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Thursday 26 December 2019

67 races were run across 10 meetings on 26 December 2019: Down Royal, Fontwell, Kempton, Leopardstown, Limerick, Market Rasen, Sedgefield, Wetherby, Wincanton and Wolverhampton (AW).

Down Royal Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Fontwell Soft · Turf · 5 races · Great Britain

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

Kempton Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 10/1

Leopardstown Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Limerick Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Market Rasen Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Sedgefield Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

Wetherby Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 15/2

Wincanton Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 67 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 60 won35.0% · 60 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 £2.54Staked £60.00, returned £57.46 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerDylrow (IRE) 25/1The 2:45 Bluegrass Hunters Chase at Down Royal · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites4 of 14 won28.6% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Down Royal3670 of 2 won
Fontwell355—
Kempton0561 of 2 won
Leopardstown1670 of 2 won
Limerick277—
Market Rasen3671 of 2 won
Sedgefield2671 of 2 won
Wetherby3671 of 2 won
Wincanton2670 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)277—

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 2019?
67 races across 10 meetings were run on 26 December 2019: Down Royal (7 races), Fontwell (5 races), Kempton (6 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Limerick (7 races), Market Rasen (7 races), Sedgefield (7 races), Wetherby (7 races), Wincanton (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Down Royal, Leopardstown and Limerick in Ireland; Fontwell, Kempton, Market Rasen, Sedgefield, 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 2019?
Down Royal: Soft (Turf); Fontwell: Soft (Turf); Kempton: Soft (Turf); Leopardstown: Soft (Turf); Limerick: Heavy (Turf); Market Rasen: Good To Soft (Turf); Sedgefield: Soft (Turf); Wetherby: Soft (Turf); Wincanton: Heavy (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 26 December 2019?
Outright favourites won 21 of 60 on 26 December 2019 (35.0%); joint favourites won 4 of 14. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £60.00 and returned £57.46 — a loss of £2.54. 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 Dylrow (IRE) at 25/1 in the 2:45 Bluegrass Hunters Chase at Down Royal (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 26 December 2019?
The feature race was the 1:55 Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Kempton, won by Slate House (IRE) (3/1).
What time was the first race on 26 December 2019?
The first race was the 11:50 Sprayclad UK Handicap Hurdle at Sedgefield; the last was the 4:55 Betway Conditions Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW).