Newmarket Odds – July Festival Day 1 Betting & Favourites

Dylan McHugh 09 July 2025 at 03:56pm
Newbury UK 20th May 2023 Bertinelli ridden by Ryan Moore wins the 1500 Bet Victor London Gold Cup at Newbury Racecourse

Newmarket Day 1 odds are in as the July Festival kicks off with a top-quality Thursday card featuring four Group races and some stacked handicaps. The action begins with the Bahrain Trophy Stakes at 1.50pm, where Aidan O’Brien’s Scandinavia leads the market, and continues through the day with sprint showdowns and the Group 2 Princess of Wales’s Stakes at 3.35pm.

We’ve got the latest betting, runners and race previews right here to help punters get set for a brilliant first day on the July Course.

Newmarket Day 1 Odds – July Festival Thursday Betting

1.50pm Bahrain Trophy Stakes – Group 3, 1m 5f

Horse

Odds

Chance

Scandinavia

5/4

44.4%

Furthur

2/1

33.3%

Nightime Dancer

5/1

16.7%

Hallelujah U

8/1

11.1%

Titanium Emperor

14/1

6.7%

The first race of the day is a tasty one with Group 3 action in the 1-mile 5-furlong Bahrain Trophy Stakes.

Scandinavia is the favourite for Newmarket’s 1.50 pm race at odds of 5/4. Ryan Moore will saddle the Aidan O’Brien star.

The second favourite in the market is Oisin Murphy ride Furthur at 2/1 in the betting. While Nightime Dancer (5/1), Hallelujah U (8/1), and Titanium Emperor (14/1) make up the rest of the betting.

2.25pm Kingdom of Bahrain July Stakes – Group 2, 6f

Horse

Odds

Chance

Maximized

6/4

40%

Brussels

7/4

36.4%

Do Or Do Not

7/1

12.5%

Comical Point

10/1

9.1%

Jel Pepper

10/1

9.1%

Zavateri

18/1

5.3%

The second race of the day promises to be a cracker as we have 6 horses entered for this 6-furlong spring.

Maximized is the 6/4 favourite for the William Buick-Charlie Appleby combination.

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Brussels is also highly respected in the market and would be no surprise winner at 7/4 with Ryan Moore on board.

3.00pm Heritage Handicap – Class 2, 6f

Horse

Odds

Chance

Hucklesbrook

6/1

14.3%

Double Rush

6/1

14.3%

Invictus Gold

7/1

12.5%

Tawasol

8/1

11.1%

Realign

8/1

11.1%

Crestofdistinction

8/1

11.1%

Hallasan

9/1

10%

Bar

10/1

9.1%

The 3 o’clock race is another 6-furlong spring in the first handicap race of the day.

Roger Teal and Ryan Moore team up with Hucklesbrook who leads the market at 6/1 alongside Double Rush.

3.35pm Princess of Wales’s Stakes – Group 2, 1m 4f

Horse

Odds

Chance

Ghostwriter

7/4

36.4%

Palladium

11/4

26.7%

Wimbledon Hawkeye

7/2

22.2%

Arabian Crown

6/1

14.3%

El Cordobes

7/1

12.5%

At 3.35 pm we have a 1-mile 4 furlong contest. Ghostwriter is the 7/4 market leader. Ryan Moore once again finds himself near the head of the betting with John Gosden’s Palladium, who is the 11/4 second favourite for this race.

4.10pm British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes – Class 2, 6f

Horse

Odds

Chance

Coinin Caisc

SP

N/A

Country Artiste

SP

N/A

Crimson Rose

SP

N/A

Enamorus

SP

N/A

Harlequin Angel

SP

N/A

Lady Lucky Vegas

SP

N/A

4.45pm Edmondson Hall Solicitors Sir Henry Cecil Stakes – Class 1, 1m

Horse

Odds

Chance

Opera Ballo

5/4

44.4%

King Of Cities

3/1

25%

Elarak

11/2

15.4%

Arabian Story

7/1

12.5%

Royal Playwright

8/1

11.1%

Brian

20/1

4.8%

5.20pm Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Handicap – Class 3, 1m

Horse

Odds

Chance

Parole D’oro

9/4

30.8%

Boyfriend

9/2

18.2%

Superposition

7/1

12.5%

Cogitate

15/2

11.8%

God Of War

8/1

11.1%

Bar

10/1

9.1%

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