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Thursday 26 December 2024

85 races were run across 12 meetings on 26 December 2024: Aintree, Chantilly (FR), Down Royal, Fontwell, Kempton, Leopardstown, Limerick, Market Rasen, Sedgefield, Wetherby, Wincanton and Wolverhampton (AW).

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Chantilly (FR) Standard · AW · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 56/10

Down Royal Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

Fontwell Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Kempton Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 7/1

Leopardstown Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Limerick Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 18/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 13/2

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

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

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

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

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

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 9 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 9 · Biggest winner 16/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 85 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 favourites30 of 82 won36.6% · 82 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 £9.45Staked £82.00, returned £72.55 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerLaafi (FR) 18/1The 12:58 Signsplus Maiden Hurdle at Limerick
  • Joint favourites3 of 6 won50.0% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Aintree377—
Chantilly (FR)388—
Down Royal377—
Fontwell377—
Kempton3561 of 2 won
Leopardstown277—
Limerick2671 of 2 won
Market Rasen377—
Sedgefield277—
Wetherby3671 of 2 won
Wincanton066—
Wolverhampton (AW)399—

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 2024?
85 races across 12 meetings were run on 26 December 2024: Aintree (7 races), Chantilly (FR) (8 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 (6 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (9 races). That is Aintree, Fontwell, Kempton, Market Rasen, Sedgefield, Wetherby, Wincanton and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Chantilly (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 2024?
Aintree: Good To Soft (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Standard (AW); Down Royal: Good To Yielding (Turf); Fontwell: Soft (Turf); Kempton: Good (Turf); Leopardstown: Yielding (Turf); Limerick: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Market Rasen: Good To Soft (Turf); Sedgefield: Good To Soft (Turf); Wetherby: Good To Soft (Turf); Wincanton: Good To Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 26 December 2024?
Outright favourites won 30 of 82 on 26 December 2024 (36.6%); joint favourites won 3 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £82.00 and returned £72.55 — a loss of £9.45. 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 Laafi (FR) at 18/1 in the 12:58 Signsplus Maiden Hurdle at Limerick.
What was the feature race on 26 December 2024?
The feature race was the 1:05 William Hill Formby Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Grade 1) at Aintree, won by Potters Charm (IRE) (EvensF).
What time was the first race on 26 December 2024?
The first race was the 11:00 Prix du Bois de la Coharde at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 5:40 Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).