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Racing Results

Sunday 8 June 2008

41 races were run across 6 meetings on 8 June 2008: Brighton, Chantilly (FR), Cork, Roscommon, Southwell (AW) and Worcester.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Chantilly (FR) Good · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 3 · Biggest winner 5/2

Cork Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

Roscommon Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 16/1

Worcester Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 40/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 41 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 favourites15 of 33 won45.5% · 33 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 £7.12Staked £33.00, returned £40.12 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerKingfisher Niamh (GB) 40/1The 2:50 Bet Austria V Croatia - Betdaq Handicap Chase at Worcester
  • Joint favourites1 of 7 won14.3% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton266—
Chantilly (FR)238—
Cork277—
Roscommon4671 of 2 won
Southwell (AW)3560 of 2 won
Worcester2670 of 3 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 5 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 8 June 2008?
41 races across 6 meetings were run on 8 June 2008: Brighton (6 races), Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Cork (7 races), Roscommon (7 races), Southwell (AW) (6 races) and Worcester (7 races). That is Brighton, Southwell (AW) and Worcester in Great Britain; Chantilly (FR) in France; Cork and Roscommon 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 8 June 2008?
Brighton: Good To Firm (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Good (Turf); Cork: Good To Firm (Turf); Roscommon: Good (Turf); Southwell (AW): Standard (AW); Worcester: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 June 2008?
Outright favourites won 15 of 33 on 8 June 2008 (45.5%); joint favourites won 1 of 7. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £33.00 and returned £40.12 — a profit of £7.12. 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 Kingfisher Niamh (GB) at 40/1 in the 2:50 Bet Austria V Croatia - Betdaq Handicap Chase at Worcester.
What was the feature race on 8 June 2008?
The feature race was the 3:15 Prix de Diane (Fillies) (Group 1) at Chantilly (FR), won by Zarkava (IRE) (1/3F).
What time was the first race on 8 June 2008?
The first race was the 1:00 Prix de la Fosse aux Biches at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 5:45 Corkracecourse.ie (pro-am) Inh Flat Race at Cork.