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Friday 19 August 2005

38 races were run across 6 meetings on 19 August 2005: Ayr, Chester, Kilbeggan, Salisbury, Sandown and Wolverhampton (AW).

Ayr Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Kilbeggan Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Salisbury Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Sandown Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 38 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 favourites8 of 31 won25.8% · 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 loss of £2.00Staked £31.00, returned £29.00 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBallycroy Girl (IRE) 33/1The 5:00 Kidzplay Handicap at Ayr
  • Joint favourites0 of 14 won0.0% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ayr3670 of 2 won
Chester166—
Kilbeggan2670 of 2 won
Salisbury0460 of 4 won
Sandown0560 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)2460 of 4 won

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 19 August 2005?
38 races across 6 meetings were run on 19 August 2005: Ayr (7 races), Chester (6 races), Kilbeggan (7 races), Salisbury (6 races), Sandown (6 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (6 races). That is Ayr, Chester, Salisbury, Sandown and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Kilbeggan 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 19 August 2005?
Ayr: Good To Firm (Turf); Chester: Good To Firm (Turf); Kilbeggan: Firm (Turf); Salisbury: Good (Turf); Sandown: Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 19 August 2005?
Outright favourites won 8 of 31 on 19 August 2005 (25.8%); joint favourites won 0 of 14. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £31.00 and returned £29.00 — a loss of £2.00. 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 Ballycroy Girl (IRE) at 33/1 in the 5:00 Kidzplay Handicap at Ayr.
What time was the first race on 19 August 2005?
The first race was the 2:00 City & Suburban Nursery Handicap at Sandown; the last was the 8:25 Betfredcasino.com Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).