The Scoop6 this Saturday will be made up of four jump races from Sandown, along with two legs on the flat, one from Leicester and another at Haydock.
Legs 1, 3, 5 and 6 will be at Sandown’s Jump Finale raceday. The first leg will be the 2m bet365 Novices’ Championship Final Handicap Hurdle which is scheduled for 1:45pm. With 19 runners at the time of writing, this is set to be the biggest field in this week’s Scoop6.
Leg three will be the Grade 2 Oaksey Chase with leg five the Grade 1 Celebration Chase. This race see’s Nicky Henderson Jonbon aim to win the race for a record equalling third time, though there will be six further runners aiming to upset the favourite.
The final leg this Saturday will be the bet365 Gold Cup which is set to have 14 runners line up. Champion Jump Jockey elect Sean Bowen won this race last year onboard Resplendent Grey, with the pair teaming up in the race again this year for trainer Olly Murphy.
Leicester’s first weekend flat fixture of the new season provides leg two of the Scoop6 with their Caffreys Black Stout King Richard III Cup Handicap. This Class 2 race over 6f will have 13 runners going to post out of the maximum field of 18.
The remaining race in this week’s Scoop6 will be Haydock’s William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap, also a Class 2 race, at leg four. With a prize fund of £50k, this 7f race is the most valuable on the Merseyside track’s card on what is their flat season opener.
Scoop6 Races on Saturday 25th April 2026
- Leg 1: 1:45 @ Sandown – bet365 Novices’ Championship Final Handicap Hurdle
- Leg 2: 2:05 @ Leicester – Caffreys Black Stout King Richard III Cup Handicap
- Leg 3: 2:20 @ Sandown – bet365 Oaksey Chase
- Leg 4: 2:35 @ Haydock – William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap
- Leg 5: 2:55 @ Sandown – bet365 Celebration Chase
- Leg 6: 3:30 @ Sandown – bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase
The Scoop6 takes place every Saturday and occasionally through the week during big meetings such as the Cheltenham Festival, Kempton’s Christmas Festival, Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood.
The six races, known as legs, can be at one single meeting or across a number of meetings. Originally these races would have all been televised by a domestic broadcaster, such as ITV racing. Now they can be a mix of televised and non-televised afternoon races depending on field size, favouring races with more runners.
The Scoop6 itself is made up of a win fund for picking six winners and a place fund for those selecting six placed horses. If the prize fund isn’t won, it rolls over to the next available Scoop6.
