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Thursday 27 December 2018

41 races were run across 6 meetings on 27 December 2018: Chepstow, Kempton, Leopardstown, Limerick, Wetherby and Wolverhampton (AW).

Chepstow Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Leopardstown Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 28/1

Limerick Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 41 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 favourites10 of 40 won25.0% · 40 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 £14.31Staked £40.00, returned £25.69 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerRoutes Choice (IRE) 33/1The 2:05 Roches Feeds Handicap Hurdle at Limerick · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites1 of 2 won50.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chepstow377—
Kempton166—
Leopardstown177—
Limerick077—
Wetherby166—
Wolverhampton (AW)4781 of 2 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 27 December 2018?
41 races across 6 meetings were run on 27 December 2018: Chepstow (7 races), Kempton (6 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Limerick (7 races), Wetherby (6 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races). That is Chepstow, Kempton, Wetherby and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Leopardstown and Limerick 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 27 December 2018?
Chepstow: Soft (Turf); Kempton: Good To Soft (Turf); Leopardstown: Good To Yielding (Turf); Limerick: Soft (Turf); Wetherby: Good To Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 27 December 2018?
Outright favourites won 10 of 40 on 27 December 2018 (25.0%); joint favourites won 1 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £40.00 and returned £25.69 — a loss of £14.31. 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 Routes Choice (IRE) at 33/1 in the 2:05 Roches Feeds Handicap Hurdle at Limerick (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 27 December 2018?
The feature race was the 1:35 Coral Finale Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Chepstow, won by Quel Destin (FR) (7/4).
What time was the first race on 27 December 2018?
The first race was the 12:10 Paddy Power 'Only 363 Days Till Christmas' 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown; the last was the 5:10 Ladbrokes, Home Of The Odds Boost Fillies' Novice Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW).