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Thursday 24 July 2008

51 races were run across 8 meetings on 24 July 2008: Bath, Doncaster, Folkestone, Kempton (AW), Leopardstown, Limerick, Sandown and Uttoxeter.

Bath Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/4F

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

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

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

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

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/2

Leopardstown Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Limerick Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 5 of 5 · Biggest winner 6/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

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

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 51 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 favourites21 of 48 won43.8% · 48 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 £10.87Staked £48.00, returned £58.87 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerYoursomethinelse (IRE) 25/1The 3:45 Ken Boulton Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Uttoxeter
  • Joint favourites2 of 6 won33.3% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bath566—
Doncaster066—
Folkestone466—
Kempton (AW)3671 of 2 won
Leopardstown177—
Limerick5571 of 4 won
Sandown266—
Uttoxeter166—

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 24 July 2008?
51 races across 8 meetings were run on 24 July 2008: Bath (6 races), Doncaster (6 races), Folkestone (6 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Limerick (7 races), Sandown (6 races) and Uttoxeter (6 races). That is Bath, Doncaster, Folkestone, Kempton (AW), Sandown and Uttoxeter in Great Britain; Leopardstown and Limerick 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 24 July 2008?
Bath: Firm (Turf); Doncaster: Good To Firm (Turf); Folkestone: Good To Firm (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); Leopardstown: Good To Firm (Turf); Limerick: Good To Firm (Turf); Sandown: Good To Firm (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 24 July 2008?
Outright favourites won 21 of 48 on 24 July 2008 (43.8%); joint favourites won 2 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £48.00 and returned £58.87 — a profit of £10.87. 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 Yoursomethinelse (IRE) at 25/1 in the 3:45 Ken Boulton Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Uttoxeter.
What was the feature race on 24 July 2008?
The feature race was the 6:25 Tyros Stakes (group 3) (Group 3) at Leopardstown, won by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) (11/8).
What time was the first race on 24 July 2008?
The first race was the 2:00 Brewin Dolphin Novices' Hurdle at Uttoxeter; the last was the 9:20 Panoramic Bar & Restaurant Handicap at Kempton (AW).