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Wednesday 17 September 2008

46 races were run across 6 meetings on 17 September 2008: Auteuil (FR), Beverley, Kempton (AW), Listowel, Sandown and Yarmouth.

Auteuil (FR) Soft · Turf · 9 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 2

Beverley Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

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

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

Listowel Soft · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 14/1

Sandown Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Yarmouth Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

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 favourites13 of 35 won37.1% · 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 £2.51Staked £35.00, returned £37.51 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerSpiritofthewest (IRE) 33/1The 2:35 George Kilburn Memorial Maiden Stakes at Beverley
  • Joint favourites1 of 8 won12.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Auteuil (FR)029—
Beverley4780 of 2 won
Kempton (AW)1670 of 2 won
Listowel188—
Sandown366—
Yarmouth4681 of 4 won

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 7 races have no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for them. 9 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 17 September 2008?
46 races across 6 meetings were run on 17 September 2008: Auteuil (FR) (9 races), Beverley (8 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), Listowel (8 races), Sandown (6 races) and Yarmouth (8 races). That is Auteuil (FR) in France; Beverley, Kempton (AW), Sandown and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Listowel 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 17 September 2008?
Auteuil (FR): Soft (Turf); Beverley: Soft (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); Listowel: Soft (Turf); Sandown: Good (Turf); Yarmouth: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 17 September 2008?
Outright favourites won 13 of 35 on 17 September 2008 (37.1%); joint favourites won 1 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £35.00 and returned £37.51 — a profit of £2.51. 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 Spiritofthewest (IRE) at 33/1 in the 2:35 George Kilburn Memorial Maiden Stakes at Beverley.
What was the feature race on 17 September 2008?
The feature race was the 2:35 Prix Edmond Barrachin (Chase) (Grade 3) at Auteuil (FR), won by Loulia (FR).
What time was the first race on 17 September 2008?
The first race was the 1:05 Prix de l'Hippodrome du Dorat at Auteuil (FR); the last was the 9:20 kempton.co.uk Handicap at Kempton (AW).