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Saturday 2 September 2006

37 races were run across 6 meetings on 2 September 2006: Down Royal, Haydock, Kempton (AW), Stratford, Thirsk and Wolverhampton (AW).

Down Royal Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Haydock Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 13/2

Kempton (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

Thirsk Heavy · Turf · 3 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 8/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 6/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 37 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 favourites14 of 34 won41.2% · 34 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 £9.65Staked £34.00, returned £43.65 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerReflex Blue (GB) 25/1The 3:00 Dick Francis 'Under Orders' Beginners' Chase at Stratford
  • Joint favourites1 of 9 won11.1% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Down Royal277—
Haydock577—
Kempton (AW)2570 of 7 won
Stratford177—
Thirsk133—
Wolverhampton (AW)3561 of 2 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 2 September 2006?
37 races across 6 meetings were run on 2 September 2006: Down Royal (7 races), Haydock (7 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Stratford (7 races), Thirsk (3 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (6 races). That is Down Royal in Ireland; Haydock, Kempton (AW), Stratford, Thirsk and Wolverhampton (AW) 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 2 September 2006?
Down Royal: Soft (Turf); Haydock: Heavy (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); Stratford: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Heavy (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard To Fast (AW).
How did the favourites do on 2 September 2006?
Outright favourites won 14 of 34 on 2 September 2006 (41.2%); joint favourites won 1 of 9. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £34.00 and returned £43.65 — a profit of £9.65. 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 Reflex Blue (GB) at 25/1 in the 3:00 Dick Francis 'Under Orders' Beginners' Chase at Stratford.
What was the feature race on 2 September 2006?
The feature race was the 2:15 Betfred Sprint Cup (Group 1) (Group 1) at Haydock, won by Reverence (GB) (11/4F).
What time was the first race on 2 September 2006?
The first race was the 1:10 Betfred Be Friendly Handicap at Haydock; the last was the 9:30 Hold Your Conference At Wolverhampton Racecourse Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).