Madness Handicap Stakes Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Newmarket (July) · Friday 17 July 2026 · Off 7:33 · Class 4 · 0m5f0y · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: £6,442 · 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 Rocking Ends the clear favourite (implied 28.4% chance) at 7/4, trained by Tom Clover. Rogue Bullet is the chief market rival at 2/1.
★ 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: Rocking Ends. Best price available at PricedUp Bet — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Rogue Bullet at 2/1. 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: Tuscan Point at 25/1. Form figures of 212470 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 4 · 0m5f0y · Good to firm going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 13% 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%.
- Rocking Ends 28.4% 7/4
- Rogue Bullet 26.1% 2/1
- Grandlad 15.6% 4/1
- Diomed Duke 15.6% 4/1
- Ecclefechan 6.0% 12/1
- Travel Agent 5.2% 14/1
- Tuscan Point 3.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (4) | Rocking Ends v |
J: Cieren Fallon T: Tom Clover |
046457 | 15/8 | |||
| 4 (8) | Rogue Bullet NAP p |
J: Billy Loughnane T: James Owen |
06-514 | 2/1 | |||
| 3 (2) | Grandlad EW t |
J: David Probert T: James Horton |
2584-1 | 4/1 | |||
| 5 (6) | Diomed Duke t |
J: Ray Dawson T: Stuart Williams |
473-55 | 4/1 | |||
| 8 (1) | Ecclefechan |
J: Alice Bond(5) T: John Ryan |
554986 | 14/1 | |||
| 7 (7) | Travel Agent |
J: Pat Cosgrave T: Adam Kirby |
112457 | 14/1 | |||
| 6 (3) | Tuscan Point t |
J: William Carson T: Adam Kirby |
212470 | 25/1 | |||
| NR (5) | Valley Ofthe Kings b |
J: George Wood T: Dylan Cunha |
-28792 | — | Prices update closer to the off |
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