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Monday 15 December 2008

20 races were run across 3 meetings on 15 December 2008: Ayr, Plumpton and Wolverhampton (AW).

Ayr Heavy · Turf · 7 races

Outright favs won 4 of 5 · Biggest winner 5/1

Plumpton Heavy · Turf · 6 races

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 20 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 favourites9 of 17 won52.9% · 17 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 £5.00Staked £17.00, returned £22.00 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerThe Ring (IRE) 12/1The 2:35 Rowan Bentall Handicap Chase at Plumpton
  • Joint favourites2 of 6 won33.3% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ayr4572 of 4 won
Plumpton1560 of 2 won
Wolverhampton (AW)477—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 15 December 2008?
20 races across 3 meetings were run on 15 December 2008: Ayr (7 races), Plumpton (6 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). All 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 15 December 2008?
Ayr: Heavy (Turf); Plumpton: Heavy (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 15 December 2008?
Outright favourites won 9 of 17 on 15 December 2008 (52.9%); joint favourites won 2 of 6. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £17.00 and returned £22.00 — a profit of £5.00. 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 The Ring (IRE) at 12/1 in the 2:35 Rowan Bentall Handicap Chase at Plumpton.
What time was the first race on 15 December 2008?
The first race was the 12:20 Scotbetcasino.com Handicap Hurdle at Ayr; the last was the 5:20 Book Tickets Online At Wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).