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Racing Results

Saturday 9 August 2008

56 races were run across 9 meetings on 9 August 2008: Ascot, Ayr, Deauville (FR), Haydock, Kilbeggan, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newmarket and Redcar.

Ascot Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

Ayr Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Deauville (FR) Soft · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 2 · Biggest winner 103/10

Haydock Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Kilbeggan Soft To Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 20/1

Lingfield Soft · Turf · 3 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 14/1

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 3 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 3 · Biggest winner 7/2F

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 8/1

Redcar Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 56 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 45 won33.3% · 45 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 £4.89Staked £45.00, returned £49.89 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerDuroob (GB) 20/1The 6:30 D&S Hardware 10th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle at Kilbeggan · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites2 of 8 won25.0% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot1561 of 2 won
Ayr277—
Deauville (FR)029—
Haydock377—
Kilbeggan2471 of 6 won
Lingfield133—
Lingfield (AW)233—
Newmarket277—
Redcar277—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 7 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 8 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 9 August 2008?
56 races across 9 meetings were run on 9 August 2008: Ascot (6 races), Ayr (7 races), Deauville (FR) (9 races), Haydock (7 races), Kilbeggan (7 races), Lingfield (3 races), Lingfield (AW) (3 races), Newmarket (7 races) and Redcar (7 races). That is Ascot, Ayr, Haydock, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newmarket and Redcar in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) in France; Kilbeggan 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 9 August 2008?
Ascot: Good (Turf); Ayr: Good To Soft (Turf); Deauville (FR): Soft (Turf); Haydock: Heavy (Turf); Kilbeggan: Soft To Heavy (Turf); Lingfield: Soft (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newmarket: Good To Soft (Turf); Redcar: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 9 August 2008?
Outright favourites won 15 of 45 on 9 August 2008 (33.3%); joint favourites won 2 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £45.00 and returned £49.89 — a profit of £4.89. 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 Duroob (GB) at 20/1 in the 6:30 D&S Hardware 10th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle at Kilbeggan (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 9 August 2008?
The feature race was the 2:35 toteswinger Rose Of Lancaster Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Haydock, won by Multidimensional (IRE) (2/1F).
What time was the first race on 9 August 2008?
The first race was the 1:10 Barclays Shergar Cup Dash Handicap at Ascot; the last was the 8:50 MacDonalds Solicitors Handicap at Ayr.