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Racing Results

Thursday 6 August 2009

50 races were run across 8 meetings on 6 August 2009: Bath, Brighton, Folkestone, Haydock, Leopardstown, Sandown, Sligo and Yarmouth.

Bath Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Brighton Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

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

Leopardstown Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Sligo Soft · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Yarmouth Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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 favourites20 of 47 won42.6% · 47 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 £0.38Staked £47.00, returned £46.62 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerEton Fable (IRE) 22/1The 4:00 Totesport.com Brighton Challenge Cup Handicap at Brighton
  • Joint favourites2 of 7 won28.6% · 3 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Bath466—
Brighton2561 of 3 won
Folkestone2561 of 2 won
Haydock266—
Leopardstown277—
Sandown366—
Sligo2670 of 2 won
Yarmouth366—

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 6 August 2009?
50 races across 8 meetings were run on 6 August 2009: Bath (6 races), Brighton (6 races), Folkestone (6 races), Haydock (6 races), Leopardstown (7 races), Sandown (6 races), Sligo (7 races) and Yarmouth (6 races). That is Bath, Brighton, Folkestone, Haydock, Sandown and Yarmouth in Great Britain; Leopardstown 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 6 August 2009?
Bath: Good (Turf); Brighton: Firm (Turf); Folkestone: Good To Firm (Turf); Haydock: Good To Soft (Turf); Leopardstown: Good (Turf); Sandown: Good To Firm (Turf); Sligo: Soft (Turf); Yarmouth: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 6 August 2009?
Outright favourites won 20 of 47 on 6 August 2009 (42.6%); joint favourites won 2 of 7. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £47.00 and returned £46.62 — a loss of £0.38. 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 Eton Fable (IRE) at 22/1 in the 4:00 Totesport.com Brighton Challenge Cup Handicap at Brighton.
What was the feature race on 6 August 2009?
The feature race was the 7:10 Debutante Stakes (group 2) (Group 2) at Leopardstown, won by Lillie Langtry (IRE) (2/5F).
What time was the first race on 6 August 2009?
The first race was the 2:10 James Edwards Land Rover Maiden Auction Stakes at Haydock; the last was the 8:40 Silverpark Handicap at Leopardstown.