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Saturday 26 December 2015

61 races were run across 9 meetings on 26 December 2015: Down Royal, Fontwell, Huntingdon, Kempton, Leopardstown, Market Rasen, Sedgefield, Wincanton and Wolverhampton (AW).

Down Royal Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Fontwell Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Huntingdon Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

Leopardstown Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Market Rasen Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Sedgefield Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 13/2

Wincanton Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 15/2

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 61 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 favourites24 of 58 won41.4% · 58 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 £0.47Staked £58.00, returned £58.47 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerExpedite (IRE) 25/1The 12:45 Racing Fx Novices' Hurdle at Huntingdon
  • Joint favourites1 of 6 won16.7% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Down Royal3671 of 2 won
Fontwell377—
Huntingdon277—
Kempton266—
Leopardstown3670 of 2 won
Market Rasen166—
Sedgefield477—
Wincanton2670 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)477—

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 2015?
61 races across 9 meetings were run on 26 December 2015: Down Royal (7 races), Fontwell (7 races), Huntingdon (7 races), Kempton (6 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Market Rasen (6 races), Sedgefield (7 races), Wincanton (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Down Royal and Leopardstown in Ireland; Fontwell, Huntingdon, Kempton, Market Rasen, Sedgefield, 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 2015?
Down Royal: Heavy (Turf); Fontwell: Heavy (Turf); Huntingdon: Soft (Turf); Kempton: Good To Soft (Turf); Leopardstown: Heavy (Turf); Market Rasen: Soft (Turf); Sedgefield: Heavy (Turf); Wincanton: Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 26 December 2015?
Outright favourites won 24 of 58 on 26 December 2015 (41.4%); joint favourites won 1 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £58.00 and returned £58.47 — a profit of £0.47. 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 Expedite (IRE) at 25/1 in the 12:45 Racing Fx Novices' Hurdle at Huntingdon.
What was the feature race on 26 December 2015?
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 Tea For Two (GB) (9/4).
What time was the first race on 26 December 2015?
The first race was the 12:10 HR Fabrication Ltd 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle at Sedgefield; the last was the 4:10 Coral Casino Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).