5 (8) | Gold Army |
J: Lewis Edmunds T: Harry Charlton |
14/1 | ||||
| 6 (1) | Great Plains |
J: Kieran Shoemark T: Alan King |
14/1 | ||||
| 9 (2) | Moda Rosa |
J: Joe Leavy T: Brian Meehan |
6 | 50/1 | |||
| NR (9) | Fulcrum |
J: Robert Havlin T: John & Thady Gosden |
— | Prices update closer to the off |
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