Juddmonte EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Newbury · Thursday 9 July 2026 · Off 6:17 · Class 2 · 6f · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: £16,200 · 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 Minster Boy the clear favourite (implied 23.5% chance) at 2/1, trained by Eve Johnson Houghton. Desert Legend is the chief market rival at 10/3.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Minster Boy. 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 Desert Legend at 10/3. 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: Macau at 20/1. Form figures of 3 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 2 · 6f · Good to firm going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 12% 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%.
- Minster Boy 23.5% 2/1
- Desert Legend 16.3% 10/3
- My Boo Boo 16.3% 10/3
- Beresford Gap 7.4% 17/2
- Old Oak 5.9% 11/1
- Wolf Bay 5.4% 12/1
- Mirzimaan 4.2% 16/1
- Macau 3.4% 20/1
- Aljoon 2.7% 25/1
- Banged Up 2.4% 28/1
- Its A Ginger Thing 2.4% 28/1
- Gambling Man 2.1% 33/1
Field & Odds (19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 (3) | Minster Boy |
J: Charles Bishop T: Eve Johnson Houghton |
4 | 2/1 | |||
| 4 (13) | Desert Legend EW |
J: Joe Leavy T: Richard Hannon |
3 | 10/3 | |||
| 10 (19) | My Boo Boo NAP |
J: Jason Watson T: Brian Toomey |
2 | 10/3 | |||
| 3 (8) | Beresford Gap DH |
J: David Probert T: Andrew Balding |
6 | 17/2 | |||
| 11 (2) | Old Oak |
J: Callum Rodriguez T: Richard Hannon |
11/1 | ||||
| 19 (16) | Wolf Bay |
J: Rossa Ryan T: Alan King |
12/1 | ||||
| 9 (7) | Mirzimaan |
J: Pat Cosgrave T: George Boughey |
0 | 18/1 | |||
| 8 (10) | Macau |
J: Luke Morris T: Archie Watson |
3 | 20/1 | |||
| 14 (4) | Aljoon |
J: Kieran Shoemark T: Jack Jones |
25/1 | ||||
| 2 (11) | Banged Up |
J: Georgia Dobie T: Eve Johnson Houghton |
33/1 | ||||
| 7 (14) | Its A Ginger Thing |
J: Finley Marsh T: Richard Hughes |
8 | 28/1 | |||
| 5 (6) | Gambling Man |
J: Rob Hornby T: Amanda Perrett |
33/1 | ||||
| 13 (5) | Zambezi Shark |
J: Ross Coakley T: Stuart Williams |
5 | 33/1 | |||
| 18 (17) | Webster |
J: Pierre-Louis Jamin T: Tom Dascombe |
33/1 | ||||
| 1 (18) | Ard As A Rock |
J: Ryan Kavanagh T: David Evans |
40/1 | ||||
| 12 (15) | Ten Of Clubs |
J: William Carver T: Jamie Osborne |
88 | 100/1 | |||
| 15 (12) | God Of Titans |
J: Gina Mangan T: Clare Hobson |
100/1 | ||||
| 17 (9) | Silent Sadhu |
J: Taylor Fisher T: J. R. Jenkins |
100/1 | ||||
| NR (1) | He's Readytorumble |
J: George Bass T: Jack Channon |
6 | — | Prices update closer to the off |
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