Tomorrow's UK and Ireland racecards. Compare the best prices race by race and lock in early value before the markets shift. 8 meetings and 57 races scheduled, 650 runners in all - updated 00:24.
There's a chance to bet on horse racing on a daily basis. Every day, there are a handful of UK and Irish horse racing meetings, while you can often find events taking place further afield across Europe and other parts of the world. Therefore, there's always plenty of choice when it comes to which races you would like to bet on.
The first step is to choose which race meeting interests you the most. You can click on that particular racecourse or meeting and then find a full racecard featuring all the races that are taking place. Simply click on the time of the race which interests you the most and then choose the horse that you want to bet.
You can usually either select the odds that are available or alternatively choose SP which means Starting Price. There is the chance to either bet win only or each-way depending on the number of runners, while some bookies also provide forecast and tricast betting as alternative ways to bet.
Sometimes it makes more sense to place an each-way bet on a horse rather than win only. Much comes down to the odds that are available. If you're wanting to back a horse at evens to win a race, then it might make more sense to simply bet win only. However, if you like a 20/1 horse to do well, we would recommend looking at the each-way terms instead.
When you bet each-way, you are essentially choosing to place half your stake on the horse to win and half your stake on the horse to place. A horse placing is finishing second, third or even fourth depending on the number of runners in the race. As a rule of thumb, you can get each-way terms for three places if there are eight or more runners and four places if there are sixteen or more runners.
It's great to place a horse racing acca when it comes to the latest meetings and every bookie that has racing odds available will allow you to place a daily accumulator on the action. You can either choose to go through a particular race card or meeting, while there's the alternative of being able to pick and choose runners from different meetings and combine them together in an acca.
The advantage of placing a daily racing accumulator is that you can bet a small stake and potentially land a big return if all your selected horses win. The odds of each selection multiplies together and you can enjoy a big pay out, while there is sometimes the chance to cash out for a profit along the way.
Some punters like to place Tote bets such as Placepots where you pick selections to place in selected races and there are similar style of wagers available such as Jackpot and Trifecta. A good bookie will offer lots of UK racing betting options and we recommend checking them out.
Whichever horses you choose to be bet on, using our odds comparison to get the best available odds is the only simple, guaranteed way to improve your overall profitability. Your ultimate long-term profit and loss is going to be decided by the gains you make on your winning bets, minus the losses on your bets that don't come off.
Odds comparison alone cannot help you pick the horse that will come first past the post. However, it can make sure that you get the best available profits from all of your winning selections. Racing odds move quickly, especially close to the race starting, as bookmakers react to incoming bets. That means that the difference between the betting odds offered by one bookie can differ dramatically from those offered by another, especially if you tend to back horses at longer odds.
As an example, imagine you bet on a horse at 18/1 but your friend manages to get odds of 25/1. Then imagine the horse wins and both of you are elated, but effectively your friend has "bought" an extra seven losing bets. Should your racing luck turn, they can place seven more losing bets of the same stake before their profit is eroded.
On this page you can quickly and easily access our racing odds comparison for all of today's races taking place in the UK or Ireland, as well as some of the biggest races from the USA. There are more than 80 racecourses in the UK and Ireland and with Christmas Day the only day of the year where there is definitely no racing - although even that could change - there are hundreds and hundreds of meetings each year.
Most days feature between four and eight race meetings and with each of those usually having between five and eight races, there are literally thousands of individual races for you to bet on. However many there are, we'll have odds comparison for every single one, meaning you can quickly and easily find the best racing odds to increase your chances of success.
Now you're armed with the best odds, why not make a trip out to one of the courses to see some live racing? A day out at the races is great fun and away from the big meetings offers great value, with tickets inexpensive. With many courses offering a range of concession tickets, a trip to your local racecourse can be a great family day out too. Moreover, many courses have family fun days and other themed events, meaning that even if you don't love the horses, there is still plenty of fun to be had.
Our Daily Races page shows you where the racing is taking place today, but if you can't make it to the course in person it's worth knowing that many bookies we feature on this site give you the chance to watch horse racing live if you've placed a bet on the race.
This means you have the opportunity to not only bet on the horses, but watch how they get on as well. It also helps you assess a horse's form for next time they are running as well as helping you improve your understanding of horse racing, and thus give yourself a better a chance betting the right way.
When it comes to betting on UK horse racing, the biggest Flat meeting on the calendar is Royal Ascot and that is packed with Group 1 races that take place during the five days on the racecard. Indeed, 13 of the United Kingdom's 36 Group 1 horse races occur at Ascot and these include many at the Royal meeting such as the Queen Anne Stakes, King's Stand Stakes and St James's Palace Stakes which take place on Day One.
There is also the Prince of Wales's Stakes, Gold Cup, Commonwealth Cup, Coronation Stakes and Diamond Jubilee Stakes that have Group 1 status, with overseas horses being brought from various countries to line up in the big money races. There are members of the royal family that attend on a daily basis including the Queen.
We also have the five Flat horse races in the United Kingdom which are known as the Classics. This starts at Newmarket with the 2,000 Guineas and 1,000 Guineas, with the former a one-mile showdown for male three-year-olds and the latter being the female equivalent which tends to occur over the same weekend.
The biggest Classic race in the United Kingdom is the Derby which traditionally takes place at Epsom Downs, with Epsom Derby betting highly popular considering it's one of the world's most famous encounters. Inaugurated in 1780, this is run over one mile and four furlongs, with a Derby racecard profiling all the runners and showcasing their form ahead of this encounter.
The other Classic races are the Oaks (which also occurs at Epsom) and the St Leger which is the final Classic of the season and this is run at Doncaster Racecourse. This is the longest distance Classic over one mile and six furlongs, with this being the last leg of the Triple Crown together with the 2,000 Guineas and The Derby.
There are many other high-profile UK Flat race meetings and these include Glorious Goodwood which feature Group 1 encounters such as the Sussex Stakes, the Goodwood Cup and Nassau Stakes. The Flat season tends to take place between April and September in the United Kingdom.
The UK National Hunt horse racing season tends to run between September and May, with the biggest steeplechase being the Grand National and you can find the Grand National racecard published months in advance at Racing-Odds.com, with antepost betting popular on this Aintree spectacular where the horses who are blessed with stamina and jumping ability compete in this world-famous race.
However, the bigger meeting takes place a month before the National, with the Cheltenham Festival proving to be a betting bonanza on an annual basis and that features a number of Group 1 races including the Cheltenham Gold Cup which always occurs on the final day of the meeting.
On Day One of the Cheltenham Festival, you can expect to enjoy Champion Hurdle betting odds, along with races such as the Supreme Novices' Hurdle, Arkle Chase and the Mares' Hurdle. The next day, we see horses compete in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, while the third day of the meeting is dominated by the Ryanair Chase and the Stayers' Hurdle.
Earlier in the season, we enjoy the King George VI Chase which traditionally takes place on Boxing Day, while there is also the Christmas Hurdle which is renowned for being a forerunner to the Champion Hurdle. A few weeks earlier, there's another high-profile encounter in the form of the Tingle Creek Chase, while chasing horses sometimes get an outing when competing for the Betfair Chase at Haydock Racecourse.
