Lodge At The National Stud Handicap Stakes Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Newmarket (July) · Saturday 18 July 2026 · Off 5:25 · Class 4 · 1m0f0y · 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 Silca Bay the clear favourite (implied 24.1% chance) at 9/4, trained by Eve Johnson Houghton. Astrazar is the chief market rival at 3/1.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Silca Bay. 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 Astrazar at 3/1. 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: Lady Mariko at 9/1. Form figures of -16060 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 4 · 1m0f0y · Good to firm going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 26% 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%.
- Silca Bay 24.1% 9/4
- Astrazar 19.6% 3/1
- Mythical Guest 18.1% 10/3
- Elan d'Or 12.0% 11/2
- Dovey Moon 9.8% 7/1
- Rogue Encore 8.7% 8/1
- Lady Mariko 7.8% 9/1
Field & Odds (7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 (4) | Silca Bay NAP p |
J: Oliver Carmichael(7) T: Eve Johnson Houghton |
-40414 | 9/4 | |||
| 7 (6) | Astrazar EW |
J: Hector Crouch T: Ed Walker |
11-974 | 3/1 | |||
| 2 (5) | Mythical Guest |
J: Robert Havlin T: George Margarson |
3-0993 | 10/3 | |||
| 3 (1) | Elan d'Or DH |
J: Marco Ghiani T: Stuart Williams |
211-50 | 11/2 | |||
| 6 (3) | Dovey Moon |
J: J F Egan T: David Evans |
1-7103 | 7/1 | |||
| 1 (2) | Rogue Encore p |
J: Luke Morris T: Peter Chapple-Hyam |
1-5090 | 8/1 | |||
| 4 (7) | Lady Mariko |
J: Cieren Fallon T: Dylan Cunha |
-16060 | 9/1 |
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