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Sunday 31 August 2008
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46 races were run across 6 meetings on 31 August 2008: Curragh, Deauville (FR), Folkestone, Killarney, Musselburgh and Newton Abbot.

Curragh Soft · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 20/1

Curragh racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 2 of 3 · Biggest winner 5/1

Deauville racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 9/1

Folkestone racecourse statistics →

Killarney Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Killarney racecourse statistics →

Musselburgh Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 25/1

Musselburgh racecourse statistics →

Newton Abbot Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

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

Newton Abbot 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 favourites10 of 37 won27.0% · 37 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 £6.41Staked £37.00, returned £30.59 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerShunkawakhan (IRE) 25/1The 2:20 Strathallan School Apprentice Handicap at Musselburgh
  • Joint favourites2 of 6 won33.3% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Curragh288—
Deauville (FR)239—
Folkestone1780 of 2 won
Killarney277—
Musselburgh2671 of 2 won
Newton Abbot1671 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. 6 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 31 August 2008?
46 races across 6 meetings were run on 31 August 2008: Curragh (8 races), Deauville (FR) (9 races), Folkestone (8 races), Killarney (7 races), Musselburgh (7 races) and Newton Abbot (7 races). That is Curragh and Killarney in Ireland; Deauville (FR) in France; Folkestone, Musselburgh and Newton Abbot in Great Britain. 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 31 August 2008?
Curragh: Soft (Turf); Deauville (FR): Good (Turf); Folkestone: Good To Firm (Turf); Killarney: Good To Yielding (Turf); Musselburgh: Good (Turf); Newton Abbot: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 31 August 2008?
Outright favourites won 10 of 37 on 31 August 2008 (27.0%); joint favourites won 2 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £37.00 and returned £30.59 — a loss of £6.41. 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 Shunkawakhan (IRE) at 25/1 in the 2:20 Strathallan School Apprentice Handicap at Musselburgh.
What was the feature race on 31 August 2008?
The feature race was the 4:15 Moyglare Stud Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) (Group 1) at Curragh, won by Again (IRE) (6/4F).
What time was the first race on 31 August 2008?
The first race was the 1:15 Prix Hotel Normandy Barriere de Deauville at Deauville (FR); the last was the 5:55 Jack Bennett Beginners Chase at Killarney.