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Racing Results

Sunday 7 August 2005

41 races were run across 8 meetings on 7 August 2005: Curragh, Deauville (FR), Downpatrick, La Teste De Buch (FR), Leicester, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW) and Redcar.

Curragh Good · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 14/1

Deauville (FR) Good · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 3 · Biggest winner 19/1

Downpatrick Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 14/1

La Teste De Buch (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Leicester Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Lingfield Good To Soft · Turf · 3 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 3 · Biggest winner 20/1

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 3 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 3 · Biggest winner 10/1

Redcar Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 4 · Biggest winner 12/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 41 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 favourites10 of 31 won32.3% · 31 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 £16.38Staked £31.00, returned £47.38 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerKempsey (GB) 20/1The 5:00 Sara Milham's 7 Years Of Hell Anniversary Handicap at Lingfield
  • Joint favourites1 of 10 won10.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Curragh288—
Deauville (FR)237—
Downpatrick2461 of 4 won
La Teste De Buch (FR)001—
Leicester2670 of 2 won
Lingfield033—
Lingfield (AW)233—
Redcar0460 of 4 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 5 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 5 winners have no stored starting price and cannot be ranked by price. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 7 August 2005?
41 races across 8 meetings were run on 7 August 2005: Curragh (8 races), Deauville (FR) (7 races), Downpatrick (6 races), La Teste De Buch (FR) (1 race), Leicester (7 races), Lingfield (3 races), Lingfield (AW) (3 races) and Redcar (6 races). That is Curragh and Downpatrick in Ireland; Deauville (FR) and La Teste De Buch (FR) in France; Leicester, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW) and Redcar in Great Britain. 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 7 August 2005?
Curragh: Good (Turf); Deauville (FR): Good (Turf); Downpatrick: Good To Firm (Turf); La Teste De Buch (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Leicester: Good (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Soft (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Redcar: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 7 August 2005?
Outright favourites won 10 of 31 on 7 August 2005 (32.3%); joint favourites won 1 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £31.00 and returned £47.38 — a profit of £16.38. 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 Kempsey (GB) at 20/1 in the 5:00 Sara Milham's 7 Years Of Hell Anniversary Handicap at Lingfield.
What was the feature race on 7 August 2005?
The feature race was the 3:45 Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes (Group 1) (Group 1) at Curragh, won by George Washington (IRE) (8/13F).
What time was the first race on 7 August 2005?
The first race was the 12:07 Criterium de Bequet at La Teste De Buch (FR); the last was the 5:45 Waterford Crystal Handicap at Curragh.