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Racing Results

Tuesday 26 December 2006

72 races were run across 11 meetings on 26 December 2006: Down Royal, Huntingdon, Kempton, Leopardstown, Limerick, Market Rasen, Sedgefield, Towcester, Wetherby, Wincanton and Wolverhampton (AW).

Down Royal Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Huntingdon Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Kempton Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 14/1

Leopardstown Soft To Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Limerick Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Market Rasen Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Sedgefield Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 6/1

Towcester Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Wetherby Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

Wincanton Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 72 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 favourites20 of 69 won29.0% · 69 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 £11.92Staked £69.00, returned £57.08 at SP · 1 dead heat, the return split
  • Biggest-priced winnerThe London Gang (GB) 16/1The 2:15 Wbxtriplecrown.com Claiming Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW)
  • Joint favourites1 of 6 won16.7% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Down Royal377—
Huntingdon077—
Kempton2460 of 4 won
Leopardstown277—
Limerick277—
Market Rasen0671 of 2 won
Sedgefield466—
Towcester066—
Wetherby466—
Wincanton277—
Wolverhampton (AW)166—

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 26 December 2006?
72 races across 11 meetings were run on 26 December 2006: Down Royal (7 races), Huntingdon (7 races), Kempton (6 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Limerick (7 races), Market Rasen (7 races), Sedgefield (6 races), Towcester (6 races), Wetherby (6 races), Wincanton (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (6 races). That is Down Royal, Leopardstown and Limerick in Ireland; Huntingdon, Kempton, Market Rasen, Sedgefield, Towcester, Wetherby, Wincanton and Wolverhampton (AW) 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 26 December 2006?
Down Royal: Soft (Turf); Huntingdon: Good (Turf); Kempton: Good To Soft (Turf); Leopardstown: Soft To Heavy (Turf); Limerick: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Market Rasen: Soft (Turf); Sedgefield: Soft (Turf); Towcester: Soft (Turf); Wetherby: Soft (Turf); Wincanton: Good (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 26 December 2006?
Outright favourites won 20 of 69 on 26 December 2006 (29.0%); joint favourites won 1 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £69.00 and returned £57.08 — a loss of £11.92. 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 The London Gang (GB) at 16/1 in the 2:15 Wbxtriplecrown.com Claiming Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW).
What was the feature race on 26 December 2006?
The feature race was the 2:20 Stan James King George VI Chase (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Kempton, won by Kauto Star (FR) (8/13F).
What time was the first race on 26 December 2006?
The first race was the 12:00 Peter & Ruth Edwards Golden Wedding Selling Handicap Hurdle at Market Rasen; the last was the 4:20 wbxtriplecrown.com Fillies' Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).