Most Popular Horse Racing Meeting to Bet On

National Hunt / Jump Racing The Cheltenham Festival, run at Cheltenham Racecourse, is the biggest week of the year in National Hunt racing. The annual meeting takes place over five days in March, with the Cheltenham Gold Cup being the feature race of the week. This meeting involves the best horses from their respective divisions in Jump Racing. The Grand National, held at Aintree Racecourse in early April, is the most famous steeplechase in the world. This marathon contest is a race loved by so many across the nation and worldwide. Flat Racing The Derby, held at Epsom in early June, is the biggest Flat race in the UK. It is the most prestigious of the five British Classics. The roll of honour includes some of the best Flat horses in history. Royal Ascot is one of the highlights of the Flat racing calendar. It takes place over five days in June, and it attracts some of the best horses in the world. Breeders’ Cup - known as world championships in the sport, the Breeders’ Cup takes place annually in early November in North America. The venue changes each year, and with so much prize money on offer, the best horses from Europe, Asia and Australia travel to take on the leading North American horses.

Horse Racing Betting & Odds

Q: Horse Racing Betting Markets & Odds

Sky Bet offers a wide range of horse racing betting markets for you to get involved in, depending on your choice. The most common is a win single bet, where you back a horse to win its selected race. Another common bet placed by horse racing punters is an each-way bet. This involves two parts, a win single and a place single. For the place part of your bet to be a winning selection, your horse just needs to finish the placings. This is often the front three, but it is dependent on the size of the field. For larger races, it can even be up to 7. A multiple bet in horse racing involves more than one selection. If you place a double, you require two chosen horses both to be successful, a treble requires three chosen horses to prevail, and so on. As well as the above, you will also find Special markets available, similar to football betting . These include daily specials and Price Boosts around popular jockeys, trainers and meetups.

Q: What is a lucky 15 bet in horse racing?

A lucky 15 involves four selections, with 15 parts of the bet (4 x singles, 6 x doubles, 4 trebles and 1 four-fold accumulator).

Q: What is an each-way bet in horse racing?

A bet that involves two parts: a win and a place.

Q: What does SP mean in horse racing betting?

SP stands for the starting price of a horse in a race.

Q: What is a cover bet horse racing?

This is a bet on a horse to win but also to come second, thus increasing your chances of a payout.

Q: Sky Bet & York Races - Key Information

Sky Bet is the title sponsor of the Ebor Festival, York Racecourse's flagship four-day meeting and one of the biggest events in the British Flat racing calendar. The Sky Bet Ebor Festival runs from Wednesday 19 to Saturday 22 August 2026 at York Racecourse, Knavesmire, York, YO23 1EX, with gates opening at 11:00 AM daily and full live coverage on ITV1 and Racing TV. Each day features a Group 1 headline race - the Juddmonte International Stakes (Wednesday), Yorkshire Oaks (Thursday), and Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes (Friday) - building to Ebor Day on Saturday, headlined by the Sky Bet Ebor Handicap, Europe's richest Flat handicap race. Sky Bet offers markets across every race, from win and each-way bets to forecasts, tricasts, and ante-post, and typically runs enhanced places and price boosts during the festival. For those attending in person, the dress code is smart casual in general areas (with a jacket, collared shirt, and tie required for gentlemen in the County Stand), and under 18s enter free with a paying adult, though betting remains strictly 18+.

Bumper Price Boost

Constitution Hill to finish in the top 3 15:00 San Siro

15:07Wexford

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2m1f Hcap Hrd • 13 Runners • Soft

Win or Each Way

Each Way: 1/5 Odds, 4 Places

We are paying 4 places instead of 3 on all each way bets if there are 8 runners or more. T&Cs apply.

Club Manager

Jockey: Shane O'Callaghan (-)

Trainer: Ross O'Sullivan

Age: 6

9/2

Jumbos Jet

Jockey: R. A. Doyle (-)

Trainer: W. J. Martin

Age: 5

9/2

C BF

Cathryns Ruby

Jockey: Alan O'Sullivan (5)

Trainer: Patrick T. Foley

F: 61F44336- | Age: 9 | Weight: 11-3

9/2

Land Of Punt

Jockey: Patrick O'Hanlon (-)

Trainer: Ian Patrick Donoghue

F: 9533-68 | Age: 5 | Weight: 10-11

13/2

Albatala

Jockey: C. D. Smithers (7)

Trainer: John Mcconnell

F: 65R22P0/2 | Age: 7 | Weight: 11-1

7/1

Crowsatedappletart

Jockey: M. P. O'Connor (-)

Trainer: Michael Winters

F: 176-165P6 | Age: 9 | Weight: 11-4

8/1

Esticky End

Jockey: Dylan Robinson (-)

Trainer: Tom Mcguinness

F: 55-7P2110 | Age: 8 | Weight: 10-3

12/1

River Vale

Jockey: L. Burke-Ott (7)

Trainer: Michael Winters

F: 30182dF41- | Age: 10 | Weight: 11-10

14/1

Chosen Shant

Jockey: Philip Donovan (-)

Trainer: Aengus King

F: 12516364 | Age: 10 | Weight: 10-13

16/1

Rathbawn Soldier

Jockey: K. E. Buckley (-)

Trainer: Patrick Downey

F: 0001B- | Age: 5 | Weight: 11-3

20/1

Prince Inger

Jockey: Conor Clarke (7)

Trainer: P. J. Rothwell

F: 570/7- | Age: 6 | Weight: 10-11

20/1

Qaasid

Jockey: Mr J. Younge (7)

Trainer: John Joseph Hanlon

F: 9820S-10P | Age: 8 | Weight: 11-4

50/1

Jay Jay Zee

Jockey: Kevin Healy (7)

Trainer: Charles P. Keegan

F: F-00 | Age: 7 | Weight: 10-10

25/1

Unnamed Favourite

Unnamed 2nd Favourite

You Done Well

Jockey: T. E. O'Connor (7)

Trainer: Michael J. Browne

F: 52-433P6P | Age: 5 | Weight: 10-8

Non Runner

Arctic Piper

Jockey: Reserve (-)

Trainer: R. Donohoe

F: P8P-F9093 | Age: 7 | Weight: 10-0

Non Runner

Bumper Price Boost

Constitution Hill to finish in the top 3 15:00 San Siro

Popular Accas

18 Times Backed

Baymount

2/1

16:10 Wexford • 2m4f Cond Hrd

J: D. E. Mullins • T: Anthony Mullins

Club Manager

4/1

15:07 Wexford • 2m1f Hcap Hrd

J: Shane O'Callaghan • T: Ross O'Sullivan

Lightning Flash

7/4

15:48 Market Rasen • 2m1f Hcap Hrd

J: James Turner • T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

17 Times Backed

Clos Du Mouche

11/10

16:23 Market Rasen • 2m1f NHF

J: Sean Bowen • T: Olly Murphy

Walk In The Valley

6/4

15:13 Market Rasen • 2m3f Hcap Chs

J: Danny McMenamin • T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Lightning Flash

7/4

15:48 Market Rasen • 2m1f Hcap Hrd

J: James Turner • T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

13 Times Backed

Character Testing

5/2

15:48 Market Rasen • 2m1f Hcap Hrd

J: Tom Midgley • T: Mark Walford

Jumbos Jet

4/1

15:07 Wexford • 2m1f Hcap Hrd

J: R. A. Doyle • T: W. J. Martin

Baymount

2/1

16:10 Wexford • 2m4f Cond Hrd

J: D. E. Mullins • T: Anthony Mullins

11 Times Backed

Noble Recall

7/4

15:13 Market Rasen • 2m3f Hcap Chs

J: Isabelle Ryder • T: Anthony Day

Harpy Eagle

6/4

15:20 Galway • 2m5f Nov Hrd

J: M. J. Kenneally • T: R. P. Cody

Jumbos Jet

4/1

15:07 Wexford • 2m1f Hcap Hrd

J: R. A. Doyle • T: W. J. Martin

11 Times Backed

Gambie Tiep

5/2

15:13 Market Rasen • 2m3f Hcap Chs

J: Sean Bowen • T: Olly Murphy

Lightning Flash

7/4

15:48 Market Rasen • 2m1f Hcap Hrd

J: James Turner • T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Clos Du Mouche

11/10

16:23 Market Rasen • 2m1f NHF

J: Sean Bowen • T: Olly Murphy

Today's UK & Irish Price Boosted Multiples

Square Necker (15:40 Wexford) & Baymount (16:10 Wexford) both to win

Bulgaden Castle (15:56 Galway) & Moscovite (16:30 Galway) both to win

National Hunt Season Specials 2026/27

UK National Hunt Jockeys Championship 2026/27

Irish National Hunt Jockeys Championship 2026/27

Bumper Price Boost

Constitution Hill to finish in the top 3 15:00 San Siro