Ascot Christmas Meeting Tips
Ascot Christmas Racing Festival Odds
With only weeks remaining on the 2023 UK horse racing calendar, we're heading to Ascot for a weekend full of top-class contests.
National hunt racings finest will be on show with Group One glory up for grabs, and many of the top trainers from across the country have highlighted this meeting as a priority in their build-up to the 2024 Cheltenham Festival. After bad weather last year called the festival off, many horse racing fans will be hoping that the 2023 rendition of the Howden Christmas Racing weekend is just the start of their festive season.
Here at Bet UK, we have all of the top online betting odds for the entire race card at Ascot and all of the leading betting markets including, win and each way on the Long Walk Hurdle - the feature race of the meeting.
2023 Ascot Christmas Racing Festival Tips
As it stands, we currently don't have betting odds for the Ascot Christmas Racing Festival, with the festival beginning on Friday 22nd December, you can expect to see tips after the racecards are confirmed on Wednesday 20th December.
As an alternative, check out some of our other options at Ascot Racecourse.
About the Long Walk Hurdle
Named after The Long Walk, an avenue in Windsor Great Park, this grade one race has been held annually at Ascot since 1965. With notable winners including Big Bucks, Sam Spinner, and Paisley Park, this three-mile hurdle race is normally viewed as a telling point as to which hurdlers will perform well at Cheltenham later in the season.
The 2024 renewal sees eleven runners set to head to post, with Paisley Park and last year's runner up Thyme Hill both expected to feature.
Howden Christmas Racing Weekend Racecards
Other than seeing Father Christmas and getting into the Christmas spirit with a unique family theme park and candle lit carol singing, there is an action packed racing weekend at Ascot over the Christmas period. Check out the racecards for the event below.
Friday Racecard
| Time | Race |
|---|---|
| 12:45 | Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle |
| 13:20 | Howden Maiden Hurdle |
| 13:55 | Howden Novices' Handicap Chase |
| 14:30 | Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle |
| 15:05 | Noel Novices' Chase |
| 15:40 | National Hunt Flat Race |
Saturday Racecard
| Time | Race |
|---|---|
| 12:45 | Spa Novices' Handicap Hurdle |
| 13:25 | Howden Graduation Chase |
| 13:55 | Howden Handicap Chase |
| 14:30 | Howden Long Walk Hurdle |
| 15:05 | Silver Cup Handicap Chase |
| 15:40 | Exchange Trophy |
