7 big British and Irish races in the next 30 days have entries or declarations in so far: 5 at Group or Grade 1 level and 2 major handicaps, led by the Qatar Racing British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot on 17 October.Sample: 95 entries and runners · Window: Today to 15 November 2026 · Source: British and Irish entries and declarations; RaceWatch results database for past winners
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Upcoming big jumps races with entries
| 18 Oct 26 | 16:00 | Limerick | BOYLE Sports JT McNamara Munster National Handicap Steeplechase | Grade 3 handicap | 18 | Entries | - | - | 3m0f0y | €60,000 |
Grade 1 races and major handicaps with entries or declarations in the next 30 days.
Sun 18 Oct, Limerick: BOYLE Sports JT McNamara Munster National Handicap Steeplechase (Grade 3 handicap)
| 149 | 11-12 | 9 | Gavin Cromwell | - | - | 1P/14- | Entry | |
| 146 | 11-9 | 11 | E McNamara | - | - | 312-4P | Entry | |
| 139 | 11-2 | 8 | David Kenneth Budds | - | - | 848P-1 | Entry | |
| 139 | 11-2 | 7 | M F Morris | - | - | /1332- | Entry | |
| 135 | 10-12 | 7 | Paul John Gilligan | - | - | 13-21P | Entry | |
| 134 | 10-11 | 8 | E McNamara | - | - | /FF-10 | Entry | |
| 133 | 10-10 | 9 | E McNamara | - | - | 4207P- | Entry | |
| 132 | 10-9 | 8 | Gavin Cromwell | - | - | 3U0/P- | Entry | |
| 131 | 10-8 | 6 | J Motherway | - | - | 33U1P- | Entry | |
| 130 | 10-7 | 7 | Noel Meade | - | - | 4/10P- | Entry | |
| 127 | 10-4 | 7 | Paul Nolan | - | - | /115P- | Entry | |
| 127 | 10-4 | 8 | M A Molloy | - | - | 5-1PU9 | Entry | |
| 127 | 10-4 | 10 | Oliver McKiernan | - | - | 824-F5 | Entry | |
| 127 | 10-4 | 9 | Gordon Elliott | - | - | P0PP-3 | Entry | |
| 124 | 10-1 | 10 | J P Broderick | - | - | 00-571 | Entry | |
| 122 | 9-13 | 9 | E McNamara | - | - | 6-6108 | Entry | |
| 121 | 9-12 | 9 | Sean Joseph Allen | - | - | 7861F- | Entry | |
| 118 | 9-9 | 9 | Michael J McDonagh | - | - | /808-0 | Entry |
18 horses entered, sorted by official rating. Weights shown where published (handicap weights are provisional until declarations).
Upcoming big Flat races with entries
| 17 Oct 26 | 13:30 | Ascot | Qatar Racing British Champions Long Distance Cup | Group 1 | 10 | Declared | - | - | 1m7f209y | £283,550 |
| 17 Oct 26 | 14:05 | Ascot | Qatar Racing British Champions Sprint Stakes | Group 1 | 16 | Declared | Powerful Glory (IRE) | /history/british-champions-sprint | 0m6f0y | £283,550 |
| 17 Oct 26 | 14:40 | Ascot | Qatar Racing British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes | Group 1 | 13 | Declared | Kalpana (GB) | /history/british-champions-fillies-and-mares-stakes | 1m3f211y | £283,550 |
| 17 Oct 26 | 15:20 | Ascot | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes | Group 1 | 11 | Declared | Cicero's Gift (GB) | /history/queen-elizabeth-ii-stakes | 1m0f0y | £623,810 |
| 17 Oct 26 | 16:00 | Ascot | Qatar Racing Champion Stakes | Group 1 | 6 | Declared | Calandagan (IRE) | /history/champion-stakes | 1m1f212y | £737,230 |
| 17 Oct 26 | 16:35 | Ascot | Balmoral Handicap Stakes | Valuable handicap | 21 | Declared | - | - | 1m0f0y | £103,080 |
Group 1 races and major handicaps (heritage and premier handicaps, black-type handicaps and handicaps worth 50,000 or more) with entries or declarations in the next 30 days. Stage shows whether the field is still at the entry stage or declared.
Sat 17 Oct, Ascot: Qatar Racing British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 1)
| 117 | 9-9 | 5 | George Scott | Oisin Murphy | 6 | 210411 | Declared | |
| 117 | 9-2 | 3 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 2 | 008111 | Declared | |
| 115 | 9-9 | 6 | John & Thady Gosden | James Doyle | 4 | 5/7-11 | Declared | |
| 114 | 9-9 | 4 | Ralph Beckett | Rossa Ryan | 5 | -66U71 | Declared | |
| 114 | 9-9 | 6 | Aidan O'Brien | Ryan Moore | 8 | 32-123 | Declared | |
| 113 | 9-9 | 4 | William Haggas | Tom Marquand | 7 | -31123 | Declared | |
| 112 | 9-9 | 5 | Andrew Balding | PJ McDonald | 3 | -22313 | Declared | |
| 110 | 9-9 | 4 | Alan King | William Buick | 9 | 53-111 | Declared | |
| 110 | 8-13 | 3 | Aidan O'Brien | Colin Keane | 10 | 655233 | Declared | |
| 106 | 9-9 | 9 | Hughie Morrison | Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 461/54 | Declared |
10 declared runners, sorted by official rating. Weights shown where published (handicap weights are provisional until declarations).
Sat 17 Oct, Ascot: Qatar Racing British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1)
| 123 | 9-4 | 4 | William Haggas | Tom Marquand | 8 | F-1191 | Declared | |
| 118 | 9-3 | 3 | F-H Graffard | Christophe Soumillon | 15 | 246415 | Declared | |
| 117 | 9-3 | 3 | William Haggas | James Doyle | 12 | 323524 | Declared | |
| 116 | 9-4 | 4 | Andrew Balding | Oisin Murphy | 13 | 926384 | Declared | |
| 115 | 9-3 | 3 | Clive Cox | Rossa Ryan | 5 | -18417 | Declared | |
| 113 | 9-4 | 5 | Edward Bethell | Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 13-182 | Declared | |
| 112 | 9-4 | 5 | Bent Olsen | William Buick | 9 | 147611 | Declared | |
| 111 | 9-4 | 5 | James Fanshawe | Billy Loughnane | 10 | 0-2051 | Declared | |
| 111 | 9-4 | 4 | Marco Botti | Pat Dobbs | 6 | 246212 | Declared | |
| 110 | 9-3 | 3 | Robson De Aguiar | David Egan | 4 | 744103 | Declared | |
| 106 | 9-4 | 5 | Clive Cox | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 16 | 0-6334 | Declared | |
| 106 | 9-4 | 7 | Charles Hills | Saffie Osborne | 2 | 052392 | Declared | |
| 104 | 9-3 | 3 | George Scott | Rowan Scott | 3 | 13-371 | Declared | |
| 104 | 9-0 | 3 | Karl Burke | Pierre-Louis Jamin | 7 | 913121 | Declared | |
| 102 | 9-4 | 4 | William Haggas | Cieren Fallon | 14 | -26494 | Declared | |
| 99 | 9-4 | 5 | Clive Cox | Hector Crouch | 11 | 660506 | Declared |
16 declared runners, sorted by official rating. Weights shown where published (handicap weights are provisional until declarations). Past winners: /history/british-champions-sprint.
Sat 17 Oct, Ascot: Qatar Racing British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (Group 1)
| 124 | 9-7 | 5 | Andrew Balding | Colin Keane | 1 | -12115 | Declared | |
| 119 | 9-7 | 4 | Aidan O'Brien | Ryan Moore | 12 | 152830 | Declared | |
| 118 | 9-1 | 3 | J S Bolger | Rossa Ryan | 4 | 113429 | Declared | |
| 117 | 9-1 | 3 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 6 | -31216 | Declared | |
| 113 | 9-7 | 5 | Andrew Balding | Rob Hornby | 7 | -11632 | Declared | |
| 111 | 9-7 | 5 | John & Thady Gosden | James Doyle | 8 | 51-162 | Declared | |
| 110 | 9-1 | 3 | William Haggas | Tom Marquand | 10 | 1-162 | Declared | |
| 109 | 9-1 | 3 | David Menuisier | Billy Loughnane | 2 | 013282 | Declared | |
| Tajlina | 107 | 9-7 | 4 | F-H Graffard | Pierre-Charles Boudot | 11 | 12-325 | Declared |
| 106 | 9-1 | 3 | John & Thady Gosden | William Buick | 9 | -15216 | Declared | |
| 105 | 9-7 | 4 | Edward Bethell | Connor Beasley | 13 | -23161 | Declared | |
| 105 | 9-1 | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | Oisin Murphy | 3 | 421331 | Declared | |
| 102 | 9-1 | 3 | Aidan O'Brien | Christophe Soumillon | 5 | 430700 | Declared |
13 declared runners, sorted by official rating. Weights shown where published (handicap weights are provisional until declarations). Past winners: /history/british-champions-fillies-and-mares-stakes.
Sat 17 Oct, Ascot: Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Group 1)
| 125 | 9-3 | 3 | Aidan O'Brien | Ryan Moore | 11 | -21223 | Declared | |
| 121 | 9-6 | 5 | Ed Walker | Kieran Shoemark | 3 | 811442 | Declared | |
| Rayif | 120 | 9-3 | 3 | F-H Graffard | Christophe Soumillon | 1 | 13-151 | Declared |
| 120 | 9-3 | 3 | Charlie Appleby | William Buick | 8 | 311321 | Declared | |
| 119 | 9-6 | 5 | William Haggas | Tom Marquand | 4 | -22451 | Declared | |
| 119 | 9-6 | 4 | Karl Burke | Clifford Lee | 10 | -33412 | Declared | |
| 118 | 9-3 | 3 | Eve Johnson Houghton | Charles Bishop | 9 | 4-2551 | Declared | |
| 116 | 9-3 | 3 | Aidan O'Brien | Colin Keane | 2 | -12367 | Declared | |
| 115 | 9-6 | 6 | Harry Eustace | Billy Loughnane | 5 | -13768 | Declared | |
| 114 | 9-6 | 5 | Roger Teal | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7 | -64556 | Declared | |
| 106 | 9-3 | 3 | William Haggas | Cieren Fallon | 6 | 1-4027 | Declared |
11 declared runners, sorted by official rating. Weights shown where published (handicap weights are provisional until declarations). Past winners: /history/queen-elizabeth-ii-stakes.
Sat 17 Oct, Ascot: Qatar Racing Champion Stakes (Group 1)
| 132 | 9-7 | 5 | John & Thady Gosden | William Buick | 2 | 2-1114 | Declared | |
| 127 | 9-7 | 5 | F-H Graffard | Christophe Soumillon | 4 | 1-1412 | Declared | |
| 124 | 9-7 | 5 | Ed Walker | Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 3-1424 | Declared | |
| 124 | 9-7 | 4 | George Scott | Oisin Murphy | 5 | -22122 | Declared | |
| 123 | 9-3 | 3 | Aidan O'Brien | Ryan Moore | 3 | -11133 | Declared | |
| 109 | 9-7 | 4 | John & Thady Gosden | Robert Havlin | 6 | 7-2477 | Declared |
6 declared runners, sorted by official rating. Weights shown where published (handicap weights are provisional until declarations). Past winners: /history/champion-stakes.
Sat 17 Oct, Ascot: Balmoral Handicap Stakes (Valuable handicap)
21 declared runners, sorted by official rating. Weights shown where published (handicap weights are provisional until declarations).
Big-race winners in the last two weeks
| Sky Bet Sprint Trophy Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | Handicap | 10 Oct 26 | York | 9/2 | Michael Appleby | Joanna Mason | |
| Wasdell Group Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle Race | Handicap | 10 Oct 26 | Chepstow | 4/1 | Olly Murphy | Sean Bowen | |
| Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | Group 1 | 10 Oct 26 | Newmarket | 18/1 | A. J. Martin | Patrick McGettigan | |
| Bet365 Old Rowley Cup Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | Group 1 | 9 Oct 26 | Newmarket | 10/1 | Charlie Appleby | William Buick | |
| BetMGM Challenge Cup | Handicap | 3 Oct 26 | Ascot | 5/1 | Jack Channon | George Bass | |
| BetMGM Sun Chariot Stakes | Group 1 | 3 Oct 26 | Newmarket | 1/4F | Andrew Balding | Colin Keane |
Group and Grade 1 winners and heritage or premier handicap winners in British and Irish racing over the last 14 days.
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Which big races have entries this week?
7 big races have entries or declarations in, led by the Qatar Racing British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot. Each race has its own table of entries.
What counts as a major handicap?
Heritage and premier handicaps, black-type handicaps and handicaps worth 50,000 or more to the winner. Group and Grade 1 races are always included.
Are the weights final?
Handicap weights at the entry stage can change until declarations, when the final field and weights are set. The Stage column shows which races are declared.
Who won these races last year?
Where a race has a RaceWatch history page, the race table shows last year's winner and a link to every running since 1990.
Questions people ask
When are entries made for big races?
Entries for big races close days or weeks before the race, and runners are confirmed at declarations, usually one or two days before. The page shows both stages.
Why are some horses listed without a jockey?
Jockeys are often not booked at the entry stage. Riders appear once runners are declared, which is usually the day before or two days before the race.
How are entries sorted?
Entries in each race are sorted by official rating, highest first. Handicap weights are set from the same ratings, so the top-rated horse carries top weight.
Does this page include Irish races?
Yes. British and Irish Group and Grade 1 races and major handicaps are all included, with prize money shown in the country's own currency.
How often is this page updated?
The page refreshes through the day as entries and declarations come in. New big races appear as soon as their entries are published.
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