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Racing Results

Friday 30 May 2008

60 races were run across 9 meetings on 30 May 2008: Auteuil (FR), Brighton, Down Royal, Goodwood, Haydock, Musselburgh, Towcester, Tramore and York.

Auteuil (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1

Brighton Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

Down Royal Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 16/1

Goodwood Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 10/1

Haydock Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 10/1

Musselburgh Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Towcester Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 40/1

Tramore Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

York Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 22/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 60 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 favourites13 of 47 won27.7% · 47 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 £14.20Staked £47.00, returned £32.80 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBenmore Boy (IRE) 40/1The 6:30 gg.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle at Towcester
  • Joint favourites2 of 13 won15.4% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)018—
Brighton166—
Down Royal2571 of 5 won
Goodwood288—
Haydock3560 of 2 won
Musselburgh366—
Towcester0560 of 2 won
Tramore1670 of 2 won
York1561 of 2 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 7 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 8 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 30 May 2008?
60 races across 9 meetings were run on 30 May 2008: Auteuil (FR) (8 races), Brighton (6 races), Down Royal (7 races), Goodwood (8 races), Haydock (6 races), Musselburgh (6 races), Towcester (6 races), Tramore (7 races) and York (6 races). That is Auteuil (FR) in France; Brighton, Goodwood, Haydock, Musselburgh, Towcester and York in Great Britain; Down Royal and Tramore 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 30 May 2008?
Auteuil (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Brighton: Good To Soft (Turf); Down Royal: Firm (Turf); Goodwood: Soft (Turf); Haydock: Good (Turf); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Towcester: Good To Soft (Turf); Tramore: Good To Firm (Turf); York: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 30 May 2008?
Outright favourites won 13 of 47 on 30 May 2008 (27.7%); joint favourites won 2 of 13. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £47.00 and returned £32.80 — a loss of £14.20. 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 Benmore Boy (IRE) at 40/1 in the 6:30 gg.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle at Towcester.
What was the feature race on 30 May 2008?
The feature race was the 2:05 Prix d'Iena (Hurdle) () (Fillies) (Listed) at Auteuil (FR), won by Baraka Du Berlais (FR).
What time was the first race on 30 May 2008?
The first race was the 1:05 Prix Trinidad at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 9:20 Marshall-Tufflex Odyssey Cup Handicap at Musselburgh.