THURSDAY 25 JUNE 2026

UK Horse Racing — Today's Cards, Odds, Form & Stats

5 meetings 33 races 273 runners ★ 1 pattern races
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Headline race of the day

12:15
Newmarket
Empress Fillies' Stakes (Listed)
Class 1 · 6f · Good · 8 runners · Purse £25,520
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Today's top tipster picks

Verdict-driven from today's pattern races, biggest fields and highest-prize handicaps. Tap any card for the full race verdict, runner profiles and best odds.

12:15 Newmarket
6/4
at Bet365
Empress Fillies' Stakes (Listed)
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3:12 Newcastle
1.88
at SmarketsSBK
JenningsBet In Scarborough Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
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3:47 Newcastle
9/4
at Bet365
JenningsBet In Kippax Seaton Delaval Handicap
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2:02 Newcastle
3.5
at SmarketsSBK
JenningsBet In North Shields Handicap
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Horses to watch today

The highest-rated runners declared today by Racing Post Rating (RPR) or Official Rating (OR). Class horses are running — these are the ones to follow.

Today's meetings

Hamilton
7 races · going Good To Firm
Leicester
6 races · going Good To Firm
Newcastle
8 races · going Standard To Slow
Newmarket
6 races · going Good
Nottingham
6 races · going Good

Tomorrow's racing preview

Tomorrow: 41 races across 6 meetings. Headline race: JenningsBet In Delves Hoppings Fillies' Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 3) at Newcastle (off 6:53).

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Upcoming big events in UK racing

The next major festivals on the British racing calendar. Tap any event for the course guide.

  • in 14 days
    9 Jul
    Newmarket · Headline: July Cup
    Three days on the July Course — July Cup, Falmouth Stakes and Princess of Wales's.
  • in 4 weeks
    25 Jul
    Ascot · Headline: King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes
    Mid-summer Group 1 over 1m 4f — the meeting of the generations.
  • in 1 months
    28 Jul
    Goodwood · Headline: Sussex Stakes
    Five days of high-class summer Flat racing on the South Downs — the Sussex Stakes is the European 1m championship.
  • in 2 months
    19 Aug
    York Ebor FLAT
    York · Headline: Juddmonte International
    Four days featuring the Juddmonte International, Yorkshire Oaks, Nunthorpe and Ebor Handicap.

Featured UK racecourses

In-depth profiles for the 17 major UK racecourses — track configuration, signature events, going trends, draw bias and punter tips.

Betting on UK Horse Racing — Quick Guide

British horse racing is structured around two seasons that overlap year-round. The Flat season runs from late March to early November, with championship races concentrated in May (Newmarket Guineas), June (Epsom Derby, Royal Ascot), August (Glorious Goodwood, York Ebor) and October (QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot). The National Hunt (jumps) season runs October to April, peaking at the Cheltenham Festival in March and the Randox Grand National at Aintree in April.

Best Odds Guaranteed (BOG)

Every major UK horse racing bookmaker offers Best Odds Guaranteed on UK and Irish racing — if you take an early price and the starting price (SP) is bigger, you're paid at the bigger price. Always take an early price rather than SP. BOG typically applies from 8am race-day onwards.

Extra Places & Each-Way Betting

In handicaps with 8+ runners, bookmakers pay 3-4 places by default. On big-field handicaps and festival races, top UK firms (bet365, Paddy Power, William Hill, Sky Bet) typically pay 5 or 6 places as an "Extra Places" promotion. This dramatically improves each-way value at long-odds prices — a 33/1 horse paid at 1/4 odds for fifth place returns more than the win stake alone.

Non-Runner-No-Bet (NRNB) for Ante-Post

Antepost markets on the Grand National, Cheltenham Festival races and the Classics open months in advance. Standard ante-post bets lose if the horse is withdrawn. NRNB markets refund your stake if your selection doesn't run — essential protection when betting weeks or months ahead of the race.

Tips, Ratings and Form Reading

Every race page on horse.bet includes the day's market-implied favourite, an editorial verdict (top pick / each-way value / dark horse), a market-implied probability chart per runner, and full form context (jockey, trainer, recent runs, official rating). For each horse, our profile pages show career stats by course, by going and by distance — essential for spotting horses well-suited to today's conditions.