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Friday 23 July 2021

58 races were run across 9 meetings on 23 July 2021: Ascot, Chepstow, Cork, Down Royal, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter, Vichy (FR) and York.

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 28/1

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

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

Cork Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

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

Down Royal Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 17/2

Uttoxeter Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 11/1

Vichy (FR) Soft · Turf · 2 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 2 · Biggest winner 17/10F

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 22/1

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 favourites14 of 51 won27.5% · 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 £16.61Staked £51.00, returned £34.39 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerDestiny Queen (FR) 28/1The 1:20 John Guest Racing British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes at Ascot
  • Joint favourites5 of 14 won35.7% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot1670 of 2 won
Chepstow1561 of 2 won
Cork2682 of 4 won
Down Royal1571 of 4 won
Newmarket1671 of 2 won
Thirsk377—
Uttoxeter288—
Vichy (FR)222—
York166—

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 23 July 2021?
58 races across 9 meetings were run on 23 July 2021: Ascot (7 races), Chepstow (6 races), Cork (8 races), Down Royal (7 races), Newmarket (7 races), Thirsk (7 races), Uttoxeter (8 races), Vichy (FR) (2 races) and York (6 races). That is Ascot, Chepstow, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and York in Great Britain; Cork and Down Royal in Ireland; Vichy (FR) 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 23 July 2021?
Ascot: Good To Firm (Turf); Chepstow: Good To Firm (Turf); Cork: Good To Firm (Turf); Down Royal: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good (Turf); Vichy (FR): Soft (Turf); York: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 23 July 2021?
Outright favourites won 14 of 51 on 23 July 2021 (27.5%); joint favourites won 5 of 14. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £51.00 and returned £34.39 — a loss of £16.61. 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 Destiny Queen (FR) at 28/1 in the 1:20 John Guest Racing British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes at Ascot.
What was the feature race on 23 July 2021?
The feature race was the 3:00 British Racecourses Join Sunflower Lanyard Scheme Valiant Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3) (Rnd) (Group 3) at Ascot, won by Dreamloper (IRE) (13/2).
What time was the first race on 23 July 2021?
The first race was the 1:00 Download The Free At The Races App Maiden Hurdle at Uttoxeter; the last was the 8:40 Dragon TV And Film Studios Handicap at Chepstow.