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Saturday 26 July 2008
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41 races were run across 7 meetings on 26 July 2008: Ascot, Lingfield, Newcastle, Newmarket, Salisbury, Vichy (FR) and York.

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

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

Ascot racecourse statistics →

Lingfield Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Lingfield racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Newcastle racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

Newmarket (July) racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

Salisbury racecourse statistics →

Vichy (FR) Holding · Turf · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 42/1

Vichy racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

York racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 41 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 39 won30.8% · 39 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 £7.60Staked £39.00, returned £31.40 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerMatwan (FR) 42/1The 12:55 Prix des Reves d'Or Jacques Bouchara at Vichy (FR)
  • Joint favourites0 of 2 won0.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot1670 of 2 won
Lingfield366—
Newcastle066—
Newmarket377—
Salisbury366—
Vichy (FR)012—
York277—

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 26 July 2008?
41 races across 7 meetings were run on 26 July 2008: Ascot (7 races), Lingfield (6 races), Newcastle (6 races), Newmarket (7 races), Salisbury (6 races), Vichy (FR) (2 races) and York (7 races). That is Ascot, Lingfield, Newcastle, Newmarket, Salisbury and York in Great Britain; 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 26 July 2008?
Ascot: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield: Firm (Turf); Newcastle: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Salisbury: Good To Firm (Turf); Vichy (FR): Holding (Turf); York: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 26 July 2008?
Outright favourites won 12 of 39 on 26 July 2008 (30.8%); joint favourites won 0 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £39.00 and returned £31.40 — a loss of £7.60. 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 Matwan (FR) at 42/1 in the 12:55 Prix des Reves d'Or Jacques Bouchara at Vichy (FR).
What was the feature race on 26 July 2008?
The feature race was the 4:20 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Group 1) (Group 1) at Ascot, won by Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) (4/6F).
What time was the first race on 26 July 2008?
The first race was the 12:55 Prix des Reves d'Or Jacques Bouchara at Vichy (FR); the last was the 8:40 Highland Park Single Malt Scotch Whisky Fillies' Handicap at Salisbury.