Racing News & Previews
Race previews, festival guides, and seasonal features. Expert analysis and betting angles for upcoming UK fixtures.
Royal Ascot 2026 Tips: Best Bets, Each-Way Picks & Daily Tipping Through the Meeting
How our Royal Ascot 2026 tips did: the honest settlement of every daily best bet (Tue 16 - Sat 20 June). Three winners from five, Ombudsman, Scandinavia and Precise, but all short-priced favourites, so the tips tracked the market rather than beat it. Each call settled with its SP, plus the original day-by-day reasoning.
Cheltenham November Meeting 2026: Paddy Power Gold Cup Race Times & Guide
Cheltenham's November Meeting, three days headed by the Paddy Power Gold Cup: dates, the day-by-day schedule, recent winners, trends and the raceday guide.
Futurity Trophy 2026: Race Time, Winners & Raceday Guide
The Futurity Trophy at Doncaster, the Group 1 mile for two-year-olds in late October: race date, off time, recent winners, trends and raceday guide.
Leopardstown Christmas Festival 2026 Tips: What Wins the Savills Chase
Leopardstown Christmas Festival 2026 tips: what wins the Savills Chase, the Grade 1s day by day, and where to bet.
Dublin Racing Festival 2027 Tips: What Wins the Irish Gold Cup and Irish Champion Hurdle
Dublin Racing Festival 2027 tips: what wins the Irish Gold Cup and the Irish Champion Hurdle, the eight Grade 1s by day, and where to bet.
Breeders' Cup 2026: Dates, All 14 Races and How to Follow It from the UK
The Breeders' Cup 2026: the dates, all 14 Grade 1 races day by day, last year's winners and what a UK punter should know before betting on US racing.
Cheltenham November Meeting 2026 Tips: What Wins the Paddy Power Gold Cup
Cheltenham November Meeting 2026 tips: what wins the Paddy Power Gold Cup, how to bet the meeting's big handicaps, and where to bet.
Royal Ascot 2026 TV Guide: ITV Schedule, Race Times & How to Watch
Royal Ascot 2026 runs Tuesday 16 to Saturday 20 June. Full ITV Racing schedule, off-times for all 35 races, the eight Group 1s, free streaming options, and how to watch every day of the meeting.
Navan Racing Festival 2026: Troytown Chase Race Times and Guide
Navan's November weekend: the Troytown Chase, the Fortria Chase and the Lismullen Hurdle, with dates, recent winners, trends, TV and the raceday guide.
Coral Gold Cup 2026: Race Time, Winners & Raceday Guide
The Coral Gold Cup at Newbury, the big early-season staying handicap chase, once the Hennessy: race date, off time, recent winners and trends.
Champions Day 2026 on good ground: what it changes, race by race
British Champions Day 2026 going is Good after Friday rain. How rare that is at Ascot, what it changes in each race, and the prices at Friday lunchtime.
Betfair Chase 2026: Race Time, Winners & Raceday Guide
The Betfair Chase at Haydock, the first big staying-chase championship of the season: race date, off time, recent winners, trends and raceday guide.
Fairyhouse Winter Festival 2026: Hatton's Grace & Drinmore Race Times and Guide
Fairyhouse's Winter Festival: the Hatton's Grace and Drinmore Grade 1s, with dates, recent winners, trends, TV and the raceday guide.
Fighting Fifth Hurdle 2026: Race Time, Winners & Guide
The Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle, the first Grade 1 hurdle of the British jumps season: race date, off time, recent winners and trends.
Charlie Hall Chase 2026: Race Time, Winners & Raceday Guide
The Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby, one of the first big staying chases of the season: race date, off time, recent winners, trends and raceday guide.
Down Royal Champion Chase 2026: Race Time, Winners & Guide
The Champion Chase at Down Royal, the season's first Grade 1 test for top staying chasers: race date, off time, recent winners, trends and raceday guide.
Cheltenham Trials Day 2027: Race Times, Cotswold Chase & Guide
Cheltenham's Festival Trials Day: the Cotswold Chase, the Cleeve Hurdle and the International Hurdle, with dates, recent winners, trends and raceday guide.
Tingle Creek Chase 2026: Race Time, Winners & Guide
The Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown, the two-mile chasing championship before Christmas: race date, off time, recent winners, trends and raceday guide.
St Leger Festival 2027 Tips: Four Days at Doncaster and the Classic Angle
St Leger Festival 2027 tips: how to bet the four days at Doncaster, the angles that repeat every year, and where each day's results land.
Formby Novices' Hurdle 2026: Race Time, Winners & Guide
The Formby Novices' Hurdle at Aintree on Boxing Day, the Grade 1 that replaced the Tolworth: race date, off time, recent winners and raceday guide.
Chester Cup 2026: Tips, Runners & a Record 86 Entries
Friday 8 May at Chester. Result is in -- A Piece Of Heaven (7/1, J P O'Brien / Dylan Browne McMonagle, drawn 2) won by ½ length from Maxi King (25/1) and Duraji (50/1). See the full Chester Cup 2026 result piece for race shape and trends-scorecard review.
Glorious Goodwood 2027: Race Times, Schedule & ITV TV
Glorious Goodwood 2027 race times, the full five-day schedule and ITV coverage, updated as runners and going are declared for the Qatar Goodwood Festival.
Friday Racing Results 16 October 2026: Shoemark and Walker Strike Before Ascot
All 40 races from Haydock, Redcar, Newcastle, Dundalk and Uttoxeter on Friday 16 October 2026: the trebles, the 40/1 shock and who rides at Ascot tomorrow.
Dante Festival 2026 Preview: Christmas Day, Scandinavia & the Minster Rebrand
York's Dante Festival 13-15 May 2026: ALL three days in the books. Day 1: Legacy Link wins Musidora (Gosden's record-equalling 9th); 8/1 Elmonjed wins rebranded Minster. Day 2: Item 11/2 wins Dante (now 5/1 Epsom Derby joint-fav); See The Fire back-to-back in Middleton. Day 3: Rahiebb 4/1 wins Yorkshire Cup as 8/13F Amiloc flops to 6th. Full results, quotes, Royal Ascot implications.
Ebor Festival 2026 Results: Juddmonte, Nunthorpe & Every Day's Winners
Results from the 2026 Sky Bet Ebor Festival at York, 19-22 August: the Juddmonte, Yorkshire Oaks, Nunthorpe and Ebor Handicap, with starting prices.
Coronation Cup 2026 Tips: Jan Brueghel Defends at 8/11 Odds-On
Coronation Cup at Epsom, Friday 5 June 2026. Jan Brueghel (A O'Brien / Ryan Moore) is 8/11 ante-post favourite to defend. Wahegine Sky (Burrows) and Continuous (A O'Brien) chase. Trends-clean profile, each-way value play and verdict.
Grand National 2027 Tips: What Actually Wins Aintree's Big Race
Grand National 2027 tips: the weight and age patterns that actually predict a winner, and where the best bet lands once the field is declared.
Dante Festival 2026 Tips: Three-Day Race-By-Race Selections at York
Race-by-race tips for the 2026 Dante Festival at York, Wed 13 to Fri 15 May. Christmas Day in the Dante, Scandinavia in the Yorkshire Cup, plus Musidora and Minster verdicts. Each-way picks, structural value reads, and responsible-betting framing.
Galway Festival 2026: Dates, Programme, Galway Plate and Galway Hurdle
Mon 27 July–Sun 2 August 2026, Ballybrit. Seven days of Irish racing — the Tote Galway Plate on Wednesday, the Guinness Galway Hurdle on Ladies' Day Thursday — with the full week programme, what to watch and how to follow it.
Cesarewitch Handicap 2027 Tips: What the Results Archive Says
Cesarewitch Handicap 2027 tips at Newmarket: how races like it have been won, the margin you pay, this autumn's trials and the roll of honour.
Guineas Festival 2026 Preview: 2000 & 1000 Guineas Tips, Runners & Odds
The Guineas Festival at Newmarket on 2-3 May: our full preview of the 2000 and 1000 Guineas with key contenders, betting angles, and how to watch the first Classics of the flat season.
Irish 2000 Guineas 2026 Preview: Gstaad 2/5F Heads Curragh 3yo Classic
Gstaad (4/11F) won the 2026 Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh by three lengths, Aidan O'Brien's record 13th win in the race. Field, trends and verdict.
Newmarket July Festival 2026 Preview: July Cup, Falmouth & Three Days on the July Course
Thu 9 – Sat 11 July 2026, Newmarket July Course. The summer highlight: Ladies' Day, the Group 1 Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes on Friday and the Group 1 July Cup on Saturday. The meeting, the feature races, and where to bet.
Lockinge Stakes 2026 Preview: Rosallion 6/4F Heads Newbury Mile G1 [Post-Race: Notable Speech Won 2/1F]
BoyleSports Lockinge Stakes at Newbury, Saturday 16 May 2026 at 14:35 BST. RESULT: Notable Speech won at 2/1F; 6/4F Rosallion flopped. Pre-race preview retained; see Lockinge Stakes 2026 Result piece for the full race report.
Thirsk Sky Bet Sunday Series 2026: ITV Broadcast Preview
Sunday 31 May 2026: Thirsk hosts a Sky Bet Sunday Series fixture broadcast live on ITV. Seven races on a Sunday-afternoon card, enhanced prize money, and a family-friendly day out in North Yorkshire on the Bank Holiday weekend. Full card preview, where to bet, and what makes this fixture different.
Listowel Harvest Festival 2027 Tips: What Wins the Kerry National
Listowel Harvest Festival 2027 tips: the Kerry National's trends, the seven-day shape of the meeting, and where the best bet lands.
Irish Champions Festival 2027 Tips: Leopardstown and the Curragh
Irish Champions Festival 2027 tips: how to bet Leopardstown and the Curragh, the angles that repeat every year, and where each day's results land.
Tattersalls Gold Cup 2026 Result: Almaqam 13/2 Beats Minnie Hauk 9L
Sunday 24 May 2026, The Curragh. Almaqam (Ed Walker / Kieran Shoemark, 13/2) won by 2L from Bay City Roller, with Saddadd 3rd. 4/6 favourite Minnie Hauk flopped to 5th, beaten 9L. Ed Walker's first Tattersalls Gold Cup, Shoemark's biggest career G1, and a Royal Ascot Prince of Wales's reshape.
Chester Vase 2026 Preview: Benvenuto Cellini Heads the Derby Trial
Benvenuto Cellini (2/9F) won the 2026 Chester Vase by four and a quarter lengths for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore. The pre-race field, trends and verdict.
Ormonde Stakes 2026 Preview: Jan Brueghel and the Stoute Void
Thursday 7 May at Chester. Result is in -- Jan Brueghel (4/7F, A O'Brien / Ryan Moore) won by 2½ lengths from Mount Atlas, with Illinois 3rd. See the full Ormonde Stakes 2026 result piece for race shape, market reaction and Coronation Cup implications.
Galway Festival 2026 Results: Galway Plate, Galway Hurdle & Every Day's Winners
Results from the 2026 Galway Races Summer Festival (27 July to 2 August): the Galway Plate, the Guinness Galway Hurdle and every day's winners with SPs.
Glorious Goodwood 2026 Results: Goodwood Cup, Sussex Stakes, Stewards' Cup & Every Day's Winners
Results hub for the 2026 Qatar Goodwood Festival, 28 July to 1 August. Day-by-day winners and starting prices, verified as each card finishes.
Grand National 2026 Betting for Beginners: How to Pick a Horse & Place Your First Bet
Never bet on the Grand National before? Our beginner's guide covers everything: what the race is, how to place a bet, what each-way means, and how to pick a horse.
Lockinge Stakes 2026 Tips: Rosallion 6/4F Heads 10-Runner Field [Post-Race: Notable Speech Won 2/1F]
BoyleSports Lockinge Stakes at Newbury, Saturday 16 May 2026 at 14:35 BST. RESULT: Notable Speech won at 2/1F; 6/4F Rosallion flopped. Pre-race trends, verdict, ITV coverage; see Lockinge Stakes 2026 Result piece for the full race report.
King George VI Chase 2026: Racetimes, TV Coverage & Raceday Guide
The King George VI Chase and the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day: race date, off time, recent winners, trends and the raceday guide.
Prix du Jockey Club 2026 Result: Constitution River Leads Ballydoyle 1-2-3
Sunday 31 May 2026 at Chantilly. Constitution River (15/8 fav, Aidan O'Brien / Ryan Moore) wins the French Derby by 3/4 length from Hawk Mountain (Christophe Soumillon) with Montreal a head back in third -- a historic Ballydoyle 1-2-3 in the Prix du Jockey Club. A P O'Brien flagged the Coral-Eclipse (Sandown, 4 July) as the likely next target rather than the Royal Ascot Prince of Wales's Stakes. Result, ride and Royal Ascot read-across.
Item's Arc Odds Cut From 33/1 to 16/1 After the Juddmonte
Item's 10/1 Juddmonte win prompted bookies to cut his Arc price from 33/1 to 16/1. We assess the form and the trip question for October.
Punchestown Festival 2026 Preview: Dates, Races & Betting Guide
Full Punchestown Festival 2026 preview: key Grade 1 races, Cheltenham form horses to follow, dates, and the best betting angles for Ireland's end-of-season jumping showpiece.