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Sunday 5 October 2008
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44 races were run across 6 meetings on 5 October 2008: Dundalk (AW), Huntingdon, Kelso, Longchamp (FR), Tipperary and Uttoxeter.

Dundalk (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Dundalk (AW) racecourse statistics →

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

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

Huntingdon racecourse statistics →

Kelso Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 4 · Biggest winner 12/1

Kelso racecourse statistics →

Longchamp (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 7 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Longchamp racecourse statistics →

Tipperary Heavy · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 20/1

Tipperary racecourse statistics →

Uttoxeter Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 8/1

Uttoxeter racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 44 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 favourites12 of 36 won33.3% · 36 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 £3.33Staked £36.00, returned £32.67 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerProportional (GB) 20/1The 1:50 Total Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp (FR) · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites4 of 15 won26.7% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Dundalk (AW)3681 of 5 won
Huntingdon177—
Kelso0472 of 6 won
Longchamp (FR)267—
Tipperary388—
Uttoxeter3571 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. 1 winner has 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 5 October 2008?
44 races across 6 meetings were run on 5 October 2008: Dundalk (AW) (8 races), Huntingdon (7 races), Kelso (7 races), Longchamp (FR) (7 races), Tipperary (8 races) and Uttoxeter (7 races). That is Dundalk (AW) and Tipperary in Ireland; Huntingdon, Kelso and Uttoxeter in Great Britain; Longchamp (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 5 October 2008?
Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Huntingdon: Good To Soft (Turf); Kelso: Good (Turf); Longchamp (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Tipperary: Heavy (Turf); Uttoxeter: Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 5 October 2008?
Outright favourites won 12 of 36 on 5 October 2008 (33.3%); joint favourites won 4 of 15. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £36.00 and returned £32.67 — a loss of £3.33. 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 Proportional (GB) at 20/1 in the 1:50 Total Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp (FR) (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 5 October 2008?
The feature race was the 1:15 Qatar Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp (Group 1) at Longchamp (FR), won by Marchand D'Or (FR) (2/1F).
What time was the first race on 5 October 2008?
The first race was the 12:45 Prix de Doha at Longchamp (FR); the last was the 5:55 Tipperary Co-op (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race at Tipperary.