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Tuesday 27 December 2005
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42 races were run across 6 meetings on 27 December 2005: Chepstow, Down Royal, Leopardstown, Limerick, Southwell (AW) and Wetherby.

Chepstow Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Chepstow racecourse statistics →

Down Royal Yielding To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/2

Down Royal racecourse statistics →

Leopardstown Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Leopardstown racecourse statistics →

Limerick Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Limerick racecourse statistics →

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

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

Southwell (AW) racecourse statistics →

Wetherby Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/2

Wetherby racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 42 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 favourites15 of 38 won39.5% · 38 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 profit of £4.86Staked £38.00, returned £42.86 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBlack Apalachi (IRE) 25/1The 2:35 Paddy Power Handicap Chase at Leopardstown
  • Joint favourites1 of 8 won12.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chepstow2680 of 4 won
Down Royal266—
Leopardstown3670 of 2 won
Limerick377—
Southwell (AW)2781 of 2 won
Wetherby366—

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 27 December 2005?
42 races across 6 meetings were run on 27 December 2005: Chepstow (8 races), Down Royal (6 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Limerick (7 races), Southwell (AW) (8 races) and Wetherby (6 races). That is Chepstow, Southwell (AW) and Wetherby in Great Britain; Down Royal, Leopardstown and Limerick 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 27 December 2005?
Chepstow: Good To Soft (Turf); Down Royal: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Leopardstown: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Limerick: Heavy (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Wetherby: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 27 December 2005?
Outright favourites won 15 of 38 on 27 December 2005 (39.5%); joint favourites won 1 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £38.00 and returned £42.86 — a profit of £4.86. 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 Black Apalachi (IRE) at 25/1 in the 2:35 Paddy Power Handicap Chase at Leopardstown.
What was the feature race on 27 December 2005?
The feature race was the 1:30 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Leopardstown, won by Hi Cloy (IRE) (8/1).
What time was the first race on 27 December 2005?
The first race was the 11:35 More Offers At Betdirect.co.uk Handicap at Southwell (AW); the last was the 3:50 Pontins Captain Crocodile Standard Open NH Flat Race at Chepstow.