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Raceday Details

  • Gates Open – 10.30
  • 7 races - 1st Race - 12.55pm / 7th Race – 4.40pm - Note 7 races!!!
  • Max Bookmaker Numbers – tatts – 90 / rails 29

Forecast Attendance

  • Current forecast is 29,800 (compared to 29,016 in 2024)
  • King Edward Enclosure – Sold Out
  • Invades Students / 18-26 – 7,000 located on Trackside Lawns

Pitching In Time

Due to the nature and expected attendance on this raceday, there will be a 3-hour report time.  This will ensure all bookmakers equipment will be in position before the gates open 

Post Racing Event

There will DJs (Aston Merrygold & Artful Dodger) performing after racing located in the Thunderdome which is located on the lawns by the pavilion, this will cause crowd issues exiting the track so please exit using the service tunnel which will give you easier access to car park 6 

Car Parking

Please use Car Park 6 – this is free and we’ll endeavour to park all bookmakers as close to the road as possible 

If you wish to drop equipment off in the betting ring please notify us (in advance) by emailing the following details to betting@ascot.com.  All vehicles will have to be removed by 9.30am to allow our Venue Operations time to do their final checks.

  • Name
  • Bookmaker Trading Name
  • Car (make & model)
  • Reg Number
  • Number of Occupants

Once you have dropped your equipment off, please remove all vehicles and park in Car Park 6 as normal.  Your wristbands/badges will be available to collect from the Bookmakers Box by the Pavillion entrance as normal.  Please ensure all staff exit the course with you and collect their wristbands from the bookmakers box. 

Badge Box

The badge box will be open from 8.30am in the morning for collection of all bookmaker wristbands/badges etc

Please help our security team by wearing the wristband and showing it to the security team on the entrance.  This will help them to ensure that you access the course as quickly as possible.  There will be security checks so please allow a few minutes extra to get on to the course.

Betting Areas

Tatts

There will be 77 bookmakers in the betting ring using the standard Horse-shoe format.

The remaining 13 bookmakers will be located on the Trackside Lawns as per the attached plan.  These will be grouped as follows

  • By West Entrance to the enclosure – 6
  • By the Covered Area – 5
  • By the Fence Line food outlets – 2

It is expected that the bulk of the Invades ticket-holders will arrive from 11.45 through the East entrance to the Trackside Lawns  

Rails Signage 

  • Please ensure that all signage is attached to the rails and not displayed on the floor

Ticket Sales

We have sold over 7,000 ‘18-26 year old’ tickets and their enclosure will be on the Champions Lawn (front trackside), there are numerous bars and food outlets across the lawns and it is expected that the majority will remain in the area.  There will be wet weather cover provided for them.

Bookmakers will be split as detailed above on these lawns

Links

Please use the relevant link to book tickets

If you have issues or concerns regarding this day and/or booking tickets please contact me direct.

Many thanks

Tony May

October 2025