British Champions Day is one of the big concluding meetings of the flat season, and is set to be another crowning day for numerous champions of racing on these shores. Here we outline when British Champions Day 2024 will take place, and look at which races are part of the schedule and when.
British Champions Day Date 2024
This season, British Champions Day falls on Saturday, 19th October 2024. Unlike other big meetings such as Cheltenham and Royal Ascot, all of the action occurs on a single day.
British Champions Day Schedule 2024
The action begins early on British Champions Day as the daylight hours draw in. The opening race, the Grade 2 British Champions Long Distance Cup, gets underway at 1.20pm, with the Balmoral Handicap concluding the day at 4.35pm.
Gates Open – 10.30am
First Race (Long Distance Cup) – 1.20pm
Champions Sprint Stakes – 1.55pm
Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes – 2.35pm
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes – 3.15pm
Champion Stakes – 3.55pm
Last Race (Balmoral Handicap) 4.35pm
British Champions Day Odds 2024
Veterans such as Kyprios and Kinross are favourites among the early British Champions Day 2024 odds. Younger pretenders including You Got To Me and Calandagan are among those who also lead markets later in the day, though the most competitive odds will be found in the Balmoral Handicap, the final race of the day, and always a hugely competitive affair.
British Champions Day Free Bets 2024
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British Champions Day Tips 2024
We will have tips for every race on GG. These will come from some of the best at finding value in the business such as Andrew Mount and Matty Sutcliffe, both of whom enjoyed firing in the winners at Royal Ascot and Cheltenham earlier in the year.
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