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Racing Results

Saturday 2 August 2008

54 races were run across 9 meetings on 2 August 2008: Deauville (FR), Doncaster, Galway, Goodwood, Hamilton, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newmarket and Thirsk.

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

Outright favs won 2 of 3 · Biggest winner 39/10

Doncaster Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Galway Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

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

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 40/1

Hamilton Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Lingfield Good To Firm · Turf · 4 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 14/1

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 2 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 2 · Biggest winner 3/1

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

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

Thirsk Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 54 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 48 won27.1% · 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 loss of £8.85Staked £48.00, returned £39.15 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerConquest (IRE) 40/1The 3:50 bluesquare.com Stewards' Cup Heritage Handicap at Goodwood
  • Joint favourites0 of 2 won0.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Deauville (FR)238—
Doncaster266—
Galway177—
Goodwood0670 of 2 won
Hamilton166—
Lingfield244—
Lingfield (AW)122—
Newmarket277—
Thirsk277—

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. 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 2 August 2008?
54 races across 9 meetings were run on 2 August 2008: Deauville (FR) (8 races), Doncaster (6 races), Galway (7 races), Goodwood (7 races), Hamilton (6 races), Lingfield (4 races), Lingfield (AW) (2 races), Newmarket (7 races) and Thirsk (7 races). That is Deauville (FR) in France; Doncaster, Goodwood, Hamilton, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newmarket and Thirsk in Great Britain; Galway 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 2 August 2008?
Deauville (FR): Soft (Turf); Doncaster: Good (Turf); Galway: Good (Turf); Goodwood: Good To Firm (Turf); Hamilton: Good (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 2 August 2008?
Outright favourites won 13 of 48 on 2 August 2008 (27.1%); joint favourites won 0 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £48.00 and returned £39.15 — a loss of £8.85. 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 Conquest (IRE) at 40/1 in the 3:50 bluesquare.com Stewards' Cup Heritage Handicap at Goodwood.
What was the feature race on 2 August 2008?
The feature race was the 3:15 Blue Square Nassau Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) (Group 1) at Goodwood, won by Halfway To Heaven (IRE) (5/1).
What time was the first race on 2 August 2008?
The first race was the 1:10 Prix de Tancarville at Deauville (FR); the last was the 9:05 Tents And Events Handicap at Hamilton.