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Racing Results

Tuesday 26 December 2023

86 races were run across 12 meetings on 26 December 2023: Aintree, Deauville (FR), Down Royal, Fontwell, Kempton, Leopardstown, Limerick, Market Rasen, Sedgefield, Wetherby, Wincanton and Wolverhampton (AW).

Aintree Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 17/2

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 9 · Biggest winner 214/10

Down Royal Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

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

Kempton Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Leopardstown Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Limerick Soft To Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 22/1

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

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

Wetherby Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/2

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

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

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

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 86 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 83 won25.3% · 83 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 £22.95Staked £83.00, returned £60.05 at SP · 1 dead heat, the return split
  • Biggest-priced winnerLanden Calling (IRE) 22/1The 2:57 Pallinc Lincolnshire National Handicap Chase at Market Rasen
  • Joint favourites2 of 6 won33.3% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Aintree1670 of 2 won
Deauville (FR)199—
Down Royal3671 of 2 won
Fontwell3671 of 2 won
Kempton266—
Leopardstown077—
Limerick277—
Market Rasen377—
Sedgefield077—
Wetherby277—
Wincanton177—
Wolverhampton (AW)388—

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 2023?
86 races across 12 meetings were run on 26 December 2023: Aintree (7 races), Deauville (FR) (9 races), Down Royal (7 races), Fontwell (7 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) (8 races). That is Aintree, Fontwell, Kempton, Market Rasen, Sedgefield, Wetherby, Wincanton and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) in France; Down Royal, 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 26 December 2023?
Aintree: Soft (Turf); Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Down Royal: Soft (Turf); Fontwell: Good To Soft (Turf); Kempton: Good (Turf); Leopardstown: Yielding (Turf); Limerick: Soft To Heavy (Turf); Market Rasen: Good To Soft (Turf); Sedgefield: Good To Soft (Turf); Wetherby: Soft (Turf); Wincanton: Good To Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 26 December 2023?
Outright favourites won 21 of 83 on 26 December 2023 (25.3%); joint favourites won 2 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £83.00 and returned £60.05 — a loss of £22.95. 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 Landen Calling (IRE) at 22/1 in the 2:57 Pallinc Lincolnshire National Handicap Chase at Market Rasen.
What was the feature race on 26 December 2023?
The feature race was the 1:05 William Hill Formby Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Formerly Registered As The Tolworth Hurdle) (GBB Race) (Grade 1) at Aintree, won by Jango Baie (FR) (17/2).
What time was the first race on 26 December 2023?
The first race was the 11:40 I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal; the last was the 5:35 Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).