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Saturday 23 July 2005

45 races were run across 8 meetings on 23 July 2005: Leopardstown, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newbury, Newcastle, Nottingham, Salisbury and York.

Leopardstown Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/2

Lingfield Good To Firm · Turf · 4 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 11/2

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 2 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 2 · Biggest winner 7/2F

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

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Newcastle Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 10/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 45 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 favourites14 of 42 won33.3% · 42 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 £1.59Staked £42.00, returned £40.41 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerMine Behind (GB) 33/1The 4:55 Polar Star Diamond Handicap at Newbury
  • Joint favourites3 of 7 won42.9% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Leopardstown177—
Lingfield1341 of 2 won
Lingfield (AW)222—
Newbury177—
Newcastle266—
Nottingham366—
Salisbury2561 of 2 won
York2671 of 3 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 23 July 2005?
45 races across 8 meetings were run on 23 July 2005: Leopardstown (7 races), Lingfield (4 races), Lingfield (AW) (2 races), Newbury (7 races), Newcastle (6 races), Nottingham (6 races), Salisbury (6 races) and York (7 races). That is Leopardstown in Ireland; Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newbury, Newcastle, Nottingham, Salisbury and York in Great Britain. 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 23 July 2005?
Leopardstown: Good (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newbury: Good To Firm (Turf); Newcastle: Good (Turf); Nottingham: Good To Firm (Turf); Salisbury: Good To Firm (Turf); York: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 23 July 2005?
Outright favourites won 14 of 42 on 23 July 2005 (33.3%); joint favourites won 3 of 7. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £42.00 and returned £40.41 — a loss of £1.59. 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 Mine Behind (GB) at 33/1 in the 4:55 Polar Star Diamond Handicap at Newbury.
What was the feature race on 23 July 2005?
The feature race was the 4:20 King George VI & QE Diamond Stakes (Gr1) (Group 1) at Newbury, won by Azamour (IRE) (5/2F).
What time was the first race on 23 July 2005?
The first race was the 1:00 Betfred Sprint Series Final Handicap at Newcastle; the last was the 9:00 Luas To Leopardstown Race at Leopardstown.