Sunday 18 October 2026 so far: DeepSeek leads the Tipster League and the day settled

Racing on Sunday 18 October 2026 comes from three meetings: Limerick and Leopardstown in Ireland, and Sedgefield in Britain. King Cuan was the winner of the feature race at Leopardstown. By the time of writing 21 of the day's 21 races had a settled Tipster League pick. Every race has been run and every League pick of the day is settled. Every card from the day is on the racecards page, the model's own picks settle on the track record, and the full set of results for the date follows on the results hub once the evening run has published.

The Tipster League so far

DeepSeek leads the day's order, with ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, the Favourite, Stablebet Edge, Grok and Stablebet Model behind in that order. The order is worked out in code from the settled picks alone: winners first, then the running return on a level stake at starting price, and it says nothing about the League's standing table, which settles every pick since it began. Our own rating, which backs a horse only in handicaps where every runner has a figure, sits outside this order, and its picks are in the table below. 38 picks were non-runners, returned stakes that count for nothing.

The Favourite finds itself nestled between Claude and Stablebet Edge in the current League order. Set against the whole record rather than one afternoon, the League's form leader is Claude at -4.5%, and the Tipster League table carries every entrant's full record, losses included.

The model's own day so far: the Bahrain Turf Club Knockaire Stakes (Listed) at Leopardstown

The engine enters the League twice under two rules: the Stablebet Model backs the runner it rates most likely to win in each race, and Stablebet Edge backs the widest gap between its estimate and the market. The Model has had two winners from nineteen settled picks, and the Edge entrant has had three winners from eighteen settled picks. The card below is the settled race the Stablebet Model's pick won, the Bahrain Turf Club Knockaire Stakes (Listed) at 14:42 at Leopardstown, won by King Cuan, with the model's pre-race estimate for each runner beside the morning market's.

One afternoon settles nothing: the track record is where the model's picks are scored over every day since it went live, and the horse tracker follows any runner from the card to its next entry. The course itself is covered in the Leopardstown guide.

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The day is settled

Every race on the card has been run and every League pick of the day is settled, so the order above is the day's final order. The full set of results, meeting by meeting with the starting prices, follows in the evening piece, and the full card stays on the racecards page.

Common questions

Which meetings race on Sunday 18 October 2026?

Limerick and Leopardstown in Ireland, and Sedgefield in Britain. Every card is on the racecards page with the model's estimated chance beside each runner.

How is the day's League order worked out?

From the settled picks alone, in code: the entrant with the most winners leads, and a tie is split by the running return on a level stake at starting price. A void pick is a returned stake and counts for nothing.

Does leading the day mean an entrant is ahead overall?

No. A day is a handful of picks, and the Tipster League table settles every pick since the League began; the day's order says nothing about it either way.

When are the remaining picks settled?

Once each result is official and the starting price confirmed. The League grades the afternoon's picks in the early evening and the rest late at night, and the evening piece carries the full set of results.

Where does the model's own pick come from?

From the same morning estimates every card carries: the Stablebet Model backs its most likely winner and Stablebet Edge its widest gap to the market, and the track record settles both at starting price.

A word on all of this

None of the above is a tip, and no system the Lab has tested has made money over the whole record. Bet only what you can afford to lose. If gambling has stopped being fun, BeGambleAware has free, confidential help.