What horse racing was on 8 January 2007?

22 races across 3 meetings were run on 8 January 2007: Ludlow (7 races), Taunton (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races). All 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 8 January 2007?

Ludlow: Good To Soft (Turf); Taunton: Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).

How did the favourites do on 8 January 2007?

Outright favourites won 9 of 21 on 8 January 2007 (42.9%); joint favourites won 0 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £21.00 and returned £21.36 — a profit of £0.36. 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 Activity (IRE) at 25/1 in the 3:40 Pontin's Holidays Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).

What time was the first race on 8 January 2007?

The first race was the 12:50 New Year Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle at Taunton; the last was the 5:10 pontinsbingo.com Maiden Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW).

Racing Results

Monday 8 January 2007

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22 races were run across 3 meetings on 8 January 2007: Ludlow, Taunton and Wolverhampton (AW).

Ludlow Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races

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

1:00 ludlowracecourse.co.uk Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m · 14 ran
1. 11. Altilhar (USA)12/1Won by a head · J: Jamie Moore · T: Gary Moore
2. 24. Laustra Bad (FR)33/1
3. 32. Classic Dream (GER)7/1
4. 613. Remember Ramon (USA)11/10 fav
1:30 Ludlow Club Novices' Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m · 6 ran
1. 11. Haunted House (GB)11/4 favWon by 6 lengths · J: Richard Johnson · T: Henry Daly
2. 25. Ishka Baha (IRE)4/1
3. 34. Major Blade (GER)13/2
2:00 1871 Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m · 16 ran
1. 15. Trompette (USA)2/1 favWon by 5 lengths · J: Mick Fitzgerald · T: Nicky Henderson
2. 210. Theatre Diva (IRE)13/2
3. 37. Sunday City (JPN)18/1
2:30 Annual Membership For 160 Novices' Chase Chase · Class 3 · 2m 4f · 8 ran
1. 17. Wiscalitus (GER)9/1Won by 6 lengths · J: Alan O'Keeffe · T: Venetia Williams
2. 25. Principe Azzurro (FR)11/2
3. 32. From Dawn To Dusk (GB)5/1
4. 51. Dearson (IRE)3/1 fav
3:00 Jubilee Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 5f · 12 ran
1. 12. Busy Isit (GB)11/2Won by a length · J: Richard Johnson · T: Philip Hobbs
2. 213. Marvellous Dream (FR)4/1
3. 37. Nacadour (FR)9/1
4. 55. King Cyrus (IRE)3/1 fav
3:30 Annual Members Handicap Chase Chase · Class 5 · 3m · 17 ran
1. 111. Tank Buster (GB)16/1Won by 1¾ lengths · J: James Davies · T: Mrs E Langley
2. 212. Peveril Pride (GB)15/2
3. 310. Casalani (IRE)25/1
4. 413. Gunship (IRE)11/2 fav
4:00 Jubilee Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 5f · 12 ran
1. 12. Bob Bites Back (IRE)9/1Dead heat with Michabo (IRE) · J: Paul Moloney · T: Evan Williams
2. 15. Michabo (IRE)4/1
3. 23. Celebrity Call (IRE)16/1
4. 310. Turnberry Bay (FR)8/11 fav

Ludlow racecourse statistics →

Taunton Soft · Turf · 7 races

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 10/1

12:50 New Year Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m 3f 110y · 8 ran
1. 17. Prince Dundee (FR)15/2Won by half a length · J: Gerard Tumelty · T: Martin Keighley
2. 24. Reelinga (GB)7/2
3. 32. Walton Way (GB)3/1 jt-fav
1:20 southwestracing.com Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m 3f 110y · 14 ran
1. 112. Gaspara (FR)6/4 favWon by 8 lengths · J: A P McCoy · T: David Pipe
2. 24. Lamanver Homerun (GB)20/1
3. 36. Over The Flow (GB)10/1
1:50 Corfe Novices' Handicap Chase Chase · Class 3 · 2m 3f · 4 ran
1. 11. Marcel (FR)7/2Won by a neck · J: A P McCoy · T: David Pipe
2. 22. Spidam (FR)8/11 fav
2:20 Staple Fitzpaine Introductory Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 2 · 2m 1f · 10 ran
1. 110. Predateur (FR)4/5 favWon by 9 lengths · J: R Walsh · T: Paul Nicholls
2. 28. Gracechurch (IRE)8/1
3. 31. South O'The Border (GB)6/1
2:50 Compare Prices At gg-odds.com Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m 110y · 11 ran
1. 13. Stars Delight (IRE)10/1Won by a neck · J: Robert L Butler · T: Jim Best
2. 212. Raki Rose (GB)11/1
3. 36. Koumba (FR)25/1
4. 58. Thedreamstillalive (IRE)7/2 fav
3:20 Orchard Restaurant Handicap Chase Chase · Class 4 · 2m 7f 110y · 8 ran
1. 14. Even More (IRE)11/2Won by 8 lengths · J: Andrew Thornton · T: R H Alner
2. 25. Ironside (IRE)9/2
3. 36. Wizard of Edge (GB)10/1
4. 48. Alcatras (IRE)9/4 fav
3:50 Visit Taunton Website Standard Open NH Flat Race NH Flat · Class 6 · 2m 1f · 10 ran
1. 13. Greenbridge (IRE)1/2 favWon by 1½ lengths · J: Robert Thornton · T: Alan King
2. 25. Merlin's Magic (FR)33/1
3. 38. Malmoos (USA)20/1

Taunton racecourse statistics →

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races

Outright favs won 4 of 8 · Biggest winner 25/1

1:40 Pontin's - Book Early Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 5f 216y · 10 ran
1. 19. Millfields Dreams (GB)4/1Won by 2½ lengths · J: Tom Queally · T: Michael Quinlan
2. 24. Gilded Cove (GB)7/1
3. 310. Whistleupthewind (GB)28/1
4. 68. Cree (GB)11/4 fav
2:10 pontins.com Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 5f 216y · 8 ran
1. 17. Sweet Pickle (GB)7/1Dead heat with Dvinsky (USA) · J: Pat Cosgrave · T: Jim Boyle
2. 14. Dvinsky (USA)8/1
3. 36. Bond Playboy (GB)15/8 fav
2:40 Pontin's Family Holidays Selling Stakes Flat · Class 6 · 1m 141y · 8 ran
1. 16. News of The Day (IRE)6/4 favWon by 1¼ lengths · J: Joe Fanning · T: Mark Johnston
2. 28. Zaafira (SPA)10/1
3. 32. Gold Response (GB)10/3
3:10 pontinsbingo.com Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Flat · Class 5 · 7f 32y · 11 ran
1. 17. Dressed To Dance (IRE)13/8 favWon by half a length · J: Neil Callan · T: Brian Meehan
2. 24. Not Too Taxing (GB)10/3
3. 31. Distant Sun (USA)9/2
3:40 Pontin's Holidays Apprentice Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 7f 32y · 12 ran
1. 15. Activity (IRE)25/1Won by a short head · J: Duran Fentiman · T: M J Gingell
2. 210. Imperium (GB)15/2
3. 312. Cool Sands (IRE)15/2
4. 122. Redwood Rocks (IRE)4/1 fav
4:10 Holiday Inn Garden Court Wolverhampton Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m 4f 50y · 9 ran
1. 15. Atlantic Gamble (IRE)4/1Won by three-quarters of a length · J: Pat Cosgrave · T: K R Burke
2. 24. Bill Bennett (FR)11/1
3. 31. Desert Hawk (GB)7/2 fav
4:40 Go Pontin's Handicap Flat · Class 6 · 1m 1f 103y · 13 ran
1. 11. Kilimandscharo (USA)4/9 favWon by three-quarters of a length · J: Richard Hughes · T: Philip McBride
2. 24. Discotheque (USA)33/1
3. 38. Second Reef (GB)22/1
5:10 pontinsbingo.com Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Flat · Class 5 · 7f 32y · 10 ran
1. 110. Soft Morning (GB)5/4 favWon by 3 lengths · J: Jamie Mackay · T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt
2. 21. Arch of Titus (IRE)15/8
3. 38. Ridgewell (USA)7/1

Wolverhampton (AW) racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 22 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 favourites9 of 21 won42.9% · 21 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 £0.36Staked £21.00, returned £21.36 at SP
Biggest-priced winnerActivity (IRE) 25/1The 3:40 Pontin's Holidays Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)
Joint favourites0 of 2 won0.0% · 1 race had joint favourites

Meeting	Fav won	Fav ran	Races	Joint
Ludlow	2	7	7	—
Taunton	3	6	7	0 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)	4	8	8	—

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 8 January 2007?: 22 races across 3 meetings were run on 8 January 2007: Ludlow (7 races), Taunton (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (8 races). All 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 8 January 2007?: Ludlow: Good To Soft (Turf); Taunton: Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 8 January 2007?: Outright favourites won 9 of 21 on 8 January 2007 (42.9%); joint favourites won 0 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £21.00 and returned £21.36 — a profit of £0.36. 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 Activity (IRE) at 25/1 in the 3:40 Pontin's Holidays Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).
What time was the first race on 8 January 2007?: The first race was the 12:50 New Year Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle at Taunton; the last was the 5:10 pontinsbingo.com Maiden Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW).