Announcement of horse races

[milfor]

Sometimes Betfair starts horse racing markets 1 day in advance, sometimes 2 days etc. You never know until it's there.

Has anyone a reason for that or a page where it says which race will be accessible on which day?

[Ian]

Flat races in the UK are declared two days in advance, NH races one day in advance.

[milfor]

Thank you!

How can I find out which race is flat and which is NH?

[Ian]

Racing Post or Sporting Life sites.

[milfor]

Sorry, but I don't find the words 'flat' or 'NH' there.

[Ian]

You need to know the different type of races that make up Flat meetings and National Hunt meetings. If the card contains races with the words Hurdle or Chase in the title, then it will be a National Hunt card, if not, then it will be a Flat card.

If you look at Saturday's cards on the SL site, the Flat cards (Newbury, Thirsk, Wolverhampton & Nottingham) will be the final declarations , the other two cards (Ayr & Bangor) are NH cards and will be the entries at this stage, not the final declarations.