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Racing Results

Friday 26 December 2025

76 races were run across 11 meetings on 26 December 2025: Aintree, 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 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/2

Down Royal Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Fontwell Good To 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 9/1

Leopardstown Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Limerick Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Market Rasen Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

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

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

Wetherby Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

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

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

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

Outright favs won 4 of 9 · Biggest winner 17/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 76 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 73 won41.1% · 73 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 profit of £2.32Staked £73.00, returned £75.32 at SP · 1 dead heat, the return split
  • Biggest-priced winnerNever Late (IRE) 33/1The 3:50 Play perysbingo.com Mares Flat Race at Limerick
  • Joint favourites0 of 7 won0.0% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Aintree177—
Down Royal3670 of 3 won
Fontwell377—
Kempton3560 of 2 won
Leopardstown377—
Limerick577—
Market Rasen166—
Sedgefield277—
Wetherby3670 of 2 won
Wincanton266—
Wolverhampton (AW)499—

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 2025?
76 races across 11 meetings were run on 26 December 2025: Aintree (7 races), Down Royal (7 races), Fontwell (7 races), Kempton (6 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Limerick (7 races), Market Rasen (6 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; 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 2025?
Aintree: Good To Soft (Turf); Down Royal: Yielding (Turf); Fontwell: Good To Soft (Turf); Kempton: Good (Turf); Leopardstown: Yielding (Turf); Limerick: 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 2025?
Outright favourites won 30 of 73 on 26 December 2025 (41.1%); joint favourites won 0 of 7. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £73.00 and returned £75.32 — a profit of £2.32. 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 Never Late (IRE) at 33/1 in the 3:50 Play perysbingo.com Mares Flat Race at Limerick.
What was the feature race on 26 December 2025?
The feature race was the 1:05 William Hill Formby Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Grade 1) at Aintree, won by Idaho Sun (IRE) (3/1).
What time was the first race on 26 December 2025?
The first race was the 11:40 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal; the last was the 5:35 Make The Move To Midnite Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).