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Friday 26 December 2014

88 races were run across 13 meetings on 26 December 2014: Deauville (FR), Down Royal, Fontwell, Huntingdon, Kempton, Leopardstown, Limerick, Market Rasen, Sedgefield, Towcester, Wetherby, Wincanton and Wolverhampton (AW).

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 9 · Biggest winner 245/10

Down Royal Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Fontwell Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

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

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

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

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

Leopardstown Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Limerick Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 7/1

Market Rasen Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 8/1

Sedgefield Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

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

Outright favs won 0 of 4 · Biggest winner 14/1

Wincanton Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 88 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 favourites21 of 78 won26.9% · 78 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 £20.75Staked £78.00, returned £57.25 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerFiscal Focus (IRE) 33/1The 1:20 Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown · one of 3 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites4 of 22 won18.2% · 10 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Deauville (FR)399—
Down Royal0670 of 3 won
Fontwell077—
Huntingdon166—
Kempton4561 of 2 won
Leopardstown177—
Limerick3571 of 4 won
Market Rasen2560 of 3 won
Sedgefield0670 of 2 won
Towcester366—
Wetherby0461 of 4 won
Wincanton277—
Wolverhampton (AW)2571 of 4 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 26 December 2014?
88 races across 13 meetings were run on 26 December 2014: Deauville (FR) (9 races), Down Royal (7 races), Fontwell (7 races), Huntingdon (6 races), Kempton (6 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Limerick (7 races), Market Rasen (6 races), Sedgefield (7 races), Towcester (6 races), Wetherby (6 races), Wincanton (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Deauville (FR) in France; Down Royal, Leopardstown and Limerick in Ireland; Fontwell, 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 2014?
Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Down Royal: Soft (Turf); Fontwell: Soft (Turf); Huntingdon: Good To Soft (Turf); Kempton: Good To Soft (Turf); Leopardstown: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Limerick: Heavy (Turf); Market Rasen: Good To Soft (Turf); Sedgefield: Good To Soft (Turf); Towcester: Good To Soft (Turf); Wetherby: Good To Soft (Turf); Wincanton: Good To Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 26 December 2014?
Outright favourites won 21 of 78 on 26 December 2014 (26.9%); joint favourites won 4 of 22. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £78.00 and returned £57.25 — a loss of £20.75. 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 Fiscal Focus (IRE) at 33/1 in the 1:20 Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown (one of 3 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 26 December 2014?
The feature race was the 2:00 Kauto Star Novices' Chase (In Memory Of Nigel Clark) (Formerly The Feltham Novices' Chase) (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Kempton, won by Coneygree (GB) (10/3).
What time was the first race on 26 December 2014?
The first race was the 10:55 Prix du Home at Deauville (FR); the last was the 4:45 Ladbrokes Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).