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Friday 8 April 2011
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44 races were run across 6 meetings on 8 April 2011: Aintree, Dundalk (AW), Fontwell, Newcastle, Saint-Cloud (FR) and Wolverhampton (AW).

Aintree Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 0 of 7 · Biggest winner 33/1

Aintree racecourse statistics →

Dundalk (AW) Standard · AW · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 5 · Biggest winner 14/1

Dundalk (AW) racecourse statistics →

Fontwell Good · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 5 · Biggest winner 6/1

Fontwell racecourse statistics →

Newcastle Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 20/1

Newcastle racecourse statistics →

Saint-Cloud (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 21/1

Saint-Cloud racecourse statistics →

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

Outright favs won 2 of 5 · Biggest winner 12/1

Wolverhampton (AW) racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 44 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 favourites14 of 37 won37.8% · 37 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 £0.27Staked £37.00, returned £36.73 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerSaint Are (FR) 33/1The 4:15 John Smith's Sefton Novices' Hurdle at Aintree
  • Joint favourites3 of 16 won18.8% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Aintree077—
Dundalk (AW)3571 of 6 won
Fontwell5571 of 4 won
Newcastle1780 of 2 won
Saint-Cloud (FR)388—
Wolverhampton (AW)2571 of 4 won

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 8 April 2011?
44 races across 6 meetings were run on 8 April 2011: Aintree (7 races), Dundalk (AW) (7 races), Fontwell (7 races), Newcastle (8 races), Saint-Cloud (FR) (8 races) and Wolverhampton (AW) (7 races). That is Aintree, Fontwell, Newcastle and Wolverhampton (AW) in Great Britain; Dundalk (AW) in Ireland; Saint-Cloud (FR) in France. 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 April 2011?
Aintree: Good (Turf); Dundalk (AW): Standard (AW); Fontwell: Good (Turf); Newcastle: Good (Turf); Saint-Cloud (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW).
How did the favourites do on 8 April 2011?
Outright favourites won 14 of 37 on 8 April 2011 (37.8%); joint favourites won 3 of 16. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £37.00 and returned £36.73 — a loss of £0.27. 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 Saint Are (FR) at 33/1 in the 4:15 John Smith's Sefton Novices' Hurdle at Aintree.
What was the feature race on 8 April 2011?
The feature race was the 3:40 John Smith's Topham Chase (Listed Handicap) (National Course) (Listed) at Aintree, won by Always Waining (IRE) (14/1).
What time was the first race on 8 April 2011?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix De Chanteloup at Saint-Cloud (FR); the last was the 9:25 Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden at Dundalk (AW).