'Celebrating Veteran Armed Forces' Selling Handicap Stakes Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Musselburgh · Monday 24 August 2026 · Off 3:15 · Class 5 · 1m0f208y · Going: Good · Purse: £6,281 · 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.
18+ only. Tips for guidance — check terms with your bookmaker. Best Odds Guaranteed at the operators listed below.
Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Runninsonofagun the clear favourite (implied 43.2% chance) at 1/100, trained by Tristan Davidson. Falcon Nine is the chief market rival at 3.6.
★ Market shape · A tight race for one — Runninsonofagun is well-clear at the head of the market.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Runninsonofagun. Best price available at LiveScore Bet — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Falcon Nine at 3.6. 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: Simple Star at 40/1. Form figures of 962545 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 5 · 1m0f208y · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 29% 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%.
- Runninsonofagun 43.2% 1/100
- Falcon Nine 12.1% 3.6
- Miners Gamble 7.9% 9/2
- Motawaared 7.4% 5.9
- Titainium 7.3% 5/1
- Yermanthere 6.2% 6/1
- Theme Park 5.5% 7/1
- Princess Niyla 4.4% 9/1
- Mayor Of Maghera 4.0% 10/1
- Simple Star 1.1% 40/1
- Langton Wold 1.1% 40/1
Field & Odds (11 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 (9) | Runninsonofagun NAP b |
J: Jason Hart T: Tristan Davidson |
513226 | 9/10 | |||
| 7 (7) | Falcon Nine EW b |
J: Oisin Orr T: Iain Jardine |
249222 | 4/1 | |||
| 10 (1) | Miners Gamble t |
J: M. P. Sheehy T: Brian Ellison |
968053 | 9/2 | |||
| 9 (3) | Motawaared p |
J: Paul Mulrennan T: Jim Goldie |
765654 | 11/2 | |||
| 5 (4) | Titainium |
J: Oliver Stammers T: Grant Tuer |
57-876 | 5/1 | |||
| 1 (2) | Yermanthere DH |
J: Jake Dickson(5) T: Tim Easterby |
-05122 | 6/1 | |||
| 3 (10) | Theme Park t |
J: Faye McManoman T: Nigel Tinkler |
-05123 | 7/1 | |||
| 8 (8) | Princess Niyla p |
J: Tom Eaves T: Alan Brown |
356537 | 9/1 | |||
| 6 (6) | Mayor Of Maghera p |
J: Rhys Elliott(5) T: R Mike Smith |
341760 | 10/1 | |||
| 4 (11) | Simple Star tp |
J: Sam James T: Gary Rutherford |
962545 | 40/1 | |||
| 11 (5) | Langton Wold |
J: Cam Hardie T: Brian Ellison |
75/578 | 50/1 |
Best Free Bets for This Race
Verified UKGC-licensed · Full T&Cs apply · 18+ · GambleAware.org
365GMBLR
18+ only. Please gamble responsibly. T&Cs apply at each operator. All horse racing bookmakers verified UKGC-licensed. Welcome offers re-checked monthly. Free help and support at GambleAware.org or call 0808 8020 133. Self-exclusion tools at GamStop.
When the fun stops, stop.