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Redcar · Sunday 19 July 2026 · Off 2:58 · Class 6 · 1m7f217y · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: £3,402 · 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 Billy Bathgate the clear favourite (implied 46.3% chance) at 5/6, trained by Ewan Whillans. Stitching Wheel is the chief market rival at 6/4.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Billy Bathgate. Best price available at BetWright — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Stitching Wheel 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: Lillistar at 4/1. Form figures of 1-2653 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 6 · 1m7f217y · Good to firm going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 19% 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%.
- Billy Bathgate 46.3% 5/6
- Stitching Wheel 33.9% 6/4
- Lillistar 16.9% 4/1
- Sweet Cicely 2.9% 28/1
Field & Odds (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 (1) | Billy Bathgate NAP |
J: Jason Hart T: Ewan Whillans |
434346 | 9/10 | |||
| 1 (4) | Stitching Wheel t |
J: Cian Horgan(5) T: Chris Grant |
-67761 | 3/2 | |||
| 3 (3) | Lillistar EW |
J: Aiden Brookes T: Micky Hammond |
1-2653 | 4/1 | |||
| 4 (2) | Sweet Cicely p |
J: Cam Hardie T: Mike Sowersby |
-00096 | 28/1 |
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