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Racing Results

Friday 8 May 2009

60 races were run across 10 meetings on 8 May 2009: Aintree, Chantilly (FR), Chester, Downpatrick, Hamilton, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Nottingham, Ripon and Wexford.

Aintree Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

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

Outright favs won 0 of 1 · Biggest winner 7/2

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

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

Downpatrick Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Hamilton Good To Soft · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 66/1

Lingfield Good To Firm · Turf · 5 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 5 · Biggest winner 8/1

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 2 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 2 · Biggest winner 14/1

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

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 28/1

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

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Wexford Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 12/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 60 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 favourites18 of 51 won35.3% · 51 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 £2.28Staked £51.00, returned £48.72 at SP · 1 dead heat, the return split
  • Biggest-priced winnerDispol Kabira (GB) 66/1The 6:10 Braveheart Night Next Week Maiden Stakes at Hamilton
  • Joint favourites0 of 5 won0.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Aintree166—
Chantilly (FR)018—
Chester466—
Downpatrick3670 of 3 won
Hamilton166—
Lingfield455—
Lingfield (AW)022—
Nottingham3670 of 2 won
Ripon066—
Wexford277—

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. 7 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 8 May 2009?
60 races across 10 meetings were run on 8 May 2009: Aintree (6 races), Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Chester (6 races), Downpatrick (7 races), Hamilton (6 races), Lingfield (5 races), Lingfield (AW) (2 races), Nottingham (7 races), Ripon (6 races) and Wexford (7 races). That is Aintree, Chester, Hamilton, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Nottingham and Ripon in Great Britain; Chantilly (FR) in France; Downpatrick and Wexford 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 8 May 2009?
Aintree: Good (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Chester: Good To Firm (Turf); Downpatrick: Good (Turf); Hamilton: Good To Soft (Turf); Lingfield: Good To Firm (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Nottingham: Good To Firm (Turf); Ripon: Good To Firm (Turf); Wexford: Yielding (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 May 2009?
Outright favourites won 18 of 51 on 8 May 2009 (35.3%); joint favourites won 0 of 5. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £51.00 and returned £48.72 — a loss of £2.28. 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 Dispol Kabira (GB) at 66/1 in the 6:10 Braveheart Night Next Week Maiden Stakes at Hamilton.
What was the feature race on 8 May 2009?
The feature race was the 2:25 Prix de Guiche (Colts) (Group 3) at Chantilly (FR), won by Calvados Blues (FR) (7/2).
What time was the first race on 8 May 2009?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix Jouvence at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 8:50 Conference And Events At Hamilton Park Handicap at Hamilton.