BOYLE Sports 'Pick Your Place' Handicap Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Leopardstown · Thursday 9 July 2026 · Off 5:25 · 7f50y · Going: Good · Purse: €14,725 · 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 Zenford the clear favourite (implied 31.1% chance) at 11/8, trained by J P Murtagh. Caitouna is the chief market rival at 7/2.
★ Market shape · A tight race for one — Zenford is well-clear at the head of the market.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Zenford. 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 Caitouna at 7/2. 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: Dawn Romance at 40/1. Form figures of 210-60 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
7f50y · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 8% 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%.
- Zenford 31.1% 11/8
- Caitouna 16.5% 7/2
- Watch Tower 16.5% 7/2
- Venetian Star 8.7% 15/2
- Chapel Lane 7.4% 9/1
- Dark Leader 6.2% 11/1
- Invincible Will 5.7% 12/1
- Time Bender 3.5% 20/1
- Mighty Danu 2.6% 28/1
- Dawn Romance 1.8% 40/1
Field & Odds (10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 (1) | Zenford NAP h |
J: Ben Coen T: J P Murtagh |
3-3321 | 11/8 | |||
| 8 (10) | Caitouna |
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle T: Paul W Flynn |
45591 | 7/2 | |||
| 9 (5) | Watch Tower EW |
J: Colin Keane T: G M Lyons |
4522-4 | 4/1 | |||
| 7 (3) | Venetian Star DH |
J: Luke McAteer T: Patrick T Foley |
-43302 | 8/1 | |||
| 10 (7) | Chapel Lane v |
J: Wayne Lordan T: W McCreery |
373-67 | 10/1 | |||
| 6 (8) | Dark Leader |
J: Andrew Slattery T: J A Stack |
267 | 12/1 | |||
| 1 (4) | Invincible Will ht |
J: Jack Kearney(3) T: Gavin Cromwell |
0-2818 | 14/1 | |||
| 2 (9) | Time Bender |
J: Adam Caffrey T: William Durkan |
166- | 22/1 | |||
| 5 (2) | Mighty Danu t |
J: Gary Carroll T: Gavin Cromwell |
17-6 | 28/1 | |||
| 4 (6) | Dawn Romance v |
J: Jamie Powell T: M D O'Callaghan |
210-60 | 40/1 |
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