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Saturday 26 July 2014

53 races were run across 12 meetings on 26 July 2014: Ascot, Clairefontaine, Clairefontaine (FR), Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newcastle, Newmarket (July), Salisbury, Vichy, Vichy (FR), Wexford (RH) (IRE) and York.

Ascot Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 33/1

Clairefontaine Good To Soft · 1 race · France

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

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

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 6/5F

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

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 9/2

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 3 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 2 · Biggest winner 5/2J

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

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

Newmarket (July) Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 5/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Vichy Soft · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 16/5

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

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 23/10

Wexford (RH) (IRE) Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 15/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 53 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 favourites18 of 47 won38.3% · 47 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 £10.33Staked £47.00, returned £57.33 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerHeavy Metal (GB) 33/1The 3:15 Longines International Stakes at Ascot
  • Joint favourites4 of 12 won33.3% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot2571 of 4 won
Clairefontaine011—
Clairefontaine (FR)111—
Lingfield244—
Lingfield (AW)2231 of 2 won
Newcastle1671 of 2 won
Newmarket (July)477—
Salisbury2671 of 2 won
Vichy011—
Vichy (FR)011—
Wexford (RH) (IRE)1670 of 2 won
York377—

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 July 2014?
53 races across 12 meetings were run on 26 July 2014: Ascot (7 races), Clairefontaine (1 race), Clairefontaine (FR) (1 race), Lingfield (4 races), Lingfield (AW) (3 races), Newcastle (7 races), Newmarket (July) (7 races), Salisbury (7 races), Vichy (1 race), Vichy (FR) (1 race), Wexford (RH) (IRE) (7 races) and York (7 races). That is Ascot, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newcastle, Newmarket (July), Salisbury and York in Great Britain; Clairefontaine, Clairefontaine (FR), Vichy and Vichy (FR) in France; Wexford (RH) (IRE) 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 26 July 2014?
Ascot: Good (Turf); Clairefontaine: Good To Soft; Clairefontaine (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newcastle: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket (July): Good To Firm (Turf); Salisbury: Good To Firm (Turf); Vichy: Soft; Vichy (FR): Soft (Turf); Wexford (RH) (IRE): Good (Turf); York: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 26 July 2014?
Outright favourites won 18 of 47 on 26 July 2014 (38.3%); joint favourites won 4 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £47.00 and returned £57.33 — a profit of £10.33. 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 Heavy Metal (GB) at 33/1 in the 3:15 Longines International Stakes at Ascot.
What was the feature race on 26 July 2014?
The feature race was the 3:50 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco British Champions Series) (Group 1) at Ascot, won by Taghrooda (GB) (7/2).
What time was the first race on 26 July 2014?
The first race was the 11:15 Prix Triple Galop at Clairefontaine; the last was the 8:50 Bathwick Tyres Handicap at Salisbury.