Doncaster Racecourse hosts the Futurity Trophy Weekend on Friday, 23 October and Saturday, 24 October, shortly before the venue closes the turf flat season in early November. The meeting’s headline race, the Futurity Trophy Stakes, takes place on Saturday.
The Futurity Trophy Stakes is a Group 1 flat race open to two-year-old colts and fillies, run over 1 mile (1,609 metres). It was established in 1961 and has been run on the Straight Mile since 2001.
Below you will find Saturday’s race card, the declared runners with their jockeys and trainers, a closer look at the main contenders and the latest 7bet odds.
Futurity Trophy Stakes 2026 Racecard
Saturday’s horse racing fixture at Doncaster features 8 races, with the Futurity Trophy Stakes as the second race of the day at 1:30 pm.
Futurity Trophy Stakes Day (Saturday, 24 October)
- Gates open: 10:55 am
- First race: 12:55 pm
- Futurity Trophy Stakes: 1:30 pm
- Last race: 5:05 pm
Going: soft, good to soft in places (as of 22 October)
| Time | Race | Distance | Conditions |
| 12:55 pm | The Richard James Hone Memorial Handicap (Class 2) | 5f 3y | 3YO+, £50,000, rated 86–105 |
| 1:30 pm | The William Hill Futurity Trophy Stakes (Group 1) | 1m | 2YO, £275,000 |
| 2:05 pm | The William Hill Remembering Sue Wright Prospect Stakes (Listed) | 6f 2y | 2YO, £50,000 |
| 2:40 pm | The Spooky Spectacular Fireworks at Doncaster Racecourse Nursery (Class 3) | 7f 6y | 2YO, £15,000, rated 0–95 |
| 3:19 pm | The William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Stakes (Class 3) | 1m | 3YO+, £18,400, rated 76–95 |
| 3:55 pm | The William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Stakes (Class 2) | 1m 2f 43y | 3YO+, £30,000, rated 86–105 |
| 4:30 pm | The RFJ and Bee Jays Electrical Handicap (Div 1) (Class 4) | 7f 6y | 3YO+, £10,800, rated 61–80 |
| 5:05 pm | The RFJ and Bee Jays Electrical Handicap (Div 2) (Class 4) | 7f 6y | 3YO+ |
Futurity Trophy Stakes 2026 Runners
Seven two-year-olds have been declared for this year’s Futurity Trophy Stakes, which carries a prize fund of £275,000. As the race is restricted to two-year-olds, every horse gets only one chance to win it.
Aidan O’Brien, the most successful trainer in the race’s history, saddles three of the seven runners, including the favourite Noble Exhibit.
| No. | Horse | Draw | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1 | Al Hudaiba | 1 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby |
| 2 | Breacher | 5 | Lewis Edmunds | William Muir & Chris Grassick |
| 3 | Burning Up | 7 | Clifford Lee | Karl Burke |
| 4 | Giant Sequoia | 3 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | Aidan O’Brien |
| 5 | Gran Dia | 2 | Oisin Murphy | Andrew Balding |
| 6 | Noble Exhibit | 6 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O’Brien |
| 7 | Sergei Diaghilev | 4 | Wayne Lordan | Aidan O’Brien |
Futurity Trophy Stakes 2026 Betting Odds
Noble Exhibit is the 6/5 favourite, with Burning Up next at 3/1. The table shows 7bet’s odds for all seven runners as of 22 October. Odds change constantly before the off, so check the latest prices before placing a bet.
| Runner | Odds |
| Noble Exhibit | 6/5 |
| Burning Up | 3/1 |
| Al Hudaiba | 13/2 |
| Breacher | 8/1 |
| Sergei Diaghilev | 10/1 |
| Gran Dia | 11/1 |
| Giant Sequoia | 12/1 |
Who to Look Out for at the Futurity Trophy Stakes 2026
This year’s field is small, but it includes two Group-race winners: Noble Exhibit and Al Hudaiba. Lester Piggott and Pat Eddery share the jockeys’ record with five wins each, while Aidan O’Brien is the most successful trainer with 12 winners.
Last year’s winner was the bay colt Hawk Mountain, trained by Aidan O’Brien and ridden by Ronan Whelan. It was his third win from four starts as a two-year-old, following victories in the John Ormonde Wexford Sand Irish European Breeders Fund in August and the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club Beresford Stakes in September, both at the Curragh. In 2026 he ran five times and won once.
Noble Exhibit
- Age: 2 years old
- Sex and colour: chestnut colt
- Trainer: Aidan O’Brien
- Jockey: Ryan Moore
- Record: 2 wins from 3 starts
- Key win: Churchill Tyres Beresford Stakes (Group 2, September 2026)
Noble Exhibit is the market leader after two straight wins. He made his debut in the Coolmore Stud St Mark’s Basilica Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden at the Curragh in August 2026, finishing third behind Monogram.
In September he won the Punchestown Is Back Maiden at Punchestown. Later that month he returned to the Curragh and took the Group 2 Beresford Stakes by three lengths, over the same 1-mile trip he faces on Saturday.
Burning Up
- Age: 2 years old
- Sex and colour: bay colt
- Trainer: Karl Burke
- Jockey: Clifford Lee
- Record: 2 wins and 1 second from 3 starts
Burning Up won his debut over 1 mile at Haydock Park in August 2026, by 2¾ lengths. He followed up over the same course and distance in September.
On his third start he stepped up to Class 1 company at Newmarket’s Rowley Mile on 26 September and finished second, beaten 1¼ lengths. All three of his races have been over 1 mile, and he is second in the betting.
Al Hudaiba
- Age: 2 years old
- Sex and colour: grey colt
- Trainer: Charlie Appleby
- Jockey: William Buick
- Record: 4 wins from 6 starts
- Key wins: Summer Stakes (Group 1, September 2026), Boodles Superlative Stakes (July 2026)
Al Hudaiba won on his debut in the EBF Novice Stakes at Newmarket in May. Later that month he unseated Tom Marquand inside the final furlong of the British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes at Yarmouth.
He then won the JCB British EBF Novice Stakes at Newmarket in June and the Boodles Superlative Stakes at Newmarket in July. He finished third behind Dr Rascal in the Coral Vintage Stakes at Goodwood in July. His latest start brought his biggest win so far, in the Group 1 Bet365 Summer Stakes at Woodbine, Canada, in September.
Breacher
- Age: 2 years old
- Sex and colour: bay colt
- Trainer: William Muir & Chris Grassick
- Jockey: Lewis Edmunds
- Record: 1 win and 2 thirds from 3 starts
Breacher won his debut over 7 furlongs at Salisbury in June 2026, by 2½ lengths. He then finished third in a Class 1 race at Sandown Park in August, beaten a length.
On his latest start he was third in the Group 2 Champagne Stakes over 7 furlongs at Doncaster in September, around five lengths behind the winner Desert Castle. He has course experience, but Saturday will be his first run over 1 mile.
Sergei Diaghilev
- Age: 2 years old
- Sex and colour: bay colt
- Trainer: Aidan O’Brien
- Jockey: Wayne Lordan
- Record: 2 wins and 2 seconds from 5 starts
Sergei Diaghilev won his debut over 6 furlongs at the Curragh in May 2026. He finished ninth at Ascot in June, then won over 1 mile at Gowran Park in August.
He has been second in both of his races since: in the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster in September, three lengths behind Desert Castle, and in the Autumn Stakes at Newmarket in October, beaten narrowly by Rock Montreal.
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