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Friday 31 October 2008
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50 races were run across 7 meetings on 31 October 2008: Down Royal, Gowran Park, Maisons-Laffitte (FR), Newmarket, Uttoxeter, Wetherby and Wolverhampton (AW).

Down Royal Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Down Royal racecourse statistics →

Gowran Park Heavy · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Gowran Park racecourse statistics →

Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Heavy · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1

Maisons-Laffitte racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

Newmarket racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

Uttoxeter racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 28/1

Wetherby racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 15/2

Wolverhampton (AW) racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 50 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 favourites11 of 37 won29.7% · 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 £7.91Staked £37.00, returned £29.09 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerArtipreuil (FR) 33/1The 3:45 Glitzed 2 Bitz Handicap Chase at Uttoxeter
  • Joint favourites3 of 13 won23.1% · 6 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Down Royal277—
Gowran Park1670 of 2 won
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)018—
Newmarket3681 of 5 won
Uttoxeter1671 of 2 won
Wetherby1561 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)3670 of 2 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. 8 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 October 2008?
50 races across 7 meetings were run on 31 October 2008: Down Royal (7 races), Gowran Park (7 races), Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (8 races), Newmarket (8 races), Uttoxeter (7 races), Wetherby (6 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Down Royal and Gowran Park in Ireland; Maisons-Laffitte (FR) in France; Newmarket, Uttoxeter, Wetherby and Wolverhampton (AW) 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 October 2008?
Down Royal: Soft (Turf); Gowran Park: Heavy (Turf); Maisons-Laffitte (FR): Heavy (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Soft (Turf); Uttoxeter: Good To Soft (Turf); Wetherby: Good To Firm (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 31 October 2008?
Outright favourites won 11 of 37 on 31 October 2008 (29.7%); joint favourites won 3 of 13. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £37.00 and returned £29.09 — a loss of £7.91. 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 Artipreuil (FR) at 33/1 in the 3:45 Glitzed 2 Bitz Handicap Chase at Uttoxeter.
What was the feature race on 31 October 2008?
The feature race was the 2:10 EBF Scarvagh House Stud (Mares) Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) (Grade 3) at Down Royal, won by Tramp Stamp (IRE) (11/2).
What time was the first race on 31 October 2008?
The first race was the 12:05 Prestige Vehicles E.B.F. Maiden Stakes at Newmarket; the last was the 9:20 Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).