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Racing Results

Saturday 28 July 2018

65 races were run across 9 meetings on 28 July 2018: Ascot, Chester, Deauville (FR), Gowran Park, Lingfield, Newcastle (AW), Newmarket, Salisbury and York.

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

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

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

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 13/1

Gowran Park Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Newcastle (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

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

York Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 65 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 favourites14 of 64 won21.9% · 64 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 £24.53Staked £64.00, returned £39.47 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBurnt Sugar (IRE) 20/1The 3:00 Gigaset International Stakes at Ascot · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites0 of 2 won0.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot177—
Chester277—
Deauville (FR)188—
Gowran Park177—
Lingfield377—
Newcastle (AW)188—
Newmarket377—
Salisbury1670 of 2 won
York177—

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 28 July 2018?
65 races across 9 meetings were run on 28 July 2018: Ascot (7 races), Chester (7 races), Deauville (FR) (8 races), Gowran Park (7 races), Lingfield (7 races), Newcastle (AW) (8 races), Newmarket (7 races), Salisbury (7 races) and York (7 races). That is Ascot, Chester, Lingfield, Newcastle (AW), Newmarket, Salisbury and York in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) in France; Gowran Park 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 28 July 2018?
Ascot: Good To Firm (Turf); Chester: Good To Firm (Turf); Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Gowran Park: Good To Yielding (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Newcastle (AW): Standard (AW); Newmarket: Good To Soft (Turf); Salisbury: Good To Firm (Turf); York: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 28 July 2018?
Outright favourites won 14 of 64 on 28 July 2018 (21.9%); joint favourites won 0 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £64.00 and returned £39.47 — a loss of £24.53. 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 Burnt Sugar (IRE) at 20/1 in the 3:00 Gigaset International Stakes at Ascot (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 28 July 2018?
The feature race was the 3:40 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (Group 1) (Group 1) at Ascot, won by Poet's Word (IRE) (7/4).
What time was the first race on 28 July 2018?
The first race was the 11:50 Championnat du Monde Longines Fegentri - Prix Royal Barriere at Deauville (FR); the last was the 8:30 188Bet Casino Handicap at Lingfield.