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Friday 22 August 2008
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46 races were run across 6 meetings on 22 August 2008: Bath, Deauville (FR), Hamilton, Kilbeggan, Newbury and Newmarket.

Bath Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Bath racecourse statistics →

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 8 races · France

Deauville racecourse statistics →

Hamilton Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Hamilton racecourse statistics →

Kilbeggan Soft · Turf · 6 races · Ireland

Kilbeggan racecourse statistics →

Newbury Good To Soft · Turf · 9 races · Great Britain

Newbury racecourse statistics →

Newmarket Good · Turf · 11 races · Great Britain

Newmarket (July) racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 46 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 favourites12 of 35 won34.3% · 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 loss of £0.42Staked £35.00, returned £34.58 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerAll The Good (IRE) 25/1The 3:25 totesport Newburgh Heritage Handicap at Newbury · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites3 of 10 won30.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bath166—
Deauville (FR)128—
Hamilton1561 of 2 won
Kilbeggan1561 of 2 won
Newbury3791 of 4 won
Newmarket510110 of 2 won

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. 7 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 22 August 2008?
46 races across 6 meetings were run on 22 August 2008: Bath (6 races), Deauville (FR) (8 races), Hamilton (6 races), Kilbeggan (6 races), Newbury (9 races) and Newmarket (11 races). That is Bath, Hamilton, Newbury and Newmarket 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 22 August 2008?
Bath: Good To Soft (Turf); Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Hamilton: Soft (Turf); Kilbeggan: Soft (Turf); Newbury: Good To Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 22 August 2008?
Outright favourites won 12 of 35 on 22 August 2008 (34.3%); joint favourites won 3 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £35.00 and returned £34.58 — a loss of £0.42. 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 All The Good (IRE) at 25/1 in the 3:25 totesport Newburgh Heritage Handicap at Newbury (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 22 August 2008?
The feature race was the 2:05 Darley Yorkshire Oaks (Fillies' Group 1) (Group 1) at Newmarket, won by Lush Lashes (GB) (EvensF).
What time was the first race on 22 August 2008?
The first race was the 12:25 E.B.F. Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Newmarket; the last was the 8:20 First Independent Finance Handicap at Hamilton.