Boodles Handicap Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Newmarket (July) · Friday 26 June 2026 · Off 7:35 · Class 4 · 7f · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: £6,443 · 3yo
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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 Hardy's Hero the narrow favourite (implied 33.4% chance) at 1.62, trained by William Haggas. Amorim is the chief market rival at 13/8.
★ Market shape · A competitive heat at the top of the market — three or four runners are within touching distance on price.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Hardy's Hero. Best price available at SmarketsSBK — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Amorim at 13/8. 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: Marengo Storm at 13/8. Form figures of 512 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 4 · 7f · Good to firm going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 21% 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%.
- Hardy's Hero 33.4% 1.62
- Amorim 33.3% 13/8
- Marengo Storm 33.3% 13/8
Field & Odds (3 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 (2) | Hardy's Hero NAP |
J: Tom Marquand T: William Haggas |
115-23 | 13/8 | |||
| 1 (1) | Amorim EW t |
J: Billy Loughnane T: George Boughey |
348-03 | 7/4 | |||
| 2 (3) | Marengo Storm |
J: Finley Marsh T: Richard Hughes |
512 | 7/4 |
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