Horse Racing Today: Five Courses in Action – 16 July 2026
Five UK racecourses and 33 races on the card today – here's your essential guide to all the action on Thursday, 16 July 2026.
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Five UK racecourses and 33 races on the card today – here's your essential guide to all the action on Thursday, 16 July 2026.

Six go to post for the Almada Mile Handicap at Fontwell Park — Tom O'Brien sizes up the field and finds a cracking each-way angle in a race full of intrigue.

Six races under the summer evening sky at Wolverhampton — Jack Heaton picks through the card and finds his best bets on Good to Firm ground.

Six races under the evening sun at Epsom on good to firm ground — Danny Callaghan picks through the card for the runners most likely to relish the conditions.

Seven races on Good to Firm ground await at Cartmel this Thursday afternoon — Sarah Mitchell picks through the card and finds her best bets.

Six races on good to firm ground at Taunton on Thursday afternoon, with course-and-distance form holding particular sway across a card that rewards careful reading.

Seven races on a warm July afternoon at Fontwell Park — Roger Thomas picks through the card and finds his best bets on good to firm ground.

Seven races, a star-studded jockey roster, and a feature novice chase to savour — Towcester delivered the goods on a sun-kissed Wednesday afternoon.

Tom O'Brien casts his eye over a cracking Wednesday evening card at Kempton Park — six races, firm ground, and a few names worth scribbling in your notebook.

Six races on a balmy July evening at the Knavesmire — Tom O'Brien picks through the card for the talking horses and the names to keep in your notebook.

Firm ground, a baking Scottish afternoon, and six races to get your teeth into at Ayr — Tom O'Brien picks through the card and finds the horses worth following.

Good to firm ground, a sun-baked North Yorkshire track, and six cracking races — Wednesday's card at Catterick Bridge had plenty to get the pulse racing.