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Friday 24 July 2015

58 races were run across 9 meetings on 24 July 2015: Ascot, Chepstow, Down Royal, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter, Vichy, Wexford and York.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

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

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

Down Royal Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Newmarket Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 0 of 3 · Biggest winner 17/2

Uttoxeter Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 12/1

Vichy Good To Soft · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 1 · Biggest winner 13/5

Wexford Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 58 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 51 won35.3% · 51 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 £5.77Staked £51.00, returned £45.23 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerTheatre Sunset (IRE) 16/1The 5:30 www.wexfordraces.ie Maiden Hurdle at Wexford · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites4 of 15 won26.7% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot277—
Chepstow477—
Down Royal2670 of 2 won
Newmarket3671 of 2 won
Thirsk0372 of 9 won
Uttoxeter488—
Vichy1121 of 2 won
Wexford277—
York066—

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 24 July 2015?
58 races across 9 meetings were run on 24 July 2015: Ascot (7 races), Chepstow (7 races), Down Royal (7 races), Newmarket (7 races), Thirsk (7 races), Uttoxeter (8 races), Vichy (2 races), Wexford (7 races) and York (6 races). That is Ascot, Chepstow, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and York in Great Britain; Down Royal and Wexford in Ireland; Vichy 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 24 July 2015?
Ascot: Good To Soft (Turf); Chepstow: Good To Soft (Turf); Down Royal: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Soft (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good (Turf); Vichy: Good To Soft; Wexford: Yielding (Turf); York: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 24 July 2015?
Outright favourites won 18 of 51 on 24 July 2015 (35.3%); joint favourites won 4 of 15. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £51.00 and returned £45.23 — a loss of £5.77. 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 Theatre Sunset (IRE) at 16/1 in the 5:30 www.wexfordraces.ie Maiden Hurdle at Wexford (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 24 July 2015?
The feature race was the 3:30 Carraig Insurance EBF Stallions Valiant Stakes (Fillies' Listed) (Rnd) (Listed) at Ascot, won by Evita Peron (GB) (5/4F).
What time was the first race on 24 July 2015?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix Naevus 2000 France Europe - Kiwanis at Vichy; the last was the 8:55 Motorcare Motor Factors Ltd Handicap at Chepstow.