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Racing Results

Friday 29 August 2008

55 races were run across 8 meetings on 29 August 2008: Chester, Deauville (FR), Down Royal, Hamilton, Salisbury, Sandown, Wexford and Wolverhampton (AW).

Chester Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 15/2

Deauville (FR) Good · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 2

Down Royal Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

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

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Salisbury Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 8 · Biggest winner 150/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

Wexford Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 5 of 6 · Biggest winner 13/2

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 13/2

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 55 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 favourites10 of 48 won20.8% · 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 £19.70Staked £48.00, returned £28.30 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBermondsey Bob (IRE) 150/1The 4:35 Francis Clark Maiden Auction Stakes at Salisbury
  • Joint favourites1 of 4 won25.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Chester1561 of 2 won
Deauville (FR)027—
Down Royal177—
Hamilton077—
Salisbury088—
Sandown277—
Wexford5670 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)166—

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. 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 29 August 2008?
55 races across 8 meetings were run on 29 August 2008: Chester (6 races), Deauville (FR) (7 races), Down Royal (7 races), Hamilton (7 races), Salisbury (8 races), Sandown (7 races), Wexford (7 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (6 races). That is Chester, Hamilton, Salisbury, Sandown and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) in France; Down Royal and Wexford 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 29 August 2008?
Chester: Good To Firm (Turf); Deauville (FR): Good (Turf); Down Royal: Yielding (Turf); Hamilton: Good To Soft (Turf); Salisbury: Good To Firm (Turf); Sandown: Good To Firm (Turf); Wexford: Good (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 29 August 2008?
Outright favourites won 10 of 48 on 29 August 2008 (20.8%); joint favourites won 1 of 4. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £48.00 and returned £28.30 — a loss of £19.70. 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 Bermondsey Bob (IRE) at 150/1 in the 4:35 Francis Clark Maiden Auction Stakes at Salisbury.
What was the feature race on 29 August 2008?
The feature race was the 1:50 Prix du Haras de la Huderie () (Straight) (Listed) at Deauville (FR), won by Homebound (USA).
What time was the first race on 29 August 2008?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix du Journal le Pays d'Auge at Deauville (FR); the last was the 9:20 Dine In Style In The Horizons Restaurant Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).