Close Brothers Motor Finance Handicap Stakes Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Sandown · Friday 24 July 2026 · Off 8:05 · Class 5 · 0m7f0y · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: £4,449 · 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 Lyra Lea the clear favourite (implied 35% chance) at 5/4, trained by Rod Millman. Berkshire Boom is the chief market rival at 11/4.
★ Market shape · A tight race for one — Lyra Lea is well-clear at the head of the market.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Lyra Lea. Best price available at Spreadex — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Berkshire Boom 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: Unionville at 16/1. Form figures of -21788 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 5 · 0m7f0y · Good to firm going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 32% 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%.
- Lyra Lea 35.0% 5/4
- Berkshire Boom 21.0% 11/4
- Norfolk Blue 18.2% 10/3
- King Cherry 18.2% 10/3
- Unionville 4.6% 16/1
- Decalogue 3.0% 25/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1) | Lyra Lea NAP |
J: Lewis Edmunds T: Rod Millman |
73-422 | 5/4 | |||
| 4 (5) | Berkshire Boom EW |
J: Jason Watson T: Andrew Balding |
1-7632 | 11/4 | |||
| 5 (4) | Norfolk Blue p |
J: Cieren Fallon T: William Knight |
5-4425 | 10/3 | |||
| 6 (2) | King Cherry t |
J: Marco Ghiani T: Stuart Williams |
758 | 4/1 | |||
| 3 (6) | Unionville |
J: Kieren Fox T: Michael Attwater |
-21788 | 16/1 | |||
| 2 (3) | Decalogue |
J: William Carver T: Jamie Osborne |
86-8 | 28/1 |
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