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Market Rasen · Saturday 18 July 2026 · Off 4:05 · Class 5 · 2m1f43y · Going: Good · Purse: £4,225 · 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 Mr McWhinny the clear favourite (implied 28.4% chance) at 13/8, trained by T Ellis. Most Wanted is the chief market rival at 3.5.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Mr McWhinny. Best price available at BetTom — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Most Wanted at 3.5. 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: Dream Jet at 9/1. Form figures of 539-38 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 5 · 2m1f43y · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 33% 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%.
- Mr McWhinny 28.4% 13/8
- Most Wanted 16.6% 3.5
- Sledgehammer 13.6% 4.5
- Prospect House 12.4% 5/1
- Catchim 9.9% 13/2
- Huit Reflets 8.8% 15/2
- Dream Jet 7.5% 9/1
- Fox Wallace 2.9% 25/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Mr McWhinny NAP t |
J: Jack Andrews T: T Ellis |
F57-14 | 13/8 | |||
| 4 | Most Wanted EW p |
J: Brendan Powell T: David Bridgwater |
4P9-13 | 7/2 | |||
| 3 | Sledgehammer |
J: Oakley Brown(5) T: C W J Farrell |
5P6-64 | 9/2 | |||
| 5 | Prospect House DH v |
J: William Maggs(3) T: Peter Niven |
231-43 | 5/1 | |||
| 1 | Catchim |
J: Charlie Todd T: Charles & Adam Pogson |
31-524 | 13/2 | |||
| 6 | Huit Reflets v |
J: Jamie Hamilton T: Mark Walford |
225-94 | 15/2 | |||
| 2 | Dream Jet |
J: Patrick Wadge T: Brian Ellison |
539-38 | 9/1 | |||
| 8 | Fox Wallace t |
J: Ben Godfrey T: Ella Pickard |
PP-P57 | 25/1 |
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