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Racing Results

Saturday 8 August 2009

50 races were run across 10 meetings on 8 August 2009: Ascot, Ayr, Clairefontaine (FR), Haydock, Kilbeggan, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newmarket, Redcar and Saint-Malo (FR).

Ascot Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

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

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

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

Clairefontaine (FR) Very Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Haydock Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 66/1

Kilbeggan Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

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

Lingfield Good · Turf · 3 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 3 · Biggest winner 25/1

Lingfield (AW) Standard · AW · 3 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 3 · Biggest winner 12/1

Newmarket Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 33/1

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

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 22/1

Saint-Malo (FR) Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1

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 favourites11 of 45 won24.4% · 45 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 £15.19Staked £45.00, returned £29.81 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBalcarce Nov (ARG) 66/1The 2:10 Turftv.co.uk Handicap at Haydock
  • Joint favourites1 of 8 won12.5% · 4 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot1460 of 4 won
Ayr3670 of 2 won
Clairefontaine (FR)001—
Haydock0671 of 2 won
Kilbeggan177—
Lingfield033—
Lingfield (AW)133—
Newmarket388—
Redcar277—
Saint-Malo (FR)011—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 1 race has no favourite identified — no starting prices are stored for it. 2 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 August 2009?
50 races across 10 meetings were run on 8 August 2009: Ascot (6 races), Ayr (7 races), Clairefontaine (FR) (1 race), Haydock (7 races), Kilbeggan (7 races), Lingfield (3 races), Lingfield (AW) (3 races), Newmarket (8 races), Redcar (7 races) and Saint-Malo (FR) (1 race). That is Ascot, Ayr, Haydock, Lingfield, Lingfield (AW), Newmarket and Redcar in Great Britain; Clairefontaine (FR) and Saint-Malo (FR) in France; Kilbeggan 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 August 2009?
Ascot: Good (Turf); Ayr: Good To Firm (Turf); Clairefontaine (FR): Very Soft (Turf); Haydock: Good (Turf); Kilbeggan: Good To Yielding (Turf); Lingfield: Good (Turf); Lingfield (AW): Standard (AW); Newmarket: Good (Turf); Redcar: Good To Firm (Turf); Saint-Malo (FR): Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 8 August 2009?
Outright favourites won 11 of 45 on 8 August 2009 (24.4%); joint favourites won 1 of 8. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £45.00 and returned £29.81 — a loss of £15.19. 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 Balcarce Nov (ARG) at 66/1 in the 2:10 Turftv.co.uk Handicap at Haydock.
What was the feature race on 8 August 2009?
The feature race was the 2:40 totepool Rose Of Lancaster Stakes (Group 3) (Group 3) at Haydock, won by Jukebox Jury (IRE) (6/1).
What time was the first race on 8 August 2009?
The first race was the 1:10 Barclays Shergar Cup Dash Handicap at Ascot; the last was the 8:50 Mumm De Cramant Handicap at Ayr.