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Sunday 24 August 2008
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42 races were run across 6 meetings on 24 August 2008: Ballinrobe, Beverley, Cork, Deauville (FR), Goodwood and Yarmouth.

Ballinrobe Yielding To Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Ballinrobe racecourse statistics →

Beverley Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Beverley racecourse statistics →

Cork Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 14/1

Cork racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Deauville racecourse statistics →

Goodwood Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Goodwood racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

Yarmouth racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 42 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 favourites11 of 35 won31.4% · 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 £1.76Staked £35.00, returned £36.76 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerPonte Tresa (FR) 25/1The 3:45 Darley Prix Kergorlay at Deauville (FR)
  • Joint favourites1 of 12 won8.3% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ballinrobe3670 of 2 won
Beverley166—
Cork0570 of 4 won
Deauville (FR)3681 of 2 won
Goodwood277—
Yarmouth2570 of 4 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 1 race has no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for it. 2 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 24 August 2008?
42 races across 6 meetings were run on 24 August 2008: Ballinrobe (7 races), Beverley (6 races), Cork (7 races), Deauville (FR) (8 races), Goodwood (7 races) and Yarmouth (7 races). That is Ballinrobe and Cork in Ireland; Beverley, Goodwood and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Deauville (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 24 August 2008?
Ballinrobe: Yielding To Soft (Turf); Beverley: Soft (Turf); Cork: Yielding (Turf); Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Goodwood: Soft (Turf); Yarmouth: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 24 August 2008?
Outright favourites won 11 of 35 on 24 August 2008 (31.4%); joint favourites won 1 of 12. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £35.00 and returned £36.76 — a profit of £1.76. 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 Ponte Tresa (FR) at 25/1 in the 3:45 Darley Prix Kergorlay at Deauville (FR).
What was the feature race on 24 August 2008?
The feature race was the 2:15 Darley Prix Morny (Colts & Fillies) (Straight) (Group 1) at Deauville (FR), won by Bushranger (IRE) (9/2F).
What time was the first race on 24 August 2008?
The first race was the 1:10 Prix de Mezidon at Deauville (FR); the last was the 5:55 D.O'Meara & Sons (M) (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race at Cork.