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Royal Ascot 2027: Racing Offers, Odds and the Five-Day Betting Guide
Five days, 35 races and eight Group 1s, with crowded handicaps that reward each-way punters who check the place terms. Here is the race-by-day running order, the winners and trends from the last two meetings, and the bookmakers whose racing extras are worth having in June.
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The meeting
Royal Ascot 2027: Five Days, Eight Group 1s
Royal Ascot runs from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 June 2027, the dates in the BHA fixture list. In 2026 the meeting staged 35 races, seven a day, for a record £10.65m in prize money. Eight of them are Group 1s, worth from £700,000 for races such as the Gold Cup up to £1m each for the Prince of Wales’s Stakes and the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes.
For the betting, it helps to see the meeting as two different contests. The championship races bring together the best horses from Britain, Ireland and further afield; in 2026 Japan’s Satono Reve was beaten a nose in the Jubilee. The handicaps, from the Royal Hunt Cup on Wednesday to the Wokingham on Saturday, draw big fields where the winner can come from anywhere and each-way terms count for a great deal.
Ascot is a right-handed track with a stiff uphill finish. On the straight course, used for races up to a mile, the big handicaps often split into groups, and the draw can matter a great deal; the section on draw bias below sets out what happened in 2026. Our Ascot racecourse guide covers the layout in more detail.
The meeting comes ten days after the Derby Festival at Epsom, so Classic form is tested again straight away. In 2026 Minnie Hauk, the 2025 Oaks winner, finished second in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes.
Running order
Royal Ascot Schedule: The Race-by-Day Guide
Ascot publishes the 2027 cards nearer the meeting. The tables below give the 2026 running order, set against the 2027 dates. The feature races keep their days from year to year, and the 2026 races started at 2.30pm, with the last off at 6.10pm.
Tuesday 15 June · Day one
2026 time
Race
Grade / type
2.30pm
Queen Anne Stakes
Group 1
3.05pm
Coventry Stakes
Group 2
3.40pm
King Charles III Stakes
Group 1
4.20pm
St James’s Palace Stakes
Group 1
5.00pm
Ascot Stakes
Handicap
5.35pm
Wolferton Stakes
Listed
6.10pm
Copper Horse Stakes
Handicap
Wednesday 16 June · Day two
2026 time
Race
Grade / type
2.30pm
Queen Mary Stakes
Group 2
3.05pm
Queen’s Vase
Group 2
3.40pm
Duke of Cambridge Stakes
Group 2
4.20pm
Prince of Wales’s Stakes
Group 1
5.00pm
Royal Hunt Cup
Handicap
5.35pm
Kensington Palace Stakes
Handicap
6.10pm
Windsor Castle Stakes
Listed
Thursday 17 June · Gold Cup day
2026 time
Race
Grade / type
2.30pm
Chesham Stakes
Listed
3.05pm
King George V Stakes
Handicap
3.40pm
Ribblesdale Stakes
Group 2
4.20pm
Gold Cup
Group 1
5.00pm
Britannia Stakes
Handicap
5.35pm
Hampton Court Stakes
Group 3
6.10pm
Buckingham Palace Stakes
Handicap
Friday 18 June · Day four
2026 time
Race
Grade / type
2.30pm
Albany Stakes
Group 3
3.05pm
Commonwealth Cup
Group 1
3.40pm
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes
Handicap
4.20pm
Coronation Stakes
Group 1
5.00pm
Sandringham Stakes
Handicap
5.35pm
King Edward VII Stakes
Group 2
6.10pm
Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes
Handicap
Saturday 19 June · Day five
2026 time
Race
Grade / type
2.30pm
Norfolk Stakes
Group 2
3.05pm
Hardwicke Stakes
Group 2
3.40pm
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
Group 1
4.20pm
Jersey Stakes
Group 3
5.00pm
Wokingham Stakes
Handicap
5.35pm
Golden Gates Stakes
Handicap
6.10pm
Queen Alexandra Stakes
Conditions
Feature races
Gold Cup, Queen Anne and the Royal Ascot Group 1s
The Gold Cup (Thursday)
The championship of the stayers, run over about two and a half miles. Scandinavia won it at 11/8 in 2026, beating the 2025 winner Trawlerman by a head with Sweet William nine lengths away in third. The win was Aidan O’Brien’s 100th at Royal Ascot, the first time a trainer had reached that figure at the meeting, and Scandinavia went on to beat Trawlerman again, by eight and a half lengths, in the Goodwood Cup.
The Queen Anne Stakes (Tuesday)
The opening race of the week, a straight mile for older horses, and the first Group 1 of the meeting. It produced the shock of 2026: Ten Bob Tony won at 50/1 for Ed Walker and Kieran Shoemark, half a length ahead of More Thunder, while the 9/4 favourite Notable Speech finished sixth. Ten Bob Tony was no fluke; he later finished second in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on British Champions Day.
The Prince of Wales’s and the Jubilee
The two £1m races fall on the Wednesday and the Saturday. Ombudsman won the Prince of Wales’s for the second year running in 2026, four lengths clear of Minnie Hauk at 11/10. The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, a six-furlong sprint on the Saturday, went to Almeraq at 25/1, a nose ahead of Japan’s Satono Reve, with the Australian favourite Joliestar third.
The Classic generation
Three-year-olds have the St James’s Palace Stakes, the Commonwealth Cup and the Coronation Stakes. Bow Echo, the 2,000 Guineas winner, took the St James’s Palace by a short head from Gstaad at 5/6; Venetian Sun won the Commonwealth Cup at 11/8; and Precise, only seventh in the 1,000 Guineas, won the Coronation Stakes at 8/13.
The draw
Royal Ascot Draw Bias: Reading the Straight Course
In a 30-runner handicap on Ascot’s straight course, where a horse starts can matter as much as its form. The fields often split into two or more groups, and if one group has the pace or the better ground, the whole race can be decided by the stalls. The bias is not fixed: it changes with the going, the watering and where the pace horses are drawn, and it can switch from one day to the next.
In 2026, on good to firm ground all week, the high numbers held sway in the big straight-course handicaps:
Race (2026)
Runners
Winner (stall)
What else happened
Britannia Stakes (1m)
30
Moonfall (28)
First seven all drawn 15 or higher
Buckingham Palace Stakes (7f)
28
Mezcala (30)
First four drawn 23, 28, 30 and 31
Sandringham Stakes (1m)
30
Green Carrera (30)
Placed horses drawn 21 and 19
Palace of Holyroodhouse (5f)
27
Bacio (31)
Third and fifth drawn 28 and 30
Wokingham Stakes (6f)
27
Double Rush (24)
First five drawn 14 or higher
That is one week’s evidence, not a law. The useful habit is to watch the first straight-course races each day and see which side the principals came from before betting on the later handicaps. Check the stall numbers on the card, explained in our guide to reading a racecard, and the official going, explained in our going guide. Bacio, incidentally, went on to win the Nunthorpe at York.
The market
Royal Ascot Odds: Favourites, Shocks and the Ante-Post Market
Royal Ascot ante-post books open months before the meeting. Prices for the races for older horses, such as the Gold Cup, the Prince of Wales’s and the Queen Anne, depend on the spring Group races. The three-year-old races wait for the Guineas and the Derby. Most of the market moves in the six weeks before the meeting, and bookmakers usually switch to non-runner no bet in the final days.
The 2026 results showed both sides of the market. Favourites won five of the eight Group 1s: Bow Echo at 5/6 in the St James’s Palace, Ombudsman at 11/10 in the Prince of Wales’s, Scandinavia at 11/8 in the Gold Cup, Venetian Sun at 11/8 in the Commonwealth Cup and Precise at 8/13 in the Coronation Stakes. The meeting’s opening race went the other way, with Ten Bob Tony winning the Queen Anne at 50/1, and Mission Central won the King Charles III at 14/1.
Ante-post bets on Royal Ascot are all-in, run or not, unless the bookmaker offers non-runner no bet, and the field for a race like the Queen Anne depends on targets that are not settled until late spring. Our ante-post betting guide explains when an early price is worth the risk.
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Betting guide
How to Bet on Royal Ascot: Each-Way Terms, Extra Places and BOG
The handicaps are where the betting at Royal Ascot is won or lost. The Royal Hunt Cup, the Britannia and the Wokingham regularly draw fields big enough for the place terms to decide whether an each-way bet pays.
Standard each-way terms
Race type and runners
Places paid
Fraction
Non-handicap, 8 or more runners
3
1/5 odds
Handicap, 12 to 15 runners
3
1/4 odds
Handicap, 16 or more runners
4
1/4 odds
Those are the minimum terms. For the big Ascot handicaps, many bookmakers go further and pay five, six or more places, sometimes at a fifth of the odds rather than a quarter. Extra places usually suit a horse at a big price more than the favourite: a fifth or sixth place at 25/1 still pays a return. Our extra places guide and each-way betting explainer cover the detail, handicap races explained sets out how the weights work, and the each-way calculator runs the numbers before you pick a bookmaker.
Best Odds Guaranteed and the morning price
Every bookmaker in the table above offers Best Odds Guaranteed on British racing, but the details vary. BetVictor and Grosvenor Sport apply it from 9am with no opt-in. Ladbrokes requires a one-off opt-in and caps the extra payout. Some firms drop BOG on races where they pay extra places, so read the terms on each race before you bet. Our horse betting sites guide compares them side by side.
Non-runners and Rule 4
Big handicap fields lose horses on the morning of the race, and each withdrawal after you have bet can trigger a Rule 4 deduction on your winnings. A late non-runner can also reduce the number of places paid if the field drops below 16 or eight runners, so check the declared runners again before the off.
Multiples across the week
With seven races a day, Lucky 15s and Yankees are popular at Royal Ascot. Check the potential returns, including each-way parts and non-runners, with the bet calculator.
Form guide
Royal Ascot Winners: The Group 1 Roll of Honour
Race
2026
2025
Queen Anne Stakes
Ten Bob Tony (50/1)
Docklands
King Charles III Stakes
Mission Central (14/1)
American Affair
St James’s Palace Stakes
Bow Echo (5/6 fav)
Field Of Gold
Prince of Wales’s Stakes
Ombudsman (11/10 fav)
Ombudsman
Gold Cup
Scandinavia (11/8 fav)
Trawlerman
Commonwealth Cup
Venetian Sun (11/8)
Time For Sandals
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
Almeraq (25/1)
Lazzat
Ombudsman, trained by John and Thady Gosden and ridden by William Buick, won the Prince of Wales’s Stakes in both years, beating Minnie Hauk by four lengths in 2026. Trawlerman, the 2025 Gold Cup winner, was beaten a head by Scandinavia in 2026. Scandinavia’s win was Aidan O’Brien’s 100th at Royal Ascot, and Precise gave him the eighth Group 1 of the week, the Coronation Stakes, at 8/13.
The 2026 Group 1s had several close finishes. Venetian Sun beat the 50/1 shot Spicy Marg by a head for Karl Burke and Clifford Lee. Almeraq beat Satono Reve by a nose in the Jubilee for William Haggas and Tom Marquand. Bow Echo held Gstaad by a short head to give Billy Loughnane and George Boughey the St James’s Palace.
Angles
Royal Ascot Tips: Trends to Use Across the Week
These angles come from the last two meetings. They are no substitute for the form once the declarations are out, but they help with the shortlist.
O’Brien and Moore again. Ryan Moore was leading jockey for the fifth year running and Aidan O’Brien leading trainer for the 14th time in 2026, each with seven winners. Their runners in the Group races have to be taken seriously, whatever the price.
Proven Ascot horses come back. Ombudsman won the Prince of Wales’s twice, and Trawlerman followed a Gold Cup win with second place a year later. Previous form at the course is worth more than usual in these races.
The Gold Cup rewards proven stayers. Scandinavia won at 11/8 in 2026, with Trawlerman, the previous year’s winner, a head behind in second.
The Queen Anne can produce a shock. A 50/1 winner in 2026 shows that the first Group 1 of the week does not always go to the favourite, so each-way bets at a price make sense.
Small margins and each-way bets. Four of the eight 2026 Group 1s were won by a head or less. Backing each way protects your stake when the finish is that close.
Shop around for the handicaps. In a 25/1 handicap the extra places count for more than a slightly better price. The race and the bookmaker should be chosen together.
Follow the draw, day by day. High numbers dominated the straight-course handicaps in 2026, but the bias changes with the ground. Let the early races tell you which side is favoured.
Royal Ascot is followed by the July Festival and Glorious Goodwood, where many of the same horses run again, and the Flat season ends back at Ascot on British Champions Day in October.
TV and streaming
Royal Ascot on TV: How to Watch All Five Days
ITV Racing shows all five days of Royal Ascot on free-to-air television. The meeting is named in ITV’s four-year deal with the BHA, which runs from 2027 to 2030.
Most of the bookmakers we cover stream British racing in their apps to customers with a funded account or a bet on the race. The conditions vary and are set out in each review. Read the bet365 review for how its streams and racing concessions work.
Offers
Ascot Racing Offers: Choosing a Bookmaker for June
The bookmakers above were chosen for their racing terms, not just their welcome offers. bet365 offers early prices and BOG. Ladbrokes runs Extra Place Races. BetVictor’s BOG needs no opt-in. Grosvenor Sport combines BOG from 9am with daily extra places. Before you sign up, check:
Whether the welcome offer accepts a racing bet as the qualifier, the minimum odds, and whether each-way bets count.
When free bets expire. A short expiry is a problem if you plan to use them on Saturday’s handicaps.
Whether you need a Promo Code. Most of these offers do not, and the table shows when one is required.
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Questions
Royal Ascot betting FAQs
When is Royal Ascot 2027?
Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 June 2027 at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, according to the BHA’s 2027 fixture list.
What day is the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot?
Thursday 17 June 2027, the third day of the meeting. It is run over about two and a half miles, and in 2026 it was the 4.20pm race.
What are the biggest races at Royal Ascot?
There are eight Group 1s. The Prince of Wales’s Stakes and the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes were the richest in 2026, at £1m each, from a record total of £10.65m.
Who won the Gold Cup in 2026?
Scandinavia, ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by Aidan O’Brien, won as the 11/8 favourite, ahead of the 2025 winner Trawlerman. It was O’Brien’s 100th Royal Ascot winner.
Who won the Queen Anne Stakes in 2026?
Ten Bob Tony, trained by Ed Walker and ridden by Kieran Shoemark, at 50/1. More Thunder was second and Opera Ballo third, with the favourite Notable Speech sixth.
How many places do bookmakers pay on the Royal Hunt Cup and the Wokingham?
The standard terms for a handicap with 16 or more runners are four places at a quarter of the odds. Many bookmakers pay extra places on the big Royal Ascot handicaps, so compare terms on the day.
Is there a draw bias at Royal Ascot?
On the straight course it can be strong, but it varies with the ground. In 2026, on good to firm going, high-drawn horses won the Britannia, the Buckingham Palace, the Sandringham and the Wokingham. Watch the early races each day before betting on the later handicaps.
What time does racing start at Royal Ascot?
In 2026 the first race each day was at 2.30pm and the last at 6.10pm. Ascot confirms the 2027 times when it publishes the cards.
What channel is Royal Ascot on?
ITV Racing shows all five days. Royal Ascot is part of ITV’s deal with the BHA for 2027 to 2030.
