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Friday 28 July 2023
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54 races were run across 8 meetings on 28 July 2023: Ascot, Chepstow, Cork, Down Royal, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and York.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 17/2

Ascot racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Chepstow racecourse statistics →

Cork Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 14/1

Cork racecourse statistics →

Down Royal Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Down Royal racecourse statistics →

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

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

Newmarket (July) racecourse statistics →

Thirsk Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Thirsk racecourse statistics →

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

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

Uttoxeter racecourse statistics →

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

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

York racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 54 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 favourites17 of 53 won32.1% · 53 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 £10.84Staked £53.00, returned £42.16 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerWhere's Freddy (IRE) 22/1The 8:45 Henry Cecil Open Weekend Handicap at Newmarket
  • Joint favourites0 of 2 won0.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot266—
Chepstow277—
Cork388—
Down Royal177—
Newmarket166—
Thirsk266—
Uttoxeter377—
York3670 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 28 July 2023?
54 races across 8 meetings were run on 28 July 2023: Ascot (6 races), Chepstow (7 races), Cork (8 races), Down Royal (7 races), Newmarket (6 races), Thirsk (6 races), Uttoxeter (7 races) and York (7 races). That is Ascot, Chepstow, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter and York in Great Britain; Cork and Down Royal 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 2023?
Ascot: Good To Soft (Turf); Chepstow: Good To Soft (Turf); Cork: Good (Turf); Down Royal: Good (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Soft (Turf); Thirsk: Soft (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good To Soft (Turf); York: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 28 July 2023?
Outright favourites won 17 of 53 on 28 July 2023 (32.1%); joint favourites won 0 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £53.00 and returned £42.16 — a loss of £10.84. 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 Where's Freddy (IRE) at 22/1 in the 8:45 Henry Cecil Open Weekend Handicap at Newmarket.
What was the feature race on 28 July 2023?
The feature race was the 7:15 British EBF 40th Anniversary Lyric Fillies' Stakes (Listed) (Listed) at York, won by Midnight Mile (IRE) (8/1).
What time was the first race on 28 July 2023?
The first race was the 1:35 Visit stmodwenhomes.co.uk Novices' Hurdle at Uttoxeter; the last was the 8:45 Henry Cecil Open Weekend Handicap at Newmarket.