The Newmarket July Festival gets underway on Thursday afternoon, where three days of top-class action awaits us and anchored by the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes on Friday and the £600,000 Group 1 July Cup on Saturday.
The highlight of the opening afternoon, however, will be the prestigious Princess of Wales's Stakes, but your main feature on Day 1 will be the opportunity to secure a £5 Free Bet. All you have to do is stake £10+ win or £5+ each way bet on any of the seven races on today’s card and you’ll receive a £5 Free Bet to use as you choose on Friday.
Qualifying Bet
- Bet & Get offer is only available to selected customers only from 17:00 on Wednesday 8th July until 17:20 on Thursday 9th July 2026.
- To qualify, customers must have opted in and placed a bet of £10+ or £5 EW+ on any of today's Newmarket Card
- Applies to first cash bet only.
- This offer cannot be used in conjunction with the ‘Double The Odds’ new customer promotion.
- Void bets, duplicate bets, ‘Cashed In’ bets & bets using Odds Boost / Free Bet tokens do not qualify as qualifying bets.
Free Bet
- The Free Bet token will be issued on Thursday 9th July 2026.
- The Free Bet token is valid on any race from Friday’s race card and expires at 23:59 on Friday.
- Free Bet token is not included in any bet returns.
- Free Bet token must be used in its entirety. It cannot be used to place a succession of smaller bets.
- Free Bet token cannot be combined with ‘real money’ stakes.