XMA Wish Race "Confined" Handicap Stakes (For Horses Who Have Not Won More Than One Race) Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Nottingham · Friday 17 July 2026 · Off 4:02 · Class 5 · 0m6f18y · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: £4,187 · 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 Robert Anstruther the clear favourite (implied 30.7% chance) at 13/8, trained by Henry Candy. Night Mission is the chief market rival at 11/4.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Robert Anstruther. 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 Night Mission at 11/4. 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: Whizzy Dizzy at 22/1. Form figures of 27-446 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 5 · 0m6f18y · 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%.
- Robert Anstruther 30.7% 13/8
- Night Mission 21.6% 11/4
- Rousham 14.7% 9/2
- Slot 12.4% 11/2
- Black Missile 9.0% 8
- Liquid Cooled 8.1% 9/1
- Whizzy Dizzy 3.5% 22/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 (5) | Robert Anstruther NAP |
J: Joanna Mason T: Henry Candy |
7-4773 | 13/8 | |||
| 1 (8) | Night Mission |
J: Alistair Rawlinson T: Michael Appleby |
32-597 | 11/4 | |||
| 7 (3) | Rousham EW h |
J: Faye McManoman T: Nigel Tinkler |
072104 | 5/1 | |||
| 3 (6) | Slot DH |
J: Cam Hardie T: Antony Brittain |
3-5442 | 11/2 | |||
| 6 (7) | Black Missile p |
J: Ryan Sexton T: Julie Camacho |
344-55 | 8/1 | |||
| 8 (4) | Liquid Cooled |
J: Andrew Mullen T: Ben Haslam |
70-143 | 9/1 | |||
| 4 (1) | Whizzy Dizzy |
J: Harry Davies T: Clive Cox |
27-446 | 25/1 | |||
| NR (2) | Ballybunion |
J: Ross Coakley T: Michael Bell |
722-0 | — | Prices update closer to the off |
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