Roy G. T. Clark 100th Birthday Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Stratford · Saturday 17 October 2026 · Off 3:34 · Class 5 · 2m 6f 125y · Going: Good · Purse: £4,040 · 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 Mersey Street the clear favourite (implied 15.2% chance) at 1.1, trained by Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill. Ballynorth is the chief market rival at 1.18.
★ Market shape · A competitive heat at the top of the market — three or four runners are within touching distance on price.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Mersey Street. Best price available at Matchbook — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Ballynorth at 1.18. 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: Crac de Megaudais at 1.18. Form figures of 54P-34 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 5 · 2m6f125y · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 15% 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%.
- Mersey Street 15.2% 1.1
- Ballynorth 14.1% 1.18
- Kit's Coty 14.1% 1.18
- Jack's A Legend 14.1% 1.18
- Gone In Sixty 14.1% 1.18
- Bahtiyar 14.1% 1.18
- Crac de Megaudais 14.1% 1.18
Field & Odds (7 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 | Mersey Street NAP p |
J: Richie McLernon T: Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill |
F127-1 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 1 | Ballynorth |
J: Callum Pritchard T: Ben Pauling |
3F4PP- | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 3 | Kit's Coty EW |
J: Jonathan Burke T: Emma Lavelle |
3433-3 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 4 | Jack's A Legend t |
J: Miss Imogen Mathias(7) T: John & Rhys Flint |
33-740 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 5 | Gone In Sixty |
J: Kielan Woods T: Alex Hales |
243415 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 6 | Bahtiyar tp |
J: Ben Poste T: Max Young |
256345 | — | Prices update closer to the off | ||
| 7 | Crac de Megaudais t |
J: Gavin Sheehan T: Tom Gretton |
54P-34 | — | Prices update closer to the off |
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