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Saturday 26 February 2005

39 races were run across 6 meetings on 26 February 2005: Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR), Chepstow, Kempton, Lingfield (AW), Southwell (AW) and Thurles.

Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Good · Turf · 2 races · France

Chepstow Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 40/1

Kempton Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 14/1

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Southwell (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 5/1

Thurles Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 39 races. A favourite here is the outright favourite at starting price — the shortest SP with no other horse at that price; joint favourites are counted separately.

  • Outright favourites4 of 33 won12.1% · 33 races had one
  • The long run34.2% winOutright favourites across every race in our archive — 96,834 of 283,117, as at 3 October 2026
  • £1 on every outright favouriteA loss of £20.09Staked £33.00, returned £12.91 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerKims Pearl (IRE) 40/1The 3:25 Novices' Handicap Hurdle at Chepstow
  • Joint favourites3 of 8 won37.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR)002—
Chepstow0670 of 2 won
Kempton188—
Lingfield (AW)0682 of 4 won
Southwell (AW)3671 of 2 won
Thurles077—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 2 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 2 winners have no stored starting price and cannot be ranked by price. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 26 February 2005?
39 races across 6 meetings were run on 26 February 2005: Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) (2 races), Chepstow (7 races), Kempton (8 races), Lingfield (AW) (8 races), Southwell (AW) (7 races) and Thurles (7 races). That is Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) in France; Chepstow, Kempton, Lingfield (AW) and Southwell (AW) in Great Britain; Thurles in Ireland. KTB's archive covers British, Irish and French racing; every result and every runner from these meetings is on this page.
What was the going at each meeting on 26 February 2005?
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR): Good (Turf); Chepstow: Good To Soft (Turf); Kempton: Soft (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Thurles: Yielding To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 26 February 2005?
Outright favourites won 4 of 33 on 26 February 2005 (12.1%); joint favourites won 3 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £33.00 and returned £12.91 — a loss of £20.09. Across every race in KTB's archive, outright favourites win 34.2% of the time (96,834 of 283,117 favourites, as at 3 October 2026). The biggest-priced winner was Kims Pearl (IRE) at 40/1 in the 3:25 Novices' Handicap Hurdle at Chepstow.
What was the feature race on 26 February 2005?
The feature race was the 4:15 Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Grade 2) at Kempton, won by Penzance (GB) (10/11F).
What time was the first race on 26 February 2005?
The first race was the 9:07 Prix Policeman at Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR); the last was the 5:20 NH Flat Race at Kempton.