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Racing Results

Friday 22 July 2005

48 races were run across 8 meetings on 22 July 2005: Chepstow, Fairyhouse, Limerick, Newbury, Newmarket, Vichy (FR), Wolverhampton (AW) and York.

Chepstow Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 4/1

Fairyhouse Firm · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 12/1

Limerick Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Newbury Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 10/1

Newmarket Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Vichy (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

York Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 48 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 favourites12 of 44 won27.3% · 44 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 £12.14Staked £44.00, returned £31.86 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerHomestead (GB) 14/1The 7:40 'Passport' Coors Light (QR) Handicap Hurdle at Limerick
  • Joint favourites2 of 7 won28.6% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chepstow1561 of 2 won
Fairyhouse388—
Limerick177—
Newbury2461 of 5 won
Newmarket277—
Vichy (FR)001—
Wolverhampton (AW)277—
York166—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 1 race has no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for it. 1 winner has 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 22 July 2005?
48 races across 8 meetings were run on 22 July 2005: Chepstow (6 races), Fairyhouse (8 races), Limerick (7 races), Newbury (6 races), Newmarket (7 races), Vichy (FR) (1 race), Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races) and York (6 races). That is Chepstow, Newbury, Newmarket, Wolverhampton (AW) and York in Great Britain; Fairyhouse and Limerick in Ireland; Vichy (FR) in France. 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 22 July 2005?
Chepstow: Good To Firm (Turf); Fairyhouse: Firm (Turf); Limerick: Good To Firm (Turf); Newbury: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Vichy (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW); York: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 22 July 2005?
Outright favourites won 12 of 44 on 22 July 2005 (27.3%); joint favourites won 2 of 7. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £44.00 and returned £31.86 — a loss of £12.14. 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 Homestead (GB) at 14/1 in the 7:40 'Passport' Coors Light (QR) Handicap Hurdle at Limerick.
What was the feature race on 22 July 2005?
The feature race was the 3:50 Weatherbys E.B.F. Valiant Stakes (Fillies' Listed) (Str) (Listed) at Newbury, won by Echelon (GB) (2/1F).
What time was the first race on 22 July 2005?
The first race was the 1:50 Prix des Reves d'Or at Vichy (FR); the last was the 9:00 32red Poker Room Handicap at Chepstow.