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Newmarket July Festival 2026: the results, day by day
The Newmarket July Festival runs from Thursday 9 to Saturday 11 July 2026 on the July Course, the Rowley Mile's summer sister track. This is the results hub: each day's key winners, with starting prices, added and verified as the cards finish.
Three days, built around two Group 1s. Thursday opened the meeting on Ladies' Day, anchored by the Princess of Wales's Stakes (Group 2, 1m4f), won by Rebel's Romance. Friday brought the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (Group 1, 1m), where Blue Bolt (2/1) downed the favourite Precise. Saturday closed with the July Cup (Group 1, 6f) — one of the world's premier sprints — where Comanche Brave (11/1) sprang an upset, beating Venetian Sun and turning over the 2/1 favourite Satono Reve.
For the pre-meeting picture — the trends, the shape of each contest and where the Royal Ascot form lines point — see our Newmarket July Festival 2026 preview. And for each Group 1, the AI Race Predictor publishes an independent, calibrated probability for every declared runner ahead of the off — a second opinion that shows, runner by runner, where the model and the bookmakers' prices agree or disagree. It's built into the Friday and Saturday sections below.
Next up on the flat calendar: the season's mood shifts to the Sussex Downs for Glorious Goodwood, 28 July–1 August. Our Glorious Goodwood 2026 preview and race times has the full schedule and signature races, and every day's winners will land in the Glorious Goodwood 2026 results hub.
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Thursday 9 July — Princess of Wales's Stakes to Rebel's Romance
Ladies' Day's feature, the Princess of Wales's Stakes (Group 2, 1m4f), went to the odds-on favourite Rebel's Romance, who confirmed his class on his seasonal return under William Buick for Charlie Appleby. Sent off 8/11, the Godolphin globetrotter — a dual Breeders' Cup Turf winner with Group 1 form on four continents — saw off his stablemate Arabian Crown (18/1) by half a length, with Almeric (5/1, Oisin Murphy / Andrew Balding) a further three and a quarter lengths back in third. Just four went to post; the winning time was 2 minutes 27.83 seconds.
Princess of Wales's Stakes result (Newmarket, 1m4f, Group 2)
| Pos | Horse | SP | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rebel's Romance | 8/11f | William Buick | Charlie Appleby |
| 2nd | Arabian Crown | 18/1 | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby |
| 3rd | Almeric | 5/1 | Oisin Murphy | Andrew Balding |
A one-two for Appleby in a small but select field, and a smooth reappearance for a horse who has made a career of travelling and winning. It sets the tone for a meeting that builds to two Group 1s across Friday and Saturday.
Thursday result verified against the date-keyed At The Races racecard.
Friday 10 July — Blue Bolt downs Precise in the Falmouth
Friday's centrepiece, the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (Group 1, 1 mile), went to Blue Bolt (2/1), who beat the 4/5 favourite Precise by two lengths under Colin Keane for Andrew Balding. Balantina (20/1) was third for Donnacha O'Brien. Seven ran on good to firm.
It was a first Group 1 for Blue Bolt, who remains unbeaten this season and followed up her Royal Ascot win by taking the favourite's measure decisively — ridden prominently throughout and stretching clear inside the final furlong. For Precise, a four-time Group 1 winner this year, it was a rare defeat, and a reminder that the Coronation form she brought here gave nothing away easily.
Falmouth Stakes result (Newmarket, 1m, Group 1, good to firm)
| Pos | Horse | SP | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Blue Bolt | 2/1 | Colin Keane | Andrew Balding |
| 2nd | Precise | 4/5f | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 3rd | Balantina | 20/1 | Oisin Murphy | Donnacha O'Brien |
| 4th | Evolutionist | 20/1 | Shane Foley | Karl Burke |
Result verified against the date-keyed Sporting Life results feed and the Racing Post race report.
Before the off, the AI Race Predictor published its independent read on the field — a calibrated estimate of each runner's true winning chance alongside the market price. It stands below as the pre-race record, so you can see for yourself how the model's view compared with how the race worked out. A second opinion, not a tip.
Falmouth Stakes: the model's pre-race read
Newmarket 15:35 · Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions Falmouth Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 1) · Class 1 · 1m
Pre-race estimate. Published 10 July 2026, before the off. This is what the model made of the race beforehand, kept as a record. It was never published as a tip.
The model rated Jancis its most likely winner at 20%, ahead of Evolutionist (18%) and Blue Bolt (18%). It read as a competitive, open race with no dominant runner.
| Horse | SP | Model chance | Market | vs Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jancis S M Levey / W McCreery | 15.00 | 19.8% | 5.8% | Market 14.0pp longer |
| Evolutionist Shane Foley / K R Burke | 26.00 | 18.3% | 3.4% | Market 14.9pp longer |
| Blue Bolt Colin Keane / A M Balding | 4.00 | 17.8% | 21.8% | Market 4.0pp shorter |
| Precise R L Moore / A P O'Brien | 1.73 | 14.7% | 50.5% | Market 35.9pp shorter |
| Venetian Lace W Buick / C Johnston | 21.00 | 10.7% | 4.2% | Market 6.5pp longer |
| Balantina Oisin Murphy / Donnacha O'Brien | 6.50 | 10.6% | 13.4% | Market 2.8pp shorter |
| Venosa Wayne Lordan / A P O'Brien | 101.00 | 8.2% | 0.9% | Market 7.4pp longer |
These were the model's estimated win chances going into the race, not tips. The model is calibrated to real results (when it says 25%, about 25% win) but it does not beat the market, so read it as an independent second opinion on the race. See how accurate it is →
For the shape of the contest and the form lines that pointed into it, see our Newmarket July Festival 2026 preview.
Saturday 11 July — Comanche Brave springs the July Cup upset
The festival climaxed on Saturday with the Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai July Cup (Group 1, 6 furlongs, three-year-olds and up) — one of the most prestigious sprints in the world and the race that gives the meeting its identity. Run on the July Course's straight six with its stiff uphill finish, it brought the sprint generations together, and the three-year-olds came out on top.
Comanche Brave (11/1) took it for Donnacha O'Brien, ridden by Billy Loughnane, always travelling well before hitting the front over a furlong out and holding on by a length. Venetian Sun (6/1), a three-year-old filly for Karl Burke, finished strongly to grab second, and the well-backed Japanese raider Satono Reve (2/1 favourite) could only manage third, a nose in front of Coppull (25/1). It was a notable reversal for the market: the favourite beaten into the minor placings by a pair of improving sprinters off the back of the Royal Ascot form.
July Cup result (Newmarket, 6f, Group 1, good to firm)
| Pos | Horse | SP | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Comanche Brave | 11/1 | Billy Loughnane | Donnacha O'Brien |
| 2nd | Venetian Sun | 6/1 | Clifford Lee | Karl Burke |
| 3rd | Satono Reve | 2/1f | Christophe Lemaire | Noriyuki Hori |
| 4th | Coppull | 25/1 | Saffie Osborne | Clive Cox |
Result verified against the date-keyed Sporting Life results feed and cross-checked with The Irish Field and Racing Post race reports.
Before the off, the AI Race Predictor published its independent read on the field — a calibrated estimate of each runner's true winning chance alongside the market price. It stands below as the pre-race record, so you can see for yourself how the model's view compared with how the race worked out. A second opinion, not a tip.
July Cup: the model's pre-race read
Newmarket 16:35 · Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai July Cup Stakes (Group 1) · Class 1 · 6f
Pre-race estimate. Published 11 July 2026, before the off. This is what the model made of the race beforehand, kept as a record. It was never published as a tip.
The model rated Double Rush its most likely winner at 14%, ahead of Almeraq (13%) and Venetian Sun (10%). It read as a competitive, open race with no dominant runner.
| Horse | SP | Model chance | Market | vs Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Rush Oisin Murphy / A M Balding | 9.00 | 13.9% | 9.1% | Market 4.8pp longer |
| Almeraq Tom Marquand / W J Haggas | 5.50 | 12.5% | 14.9% | Market 2.3pp shorter |
| Venetian Sun C Lee / K R Burke | 3.50 | 10.1% | 23.4% | Market 13.3pp shorter |
| Big Mojo W Buick / M Appleby | 15.00 | 10.0% | 5.5% | Market 4.5pp longer |
| Mission Central R L Moore / A P O'Brien | 6.00 | 10.0% | 13.6% | Market 3.7pp shorter |
| Satono Reve C P Lemaire / Noriyuki Hori | 5.50 | 8.9% | 14.9% | Market 5.9pp shorter |
| Division James Doyle / W J Haggas | 8.50 | 8.6% | 9.6% | Market 1.1pp shorter |
| Comanche Brave Billy Loughnane / Donnacha O'Brien | 21.00 | 6.9% | 3.9% | Market 3.0pp longer |
| Quinault Marco Ghiani / S C Williams | 51.00 | 6.8% | 1.6% | Market 5.2pp longer |
| Prince Of India P J Dobbs / M Botti | 67.00 | 6.2% | 1.2% | Market 5.0pp longer |
| Coppull Saffie Osborne / C G Cox | 34.00 | 6.1% | 2.4% | Market 3.7pp longer |
These were the model's estimated win chances going into the race, not tips. The model is calibrated to real results (when it says 25%, about 25% win) but it does not beat the market, so read it as an independent second opinion on the race. See how accurate it is →
The Royal Ascot 2026 results were the strongest form line into it. For the shape of the meeting and the form lines that pointed into it, see our Newmarket July Festival 2026 preview.
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