When You Wish Upon A Star Race Handicap Stakes Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Nottingham · Friday 17 July 2026 · Off 3:27 · Class 5 · 2m1f208y · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: £5,234 · 4yo+
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 Al Sayah the clear favourite (implied 43.6% chance) at 4/5, trained by Neil Mulholland. Merrijig is the chief market rival at 6/4.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Al Sayah. Best price available at Unibet — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Merrijig at 6/4. 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: Regally Blonde at 9/2. Form figures of 7-7563 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 5 · 2m1f208y · Good to firm going.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Al Sayah 43.6% 4/5
- Merrijig 31.4% 6/4
- Regally Blonde 14.3% 9/2
- Simiyann 9.2% 15/2
- Oceanides 1.5% 50/1
Field & Odds (5 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 (5) | Al Sayah NAP v |
J: Ashley Lewis(5) T: Neil Mulholland |
00183/ | 4/5 | |||
| 2 (4) | Merrijig b |
J: Jason Watson T: John Berry |
71-632 | 3/2 | |||
| 4 (1) | Regally Blonde EW p |
J: Harry Davies T: Ben Case |
7-7563 | 9/2 | |||
| 3 (3) | Simiyann v |
J: Ryan Kavanagh(3) T: Ian Williams |
4-6004 | 15/2 | |||
| 5 (2) | Oceanides |
J: Cam Hardie T: Ed de Giles |
96866 | 66/1 |
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