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Today’s Horse Racing: Racecards, Odds and Best Bets

Every UK and Irish horse racing card for today, Saturday 5 September 2026: 7 meetings and 54 races, with the best odds on every runner compared across the bookmakers we review. The race of the day is the 3:40 Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes (Group 1) at Haydock, a Class 1 over 0m6f0y worth £226,840. Niffler is the shortest price on the card at 1/3 in the 4:45 at Newcastle (AW), which is the market’s opinion rather than a tip. The board disagrees most on Janora, where 210 with Smarkets beats the 70/1 quoted elsewhere — 199% more profit for the same bet. New customers at SBK Bet can claim £60 free bet.

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Ascot

  1. 1:40 Schweppes Handicap Stakes
  2. 2:10 TOTE.CO.UK Money Back 2nd Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
  3. 2:45 tote £75k Guaranteed Placepot Today EBF "Confined" Maiden Fillies' Stakes (For Horses Which Have Run No More Than Once) (GBB Race)
  4. 3:25 Silent Pool Gin "Confined" Handicap Stakes (For Horses Which Have Won No More Than One Race)
  5. 4:00 Download The Tote App British Ebf Premier Fillies' Handicap Stakes
  6. 4:35 Club26 Handicap Stakes
  7. 5:10 Tote.co.uk For Racing & Sports Betting Handicap Stakes

Haydock

  1. 1:25 Betfair Backs Opinions Superior Mile Stakes (Group 3)
  2. 1:55 Betfair Celebrates Bow Echo Ascendant Stakes (Listed Race)
  3. 2:30 Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
  4. 3:05 Betfair Exchange Old Borough Cup Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
  5. 3:40 Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes (Group 1)
  6. 4:15 Betfair Be Friendly Handicap Stakes
  7. 4:50 HKJC World Pool Handicap Stakes
  8. 5:25 Betfair.Betfair Handicap Stakes

Kempton (AW)

  1. 1:45 William Hill Epic Boost Fillies' Nursery Handicap Stakes
  2. 2:20 William Hill London Mile Series Final Handicap Stakes (Series Final - Qualified Horses Only)
  3. 2:50 William Hill September Stakes (Group 3)
  4. 3:20 William Hill Sirenia Stakes (Group 3)
  5. 3:55 William Hill Price Boosts Every Day Fillies' Handicap Stakes (London Sprint Series Qualifier)
  6. 4:30 William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)
  7. 5:05 William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Stakes (London Stayers' Series Qualifier) (GBBPlus Race)

Navan

  1. 1:30 Irish EBF Auction Series Fillies Maiden
  2. 2:00 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap (Birdcatcher Series)
  3. 2:35 Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap
  4. 3:10 Christmas Parties At Navan Racecourse On 6th & 13th December Handicap
  5. 3:45 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden
  6. 4:20 Return Of The Jumps At Navan Racecourse September 19th Handicap (Div I)
  7. 4:55 Return Of The Jumps At Navan Racecourse September 19th Handicap (Div II)
  8. 5:30 Lynn Lodge Stud Maiden

Newcastle (AW)

  1. 4:10 Quinnbet.com Fillies' Handicap Stakes
  2. 4:45 Quinnbet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Stakes
  3. 5:20 Quinnbet Extra Place Novice Stakes (gbb Race)
  4. 5:57 Christmas Parties At Newcastle Racecourse Novice Stakes (gbb Race)
  5. 6:30 Mini Golf At High Gosforth Park Fillies' Handicap Stakes
  6. 7:00 Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Stakes
  7. 7:30 Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap Stakes (Div I)
  8. 8:00 Free Tips On Attheraces.com Handicap Stakes (Div II)
  9. 8:30 Attheraces.com Handicap Stakes

Stratford

  1. 4:05 Power Utilities Group Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Race
  2. 4:40 What The Frunk: The Geely Ex2 Novices' Hurdle Race (gbb Race)
  3. 5:15 Allan Atkinson Handicap Hurdle Race
  4. 5:45 Wynchwood Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)
  5. 6:15 Rich Ellis's 60th Vinyl Countdown Handicap Hurdle Race
  6. 6:45 Envesca Safety Champions Handicap Steeple Chase
  7. 7:15 Andy Townsend Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle Race

Thirsk

  1. 1:35 Personal Touches Day Of Elegance Nursery Handicap Stakes
  2. 2:05 Jw4x4 Northallerton Nursery Handicap Stakes
  3. 2:40 British Stallion Studs Ebf Restricted Novice Stakes (for Horses In Bands B, C And D) (Ebf Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race)
  4. 3:15 British Stallion Studs Ebf Fillies' Handicap Stakes
  5. 3:50 Rudding Park Harrogate Handicap Stakes
  6. 4:25 Calverts Carpets Hambleton Cup Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
  7. 5:00 Thirsk Racecourse Ideal Conference & Events Venue Handicap Stakes (Div I)
  8. 5:35 Thirsk Racecourse Ideal Conference & Events Venue Handicap Stakes (Div II)

Prices as at 11:16.

Today’s horse racing betting offers and free bets

Every one holds a UK Gambling Commission licence and has been reviewed against the same criteria. Compare UK horse racing betting sites.

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The races worth following today

There are 54 races across 7 British and Irish meetings today, at Ascot, Haydock, Kempton (AW), Navan, Newcastle (AW), Stratford. The card below is ordered by course; what follows picks out the races and the horses the money is on.

The Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes (Group 1) at Haydock is the richest race of the day at £226,840, which is usually where the best horses and the biggest fields are, and where the market is most reliable.

Today’s favourites

The shortest price on the card is Niffler at 1/3 in the 4:45 at Newcastle (AW). A short price is the market’s opinion rather than a guarantee: favourites win roughly a third of British races, which means two in three are beaten.

Horse Race Best price
Niffler 4:45 Newcastle (AW) 1/3 Bet365 Bet
Pioneer Pete 4:40 Stratford 4/9 William Hill Bet
Gethin 2:50 Kempton (AW) 1.92 Smarkets Bet
Roeillaun 1:30 Navan 2.1 Smarkets Bet
Gavriel 3:25 Ascot 2.3 Smarkets Bet

How to read the prices on this page

Every runner shows the best price among the bookmakers we review, and who is offering it. The difference between the best price and the worst is real money: on a 5/1 shot, taking 11/2 instead is a tenth more back on a winning bet, every time.

Exchanges are left out on purpose. An exchange price is nearly always the biggest number on the board, but commission is charged on winnings and the price is what another punter will lay rather than what a bookmaker will pay, so putting it beside fixed odds is not a fair comparison.

For the sites themselves — which pay best odds guaranteed, which settle fastest, and what the welcome offers are actually worth — see our guide to UK horse racing betting sites.

18+ Prices move constantly and a price shown here may have gone by the time you reach the bookmaker. Gambling should be entertainment with a cost you are content to pay, not a way to make money. GambleAware.org