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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 opens the meeting on Ladies' Day, anchored by the Princess of Wales's Stakes (Group 2, 1m4f). Friday brings the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (Group 1, 1m), the championship mile for older fillies and mares. Saturday closes with the July Cup (Group 1, 6f) — one of the world's premier sprints and the race that gives the meeting its identity.
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. For a calibrated, independent probability on each declared runner, the AI Race Predictor publishes a read closer to the off.
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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 — Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes
Friday's centrepiece is the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (Group 1, 1 mile), the championship mile for older fillies and mares. It regularly draws horses out of Royal Ascot's Coronation Stakes and the mile-division Group races, so it is one of the meeting's true top-level tests and usually a competitive, classy heat rather than a one-horse procession.
This section is updated with the winner, the placed horses and their starting prices once Friday's race is run and the result is confirmed from source. Check back after racing on Friday 10 July.
For the shape of the contest and the form lines pointing into it, see our Newmarket July Festival 2026 preview.
Saturday 11 July — the July Cup
The festival climaxes on Saturday with the 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 brings the sprint generations together: three-year-olds stepping up from the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot take on the established older speedballs from the King's Stand and the Diamond Jubilee. It is often the race that settles who the real champion sprinter is at the midpoint of the season.
This section is updated with the winner, the placed horses and their starting prices once the July Cup is run and the result is confirmed from source. Check back after racing on Saturday 11 July.
The Royal Ascot 2026 results are the strongest form line into it, and the AI Race Predictor publishes a calibrated read on each declared runner closer to the off.
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