Winx at Royal Ascot? That’s just one of our 2018 Racing specials!

With 2018 finally here, we’ve priced up an array of New Year racing specials for speculative punters.

This year’s specials revolve around Aidan O’Brien, Frankie Dettori, Matt Chapman and a certain Meghan Markle.

Before that quartet, though, it’s all about the horses themselves.

After creating history at the Cheltenham Festival in 2017, it’s 25/1 that Irish-trained horses win all four feature races at the 2018 festival.

As for Royal Ascot, we go 4/1 that American wonder-horse Winx wins any race at the meeting.

You can get 16/1 for Hayley Turner to ride a winner, while over jumps it’s 33/1 for AP McCoy to come out of retirement and have more than 20 rides under rules in 2018.

Aidan O’Brien chalked up 26 Group 1 winners in 2017 and it’s 5/1 that he breaks his own record on the flat in 2018.

We go 16/1 that the trainer wins all ten 2018 UK and Irish Classics.

Meanwhile, Meghan Markle is even-money to ride in the Queen’s carriage at Royal Ascot.

Matt Chapman has been priced at 3/1 to win HWPA Broadcaster of the Year, while Jeremy Kyle is 16/1 to be added to ITV’s racing line-up.

Away from the racecourse, both Frankie Dettori and AP McCoy are 16/1 to enter the jungle, while Bryony Frost and Harry Cobden are 16/1 to get engaged.

And with the UK’s unpredictable weather showing no signs of letting up, our traders go 16/1 for snow to fall during a race at the 2018 Cheltenham Festival.

Nicola McGeady of Ladbrokes said: “2017 saw plenty of record-breaking moments in racing and the odds aren’t ruling out even more historic moments in 2018.”

Ladbrokes 2018 New Year Specials:

Irish trained horses to win all four feature races at the 2018 Cheltenham Festival (Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Stayers Hurdle and Gold Cup) – 25/1

Bryony Frost and Harry Cobden to get engaged in 2018 – 16/1

Aidan O’Brien to win all five 2018 UK Classics – 10/1

Aidan O’Brien to win all ten 2018 UK and Irish Classics – 16/1

Aidan O’Brien to break his own Group 1 record in 2018 – 5/1

Hayley Turner to ride a winner at Royal Ascot 2018 – 16/1

Winx to win at Royal Ascot 2018 – 4/1

Meghan Markle to ride in the Queen’s carriage at Royal Ascot 2018 – Evens

Matt Chapman to win HWPA Broadcaster of the Year 2018 – 3/1

Jeremy Kyle to join ITV racing as a permanent member of staff in 2018 – 16/1

To snow at Cheltenham during a race at the 2018 Cheltenham Festival – 16/1

Any day at the 2018 Cheltenham Festival to be called off due to weather – 20/1

Frankie Dettori to compete on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in 2018 – 16/1

AP McCoy to compete on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in 2018 – 16/1

AP McCoy to come out of retirement and have more than twenty rides under rules in 2018 – 33/1

All Odds and Markets correct as of date of publication