Deauville will host a nine-race Flat programme on Monday, October 5, 2026, after the meeting originally scheduled at Croisé-Laroche was transferred to Deauville-La Touques. The nine races will be staged on the fibre-sand track, with the programme running from 4:37 pm to 9:00 pm. The card will feature Handicap and claiming contests for horses across different age groups, with distances ranging from 1,300m to 2,500m. France Galop confirmed the transfer and the revised distances for the meeting.
The opening race at 4:37 pm will be the Prix Capitaine Riquet – Handicap Challenge. The Class 4 Handicap will be run over 2,500m for horses aged four years and older. Nine runners are scheduled to take part, with €13,400 in prize money.
At 5:14 pm, The Prix du Pevele will be contested over 2,500m. The Class 4 claiming race is open to horses aged four years and older and carries €15,400 in prize money. The field will comprise nine runners.
The third race, scheduled for 5:51 pm, will be The Prix de l’Avesnois. The Class 4 Handicap will cover 1,300m and is open to horses aged four years and older. Fourteen runners are scheduled for the contest, which carries €14,400 in prize money.
At 6:28 pm, The Prix Au-Delà des Pistes will take place over 1,300m. The Class 4 Handicap is open to horses aged four years and older and carries €16,300 in prize money. Fourteen runners are scheduled to line up.
The fifth race at 7:00 pm will be The Prix de la Sambre, another Class 4 Handicap over 1,300m for horses aged four years and older. The race carries €13,000 in prize money and will feature 13 runners.
At 7:30 pm, The Prix de Cagnes-sur-Mer will provide a contest for two-year-olds. The claiming race will be run over 1,300m and carries €12,000 in prize money. Eleven runners are scheduled to compete.
The seventh race, The Prix du Plouich, will begin at 8:00 pm. The claiming contest is restricted to three-year-olds and will cover 1,900m. Twelve runners are scheduled to take part, with €11,500 in prize money on offer.
At 8:30 pm, The Prix des Weppes will be contested over 1,900m. The Class 4 claiming race for horses aged four years and older carries €12,500 in prize money, with ten runners scheduled for the event.
The final race of the evening, The Prix du Cambresis, will start at 9:00 pm. The Class 3 contest will cover 1,900m for horses aged four years and older. Six runners are scheduled to compete for total prize money of €13,700.
The nine-race Deauville programme will bring the transferred Croisé-Laroche meeting to a close, with the card featuring three 1,300m contests, three races over 1,900m and two 2,500m events, along with a 1,300m race for two-year-olds. The meeting will be staged entirely on Deauville’s fibre-sand track.
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