All Weather Championships Finals Day 2026: Preview & Betting Odds

The flat racing season may not have fully unfolded in the UK just yet, but one major highlight on the spring horse racing calendar is the All Weather Championships Finals Day. The culmination of the All Weather Championships, this year it will take place on 3 April, Good Friday, at the Newcastle Racecourse.

The Championship was initially created in 2013 to develop all weather racing, improve its reputation, and motivate horse trainers and owners to stay in training in the winter months. Conducted between late October and Good Friday, it includes competitions in the following categories:

1. 3 Year Old Championships
2. Sprint Championships
3. Mile Championships
4. Middle Distance Championships
5. Marathon Championships
6. Fillies & Mares Championships

This season, the qualifying period started on Tuesday, 21 October and included over 200 horse racing fixtures over 6 racecourses that have all weather tracks.

The Newcastle Racecourse is located at the Gosforth Park and hosts both flat and National Hunt races, staying active all year around. While horse racing has a long history in the North East, the first official race at Gosforth Park was held in 1882. Apart from the All Weather Championships Finals Day races, it also holds the Northumberland Plate Festival and the Fighting Fifth Hurdle among its most prominent fixtures.

This year’s All Weather Championships Finals Day will be opened by The BetMGM Burradon Stakes as its first race, while The Midnite All-Weather Easter Plate Marathon Handicap Stakes will close the event.

The Midnite All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap Stakes, the headline race of the event, will be run right before the last race.

Key Dates & Timings

The All Weather Championships Finals Day 2026 meeting will be conducted in the first week of April and last for one day. This horse racing fixture will include seven races. Each race brings together runners that earned their qualification throughout the All Weather Championships, competing in each of six categories.

Day One: All Weather Championships Finals Day

• When: Friday, 3 April 2026 (Good Friday)
• Gate opening: 11:45 am
• First race: 1:15 pm
• Headline race: 4:10 pm
• Last race: 4:45 pm

The daily race card for the All Weather Championships Finals Day 2026 is as follows:

Friday, 3 April

Going: standard

Headline Races at the All Weather Championships Finals Day

The All Weather Championships Finals Day 2026 meeting includes 7 races conducted during one day of the event. Runners, conditions, and tracks vary across six competitive categories, making sure every horse racing enthusiast who visits the Newcastle Racecourse on 3 April will find something suitable for their interests and style.

All-Weather Easter Classic (Friday, 3 April)

The Midnite All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap Stakes is a flat handicap horse race that accepts both male and female horses aged four years or older. It is run over the distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 42 yards (about 2,050 metres).

Established in 2013, it was specifically created after the All Weather Championships was introduced to the British horse racing calendar. Initially it was run in Lingfield Park, until the Finals Day was moved to the Newcastle Racecourse in 2022. 

The Easter Classic is conducted as the middle-distance championship race of the entire event. With a substantial prize purse, it is considered one of the richest middle-distance races on the UK all weather curriculum.

While there haven’t been any repeated winners among the runners so far, David Egan holds the title of the most successful jockey with 2 wins (Elegant Man 2024, Salamanca 2025). Andrew Balding also trained two winners (Bangkok 2021, Notre Belle Bete 2023), the highest achievement for the race among trainers.

The latest winner in 2025 was a 4 year old bay colt Salamanca in what was his best performance of the season. Salamanca was trained by Jane Chapple‑Hyam and led on the track by jockey David Egan.

Currently, there are 22 runners announced to compete in this year’s race, but this number may change before the day of the race. Some of the jockeys for the race have already been announced, others are still awaiting confirmation.

The current full list of contenders and their trainers runs as follows:

1. Gaucher (age 7, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Willie Mullins)
2. Tyrrhenian Sea (age 8, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Roger Varian)
3. Paradias (age 7, jockey Rossa Ryan, trainer Alan King)
4. King’s Code (age 6, jockey unconfirmed, trainer David Evans)
5. Teumessias Fox (age 7, jockey Jason Watson, trainer Andrew Balding)
6. Regal Ulixes (age 4, jockey Oisin Murphy, trainer Andrew Balding)
7. Brasil Power (age 7, jockey unconfirmed, trainer George Boughey)
8. Antrim (age 4, jockey Sam James, trainer Karl Burke)
9. Duke’s Command (age 5, jockey Billy Loughnane, trainer David O’Meara)
10. Dosman (age 5, jockey Jonny Peate, trainer Oli Rix)
11. Bragbor (age 5, jockey Jamie Spencer, trainer Richard & Peter Fahey)
12. Nolton Cross (age 7, jockey Jason Hart, trainer Hugo Palmer)
13. Parlando (age 7, jockey Edward Greatrex, trainer Ian Williams)
14. The Glen Rovers (age 7, jockey Sean Bowen, trainer Lucy Wadham)
15. Zryan (age 5, jockey unconfirmed, trainer David O’Meara)
16. Midnight Lion (age 6, jockey Lauren Young, trainer Jim Goldie)
17. Bravais (age 6, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Ian Williams)
18. Night Breeze (age 6, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Ian Williams)
19. Dark Moon Rising (age 7, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Kevin Ryan)
20. Great Bedwyn (age 6, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Richard Hannon)
21. Qitaal (age 7, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Charlie Johnston)
22. City Of Delight (age 5, jockey unconfirmed, trainer David Menuisier)

All-Weather Sprint Stakes (Friday, 3 April)

The Midnite All-Weather Sprint Handicap Stakes is a flat handicap horse race that accepts both male and female horses aged four years or older. It is run over the distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres). 

Established with the same purpose as the Easter Classic, it was moved to the Newcastle Racecourse in 2022 for the All Weather Championships Finals Day, where it is currently run on a straight track with a Tapeta all weather surface.

The Sprint Stakes is held as the championship sprint race of the entire event. It is also considered one of the most valuable sprint handicaps of the British all weather circuit.

Since its launch, the Sprint Stakes has had a different winner every year. There are no jockeys with multiple wins either, however Richard Fahey held the title of the winning trainer twice (Alben Star 2016, Kimberella 2017). 

The latest winner in 2025 was a 5 year old bay gelding We Never Stop. This was his second win in the season after Southwell a month earlier. We Never Stop was trained by Kevin Ryan and led on the track by jockey Shane Gray.

Currently, there are 27 runners announced to compete in this year’s race, but this number may change before the day of the race. Some of the jockeys for the race have already been announced, others are still awaiting confirmation.

The current full list of contenders and their trainers runs as follows:

1. Sir Les Patterson (age 5, jockey Jack Kearney, trainer Stephen Thorne)
2. Valiant Force (age 5, jockey David Egan, trainer Robson Aguiar)
3. Heathcliff (age 5, jockey Daniel Muscutt, trainer James Fanshawe)
4. Ferrous (age 6, jockey Callum Rodriguez, trainer Jack Channon)
5. Marshman (age 6, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Karl Burke)
6. El Bodon (age 5, jockey Rossa Ryan, trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam)
7. Pocklington (age 5, jockey P J McDonald, trainer Geoff Oldroyd)
8. Germanic (age 5, jockey Ryan Sexton, trainer Julie Camacho)
9. Sarab Star (age 4, jockey Edward Greatrex, trainer Jack Channon)
10. Berkshire Whisper (age 4, jockey Oisin Murphy, trainer Andrew Balding)
11. So Darn Hot (age 4, jockey Kieran Shoemark, trainer Ed Walker)
12. Wiltshire (age 6, jockey Cieren Fallon, trainer William Haggas)
13. Lakers (age 4, jockey David Egan, trainer Kevin Philippart De Foy)
14. Fivethousandtoone (age 8, jockey David Allan,  trainer Tim Easterby)
15. City House (age 5, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Adrian McGuinness)
16. Coul Angel (age 4, jockey Robert Havlin, trainer Michael Appleby)
17. Heavenly Heather (age 5, jockey Barry McHugh, trainer Tracy Waggott)
18. The Caltonian (age 7, jockey Kieran O’Neill, trainer Linda Perratt)
19. We Never Stop (age 5, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Kevin Ryan)
20. Stratusnine (age 4, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Hugo Palmer)
21. Dark Cloud Rising (age 4, jockey unconfirmed, trainer David O’Meara)
22. Willem Twee (age 7, jockey Daniel Muscutt, trainer James Fanshawe)
23. Baldomero (age 8, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Michael Appleby)
24. Apache Outlaw (age 6, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Adrian McGuinness)
25. Uncle Don (age 4, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Robert Cowell)
26. Havana Rum (age 6, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Richard & Peter Fahey)
27. Knebworth (age 6, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Richard Hughes)

All-Weather Mile Stakes (Friday, 3 April)

The BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap Stakes is a flat handicap horse race that accepts both male and female horses aged four years or older. It is run over the distance of 1 mile 5 yards (1,614 metres). 

Launched specifically for the All Weather Championships, it is held on the Finals Day at the Newcastle Racecourse, after the entire event was moved to Gosforth Park in 2022. Like the other six races, it is conducted on Tapeta all weather surface.

The Mile Stakes is held as the culmination of the Mile Championships category, for which runners have to qualify through participation in various events of the winter all weather season. 

So far, the Mile Stakes hasn’t had a multiple winner among runners. However two trainers have produced winning horses twice each during the lifetime of the race so far: Richard Hannon (Oh This Is Us 2019, Talis Evolvere 2024) and Andrew Balding (Berkshire Shadow 2023, Storm Star 2025). Only one jockey has gained the same achievement: Tom Marquand (Oh This Is Us 2019, My Oberon 2022).

The latest winner in 2025 was a 4 year old chestnut gelding Storm Star. This was his third consecutive win of the season. Storm Star was trained by Andrew Balding and led on the track by jockey Jason Watson.

Currently, there are 21 runners announced to compete in this year’s race, but this number may change before the day of the race. Some of the jockeys for the race have already been announced, others are still awaiting confirmation.

The current full list of contenders and their trainers runs as follows:

1. No Lunch (age 5, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Christophe Ferland)
2. Chancellor (age 4, jockey Robert Havlin, trainer John & Thady Gosden)
3. Tyrrhenian Sea (age 8, jockey Jack Mitchell, trainer Roger Varian)
4. Heathcliff (age 5, jockey unconfirmed, trainer James Fanshawe)
5. Witch Hunter (age 7, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Richard Hannon)
6. Popmaster (age 8, jockey Ashley Lewis, trainer Ed Walker)
7. Blue RC (age 4, jockey Hector Crouch, trainer James Tate)
8. Apiarist (age 5, jockey Kevin Stott, trainer Kevin Ryan)
9. Storm Star (age 5, jockey Jason Watson, trainer Andrew Balding)
10. The Lost King (age 4, jockey Oisin Murphy, trainer Andrew Balding)
11. Carolina Jetstream (age 4, jockey David Egan, trainer Robson Aguiar)
12. Flight Plan (age 6, jockey Sam James, trainer Karl Burke)
13. First Principle (age 4, jockey Cieren Fallon, trainer William Haggas)
14. Duke’s Command (age 5, jockey unconfirmed, trainer David O’Meara)
15. Nikovo (age 7, jockey Jason Hart, trainer Michael Herrington)
16. Dosman (age 5, jockey Jonny Peate, trainer Oli Rix)
17. Bragbor (age 5, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Richard & Peter Fahey)
18. Dingle (age 8, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Julie Camacho)
19. Bravais (age 6, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Ian Williams) 
20. Rogue Encore (age 5, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Peter Chapple-Hyam)
21. Shafdar (age 4, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Ian Williams)

All-Weather Easter Plate Marathon (Friday, 3 April)

The Midnite All-Weather Easter Plate Marathon Handicap Stakes is a flat handicap horse race that accepts both male and female horses aged four years or older. It is run over the distance of 2 miles and 56 yards (3,272 metres). 

This race was created as part of the All Weather Championships and has been traditionally conducted on the Finals Day at the Newcastle Racecourse since 2022. 

The Easter Plate Marathon is the final event of the Marathon Championships category, held for horses that specialise in long distance all weather races. It is the longest race of the Finals Day.

As of now, no horse, jockey, or trainer has had multiple wins at the race. 

The latest winner in 2025 was a 5 year old bay gelding Wonder Legend. This was his second win of the season. Wonder Legend was trained by James Ferguson and led on the track by jockey Daniel Muscutt.

Currently, there are 18 runners announced to compete in this year’s race, but this number may change before the day of the race. Some of the jockeys for the race have already been announced, others are still awaiting confirmation.

The current full list of contenders and their trainers runs as follows:

1. Duke Of Oxford (age 6, jockey Hector Crouch, trainer Michael Bell)
2. Beylerbeyi (age 6, jockey Billy Loughnane, trainer Ian Williams)
3. Enemy (age 9, jockey Rossa Ryan, trainer Ian Williams)
4. Brasil Power (age 7, jockey unconfirmed, trainer George Boughey)
5. Prydwen (age 8, jockey Daniel Tudhope, trainer George Scott)
6. Dramatic Star (age 5, jockey Cieren Fallon, trainer William Haggas)
7. Charging Thunder (age 8, jockey unconfirmed, trainer James Owen)
8. Nolton Cross (age 7, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Hugo Palmer)
9. Tribal Star (age 5, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Adrian McGuinness)
10. Sheradann (age 6, jockey unconfirmed, trainer Ian Williams)
11. Sax Appeal (age 6, jockey Daniel Muscutt, trainer Charlie Johnston)
12. Berkshire Sundance (age 6, jockey Oisin Murphy, trainer Andrew Balding)
13. Midnight Lion (age 6, jockey Lauren Young, trainer Jim Goldie)
14. Artisan Dancer (age 6, jockey Callum Shepherd, trainer Charlie Johnston)
15. Tryfan (age 5, jockey Kaiya Fraser, trainer Harry Charlton)
16. Solarize (age 4, jockey Sean Bowen, trainer Charlie Johnston)
17. Barenboim (age 8, jockey Hollie Doyle, trainer Tom Dascombe)
18. Francesco Baracca (age 5, jockey unconfirmed trainer Eve Johnson Houghton)

Betting at All Weather Championships Finals Day

With so many champion titles at stake, horse racing enthusiasts, bettors, or bookmakers couldn’t possibly leave this fixture unnoticed. Continuing the long standing tradition of horse race betting, Newcastle Racecourse offers a range of possibilities.

If you are planning to place a bet on any of the All Weather Championships Finals Day races, you will have a broad range of betting markets to choose from. Betting at the venue is possible at specialised facilities or at the tracks where you will find old school bookies with odds displayed on blackboards. Of course, online betting is also open to both Newcastle Racecourse visitors and those placing a wager from home.

Whatever your choice of betting method, make sure you practice responsible gambling and take informed decisions on every bet. Before placing a wager, study the latest performances and physical conditions of each runner, see how horse racing markets tend to play out at this particular race, and follow all possible changes before the morning of the race. For those attending the meeting in person, paying a visit to the Parade Ring and checking the horses before the race starts is also a good idea. 

At 7bet, we offer a wide range of horse race betting markets both for domestic and international events.

Please note that odds for the All Weather Championships Finals Day 2026 will be available closer to the event date.

Betting at the All Weather Championships Finals Day 2026 includes various horse betting markets, with some of the most popular ones being:

• Win: This betting market works under the same mechanism as any straight win market in sports betting. It is based on the main reason a sport event is organised in the first place, which is to determine the outcome of the competition. Due to its simple mechanism, this bet is considered suitable for beginner bettors to gain experience before venturing into other markets, while at the same time remaining attractive for experienced punters. If you are betting on this market, you are trying to predict which horse will finish the race in first place and win the competition. If you do make a correct prediction, your wager will be eligible for a payout proportional to the offered odds and your stake size.
• Place: The operating mechanism of this betting market doesn’t differ much from the previous bet, but your main objective is significantly different. Here you still place a wager on a single horse, however instead of nominating it to become the winner of the race, you state that it will be placed in the race, i.e. come to the finish line within the winning top. The number of paid placements, or the winning top, varies per race, usually from top two to top four, and depends on the final number of horses declared to run in the race. This information is announced after all withdrawals have been made. This betting market offers somewhat lower risks as there are more chances for a horse to be placed. Another advantage for you as a bettor is that you don’t need to predict the exact placement to qualify for a win. As long as your horse finishes in the winning top, your wager wins. 
• First Two (or First Three): This betting market is another variation of betting on the winning top. Your aim as a bettor here is to predict the first two or first three horses to finish the race. As with the previous bet, the number of paid placements will depend on the total number of runners. You don’t place a separate wager on each horse, but rather make one total bet. For your wager to win, two things need to take place on the track. Number one, all horses you bet on have to come to the finish line within the winning top. Number two, they have to be placed in the exact order you determined in your bet. If any of them misses the winning top or they finish the race in a different order, you will lose your wager.
• Two From Three: This betting market follows the same principle as the previous one but has certain differences in its aim and risk level. When placing a wager here, you are trying to predict which two horses will make it into the top three at the finish line. But for this bet you don’t have to predict their exact placements. For your wager to be eligible for a payout, both horses simply have to be among the first three horses to come to the finish line. The only time you will lose your wager is if either or both of them completely miss the winning top three. As you have a higher chance to make a correct prediction, this bet is considered lower risk than the previous one.

Always remember to gamble responsibly and treat betting as a form of entertainment and not means for financial gain. 

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