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Friday 31 July 2009

45 races were run across 7 meetings on 31 July 2009: Bangor-on-Dee, Bath, Galway, Goodwood, Haydock, Newmarket and Thirsk.

Bangor-on-Dee Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 5/1

Bath Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

Galway Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Goodwood Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 25/1

Haydock Heavy · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 13/2

Thirsk Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 45 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 favourites13 of 44 won29.5% · 44 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 £8.03Staked £44.00, returned £35.97 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerCwmni (GB) 33/1The 6:35 Oak Underwriting Selling Stakes at Bath
  • Joint favourites1 of 2 won50.0% · 1 race had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bangor-on-Dee377—
Bath266—
Galway0671 of 2 won
Goodwood277—
Haydock266—
Newmarket366—
Thirsk166—

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 31 July 2009?
45 races across 7 meetings were run on 31 July 2009: Bangor-on-Dee (7 races), Bath (6 races), Galway (7 races), Goodwood (7 races), Haydock (6 races), Newmarket (6 races) and Thirsk (6 races). That is Bangor-on-Dee, Bath, Goodwood, Haydock, Newmarket and Thirsk in Great Britain; Galway 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 31 July 2009?
Bangor-on-Dee: Good To Firm (Turf); Bath: Good (Turf); Galway: Soft (Turf); Goodwood: Good (Turf); Haydock: Heavy (Turf); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Thirsk: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 31 July 2009?
Outright favourites won 13 of 44 on 31 July 2009 (29.5%); joint favourites won 1 of 2. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £44.00 and returned £35.97 — a loss of £8.03. 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 Cwmni (GB) at 33/1 in the 6:35 Oak Underwriting Selling Stakes at Bath.
What was the feature race on 31 July 2009?
The feature race was the 4:00 Richmond Stakes (Group 2) (Group 2) at Goodwood, won by Dick Turpin (IRE) (6/5F).
What time was the first race on 31 July 2009?
The first race was the 2:05 Pickering Castle Claiming Stakes at Thirsk; the last was the 8:55 Turftv Handicap at Haydock.