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Racing Results

Wednesday 5 August 2009

56 races were run across 9 meetings on 5 August 2009: Brighton, Deauville (FR), Gowran Park, Kempton (AW), La Teste De Buch (FR), Newcastle, Pontefract, Sligo and Yarmouth.

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

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 20/1

Deauville (FR) Good · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 2 · Biggest winner 19/10

Gowran Park Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 10/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

La Teste De Buch (FR) Good · Turf · 1 race · France

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

Outright favs won 4 of 7 · Biggest winner 11/1

Pontefract Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 22/1

Sligo Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 8/1

Yarmouth Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 56 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 favourites17 of 42 won40.5% · 42 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 £4.08Staked £42.00, returned £46.08 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerHits Only Cash (GB) 33/1The 6:35 Kempton For Weddings Handicap at Kempton (AW)
  • Joint favourites3 of 14 won21.4% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton1361 of 6 won
Deauville (FR)228—
Gowran Park277—
Kempton (AW)277—
La Teste De Buch (FR)001—
Newcastle477—
Pontefract2471 of 6 won
Sligo3671 of 2 won
Yarmouth166—

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 5 August 2009?
56 races across 9 meetings were run on 5 August 2009: Brighton (6 races), Deauville (FR) (8 races), Gowran Park (7 races), Kempton (AW) (7 races), La Teste De Buch (FR) (1 race), Newcastle (7 races), Pontefract (7 races), Sligo (7 races) and Yarmouth (6 races). That is Brighton, Kempton (AW), Newcastle, Pontefract and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) and La Teste De Buch (FR) in France; Gowran Park and Sligo 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 5 August 2009?
Brighton: Good To Firm (Turf); Deauville (FR): Good (Turf); Gowran Park: Soft (Turf); Kempton (AW): Standard (AW); La Teste De Buch (FR): Good (Turf); Newcastle: Good To Firm (Turf); Pontefract: Good (Turf); Sligo: Soft (Turf); Yarmouth: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 5 August 2009?
Outright favourites won 17 of 42 on 5 August 2009 (40.5%); joint favourites won 3 of 14. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £42.00 and returned £46.08 — a profit of £4.08. 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 Hits Only Cash (GB) at 33/1 in the 6:35 Kempton For Weddings Handicap at Kempton (AW).
What was the feature race on 5 August 2009?
The feature race was the 3:10 Prix de Tourgeville () (Colts & Geldings) (Round) (Listed) at Deauville (FR), won by Spring Of Fame (USA) (6/5F).
What time was the first race on 5 August 2009?
The first race was the 1:05 Prix d'Etreham at Deauville (FR); the last was the 9:05 Thames Materials Handicap at Kempton (AW).