Edmondson Hall Solicitors Sir Henry Cecil Stakes (Listed) Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Newmarket · Thursday 9 July 2026 · Off 4:45 · Class 1 · 1m · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: £34,026 · 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 Morris Dancer the clear favourite (implied 37.2% chance) at 6/5, trained by John & Thady Gosden. Wild Desert is the chief market rival at 4/1.
★ Market shape · A tight race for one — Morris Dancer is well-clear at the head of the market.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Morris Dancer. Best price available at BetTom — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Wild Desert at 4/1. 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: Lyneham at 25/1. Form figures of 11-75 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 1 · 1m · 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%.
- Morris Dancer 37.2% 6/5
- Wild Desert 16.4% 4/1
- Shayem 12.6% 11/2
- Colori Forever 11.7% 6/1
- Oxagon 10.9% 13/2
- Conclave 8.2% 9/1
- Lyneham 3.1% 25/1
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 (5) | Morris Dancer NAP |
J: William Buick T: John & Thady Gosden |
7121-3 | 5/4 | |||
| 7 (6) | Wild Desert EW |
J: Ryan Moore T: Charlie Appleby |
1232- | 9/2 | |||
| 6 (1) | Shayem DH |
J: Clifford Lee T: K. R. Burke |
1-0542 | 11/2 | |||
| 2 (3) | Colori Forever |
J: Marco Ghiani T: Marco Botti |
2-1210 | 13/2 | |||
| 1 (7) | Oxagon b |
J: Oisin Murphy T: John & Thady Gosden |
5-1600 | 13/2 | |||
| 3 (2) | Conclave |
J: James Doyle T: Andrew Balding |
1216 | 9/1 | |||
| 4 (4) | Lyneham |
J: Tom Marquand T: C Ferland |
11-75 | 25/1 |
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