Horse racing today Friday: Aegean Prince heads St Simon Stakes market
Newmarket’s Group 3 contest shares the afternoon programme with jumps racing at Wetherby, Uttoxeter and Down Royal, before attention turns to the all-weather and Breeders’ Cup.
By Everything Horse Editorial Team
Horse racing today, Friday 30 October 2026, begins at Newmarket at 11.35am. Six British and Irish meetings provide 45 scheduled races, with Newcastle and Dundalk taking the domestic programme into the evening.
The St Simon Stakes is the principal Flat race at Newmarket, while Wetherby stages the Crossley Handicap Chase. Down Royal’s card includes the Listed bottlegreen Hurdle, ahead of Saturday’s championship action.
Odds change throughout the day. Prices quoted below were available when checked on Friday morning and may differ between bookmakers. Going, runners and race times can also change.
Horse racing fixtures today
| Racecourse | Racing | First race | Last race | Going reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | Flat | 11.35am | 4.05pm | Good to soft |
| Uttoxeter | Jumps | 12.35pm | 3.55pm | Good |
| Down Royal | Jumps | 1.00pm | 4.20pm | Yielding, with variations between courses |
| Wetherby | Jumps | 1.20pm | 4.10pm | Good, good to firm in places |
| Newcastle | Flat, all-weather | 4.15pm | 8.20pm | Standard |
| Dundalk | Flat, all-weather | 5.30pm | 8.30pm | Standard |
At Down Royal, the chase course has good to yielding patches, while the hurdle course is yielding to soft in places. Newcastle races on Tapeta and Dundalk on Polytrack. The latest Racing Post racecards include declarations and individual race details.
Newmarket: established rivals await Aegean Prince
The 2.20pm St Simon Stakes brings Group 3 racing to the Rowley Mile, with seven horses listed for the mile-and-a-half contest.
Aegean Prince headed the morning market at 11/10, with Kieran Shoemark booked to ride. Al Qareem was available at 7/2 and Al Aasy at 7/1.
The favourite faces two rivals with higher official ratings. Al Qareem is rated 113 and Al Aasy 112, compared with Aegean Prince’s 110, giving the race interest beyond the betting order.
Wetherby: Kingston Narcissus leads chase betting
The 3.35pm Crossley Handicap Chase is a Premier Handicap over approximately two miles and three furlongs.
Kingston Narcissus was quoted at 5/4 in the morning market. Crebilly followed at 11/2, ahead of Prairie Wolf at 6/1 and Primoz at 7/1.
Matterhorn has been declared a non-runner. The going was reported as good, good to firm in places, on watered ground.
Down Royal: Blake narrowly preferred to Mange Tout
The 2.35pm bottlegreen Hurdle is a Listed contest over approximately two miles.
Blake was a narrow market leader at 15/8, with Mange Tout at 2/1 and El Cairos at 7/2. Generous Risk, who appeared among the original declarations, has been withdrawn.
Those prices suggest a competitive race at the head of the betting, with little separating the first two.
Uttoxeter: short-priced runners in the opening races
Sean Bowen rides two early favourites at Uttoxeter. Hold The Serve was quoted at 4/9 for the 12.35pm beginners’ chase, while Taranis Dubh was the same price for the 1.07pm QuinnBet Novices’ Hurdle.
The latter returns after winning on his most recent appearance.
Newcastle and Dundalk provide evening racing
Newcastle’s nine-race card begins at 4.15pm. Pequenita was an early 6/4 favourite for the 5.15pm nursery handicap, having finished second on her previous three starts.
Dundalk follows at 5.30pm, with seven races scheduled through to 8.30pm.
Today’s early favourites
| Time | Course | Horse | Morning odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.35pm | Uttoxeter | Hold The Serve | 4/9 |
| 1.07pm | Uttoxeter | Taranis Dubh | 4/9 |
| 2.20pm | Newmarket | Aegean Prince | 11/10 |
| 2.35pm | Down Royal | Blake | 15/8 |
| 3.35pm | Wetherby | Kingston Narcissus | 5/4 |
| 5.15pm | Newcastle | Pequenita | 6/4 |
Morning prices sourced from Today Horse Racing Tips. Odds change throughout the day and should be checked before betting. Market favouritism does not guarantee a winning result.
Breeders’ Cup racing on ITV4 tonight
Friday’s international highlight is the opening night of the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland.
The five juvenile championship races run from 6.55pm to 9.35pm UK time and are listed for ITV4 coverage. The programme starts with the Juvenile Turf Sprint and finishes with the Juvenile Turf.
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