Sky Bet Go-racing-in-yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Stakes Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Ripon · Saturday 18 July 2026 · Off 3:53 · Class 4 · 1m1f170y · Going: Good · Purse: £7,731 · 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 Wild Violet the clear favourite (implied 33.1% chance) at 11/8, trained by Michael Bell. Qitaal is the chief market rival at 5/2.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Wild Violet. 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 Qitaal at 5/2. 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: Lucky Hero at 10/1. Form figures of 38-104 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 4 · 1m1f170y · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 6% 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%.
- Wild Violet 33.1% 11/8
- Qitaal 22.5% 5/2
- Yermanthere 15.8% 4/1
- Midnight Strike 12.1% 11/2
- Poet's Dawn 9.3% 15/2
- Lucky Hero 7.2% 10/1
Field & Odds (6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 (4) | Wild Violet NAP |
J: Oisin Orr T: Michael Bell |
321 | 11/8 | |||
| 2 (6) | Qitaal EW |
J: Connor Beasley T: Charlie Johnston |
425233 | 13/5 | |||
| 3 (3) | Yermanthere |
J: David Allan T: Tim Easterby |
5-0512 | 4/1 | |||
| 1 (2) | Midnight Strike DH tp |
J: Silvestre De Sousa T: Jennie Candlish |
-00081 | 11/2 | |||
| 6 (5) | Poet's Dawn p |
J: Sean Kirrane T: Tim Easterby |
141663 | 15/2 | |||
| 5 (1) | Lucky Hero |
J: Mark Winn T: David O'Meara |
38-104 | 11/1 |
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