Ranked: where's the most expensive pint at British and Irish racecourses?

In the Racecourse Prices Index (RPI) we report from Britain and Ireland's racetracks on the cost of going racing.

See below for full details about the racecourses visited, including the stories themselves, and how each track fares in our current rankings.

The tracks so far

How do they rank?

(ranked from high to low)

Bottle of water

Chester: £3
Epsom: £2.80
Uttoxeter: £2.80
Doncaster: £2.60
Southwell: £2.60 (free from the Sherwood bar)
Chelmsford: £2.50
Exeter: £2.50 (330ml can)
Goodwood: £2.50
Lingfield: £2.50
Wolverhampton: £2.50
Worcester: £2.50
Beverley: £2.40
Newcastle: £2.40
Pontefract: £2.40
Redcar: £2.40
Wetherby: £2.40
York: £2.40
Kempton: £2.30
Nottingham: £2.30 (free glasses available at the Champions Bar)
Sandown: £2.30
Brighton: £2.20
Cheltenham: £2.20
Fontwell: £2.20
Haydock: £2.20
Newmarket (July Course): £2.20
Newmarket (Rowley Mile): £2.20 (in a can)
Taunton: £2.20
Aintree: £2
Bath: £2
Chepstow: £2
Down Royal: £2
Ffos Las: £2
Hereford: £2
Huntingdon: £2
Kelso: £2
Newbury: £2
Ripon: £2
Royal Ascot: £2
Salisbury: £2
Leicester: £1.50
Ludlow: £1.50
Plumpton: £1.50
Worcester: £1.50 (in a can)
Yarmouth: £1.50
Ayr: Free
Catterick: Free
Hamilton: Free
Musselburgh: Free
Sedgefield: Free
Warwick: Free
Hexham: No bottles but tap water available for free

Cork: €3.20
Curragh: €3.20
Leopardstown: €3.20
Kilbeggan: €3
Listowel: €3
Clonmel: €2.50
Fairyhouse: €2.50
Gowran Park: €2.50
Tramore: €2.50
Tipperary: €2.20
Naas: €2
Punchestown: €2

Pint of beer

Cheltenham: £7.40 (Pravha)
Sandown: £6.80 (all)
Epsom: £6.70 (Pravha)
Newmarket (July Course): £6.50 (Carling)
Newmarket (Rowley Mile): £6.50 (Carling, Sharp's and Aspall's)
Royal Ascot:£6.50 (Grolsch)
Kempton: £6.40 (Staropramen)
Ayr: £6 (£4.70 at usual meetings)
Chester: £6 (Becks)
Goodwood:£6 (St Simon Lager)
Lingfield:£6 (San Miguel and Shipyard Pale Ale)
Newbury:£6 (Carling)
Warwick: £6 (Pravha and Hook Norton Ale)
Down Royal: £5.90
Haydock:£5.90 (Carling)
Huntingdon:£5.80 (Atlantic Pale Ale)
Musselburgh: £5.80 (Amstel)
Doncaster: £5.60 (Carlsberg or Bombardier)
Ripon:£5.60 (Amstel)
Wolverhampton: £5.60 (Carlsberg)
Aintree: £5.50 (Worthington Bitter)
Exeter: £5.50 (Carling Black Label, Sharps Atlantic Pale Ale)
Fontwell: £5.50 (Carlsberg)
Hexham: £5.50 (Becks Vier, Stowford Press Cider and Greene King IPA)
Nottingham: £5.50 (Carling/Atlantic Pale Ale)
Plumpton: £5.50 (Pravha)
Wincanton: £5.50 (Sharps Atlantic Pale Ale, Carling and Badger)
York:£5.50 (Amstel and John Smith's Extra Smooth)
Ffos Las: £5.40 (Carlsberg or Shipyard)
Newcastle: £5.35 (Bombardier)
Sedgefield:£5.35 (Carlsberg)
Southwell: £5.35 (Carlsberg and Bombardier)
Uttoxeter:£5.35 (Carlsberg, Kingston Press, 61 Deep)
Worcester: £5.35 (Carlsberg, Kingston Press)
Bath:£5.30 (Carlsberg, Kingston Press and Shipyard)
Beverley:£5.30 (Amstel)
Brighton:£5.30 (Carlsberg and Kingston Press)
Catterick: £5.30 (Foster's or Theakston Best Bitter)
Redcar: £5.30 (Foster's, John Smith's Extra Smooth and Theakston Best Bitter)
Wetherby: £5.30 (Theakston best bitter)
Yarmouth:£5.30 (Carlsberg)
Chepstow:£5.20 (Shipyard, Carlsberg, Kingston Press)
Hereford: £5.20 (Carlsberg, Kingstone Press)
Hamilton: £5.10 (Fosters)
Chelmsford: £5 (East Coast IPA)
Kelso: £5 (Carlsberg and Belhaven Best)
Leicester: £5 (Carling, Coors and Aspall Cider)
Salisbury:£5 (Carling)
Pontefract:£4.90 (John Smith's or Fosters)
Taunton: £4.90 (Carlsberg, Thatchers, San Miguel, Wainwright Amber)
Ludlow:£4 (Ludlow Ale, Dortmunder, Stowford Press and Black Knight Stout)

Fairyhouse: €6.40 (Budweiser)
Naas: €6.30 (Guinness)
Punchestown: €6 (Guinness/Smithwick's)
Leopardstown: €5.90 (Five Lamps Pale Ale)
Curragh: €5.80 (Smithwick's)
Listowel: €5.80 (Guinness)
Cork: €5.70 (Guinness)
Clonmel: €5.50 (Guinness)
Gowran Park: €5.50 (Smithwick's)
Kilbeggan: €5.50 (Smithwick's)
Tipperary: €5.50 (Guinness)
Tramore: €5.50 (Guinness/Cider/Heineken)
Dundalk: €5 (Guinness/Smithwick's)

Pint of Guinness

Cheltenham: £7.50
Epsom: £7
Goodwood: £6.80
Royal Ascot: £6.80
Sandown: £6.80
Newmarket (July Course): £6.75
Newmarket (Rowley Mile): £6.75
Kempton: £6.60
Aintree: £6.50
Beverley:£6.50
Catterick: £6.50
Chester: £6.50
Lingfield:£6.50
Newbury: £6.50
Plumpton: £6.50
Pontefract: £6.50
Redcar: £6.50
Wetherby: £6.50
York:£6.50
Ripon £6.30
Fontwell: £6.20
Warwick: £6.20
Wolverhampton: £6.20
Bath: £6.10
Doncaster: £6.10
Ffos Las: £6.10
Ayr: £6 (£5 normally)
Exeter: £6
Haydock: £6
Hexham: £6
Leicester: £6
Nottingham: £6
Wincanton: £6
Uttoxeter: £5.95
Worcester: £5.95
Brighton: £5.90
Chepstow: £5.90
Down Royal: £5.90
Hereford: £5.90
Southwell: £5.85
Yarmouth: £5.80
Hamilton: £5.70 (but only available in a can)
Huntingdon: £5.70 (but only available in a can)
Newcastle: £5.65
Sedgefield: £5.65
Chelmsford: £5.50
Salisbury: £5.50
Kelso: £5 (but only available in a can)
Taunton: £5
Ludlow:unavailable (£4 for Black Knight Stout)
Musselburgh: unavailable

Naas: €6.30
Punchestown: €6
Fairyhouse: €5.90
Leopardstown: €5.90
Curragh: €5.80
Listowel: €5.80
Cork: €5.70
Clonmel: €5.50
Gowran Park: €5.50
Kilbeggan: €5.50
Tipperary: €5.50
Tramore: €5.50
Dundalk: €5

All prices were accurate at the time of our visit, which can be found on the individual RPI reports along with further information such as ticket and food costs. Prices change frequently and may differ from one facility to another at the same racecourse.

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Published on 23 June 2022inThe Racecourse Prices Index

Last updated 00:45, 31 January 2023

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