Myretown heads William Hill Half A Mill Classic Chase betting
Lucinda Russell and Michael Scudamore’s Myretown heads the betting for Saturday’s William Hill Half A Mill Classic Handicap Chase at Warwick. Last seen when falling at Newbury on his seasonal bow, the Ultima winner will be looking to get his campaign back on track in the latest William Hill Half A Mill bonus race.
Should the winner of Saturday’s Warwick feature go on to win the Randox Grand National in April, connections will receive the £500,000 bonus from William Hill, and there’s no shortage of runners looking to book their ticket to Aintree. Myretown tops the betting at 3/1, followed by Mr Vango at 5/1, who was only narrowly denied in the William Hill Half A Mill Becher last month, with class act L’Homme Presse next in at 6/1.
Spokesperson for William Hill, Lee Phelps, said: “We’re really looking forward to the William Hill Half A Mill Classic Handicap Chase at Warwick on Saturday, and it’s been a fascinating puzzle for the team to price up this morning. L’Homme Presse’s presence in the entries might keep a number of potential runners out of the handicap and made this one of the trickier Classic Chases to assess in recent seasons. However, that’s what makes these big handicap chases such great spectacles and such engaging betting markets.
“Myretown looks set to be extremely popular at 3/1, as he was when winning the Ultima at Cheltenham last year. Connections have used this race successfully as a stepping stone to the Grand National in the past, of course with One For Arthur in 2017, and punters clearly respect that profile. Mr Vango is another name we expect to see plenty of interest in at 5/1. He’s been a perennial favourite with our customers when the ground gets soft, and if conditions are right at Warwick he’s the sort that could go off very strong in the market given his form and stamina.”
Warwick - William Hill Half A Mill Classic Handicap Chase - 10th Jan 2026
Myretown: 3/1
Mr Vango: 5/1
L’Homme Presse: 6/1
Resplendent Gray: 7/1
Destroytheevidence: 8/1
Val Dancer: 12/1
Joyeux Machin: 14/1
Nassalam: 16/1
Torn And Frayed: 16/1
Makin’yourmindup: 16/1
BAR: 20/1
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