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Thursday 16 October 2008
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44 races were run across 6 meetings on 16 October 2008: Brighton, Chantilly (FR), Chelmsford (AW), Ludlow, Nottingham and Punchestown.

Brighton Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 4 · Biggest winner 13/2

Brighton racecourse statistics →

Chantilly (FR) Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 84/10

Chantilly racecourse statistics →

Chelmsford (AW) Standard · AW · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

Chelmsford City (AW) racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 20/1

Ludlow racecourse statistics →

Nottingham Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 22/1

Nottingham racecourse statistics →

Punchestown Soft To Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 9/1

Punchestown 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 favourites10 of 33 won30.3% · 33 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 £5.33Staked £33.00, returned £27.67 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerDragon Flame (IRE) 22/1The 5:10 Best Racecourses On Turftv Handicap at Nottingham
  • Joint favourites2 of 15 won13.3% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton1460 of 4 won
Chantilly (FR)138—
Chelmsford (AW)3682 of 4 won
Ludlow0670 of 3 won
Nottingham288—
Punchestown3670 of 4 won

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. 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 16 October 2008?
44 races across 6 meetings were run on 16 October 2008: Brighton (6 races), Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Chelmsford (AW) (8 races), Ludlow (7 races), Nottingham (8 races) and Punchestown (7 races). That is Brighton, Chelmsford (AW), Ludlow and Nottingham in Great Britain; Chantilly (FR) in France; Punchestown 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 16 October 2008?
Brighton: Good (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Soft (Turf); Chelmsford (AW): Standard (AW); Ludlow: Good To Firm (Turf); Nottingham: Good To Soft (Turf); Punchestown: Soft To Heavy (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 16 October 2008?
Outright favourites won 10 of 33 on 16 October 2008 (30.3%); joint favourites won 2 of 15. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £33.00 and returned £27.67 — a loss of £5.33. 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 Dragon Flame (IRE) at 22/1 in the 5:10 Best Racecourses On Turftv Handicap at Nottingham.
What was the feature race on 16 October 2008?
The feature race was the 4:15 Buck House Novice Chase (Grade 3) (Grade 3) at Punchestown, won by Trafford Lad (GB) (9/10F).
What time was the first race on 16 October 2008?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix de Survilliers at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 9:20 Tay Handicap at Chelmsford (AW).