Today’s Horse Racing: Racecards, Odds & Tips — Friday 16 October 2026

Best odds on every runner, compared across the bookmakers we review. Updated through the day.

5 meetings 40 races 417 runners

What's on Today

Today brings 40 UK and Irish races across 5 meetings, with 417 runners declared in total. Richest race: the BAR 1 Betting 'Supporting Irish Racing' Handicap at Dundalk (AW) (purse €15,000). Going on offer: Standard (17) · Good (15) · Heavy (8). Browse the full cards below — each race links to runners, jockeys, trainers and the best UK bookmaker odds.

— British Gambler form team · live racecards via The Racing API

Today's Top Tips — British Gambler's Featured Picks

Composite scoring across market position, ratings, recent form and trainer strike rate. Drawn from today's pattern races and biggest fields. Tips for guidance — bet responsibly.

5:00 Dundalk (AW)
★★★★☆
Aiteall
9/2
Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Optional Claiming Race
5:30 Dundalk (AW)
★★★★☆
Monmouth
9/4
Book Online at DundalkStadium.com Maiden
6:00 Dundalk (AW)
★★★★☆
This That
9/4
James Crowe 1 Year Memorial Nursery…
6:30 Dundalk (AW)
★★★☆☆
Dubai Opulence
5/2
Celebrate Your Special Occasion at Dundalk…

18+ only. Tips for guidance — check terms with your bookmaker. Best Odds Guaranteed at the operators below.

At a Glance — Today's Numbers

Dundalk (AW)

🇮🇪 IRE · Going: Standard · Surface: AW · 8 races
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  1. 5:00 Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Optional Claiming Race 1m 2f 150y · 15 runners
  2. 5:30 Book Online at DundalkStadium.com Maiden 6f · 9 runners
  3. 6:00 James Crowe 1 Year Memorial Nursery Handicap 7f · 15 runners
  4. 6:30 Celebrate Your Special Occasion at Dundalk Stadium Handicap 7f · 17 runners
  5. 7:00 Celebrate Your Special Occasion at Dundalk Stadium Handicap 7f · 16 runners
  6. 7:30 BAR 1 Betting 'Supporting Irish Racing' Handicap 7f · 13 runners
  7. 8:00 View Restaurant at Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m 2f 150y · 17 runners
  8. 8:30 Christmas Party Nights at Dundalk Book Now Handicap 1m 2f 150y · 11 runners

Haydock

🇬🇧 GB · Going: Heavy · Surface: Turf · 8 races
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  1. 1:42 British Stallion Studs Future Stayers EBF Maiden Stakes 7f 212y · Class 3 · 6 runners
  2. 2:17 M6Toll Road to Victory Handicap Stakes 7f 212y · Class 3 · 10 runners
  3. 2:52 M6Toll Road to Victory Handicap Stakes 7f 212y · Class 3 · 10 runners
  4. 3:27 Vantage Consulting Powered by Requidex Nursery Handicap Stakes 6f 212y · Class 5 · 9 runners
  5. 4:02 Jill Wilcox Jones Memorial EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes 6f · Class 4 · 4 runners
  6. 4:37 Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Stakes 5f · Class 3 · 14 runners
  7. 5:07 Shape Engineering Handicap Stakes 5f · Class 5 · 14 runners
  8. 5:37 Get Daily Tips at racingtv.com Handicap Stakes 1m 6f · Class 3 · 6 runners

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Newcastle (AW)

🇬🇧 GB · Going: Standard · Surface: AW · 9 races
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  1. 4:08 quinnbet.com Handicap Stakes 1m 4f 98y · Class 5 · 12 runners
  2. 4:43 Northumbria Leisure for Gaming Machines Handicap Stakes 1m 2f 42y · Class 4 · 11 runners
  3. 5:15 QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Novice Stakes 5f · Class 4 · 6 runners
  4. 5:45 Northumbria Leisure for Pool Tables Selling Stakes 1m 5y · Class 4 · 5 runners
  5. 6:15 Margaret Macklam Memorial Handicap Stakes 1m 5y · Class 4 · 10 runners
  6. 6:45 Northumbria Leisure for Jukeboxes Handicap Stakes 5f · Class 4 · 11 runners
  7. 7:15 Central Employment & Training Partnership Handicap Stakes 7f 14y · Class 6 · 9 runners
  8. 7:45 Central Employment & Training Partnership Handicap Stakes 7f 14y · Class 6 · 9 runners
  9. 8:15 Quaff Box Handicap Stakes 5f · Class 6 · 11 runners

Redcar

🇬🇧 GB · Going: Good · Surface: Turf · 8 races
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  1. 1:20 Join Racing TV Now British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes 7f 219y · Class 4 · 10 runners
  2. 1:52 Join Racing TV Now British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes 7f 219y · Class 4 · 10 runners
  3. 2:27 Watch Live on Racing TV EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes 7f · Class 3 · 7 runners
  4. 3:02 Market Cross Jewellers Nursery Handicap Stakes 5f · Class 6 · 9 runners
  5. 3:37 Sam Hall Memorial Handicap Stakes 5f · Class 5 · 10 runners
  6. 4:12 Every Race Live on Racing TV Handicap Stakes 5f 217y · Class 5 · 13 runners
  7. 4:48 racingtv.com Handicap Stakes 7f · Class 6 · 20 runners
  8. 5:23 Watch Racing Replays at racingtv.com Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes 1m 2f 1y · Class 6 · 15 runners

Uttoxeter

🇬🇧 GB · Going: Good · Surface: Turf · 7 races
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  1. 1:27 British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Race 1m 7f 168y · Class 4 · 11 runners
  2. 2:02 Insurance Connections Best Bet Handicap Steeple Chase 3m 10y · Class 4 · 8 runners
  3. 2:37 100 Punting Feats and Bad Beats 'Chasing Excellence' Mares' Beginners' Steeple Chase 1m 7f 214y · Class 3 · 5 runners
  4. 3:12 D&M Groundworks Handicap Hurdle Race 2m 3f 207y · Class 2 · 6 runners
  5. 3:47 Thomas and Sonny Crilly Plant Hire Handicap Steeple Chase 1m 7f 214y · Class 4 · 5 runners
  6. 4:22 We Buy Cars on the Go Handicap Hurdle Race 1m 7f 168y · Class 5 · 10 runners
  7. 4:53 QuinnBet Mares' National Hunt Flat Race 1m 7f 168y · Class 5 · 8 runners

Best Odds on Today's Feature Races

Prices across the bookmakers we review. The biggest price on each runner is highlighted — that's the one worth taking.

BAR 1 Betting 'Supporting Irish Racing' Handicap Dundalk (AW) 7:30 · 13 runners
Runner bet365 Betfred SBK Unibet Spreadex
Ocean's Breath 2/1 15/8 3.05 15/8 15/8
Exquisite Acclaim 9/2 5/1 5/1 9/2 9/2
Cool Azul 8/1 8/1 7.6 7/1 15/2

On Ocean's Breath, the best price returns £1.70 more on a £10 win stake than the shortest on offer.

Christmas Party Nights at Dundalk Book Now Handicap Dundalk (AW) 8:30 · 11 runners
Runner bet365 Betfred SBK Unibet Spreadex
Quatre Bras 3/1 10/3 4.4 3/1 3/1
Rock Of Claremont 9/2 9/2 6 9/2 9/2
Hygge 5/1 9/2 6.4 5/1 5/1

On Quatre Bras, the best price returns £4.00 more on a £10 win stake than the shortest on offer.

British Stallion Studs Future Stayers EBF Maiden Stakes Haydock 1:42 · 6 runners
Runner bet365 Betfred SBK Unibet Spreadex
Arthurian 3/10 1/3 1.33 1/3 3/10
La Torre 7/2 10/3 5 10/3 3/1
Top Of The World 14/1 12/1 25 12/1 14/1

Prices as last read from the feed and change through the day — confirm at the bookmaker before staking. 18+ · GambleAware.org

Today's Three Shortest-Priced Favourites

What the bookmakers' own prices say across 5 meetings.

Chance shown is the market's own probability with the bookmakers' margin stripped out — what the prices imply, not our forecast.

  1. 1
    Turbocharged 1/5 best, bet365
    Uttoxeter 1:27 · 11 runners · Class 4

    37% chance. Clear favourite of 11.

  2. 2
    Arthurian 2/7 best, Betfred
    Haydock 1:42 · 6 runners · Class 3

    64% chance. The market makes it odds-on in a 6-runner field. 7 bookmakers within a tick of each other — a tight, settled market.

  3. 3
    Extragalactic 1/3 best, SBK
    Redcar 1:20 · 10 runners · Class 4

    53% chance. The market makes it odds-on in a 10-runner field. 7 bookmakers within a tick of each other — a tight, settled market.

A short price is the market's opinion, not a forecast of a winner. Favourites win roughly a third of British races. 18+ · GambleAware.org

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