Aintree — race card

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AINTREE · SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2026

12:40 William Hill Epic Boosts EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Race (Qualifier) (GBB Race) Betting Odds & Favourite

Class 3 2m 4f Good To Soft 4-6yo £8,714

Runners

Favourite

Old Coast Road

Best price

8/11

★ FORM TEAM VERDICT

The market makes Old Coast Road the narrow favourite (implied 44.3% chance) at 8/11, trained by Dan Skelton. Black Eddy is the chief market rival at 11/10.

Top pick · Top pick: Old Coast Road. Backs up its market position with form, and the price is the shortest in the betting — which historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at this class level. Best price available at Bet365.

Each-way · Each-way value sits with Black Eddy at 11/10. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety even on a stiff handicap, particularly with several books paying extra places in big-field handicaps.

Value play · The bigger-priced angle: Baron du Brizais at 3/1. Form figures of 12- show place form within recent runs, and at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.

Class 3 · 2m 4f · Good to soft going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 19% over the last 14 days.

— horse.bet form team · auto-updated

★ MARKET-IMPLIED WIN PROBABILITIES

Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on the best UK bookmaker price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.

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★ Selections at a glance

TOP PICK

Old Coast Road

Market leader, best-supported price

EACH-WAY

Black Eddy

Chief market rival, place value

DARK HORSE

Baron du Brizais

Form figures suggest place chance

# Runners & odds comparison

Market: Winner

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Runner	B365	BFR	WH	LAD	UNI	10B	GRS	LSB	SPX	SBK	Best
3 Old Coast Road FAV Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton · Form 1-2	8/11	4/6	8/11	4/6	8/11	4/6	—	—	8/11	8/11	8/11 B365
1 Black Eddy EW Harry Cobden · Mickey Bowen · Form 105-1	11/10	1/1	1/1	evn	11/10	1/1	—	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10 B365

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About the 12:40 at Aintree

The 12:40 at Aintree on Saturday 7 November 2026 is a Class 3 hurdle over 2m 4f on good to soft going. The field of 2 runners contests prize money of £8,714.

The market leader is Old Coast Road at a best price of 8/11 with Bet365, trained by Dan Skelton and ridden by Harry Skelton.