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Saturday 5 July 2008
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55 races were run across 8 meetings on 5 July 2008: Bellewstown, Beverley, Carlisle, Deauville (FR), Haydock, Leicester, Nottingham and Sandown.

Bellewstown Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Bellewstown racecourse statistics →

Beverley Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Beverley racecourse statistics →

Carlisle Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Carlisle racecourse statistics →

Deauville (FR) Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

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

Deauville racecourse statistics →

Haydock Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Haydock racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 11/1

Leicester racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Nottingham racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 18/1

Sandown racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 55 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 favourites17 of 46 won37.0% · 46 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 £6.53Staked £46.00, returned £52.53 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerLucky At Last (IRE) 25/1The 8:30 Seamus Mulvaney Crockafotha Handicap Hurdle at Bellewstown · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites3 of 6 won50.0% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bellewstown277—
Beverley2671 of 2 won
Carlisle366—
Deauville (FR)228—
Haydock2671 of 2 won
Leicester3561 of 2 won
Nottingham277—
Sandown177—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 6 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 6 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 July 2008?
55 races across 8 meetings were run on 5 July 2008: Bellewstown (7 races), Beverley (7 races), Carlisle (6 races), Deauville (FR) (8 races), Haydock (7 races), Leicester (6 races), Nottingham (7 races) and Sandown (7 races). That is Bellewstown in Ireland; Beverley, Carlisle, Haydock, Leicester, Nottingham and Sandown in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) in France. 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 July 2008?
Bellewstown: Good (Turf); Beverley: Good (Turf); Carlisle: Good (Turf); Deauville (FR): Soft (Turf); Haydock: Good (Turf); Leicester: Good To Firm (Turf); Nottingham: Good To Firm (Turf); Sandown: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 5 July 2008?
Outright favourites won 17 of 46 on 5 July 2008 (37.0%); joint favourites won 3 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £46.00 and returned £52.53 — a profit of £6.53. 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 Lucky At Last (IRE) at 25/1 in the 8:30 Seamus Mulvaney Crockafotha Handicap Hurdle at Bellewstown (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 5 July 2008?
The feature race was the 3:20 Coral Eclipse (Group 1) (Group 1) at Sandown, won by Mount Nelson (GB) (7/2).
What time was the first race on 5 July 2008?
The first race was the 12:55 Prix Irish River at Deauville (FR); the last was the 9:35 CFM Radio Maiden Handicap at Carlisle.