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Wednesday 23 July 2008

40 races were run across 7 meetings on 23 July 2008: Catterick, Leicester, Lingfield (AW), Naas, Sandown, Vichy (FR) and Worcester.

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

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 8/1

Naas Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 7/1

Vichy (FR) Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 249/10

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

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 9/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 40 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 35 won37.1% · 35 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 £10.53Staked £35.00, returned £45.53 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerHapsburg (FR) 249/10The 8:45 Grand Prix de Vichy-Auvergne at Vichy (FR)
  • Joint favourites5 of 12 won41.7% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Catterick0671 of 2 won
Leicester366—
Lingfield (AW)2572 of 5 won
Naas277—
Sandown466—
Vichy (FR)011—
Worcester2462 of 5 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 23 July 2008?
40 races across 7 meetings were run on 23 July 2008: Catterick (7 races), Leicester (6 races), Lingfield (AW) (7 races), Naas (7 races), Sandown (6 races), Vichy (FR) (1 race) and Worcester (6 races). That is Catterick, Leicester, Lingfield (AW), Sandown and Worcester in Great Britain; Naas in Ireland; Vichy (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 23 July 2008?
Catterick: Good To Firm (Turf); Leicester: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Naas: Good To Firm (Turf); Sandown: Good To Firm (Turf); Vichy (FR): Soft (Turf); Worcester: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 23 July 2008?
Outright favourites won 13 of 35 on 23 July 2008 (37.1%); joint favourites won 5 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £35.00 and returned £45.53 — a profit of £10.53. 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 Hapsburg (FR) at 249/10 in the 8:45 Grand Prix de Vichy-Auvergne at Vichy (FR).
What was the feature race on 23 July 2008?
The feature race was the 8:45 Grand Prix de Vichy-Auvergne (Group 3) at Vichy (FR), won by Hapsburg (FR) (249/10).
What time was the first race on 23 July 2008?
The first race was the 2:00 Ashdown Forest Maiden Stakes at Lingfield (AW); the last was the 9:00 Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap at Naas.