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Friday 26 August 2011

67 races were run across 9 meetings on 26 August 2011: Brighton, Deauville (FR), Down Royal, Ffos Las, Hamilton, Killarney, Newcastle, Newmarket and Thirsk.

Brighton Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 10 races · France

Down Royal Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Ffos Las Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

Killarney Soft · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Newcastle Soft · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Newmarket Good To Soft · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

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

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 67 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 60 won28.3% · 60 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 £8.23Staked £60.00, returned £51.77 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerBetween Me And You (IRE) 33/1The 5:45 Bushmills Irish Whiskey Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal
  • Joint favourites2 of 14 won14.3% · 7 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Brighton1670 of 2 won
Deauville (FR)31010—
Down Royal0570 of 4 won
Ffos Las1780 of 2 won
Hamilton566—
Killarney288—
Newcastle3670 of 2 won
Newmarket2682 of 4 won
Thirsk066—

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 26 August 2011?
67 races across 9 meetings were run on 26 August 2011: Brighton (7 races), Deauville (FR) (10 races), Down Royal (7 races), Ffos Las (8 races), Hamilton (6 races), Killarney (8 races), Newcastle (7 races), Newmarket (8 races) and Thirsk (6 races). That is Brighton, Ffos Las, Hamilton, Newcastle, Newmarket and Thirsk in Great Britain; Deauville (FR) in France; Down Royal and Killarney 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 26 August 2011?
Brighton: Soft (Turf); Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Down Royal: Good (Turf); Ffos Las: Good (Turf); Hamilton: Good To Soft (Turf); Killarney: Soft (Turf); Newcastle: Soft (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Soft (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Soft (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 26 August 2011?
Outright favourites won 17 of 60 on 26 August 2011 (28.3%); joint favourites won 2 of 14. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £60.00 and returned £51.77 — a loss of £8.23. 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 Between Me And You (IRE) at 33/1 in the 5:45 Bushmills Irish Whiskey Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal.
What time was the first race on 26 August 2011?
The first race was the 12:50 Prix De L'Huisne at Deauville (FR); the last was the 8:10 Grand Hotel Killarney Handicap Hurdle at Killarney.