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Racing Results

Monday 31 August 2009

68 races were run across 10 meetings on 31 August 2009: Cartmel, Chantilly (FR), Chepstow, Downpatrick, Epsom Downs, Galway, Huntingdon, Newcastle, Ripon and Warwick.

Cartmel Heavy · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 5 · Biggest winner 13/2

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

Outright favs won 1 of 2 · Biggest winner 11/5

Chepstow Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 12/1

Downpatrick Good To Yielding · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 0 of 5 · Biggest winner 20/1

Epsom Downs Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 14/1

Galway Heavy · Turf · 5 races · Ireland

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

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

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

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

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

Ripon Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 4 · Biggest winner 17/2

Warwick Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 28/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 68 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 54 won33.3% · 54 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 £3.01Staked £54.00, returned £57.01 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerSierra Alpha (GB) 28/1The 3:40 E.B.F. Maiden Stakes at Warwick
  • Joint favourites5 of 17 won29.4% · 8 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Cartmel4561 of 3 won
Chantilly (FR)128—
Chepstow2670 of 2 won
Downpatrick0571 of 4 won
Epsom Downs1571 of 4 won
Galway155—
Huntingdon377—
Newcastle277—
Ripon1462 of 4 won
Warwick388—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 6 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 31 August 2009?
68 races across 10 meetings were run on 31 August 2009: Cartmel (6 races), Chantilly (FR) (8 races), Chepstow (7 races), Downpatrick (7 races), Epsom Downs (7 races), Galway (5 races), Huntingdon (7 races), Newcastle (7 races), Ripon (6 races) and Warwick (8 races). That is Cartmel, Chepstow, Epsom Downs, Huntingdon, Newcastle, Ripon and Warwick in Great Britain; Chantilly (FR) in France; Downpatrick and 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 August 2009?
Cartmel: Heavy (Turf); Chantilly (FR): Good (Turf); Chepstow: Good (Turf); Downpatrick: Good To Yielding (Turf); Epsom Downs: Good (Turf); Galway: Heavy (Turf); Huntingdon: Good To Firm (Turf); Newcastle: Good To Firm (Turf); Ripon: Good (Turf); Warwick: Good (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 31 August 2009?
Outright favourites won 18 of 54 on 31 August 2009 (33.3%); joint favourites won 5 of 17. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £54.00 and returned £57.01 — a profit of £3.01. 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 Sierra Alpha (GB) at 28/1 in the 3:40 E.B.F. Maiden Stakes at Warwick.
What was the feature race on 31 August 2009?
The feature race was the 6:55 Ardilaun Hotel Oyster Stakes (Listed) (Listed) at Galway, won by Aliyfa (IRE) (11/4).
What time was the first race on 31 August 2009?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix du Canouvert at Chantilly (FR); the last was the 6:55 Ardilaun Hotel Oyster Stakes at Galway.