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Racing Results

Saturday 5 August 2006

52 races were run across 9 meetings on 5 August 2006: Deauville (FR), Galway, Goodwood, Hamilton, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newmarket, Thirsk and Windsor.

Deauville (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 5 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1

Galway Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 4 of 5 · Biggest winner 8/1

Lingfield Good To Firm · Turf · 4 races · Great Britain

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

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 2 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Thirsk Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 28/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 52 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 favourites16 of 43 won37.2% · 43 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 £8.87Staked £43.00, returned £34.13 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerThat's Blue Chip (GB) 33/1The 5:40 Play Blackjack At intercasino.co.uk Handicap at Windsor
  • Joint favourites1 of 10 won10.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Deauville (FR)015—
Galway277—
Goodwood1670 of 2 won
Hamilton4560 of 2 won
Lingfield3340 of 2 won
Lingfield (AW)0120 of 2 won
Newmarket277—
Thirsk277—
Windsor2671 of 2 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 4 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 5 August 2006?
52 races across 9 meetings were run on 5 August 2006: Deauville (FR) (5 races), Galway (7 races), Goodwood (7 races), Hamilton (6 races), Lingfield (4 races), Lingfield (AW) (2 races), Newmarket (7 races), Thirsk (7 races) and Windsor (7 races). That is Deauville (FR) in France; Galway in Ireland; Goodwood, Hamilton, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newmarket, Thirsk and Windsor 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 5 August 2006?
Deauville (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Galway: Good To Firm (Turf); Goodwood: Good To Firm (Turf); Hamilton: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good (Turf); Windsor: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 5 August 2006?
Outright favourites won 16 of 43 on 5 August 2006 (37.2%); joint favourites won 1 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £43.00 and returned £34.13 — a loss of £8.87. 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 That's Blue Chip (GB) at 33/1 in the 5:40 Play Blackjack At intercasino.co.uk Handicap at Windsor.
What was the feature race on 5 August 2006?
The feature race was the 2:30 Vodafone Nassau Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) (Group 1) at Goodwood, won by Ouija Board (GB) (EvensF).
What time was the first race on 5 August 2006?
The first race was the 1:30 Vodafone Handicap at Goodwood; the last was the 8:40 Racing UK On Sky 432 Handicap at Hamilton.