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Racing Results

Monday 25 August 2008

41 races were run across 6 meetings on 25 August 2008: Cartmel, Downpatrick, Huntingdon, Kempton (AW), Ripon and Warwick.

Cartmel Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Downpatrick Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 7/1

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

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

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

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

Warwick Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 41 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 favourites14 of 35 won40.0% · 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 £0.27Staked £35.00, returned £35.27 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerVivid Exposure (GB) 25/1The 3:05 Newry (Mares) Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick
  • Joint favourites2 of 13 won15.4% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cartmel266—
Downpatrick377—
Huntingdon2472 of 6 won
Kempton (AW)1570 of 5 won
Ripon366—
Warwick3780 of 2 won

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 25 August 2008?
41 races across 6 meetings were run on 25 August 2008: Cartmel (6 races), Downpatrick (7 races), Huntingdon (7 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Ripon (6 races) and Warwick (8 races). That is Cartmel, Huntingdon, Kempton (AW), Ripon and Warwick in Great Britain; Downpatrick 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 25 August 2008?
Cartmel: Good (Turf); Downpatrick: Good To Yielding (Turf); Huntingdon: Good To Firm (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); Ripon: Good To Soft (Turf); Warwick: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 25 August 2008?
Outright favourites won 14 of 35 on 25 August 2008 (40.0%); joint favourites won 2 of 13. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £35.00 and returned £35.27 — a profit of £0.27. 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 Vivid Exposure (GB) at 25/1 in the 3:05 Newry (Mares) Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick.
What was the feature race on 25 August 2008?
The feature race was the 3:35 Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy, 2008 (Listed) (Listed) at Ripon, won by Desert Phantom (USA) (EvensF).
What time was the first race on 25 August 2008?
The first race was the 1:30 Turftv Nursery Handicap at Warwick; the last was the 5:55 Ardglass Ladies Flat Race at Downpatrick.